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Boeing Defence
Fighter aircraft have begun to descend on Switzerland to compete in the nation’s “Air 2030” programme, which will see the winner replace the Swiss Air Force’s ageing Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18C/D Hornet and Northrop F-5E Tiger II fleets. The… Continue Reading →
The Indian Air Force is preparing to take delivery of its first batch of Boeing’s new AH-64E Apache Guardian twin-engine attack helicopters, with the company saying its set to start deliveries in July 2019. The Indian government placed an order… Continue Reading →
Defence contractor, Raytheon, has been awarded a contract to integrate its next-generation multi-mode K-band AN/APQ-187 Silent Knight Radar (SKR) onto the United States Air Force’s (USAF) 52 Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The contract modification, worth $15m (USD), adds to… Continue Reading →
The German Defence Ministry has shortlisted its options to two aircraft, with one of them going on to take-over the role of the Luftwaffe’s Panavia Tornado ECR/IDS fleet, which currently sits at roughly 85-90 aircraft. On 31 January 2019, German… Continue Reading →
The US Navy is preparing to say farewell to the last of its Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18C “Legacy” Hornet multi-role fighter aircraft which are set to be retired on 1 February 2019, at their home base at NAS Oceana, Virginia…. Continue Reading →
Eurofighter is set to throw its hat into the ring in a bid to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) CF-188A/B Hornet multi-role fighter fleet. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) submitted a draft request for… Continue Reading →