Military Aviation

The aircraft is the first of Norway’s four C-130J-30s to be retrofitted by Lockheed Martin with Block 8.1 upgrades.

The unmanned carrier-based refueling drone will now go through ‘rigorous airframe integrity evaluation,’ the company said.

The news comes as a potential timeline begins to emerge for when Ukraine might also receive its first fighter jets.

U.S. F-35s and a KC-135 Stratotanker participate in the aerial drill with NATO’s E-3A surveillance aircraft.

A probe into the reason for the mishap that killed eight off the coast of Japan in November remains ongoing, the service said.

The military transport aircraft was used as a flying test bed to showcase innovative wing configurations and technology.

This week Czech Gripen fighter pilots also practice air-to-air refueling with an A-330 tanker.

Under the initiative, the U.K. is committing 200 million pounds to manufacture drones, making it Ukraine’s largest drone supplier.

During the past two years, Canada has provided more than $2.4 billion in military assistance to Ukraine.

Collins Aerospace has delivered to the U.S. Air Force a fully autonomous vehicle-mounted air traffic control system designed for operations in austere environments.