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19 March

Air

Two F-35 Lightning II and a JAS-39 Gripen fighter plane fly together during Denmark and Sweden's drills. The background is a clear blue sky with some white clouds covering it. The sea below shows calm, blue-green waters.

Denmark, Sweden Conduct First Joint Air Combat Drills as NATO Members

Denmark and Sweden's Air Forces have conducted their first combat training drills together as NATO allies in and around Danish airspace.

18 March

Asia Pacific

The C-390 Millennium tactical transport aircraft. Photo: Embraer

Juster Domingo

Embraer, ST Engineering Boost Collaboration on C-390 Transport Aircraft

Embraer and ST Engineering will boost collaboration in engineering, maintenance, and support for the C-390 Millennium transport aircraft.

15 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

Eaton Hydraulic Tech to Power US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft

Bell Textron has awarded multinational firm Eaton a contract to power the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

15 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Says Jet Carrying Defense Minister Hit by Electronic Attack Near Russia

A British Royal Air Force plane carrying the UK defense minister had its signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory this week.

14 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

Bell, Leonardo Team Up for NATO’s New Medium Lift Helicopter Program

Bell Textron and Leonardo have announced a partnership to strengthen their bid for NATO’s new medium lift helicopter program.

14 March

Air

Juster Domingo

India-Made Tejas Plane Crashes, Pilot Survives

An Indian Air Force plane has crashed during an operational training sortie in Northern India. No individuals were injured.

14 March

Land

A DIRT Bag 6090 maintainer fabricated enclosure kit, or MFEK, is set up for an on-aircraft demonstration of a structural repair in a hangar at a Marine Corps Air Station facility in July 2022. A MFEK is a pre-fabricated walk-in enclosure that rapidly enables maintainers to perform sustainment on the Air Force’s current fleet of combat aircraft in a controlled, dust- and debris-free environment that works the same way for every maintainer, every time. The enclosure is comprised of durable, transparent panels and a lightweight, reconfigurable frame made of telescoping poles, and is scalable and reconfigurable from 54” up to 90”. AFWERX, the DAF’s innovation arm and a functional directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, funded the design, development and successful flightline testing of Cornerstone Research Group’s DIRT Bag DB-6090, which will be sold alongside the smaller DIRT Bag DB-2424 model previously developed under an AFRL Small Business Innovation Research program. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Extends Development of Aircraft Repair Tents

Cornerstone Research Group has secured a contract to extend maintainer-fabricated enclosure kit development for the US Air Force.

13 March

Air

A Qatar Emiri Air Force Rafale fighter aircraft flies above Qatar, after receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker Dec. 31, 2020. This event built familiarity with the air-to-air refueling process with both air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)

Rojoef Manuel

Safran Receives Support Contract for Qatari Rafale Engines

French aerospace company Safran has secured a contract to provide support for Qatar’s Rafale fighter jet engines.

13 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

US OKs F-35 Full-Rate Production After 5-Year Delay

The US Department of Defense has approved the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to enter full-rate production after a five-year delay.

11 March

Americas

Joe Saballa

F-35A First 5th-Gen Fighter Jet Authorized to Carry Nukes

Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft has received authorization to carry nuclear bombs.

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