The U.S. Air Force is not set to reach initial operational capability (IOC) with its re-engined B-52 bombers until Fiscal Year 2033, some three years later than originally planned, amid delays and ...

SINGAPORE—The Australian Army’s Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have attained initial operating capability (IOC), 15 months after the aircraft were delivered. The Australian Defense Department ...

Australian Army soldiers and aviators conduct helicopter insertion and extraction training as part of UH-60M Black Hawk introduction into service activities in September 2024. (CPL Robert ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter, the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II, has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC), marking a significant milestone. -This advanced variant of ...

The Advanced Technology Research Aircraft was modified with the Eurofighter's nose to support testing of the ECRS Mk.1 AESA radar. Airbus and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have reached another ...

The new self-protection system is being fielded on more than 1,500 Army aircraft, after the Initial Operational Capability was reached last year. Northrop Grumman recently delivered to the U.S. Army ...

The U.S. Navy’s new multi-engine trainer reached initial operational capability (IOC) in May, the service announced June 9. The Textron T-54A Merlin II is replacing the aging T-44C Pegasus to provide ...

Deliveries of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) final batch of Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters is expected to resume following the release of a “truncated” Technical Refresh 3 ...

Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz (left) and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (centre) attended the ceremony marking the IOC of the Luftwaffe's IRIS-T SLM system at Todendorf on 4 September.