Camcopter S-100 completes successful trials for the South African Navy
Austria / South Africa, 27 October 2015 – Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) continues its successful shipboard trials...
Month: October 2015
F-16V Takes Flight
First F-16V with advanced AESA radar takes to the skies over Fort Worth FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/...
Airbus Defence and Space ships communications satellite Telstar 12 VANTAGE to launch site
Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has successfully completed the final integration and testing of the...
Face of Defense: Airman Earns Spot on AF Pistol Team Alongside Brother
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Tucker Sears grew up with his three older brothers in Graham, Texas, all of...
Planning a larger role for 3-D printing
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) - The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is finalizing a strategic plan to integrate...
F-35 Lightning II: Hill commemorates new era in combat airpower
By Nathan Simmons HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) - Base officials and the Top of Utah community officially welcomed the...
Airbus: Wings for first Spanish Air Force A400M arrive in Seville
The wings for the first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter for the Spanish Air Force have arrived at the Final...
Boeing to fly new CH-47 Chinook ‘Block II’ rotor blade in 2016
By James Drew Boeing’s development of an advanced blade for the tandem-rotor CH-47 Chinook is moving ahead, with the first...
USAF Awards Lockheed Martin $305 Million Contract for JASSM and JASSM-ER Production
This contract represents the largest JASSM-ER order to date ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 15, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has...
NATO program develops tactical leaders
By Capt. Sybil Taunton ALBACETE, Spain (AFNS) - Fighter pilots from seven allied countries, including the U.S., U.K., Spain, Czech Republic,...
U.S. Army: Sikorsky takeover will not affect helicopter program
By Idrees Ali The pending takeover of United Technologies Corp’s Sikorsky Aircraft by Lockheed Martin Corp will not affect prototype...
Internal DoD Effort Focuses on Individual Cybersecurity Responsibility
By Cheryl Pellerin WASHINGTON, October 14, 2015 — The Defense Department recently announced an effort to help individuals throughout the...
Iowa Guardsmen Celebrate Heritage at Latino Festival
WASHINGTON, October 14, 2015 — With the smell of paella and the sounds of Brazilian music floating through the air,...
New Zealand Hosts Combined Space Operations Meeting
WASHINGTON, October 12, 2015 — New Zealand will host the Defense Department and U.S. Strategic Command in the Combined Space...
Harris Says North Korea is Pacom’s Biggest Worry, Gives Report on Asia Rebalance
WASHINGTON, October 10, 2015 — North Korea and its unpredictable leader are U.S. Pacific Command’s biggest worries, Navy Adm. Harry...
The Indian Navy and the ‘Battleship’ Debate
By Abhijit Singh The Indian navy recently unveiled the INS Kochi – the second ship of the Kolkata class guided...
Boeing Celebrates Delivery of Oman Air’s First 787 Dreamliner
EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Boeing and Oman Air celebrated the delivery of the airline's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner....
Pegasus Drogue, Hose and Boom systems deployed
by Daryl Mayer 10/10/2015 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - The KC-46A Pegasus notched another success this week when the systems...
Russian Air Force continues attacking ISIS targets in Syria
The Air Force of the Russian Federation continues air strikes against ISIS facilities on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic....
Strikes Target Islamic State Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
SOUTHWEST ASIA, October 9, 2015 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and...