The HX Fighter Program to acquire multi-role fighters, at an estimated €10 billion, maybe the most expensive state purchase ever made by Finland. Boeing, Dassault, Eurofighter, Lockheed Martin, and Saab are competing to replace the country’s aged fleet of F/A-18 C/D Hornets. This guest commentary is published by permission of Defence Command Finland.
Bell Textron has unveiled design concepts for new aircraft systems for military applications which would use Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing technology.
The Electro-optics and Infrared unit at Edwards Air Force Base, which had been using Microsoft PowerPoint for training, turned to the SparkEd innovation team for funding assistance to improve the in-house training approach.
Billions of US greenbacks are up for grabs in the simulation and training domain; the annual Training & Simulation Industry Symposium broke attendance records.
The U.S. Air Force contracted CAE USA to develop and deploy new build Joint Terminal Control Training Rehearsal System simulators as well as upgrade existing systems to a common configuration across the U.S. Department of Defense enterprise.
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A Russian-Uzbek exercise held in an area bordering Afghanistan will feature Sukhoi Su-25SM ‘Frogfoot’ ground attack aircraft belonging to the Central Military District.