RQ-21A Blackjack begins operational test phase
The Navy and Marine Corps’ newest small unmanned aircraft system RQ-21A Blackjack began its initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) in early January at Marine…
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AgustaWestland Awarded UK MoD Merlin Life Sustainment Programme and Apache Integrated Operational Support Contracts Valued at £760 Million
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the award of two contracts by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), together valued at £760 million (approximately €910 million),…
Navy’s P-8A Aircraft Program reaches Initial Operational Capability
The Navy’s newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, has achieved initial operational capability (IOC) after the first two P-8As departed for deployment…
Italian Navy Receives First NH90 NFH in FOC
The Italian Navy has taken delivery of its first NH90 NFH helicopter in Full Operational Capability (or Step B) configuration. The helicopter will be assigned…
First in Europe: MUAC’s Shared ATS System now operational at Royal Netherlands Air Force sites
Nieuw Milligen, the Netherlands – The air traffic control system of the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) is now fully operational at the Royal…
Ship Trials Bring F-35B Capability, Operational Utility Into Focus
Recent ship trials for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B onboard the USS Wasp [LHD-1] underscored the fifth-generation fighter’s unique capabilities and operational utility according to…
China navy chief says operational aircraft carrier a few years away
* Admiral Wu says first carrier mainly for training * Carrier commander Zhang says 36 planes operate from ship * Chinese sailors on visit with…
P-8A passes Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
After an extensive testing period, the U.S. Navy announced July 1 in an Initial Operational Test and Evaluation report that its new patrol and reconnaissance…
DELIVERY OF THE FIRST ITALIAN NH90 TTH IN F.O.C CONFIGURATION
NHI is announce the delivery of the first NH90 TTH in FOC (Final Operational Capability) configuration for the Italian Army. This event took place during…
First UK operational flight of F-35
First flight by operational pilot of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter The first solo flight of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by a UK operational…
First Lockheed Martin F-35As Report to Nellis AFB for Operational Testing
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 19, 2013 – Four Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft were officially welcomed by the U.S….
Edwards AFB Airmen begin F-35 operational testing
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) — The F-35 Lightning II program here entered a new phase of testing with the arrival of the first…
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