The “Guépard” (Cheetah), intended to replace the French Army’s Gazelle light helicopters, will be delivered in 2026.

The mock-up of the new helicopter was revealed in 2019, and the launch of the program is scheduled for 2021.

The Guépard is based on the airframe of an existing aircraft in the…

Bulgaria will try to sell some of its Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jets when the US-made F-16s the country is acquiring in a $1.2 billion deal arrive, Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov was quoted by Bulgarian media as telling the National Assembly portfolio committee on June 4.

Bulgaria has h…

RAMSTEIN, Germany — The key to any long-range, long-duration Bomber Task Force mission is ensuring aircraft, both U.S. and NATO, have the proper amount of fuel throughout the flight.

Aerial refueling is critical to the success of these missions. Primarily, the ability for NATO allies to refuel …

YOKOTA, Japan — Pacific Air Forces will conduct a rotation of RQ-4 Global Hawks from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to Yokota Air Base beginning May 30 to ensure continuous operations in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s reconnaissance requirements.

The rotation of Global Hawks, owned by t…

The first Australian F-35A aircraft to roll off Lockheed Martin’s Texas production line back in 2014 has completed 1,000 flying hours over the skies of Arizona.

Australian F-35A pilot Flight Lieutenant Adrian Herenda was at the controls of A35-001 as the clock ticked over 1000 hours.

The form…

FORT WORTH, Texas — Bell Textron Inc. has announced agreements with nine premier aerospace industry leaders to form Team Invictus. The companies are producing the Bell 360 Invictus prototype submission as part of the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.

Each indust…