Swedish Gripens to make deployed NATO air policing debut in Poland
NATO’s newest member nation, Sweden, is set to make a first overseas air policing deployment for the alliance, sending up to eight Saab Gripen fighters to Poland.
Korean Air A321neos among Airbus orders recorded in quiet February
Airbus’s order activity quietened in February, with the airframer securing agreements for 14 aircraft, all from its single-aisle families.
UK orders Anduril’s Altius loitering munitions for donation to Ukraine
The UK has signed an almost £30 million ($38 million) contract to supply Ukraine’s military with Altius-600M and -700M loitering munitions, with the weapons to be supplied by Anduril Industries’ UK arm.
Leonardo and Baykar target development of armed UAVs for Europe
Leonardo and Baykar Technologies are to establish a joint venture focussed on the development of unmanned air vehicles integrated with the Italian company’s defence electronics payloads, with the latter’s 6t-class Akinci platform likely to be the first product offered to the market.
SmartLynx to concentrate exclusively on A320-family jets but cut back A321Fs
Charter and wet-lease carrier SmartLynx Airlines is to switch to a single-type fleet this year, focusing exclusively on the Airbus A320 family and cutting back its A321 freighter operation.
Saab details 10-year role in Germany’s Taurus cruise missile update
Saab has been awarded a major subcontract by its Taurus Systems joint-venture partner MBDA Germany for its part in the modernisation of KEPD 350 air-launched cruise missiles for the German air force.
EDA picks Schiebel S-100 for unmanned logistics trial
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has selected Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 to take part in a mid-year exercise to demonstrate the potential of unmanned systems during co-ordinated military logistics tasks.
Commission analysis identifies flaws in Schiphol noise-reduction plan
Dutch authorities are expected to review a controversial noise-reduction plan for Amsterdam Schiphol airport after a European Commission analysis found it had not given sufficient consideration to potentially influential aspects.
UK completes Apache transition as army accepts its final remanufactured AH-64E
Boeing has handed over the 50th and final remanufactured AH-64E Apache attack helicopter for the British Army, with the rotorcraft recently accepted at its Mesa production site in Arizona.
Dassault chief Trappier outlines roadmap for F5-standard Rafale
Dassault Aviation’s planned F5-standard Rafale fighter will have more powerful engines, improved survivability and data links, and will be accompanied by an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) weighing more than 10t, according to the French airframer’s chief executive.
