The U.S. Marine Corps has selected UK-based Marshall Aerospace and Defense Group to perform depot-level maintenance on its fleet of Lockheed Martin KC-130J Hercules. 

The U.S. Air Force has halted delivery of one KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the 157th Air Refueling Wing because of “electrical problems,” according to a U.S. senator.

The AFRL calls the UAS chassis the “genus” system, referencing the biological taxonomy for living organisms. Each genus can produce a variety of distinct species, which, in the AFRL’s terminology, refers to subordinate aircraft types.

The U.S. State Department has approved potential sales of F/A-18 Super Hornets and F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Switzerland after a narrowly won referendum enabled the country’s fighter procurement to proceed. 

The DOD plans to conduct 40 flight tests over the next four years on several prototypes of hypersonic missiles now in development.

The UK has been marketing Airbus’ A400M airlifter to Kazakhstan as the Central Asian country looks to renew its transport fleet.  A British Royal Air Force A400M visited the Kazakh capital, Astana, the UK embassy said Sept. 25 on social media. 

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency MCA has extended its contract with helicopter operator Bristow for two more years as the agency paves the way for a follow-on agreement. 

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B and KC-130J collided on September 29 during an air refueling attempt, causing the F-35B to crash and the KC-130J to make an emergency landing in a field, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said.