June 29: Today in Tokyo the Japanese defence ministry confirmed the order for their first 4 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter aircraft. The jets, scheduled for delivery by 2016, will have a unit price of 9.6 billion Yen (approximately US$ 121…

Boeing has announced that it is collaborating with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer on the KC-390 transport aircraft programme. June 26: With production of its C-17 Globemaster nearing the end, Boeing has announced that it is collaborating with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer on…

Boeing’s F-15 update, the F-15SE ‘Silent Eagle’ is still being developed. June 26: Boeing’s F-15 update, the F-15SE ‘Silent Eagle’ designed to be a low-cost alternative to Lockheed Martin’s F-35, is still being developed despite no news released by the…

A Luftwaffe F-4F will appear at RAF Waddington’s airshow next weekend. In the final run up to what is proving to be an excellent year for international attendance the RAF Waddington International Air Show airshow team is still receiving confirmations…

Boeing’s second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle has successfully returned to earth after 469 days in space. June 21: Boeing’s second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) successfully returned to earth on June 16. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base…

Airbus Military has successfully demonstrated the loading of helicopters onto the A400M new generation airlifter. June 18: Airbus Military has successfully demonstrated the loading of NH Industries NH90 and Eurocopter EC725 helicopters onto the A400M new generation airlifter. In a…

The Cameroon Air Force has ordered a single CN235 medium transport aircraft. June 11: The Cameroon Air Force has ordered a single CN235 medium transport aircraft from Airbus Military. The CN235 has a six tonne payload and is well-proven in…

Six Gripens from customer operators fly together Six Saab JAS 39 Gripens from all the customer nations flew together for the first, and probably only, time during the Aerospace Forum event that took place in Linköping, Sweden last week. Gripen…

Six Gripens from customer operators fly together Six Saab JAS 39 Gripens from all the customer nations flew together for the first, and probably only, time during the Aerospace Forum event that took place in Linköping, Sweden last week. Gripen…

All five A400M aircraft have flown together for the first time. June 7: To celebrate having all five Airbus Military A400M flight test aircraft in Toulouse at the same time, the Airbus Military Flight Test team put in place a…