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An order from lessor Air Lease Corporation includes the first for A350 freighters following the type’s launch in the summer.

Also known as the Swing-Role Surveillance System, the Saab GlobalEye serves as an operational asset of the UAE Air Force.

Saudi company SAEI is seeking to enhance its MRO offer by working with Thales specialists.

Elbit's Emirati subidiary will promote the company's products and services in the region and work with local partners.

The PC-7 MKX is offered as a low-cost trainer that is optimized for training students destined for today’s modern cockpits.

Two existing ATR customers in Europe have opted for the ATR 72-600 to continue their respective fleet modernization efforts.

Buying two more A330 MRTTs from Airbus will bring the UAE Air Force and Air Defence fleet up to five tanker transports.

Four years ago Calidus surprised showgoers with the B-250, but now the company has unveiled a much larger attack aircraft.

The world’s most powerful engine has completed a series of 1,600 cycles while being subjected to a stream of dust particles.

Global logistics company DHL is introducing converted 767 freighters as it modernizes its intercontinental fleet in a drive for greater efficiency.

The E-11A BACN—inevitably known as the “bacon”—is a rarely seen U.S. Air Force asset, and recently the service has signed for six more.

Having officially launched series production of the T-7A in February, Boeing is nearing completion of the first flying aircraft.

Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned carrierborne tanker has conducted refueling trials with all of its intended receivers as part of early testing.

Reformed East African airline Uganda Airlines has resumed long-haul international routes after a 20-year hiatus, with Dubai its first destination.

The Mi-28NE attack helicopter from Russian Helicopters is making its international debut at the Dubai Airshow.

Angola’s Bestfly is growing in the contract airline and business transport sectors and is adding its first cross-over jet in the form of the E190.

FLIR Systems—now Teledyne FLIR and one of the world’s largest electro-optic imaging system suppliers—has a growing footprint in the UAE.

The Spanish air force has acquired three Airbus A330s from Iberia and has now formally ordered their conversion to the MRTT tanker-transport standard.

The first ACJ320neo to be ordered is now in full service and is being demonstrated to potential customers in the Middle East.

Italian defense companies Elettronica and Leonardo have agreed to jointly work on new nationally important projects.

The 100th example of the Ground Master AESA air defense radar recently entered service with Morocco, which first selected the Thales radar in 2013.

With the first production AESA radars for the Eurofighter Typhoon now being delivered, further development is being conducted in two separate efforts.

Orders from two Gulf nations—Saudi Arabia and Qatar—paved the way for the U.S. Air Force itself to begin buying the F-15 Eagle again after 20 years.

After a series of unsuccessful attempts, DARPA’s Gremlins recoverable UAV program has launched and snagged an X-61A air vehicle in flight.

The Gulf island kingdom is buying a dozen of the U.S.-made Vipers to modernize its attack helicopter fleet.

The latest Interim Capability Release for the troubled tanker opens up a large number of potential receivers.

The UH-60V is an upgraded version of the UH-60L utility transport helicopter with a state-of-the-art integrated cockpit system.

Two U.S. Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35Bs have successfully undertaken the first operations by the aircraft from a Japanese naval vessel.

The next major iteration of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has moved a step closer to operational fielding with the delivery of the first production aircraft.

The long-running saga of re-engining the venerable B-52 bomber has now become reality with the award of a major new engine contract to Rolls-Royce.