Hungary says it intents to conclude a multi-part deal to purchase the National/Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS). By Ministerie van Defensie [CC0 or CC0], via Wikimedia Commons The purchase is worth approximately $1 billion and is a mixture of Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sale packages. The systems’s Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air […]
A MQ-8B Fire Scout assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 crashed at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu on Aug. 14 at 12:21 p.m. Pacific Time. The incident occurred after the unmanned air vehicle’s main rotors clipped a building at the air station. It was at Point Mugu as part of a training […]
U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command announced on Aug. 14 that military construction activities to support the initial beddown of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) will start as early as 2023. Graphic: Boeing F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming is the first site followed by Malmstrom AFB, Montana in 2026 and Minot AFB, North Dakota, beginning […]
Lufthansa Technik has placed an order with Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) for two A321LR airliners that will be operated by the Luftwaffe. Credit: Airbus The A321LRs will be able to fly up to 163 passengers, up to 6 intensive care patients and up to 12 medium care patients, depending on the installed configuration, with a […]