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Turkey Flight-Tests 4th Gökbey Multirole Helicopter

Turkey Flight-Tests 4th Gökbey Multirole Helicopter

ISTANBUL — The fourth Gökbey, Turkey’s first homegrown multirole helicopter, has taken off for the first time, the head of the company developing the aircraft said late Tuesday.

Temel Kotil, head of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), made the related statement via his Twitter account.

He sh…

Why Boeing’s Move into the Pentagon’s Shadow is Bad News

Why Boeing’s Move into the Pentagon’s Shadow is Bad News

Like Homer Simpson pushing his living room TV closer to the refrigerator in the kitchen, Boeing’s decision to move its headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, Virginia, isn’t good news for the rest of us. The aerospace titan is the latest Defense Department behemoth to pull up stakes out in the real…
Saab Team to Compete for Australian Minehunter Competition

Saab Team to Compete for Australian Minehunter Competition

Saab Australia (Saab), Leidos Australia (Leidos), SeeByte and Sonartech Atlas have today announced their partnership, bidding for the delivery of the SEA 1905 Tranche 1 – Maritime Mine Countermeasures and Military Survey program.

Saab Australia Managing Director, Andy Keough, said that with this …

New Zealand Increases Defense Spending

New Zealand Increases Defense Spending

— NZ$662.5 million to maintain existing defence capabilities
— NZDF lower-paid staff will receive a salary increase to help meet cost-of living pressures.

Budget 2022 sees significant resources made available for the Defence Force to maintain existing defence capabilities as it looks to the …

MQ-25 Team Plans First Air Vehicle-Control Station Test

MQ-25 Team Plans First Air Vehicle-Control Station Test

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation program office (PMA-268) is moving forward with integrating its two key elements—the MQ-25 air vehicle and the MD-5 Ground Control Station (GCS) at the program’s System Test and Integration Lab (STIL) at Patuxent River.

PMA-268 is the l…


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