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On the last day of November the Italian air force chief announced that the service's first squadron of F-35As had attained IOC

Three years after Nigeria first expressed an interest in buying Super Tucanos for its fight against Boko Haram, an order for 12 has now been given to SNC

Lockheed Martin has received EMD and LRIP contracts for the Legion Pod for the F-15, as well for a new phase of development for the Super Hormet's IRST

The Royal Navy's first deck trials campaigns with the F-35B aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth have come to a successful comclusion

Following a competition with the IAI Heron TP, GA-ASI's Reaper has been chosen by Australia to answer its armed RPAS needs.

The Gripen E has taken a significant step forward with its first missile firing, while Saab is to supply a GaN fighter radar to the U.S. for testing

The U.S. Navy has raised its unamnned air system developmental test unit to full squadron status, underlining the growing importance of the unit's work

Leonardo and Thales UK have joined forces to demonstrate a UK-soveriegn DIRCM capability based on the Miysis jammer and Elix-IR warning system

The Pentagon has issued a temporary grounding order for all F-35s as mishap investigators suspect a faulty fuel tube caused the recent F-35B crash

Embraer has flown its first production KC-390, but it will not be going to the Brazilian air force right away, as it is needed for trials.

General Atomics is providing new launch and recovery systems for the U.S. Navy's next aircraft carriers.

The Pilatus advanced trainer was selected by France in early 2017 to replace Epsilons and Alpha Jets.

Italy's Tornado ECR defense suppression aircraft become the fourth type—and the first non-U.S. aircraft—to be cleared to fire the AARGM missile.

Sikorsky's S-97 technology demonstrator has surpassed the magic 200-knot mark for the first time.

MDHI's armed MD 530 light attack helicopter continues to find favor, as underlined by recent orders from Kenya and Lebanon

The long-range version of the U.S. Army's MALE unmanned air system has moved a step closer to operational deployment

Boeing and Saab have emerged victorious after a battle to secure the U.S. Air Force's long-running advanced trainer requirement

Marine F-35Bs have made an air strike on a Taliban target in Afghansitan, marking the first American use of the stealthy fighter

After 49 years of service the Sea King has retired from UK military service, leaving the Navy without an AEW capability until 2020

Both AHRLAC development aircraft flying together was the highlight of this year's AAD show in South Africa

BAE Systems and incumbent provider Serco have joined forces to win a new contract that continues to support the BAe 146 transport aircraft in RAF service

The U.S. Navy has formally announced that it took delivery of a much-modified Gulfstream in July that will be outfitted for range support duties

Part of Turkey's strategy of developing a major helicopter production program, the T625 has taken its first step towards a planned certification in 2020

The delayed KC-46A Pegasus tanker program has moved one step closer to its first delivery with the receipt of an STC from the FAA

The French air force has undertaken its final flights with the Mirage 2000N, although the DGA plans to retain three for trials and training

Boeing has won the competition to build the first unmanned aircraft to operate within the U.S. Navy's carrier air wings.

Navy F-35Cs have operated as part of a regular air wing for the first time as the aircraft approaches a crucial operational test and evaluation milestone

Boeing is to fit Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod IRST system to the USAF's Eagle fighters to give them a passive tracking capability

Rafael's counter-UAS system is being bought by the British Army to protect forces and facilities against the drone menace

Having flown the "legacy" Hornet since 1986, the U.S. Navy's elite Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron is going to convert to the Super Hornet