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Air Warfare
Guardsman learns to fly autonomous Black Hawk in less than an hour
In a training first, an Army National Guardsman used a tablet to control Sikorsky's optionally piloted Black Hawk and plan its task during an exercise.
Airbus Signs With Roketsan To Add Missiles, Bombs to C-295
Airbus and Turkey’s Roketsan signed an MOU to team on the design, integration and testing of Roketsan weapons.
Marine Corps Aviation Chief Ranks SDB II as F-35 Upgrade Priority
Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II could be one of the first F-35 Block 4 upgrades integrated on the jet.
Embraer, Boeing Hope KC-390 Will Have Long Payout
Embraer and Boeing plan to work together on the KC-390 for a long time.
Fallon Stays in Place as British Defense Secretary
Analysts in the UK expect a shakeup among junior defense ministers to be announced in the next few days.
Raytheon Exec Sees Hope Yet for SDB II in UK Inventory
The president of Raytheon Missiles Systems believes there could still be a role for the company’s Small Diameter Bomb II in the British Royal Air Force inventory.
Defense firm banks on 'chemputer' to spit out aircraft parts
Someday, small unmanned aircraft could be grown at the molecular level using chemical reactions.
Textron Scorpion Could Target Services Customers
The Textron AirLand Scorpion is as close as it has ever been to finding a first customer.
Typhoon Fighter Savings Could Pay To Upgrade the Jet
The support deal, announced at the Farnborough air show, is set to run for 10 years and is valued at £2.1 billion.
Hollande Promises Budget Boost for French Military
France will boost 2017 defense spending by €600 million ($666 million) compared to this year’s military budget, President François Hollande said July 13.
