Boeing Receives U.S. Navy Contract to Modernize F/A-18 Super Hornet Fleet
Boeing has been awarded a contract to modernize the U.S. Navy F/A-18 fleet, extending the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 9,000+...
COIN-Operated
In this article Armada focuses on the lighter (and exclusively fixed-wing) end of the light combat and Counterinsurgency (COIN) aircraft market, where the focus...
Analysis: German Tornado/Typhoon Replacement
At the ILA Berlin Airshow Dirk Hoke, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, and Eric Trappier, CEO and chairman of Dassault Aviation announced that...
Orders worth MNOK 320 for deliveries to F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has received two orders with a total value of 320 MNOK for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
The...
German Government Reviews Options for Tornado Replacement
The German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht is reportedly revisiting the German Air Force’s requirement to replace its 90 Panavia Tornados with a new aircraft.
In...
US Navy Overhauls Pilot Training
The United States Navy (USN) was short of almost 100 fighter pilots in mid-July 2022 and the problem is not expected to improve anytime...
Spain orders 20 Eurofighter jets under landmark contract to modernise its combat aircraft fleet
The NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) has signed a landmark contract for the acquisition of 20 latest generation Eurofighter jets.
Known as...
Airbus Shows C295 Armed ISR Version at SOFIN, France
Airbus Defence and Space has created a special operations version of its C295 of its twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft.
The C295 Intelligence Surveillance and...
The Silent Hangar
The United Kingdom will soon receive a new, large anechoic chamber to help evaluate and improve military aircraft electromagnetic discretion and protection.
News emerged in...
First Tranche of 18 F-35B’s for UK Nears Completion
Jon Lake - In mid-November the UK took delivery of its 17th Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning aircraft.
The aircraft was the penultimate aircraft in...
