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Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II UK air force ZM163

Military Aviation News May 6, 2025

UK Charts Course to F-35 Full Operational Capability

The United Kingdom’s F-35 fleet aims to declare full operational capability during the most formidable deployment of UK airpower this century. A Carrier Strike Group…

Military Aviation News February 5, 2025

Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability For Next-Generation Infrared Sensors On F/A-18 Super Hornet

The U.S. Navy has declared Initial Operating Capability (IOC) status for a new infrared search-and-track (IRST) sensor system developed by Lockheed Martin(NYSE:LMT) for F/A-18 Super…

Military Aviation News May 15, 2023

VSR700 tested at sea in full operational configuration

Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) tested the unmanned aerial system (UAS) VSR700 for the first time in an operational configuration from…

Military Aviation News November 22, 2022

Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for Boeing’s HAAWC

– Boeing-made capability enables Poseidon to launch torpedoes from higher altitudes, longer distances. Boeing’s High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability, or HAAWC, has satisfied all…

Military Aviation News December 28, 2021

Royal Netherlands Air Force Declares F-35 IOC

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence and Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have officially declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for their F-35A fleet. With this announcement…

Military Aviation News October 25, 2021

F-15EX undergoes first operational test mission at Nellis AFB

The F-15EX Eagle ll is undergoing its first-ever operational test mission paired with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis Air Force Base Oct. 18-25. “We’ve never…

Military Aviation News July 9, 2019

MQ-8C Fire Scout achieves initial operational capability

The Navy declared initial operational capability of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter June 28 clearing the way for fleet operations and training. The MQ-8…

Military Aviation News February 7, 2018

JASSM®-ER Missile Declared Operational on F-15E Strike Eagle

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 7, 2018 – Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) – Extended Range (ER) achieved full operational capability on the…

Dassault Falcon 20C G-FRAU Cobham Aviation

Military Aviation News January 16, 2018

NATO awards Cobham operational readiness training contract

Cobham secures contract to provide Electronic Warfare Services for NATO training and exercises. Bournemouth, United Kingdom: Cobham announced today that its Special Mission business has…

Military Aviation News August 27, 2014

Global Hawk Variants Safely Surpass 100,000 Combat/Operational Support Hours

SAN DIEGO – Aug. 27, 2014 – Two U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) high altitude…

Military Aviation News August 14, 2014

Global Hawk Reaches New Milestone, Expands Operational Area

SAN DIEGO – Aug. 14, 2014 – The U.S. Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk, a wide area surveillance unmanned aircraft system, has just completed…

General Aviation News, Space News August 4, 2014

7th Boeing GPS IIF Delivered to Orbit and Operational

A Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite, launched late yesterday, has sent the signals to controllers that confirm it is currently operating properly within…

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