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The first of 15 Gripen Es to be built at Embraer’s facility in São Paulo, the aircraft is also the first Gripen produced outside Sweden. The first JAS 39 Gripen E – or F-39E, as designated by the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira – FAB) – built in Brazil by Embraer, flew for the […]
The aircraft, a two-seat F-16D, is not only the first of Morocco’s new Vipers to fly, but also the first new-build F-16 Block 72 to take to the air. The first F-16D Block 72 destined for the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) has conducted its maiden flight. Lockheed Martin announced the milestone on Oct. 6, […]
Spain is set to regain a dedicated airborne SIGINT capability with three A321-based aircraft under the Santiago II programme. In the latest publication of the Revista de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica – the service’s official publication – the Spanish Air and Space Force (EdlA) announced its intention to base its new SIGINT (SIGnal INTelligence) platform on […]
Aero Vodochody has announced an MoU with Thales to continue testing a 70 mm rocket capability for the L-39 Skyfox Drone Hunter configuration. The Czech Republic’s L-39 Skyfox advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft will be integrated and tested with the Thales 70 mm rocket pod for a counter-Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capability. The […]
An exclusive image obtained by The Aviationist reveals an extraordinary array of target markings on a VMFA-314 F-35C, apparently representing an oil tanker, three submarines, a surface combatant, a Shahed-type drone, an artillery piece, and several ground-based launchers. The return of U.S. combat squadrons from Operation Epic Fury is providing some interesting insights into the […]
The Lumberjack UAS flew with SandboxAQ’s AQNav magnetic navigation system during a GPS-denied flight test this summer, demonstrating alternative resilient PNT navigation for autonomous operations. Northrop Grumman and SandboxAQ have successfully flight-tested quantum-enabled magnetic navigation aboard the Lumberjack Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system, the two companies announced. The test demonstrated an alternative positioning, navigation and […]
The U.S. Air Force initiated the Fighter Squadron Reset to return F-16s to Kunsan Air Base after the Super Squadron experiment at Osan, with the 35th Fighter Squadron apparently transitioning from Block 40 to Block 50 aircraft. The U.S. Air Force is implementing once again a major reorganization of its F-16 force in South Korea […]
While discussions between London and Berlin are in the early stages, internal German government assessments reportedly favor a collaboration with Sweden and Spain over joining GCAP. Germany has begun exploratory talks with the United Kingdom over possibly joining the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), the next-generation fighter aircraft being developed by the UK, Italy and […]
The first two of 66 new-build F-16C Block 70 fighters ordered by Taiwan from the United States have arrived at Chihhang Air Base, marking the beginning of deliveries under a long-delayed $8 billion program. Taiwan has received the first two new-build F-16C Block 70 fighter jets ordered from the United States, marking the beginning of […]
Four C-130J Hercules aircraft, 60 personnel, and 62,000 lbs of equipment from the 165th Airlift Squadron deployed to Glasgow Prestwick Airport in August for a series of training exercises with partner forces including the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Designed to encompass a wide range of the C-130J’s taskings, the eight day […]