Leonardo Helicopters has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification for the Safran Aneto 1K-powered version of the AW189 super-medium helicopter.

Boeing on June 17 delivered the first F/A-18E/F Block III to the U.S. Navy to launch a yearlong testing campaign on a new configuration with around a $60 million flyaway cost that is currently being offered to five foreign air forces. 

Gulfstream Aerospace has sold its last commercially available Gulfstream G550 large-cabin, ultra-long-range business jet, clearing the way for production of the iconic jet to wind down, the company announced June 17. 

Germany’s plans to upgrade Berlin’s fleet of Eurofighters with the Captor-E active electronically scanned array have been given a green light by lawmakers.

Germany has begun to hunt for a new maritime patrol aircraft after canceling a planned modernization of its Lockheed P-3C Orion fleet.

Ottawa is lifting the operational pause on its fleet of Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone naval helicopters after investigators ruled out mechanical failure as the cause of an April 29 crash in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Sikorsky-Boeing team expects to reach its speed target for the SB-1 Defiant coaxial-rotor compound helicopter within the next few months after exceeding 200 kt. for the first time in flight testing at West Palm Beach, Florida.

Britain’s Royal Air Force has developed an in-house modification enabling an aeromedical capability for its BAE Systems’ 146 transport aircraft fleet.