REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The U.S. Army received the first Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System, Increment 1 — known as FTUAS, INC 1 — system on Sept. 12, 2022. The system consists of six air vehicles, six data terminals, six control stations and associated ground support equipment. The U.S. Ar…

About 50 aircraft, including Swedish Gripen fighters, are taking part in the Air Force’s main annual exercise through Saturday. The Karelia Air Command plays the role of the attacker in the manoeuvres.

The Finnish Air Force’s main exercise of the year began on Monday. Around 3,700 personnel in va…

Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen met with representatives of the Finnish defense industry in Helsinki on Monday, October 3, 2022. The meeting discussed Finland’s defense materiel aid to Ukraine and its possible enhancement.

Representatives of the defense administration, the defense industry and t…

Defence has deployed a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the Mediterranean as part of Operation SEA GUARDIAN 22.

Operation SEA GUARDIAN is an ongoing non-Article 5 NATO maritime security operation aimed at maintaining maritime situational awareness, deterring te…

QinetiQ Group plc announces it has reached an agreement to acquire Air Affairs (Australia) Pty Ltd in Australia for a cash consideration of A$53m (£31m). QinetiQ also announces that it has reached an agreement to sell QinetiQ Space NV in Belgium to Redwire Space Europe for a cash consideration of €3…

A turf cutting ceremony has taken place to mark the first significant step in preparing RAF Lossiemouth for the arrival of the UK Wedgetail AEW Mk1 (E-7) fleet.

The surveillance fleet will be located in a new facility at the Scottish base alongside the recently completed Atlantic Building, housin…