December 16, 2022 | International, Aerospace
Airbus , Dassault Aviation , Indra and the Eumet joint venture between Safran and MTU Aero Engines said on Friday they had won a 3.2 billion euros ($3.4 billion) contract for the next phase of the FCAS European fighter jet programme.
July 5, 2023 | International, Aerospace
The Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a £870m contract to deliver a new radar to enhance the RAF Typhoon fighter jet fleet and strengthen the aircraft’s control of the...
December 17, 2018 | International, Aerospace
Steve Trimble | Aviation Week & Space Technology Northrop Grumman has confirmed plans to launch a new product for an intelligence-gathering aircraft or service based on a newly unveiled, mature configuration of the Firebird, the optionally piloted, single-engine aircraft that first emerged as a Scaled Composites-designed demonstrator in 2011. The twin-boomed Firebird's formal launch, expected in early 2019, will reveal a new entrepreneurial strategy for the San Diego-based Autonomous Systems division of Northrop. Instead of designing the Firebird to compete directly for a share of a market already dominated by another manned or unmanned aircraft, Northrop hopes to stimulate demand for a product that offers a new set of capabilities. Full article: http://aviationweek.com/defense/northrop-grumman-formally-unveils-firebird-uas
February 28, 2023 | International, Land
The U.S. Army is taking five competitors into a prototyping development phase with plans to select a winner for production and fielding at the end.