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USAF Begins GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Trials

USAF Begins GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Trials

MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, Idaho — The 391st Fighter Squadron became the first operational unit to use the GBU-53/B, the Air Force’s new small diameter bomb known as StormBreaker, Nov. 2 at the Utah Test and Training Range.

Four F-15Es from the 366th Fighter Wing had the opportunity to employ this new …

Airbus Romania Delivers 5 Modernized H225 Helicopters to Ukraine

Airbus Romania Delivers 5 Modernized H225 Helicopters to Ukraine

BUCHAREST — Airbus Helicopters Romania has completed the delivery procedure to the Ministry of Interior of Ukraine of five reconfigured H225 helicopters, during an acceptance ceremony that took place at its headquarters in Ghimbav, the helicopter maker informed on Monday, agerpres reports.

The …

Raytheon to Deliver Additional AESA Radars to US Marine Corps

Raytheon to Deliver Additional AESA Radars to US Marine Corps

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business, will fulfill two orders of APG-79(V)4 AESA radars for the U.S. Marine Corps with a total value of $63 million.

The radar, which is a scaled version of the APG-79 AESA that equips F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter…

Global Hawk to Expand Participation in SkyRange Program

Global Hawk to Expand Participation in SkyRange Program

SAN DIEGO — Northrop Grumman Corporation has been issued a task order to support the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) to begin engineering and planning work to reconfigure four United States Air Force EQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft for use in the SkyRange fleet of t…
Russia to Flight-Test Ka-226T Helicopter with Russian Engine

Russia to Flight-Test Ka-226T Helicopter with Russian Engine

ST. PETERSBURG — Flight tests of the cutting-edge VK-650V engine on the light multirole helicopter Ka-226T will start in 2023, chief designer of the VK-650V engine in UEC-Klimov Anastasia Solovyova told reporters on Monday.

“We will initiate flight tests on Ka-226T in 2023 and will further cont…

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