Key Points and Summary - USAF leaders floated an “F-16 Block 80” as a faster, cheaper way to bolster a shrinking fighter force. -The concept would build on export-only Block 70/72 jets—much like ...

The decision authorizes the procurement of Block II aircraft in FY25 and FY26. Combined with previously approved Congressionally directed procurements, the Army will field CH-47F Block II helicopters ...

The new APG-85 radar will replace the older APG-81 on the upcoming Block 4 fighters. Last year, the U.S. Air Force’s unfunded wish list for Fiscal Year 2023 mentioned the procurement of seven F-35A in ...

Boeing has received a U.S. Army contract worth $135 million to provide three additional CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters as part of the military branch’s modernization efforts. The company said ...

The US Navy’s (USN’s) fleet of carrier-based tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft are set to receive a major upgrade. Northrop Grumman has completed a preliminary design review for a ...

The global aerospace company said Thursday it will remanufacture five units of the MH-47G Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters as part of the Army’s modernization efforts focused on integrating ...

The Boeing Company BA recently clinched a modification contract to provide service life extension of F/A-18 Block II Super Hornet aircraft from 6,000 flight hours to 10,000 flight hours. The award has ...

The E-2 airborne command and control aircraft, a platform that has been in service for more than 60-years, will receive upgrades under the forthcoming E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II iteration for use ...

The F/A-18 Hornet has long been one of the U.S. Navy's most powerful all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft. The F/A-18 entered active service in 1983 for the U.S. Marine Corps, and ...