Airbus Helicopters, the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus Group, has recently announced a new “generic” weapon system for use on the H125M light single, the H145M light twin, as well as the H225M medium twin helicopters. This new weapon system, named the “HForce,” will adhere to an incremental approach in order to arm the manufacturer’s military commercial rotorcrafts. This newly structured offer will include a variety of guided and ballistic weapons as well as accompanying targeting systems. Read more >>

This past week, the Boeing test team conducted the inaugural test flight of their second KC-46A tanker prototype.   During this test flight, pilots successfully checked a number of different systems within the aircraft including its engine stability, overall maneuverability and environmental conditions. Read more >>

As the embargo days come to an end, the U.S and Cuba go underway with the beginning of regular scheduled flights from and to both countries. On the 16^th of Feb. 2016 Cuba’s foreign trade minister spoke at the U.S chamber of Commerce over the anatomy of flight traveling. Being the first time that a Cuban minister was in Washington while a U.S Secretary was in the Havana. Read more >>

Tenga Company released an article through its Defense News website by Andrew Chuter on February 18, 2016 talking about the next generation Gripen E combat jet by Saab. This Gripen E Combat jet will be ready in May at the Linkopping assembly site in Sweden. The company announced this news during the Singapore Airshow with a brief talk with reporters. Read more >>

France has announced that they are currently in the process of making a major decision regarding the light and medium helicopters operated and manned by all three branches of its armed forces. Under the current timeline, Paris has until 2020 to begin the acquisition process under the HIL programme otherwise known as Nascent Helicoptere Interarmees Leger. The primary problem facing the DGA is that many of the aged type of helicopters are nearing the expiration date for their operational capacity. Read more >>