A FURTHER 12 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks have been ordered for the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG). US Army Contracting Command awarded a $30,351,927 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation yesterday, August 19, for procurement of these…

OVER HALF of the US Air Force’s 157 F-16D Fighting Falcons were grounded recently due to the discovery of canopy sill longeron cracks found between the front and rear pilot seats. Their removal from flight status was announced yesterday, August…

President Obama approves military strikes US Navy fighter aircraft and remotely piloted aircraft have started airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants threatening Iraq​​i Yazidis stranded on a mountain in northern Iraq. Aircraft commenced air strikes on August 9, initially on…

Air National Guard plans for new tanker Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire has been announced as the first ANG main operating base for the new Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker. Pease has a strong Active Duty association, which…

Latest testing completed for STOVL Lightning II [img src=10916 align=full]In an important program milestone enabling U.S. Marines Corps Initial Operational Capability (IOC) certification, the Lockheed Martin F-35B recently completed required wet runway and crosswind testing at Edwards Air Force Base,…

Farnborough provides chance to showcase sensor. Eurofighter has shown its new E-Scan radar for the first time at the Farnborough International Air Show in July. Fitted to UK test jet IPA5, the AESA radar is a major step forward in…

The F-35B may not have made it to RIAT and Farnborough, but the Textron Airland Scorpion was there. Textron Airland’s Scorpion ISR/light attack jet made the transatlantic trip to exhibit in the two shows. The aircraft offers procurement at less…

Latest Iraqi AF news The first of 36 F-16IQ Block 52 aircraft on order for Iraq completed its maiden flight at Lockheed Martin’s Forth Worth facility in Texas on May 2. The initial jet is two-seat F-16D aircraft RB-01 and…

US budget request for 2015 makes stark reading As had been widely expected, the latest US Air Force budget requests have recommended the complete retirement of the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack and U-2S reconnaissance aircraft. Senior officials claim that retiring…