2018
Saab Gripen E completes first test flight with Meteor missile
In October, Saab successfully completed a test flight by a Gripen E aircraft with the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) for th...
Phazotron-NIIR completing Zhuk-AM AESA radar development
Phazotron-NIIR Corporation is completing the production of the first active phased antenna array radar for MiG-29 fighter jets, a source in the Rus...
Leonardo and LIG Nex 1 join forces for South Korea IFF upgrade program
At Indo Defence 2018 Expo & Forum (Jakarta 7 – 10 November), Leonardo is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Republic of Korea-b...
KAI signs new deal with Indonesia for KT-1Bs and T-50i uppgrade
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), a South Korean defense firm, signed a contract worth 100 billion won (US$89.4 million) with Indonesia on Thursday...
Russian Helicopters lands new Ansat order in China
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) signed a contract for delivery of 20 Ansat helicopters for Chinese Assoc...
Iran launches mass-production of Kowsar "fourth-generation" fighter jet
Iran started mass-producing locally designed Kowsar fighter jet, Iranian newspapers announced on November 3, 2018. The F-5-derived Kowsar airc...
Equatorial Guinea takes delivery of two Mi-172 choppers
As part of the contract with the government of Equatorial Guinea, Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) produced a...
Sikorsky lands $717M order for M/CH-53E helicopters support
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, was awarded a performance-based logistics contract with a value of $717 million. The contract will provide sup...
Russian aerospace industry developing new Su-34 ISR/EW variants
The Russian aerospace industry is developing two new variants of the Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) frontline bomber, namely, an elec...
AVIC AV500W UAV completes FT-8D missile live-fire test
According to news from the Office of the Commission for Integrated Military and Civilian Development of China's Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee ...
Sierra Nevada wins new $23M contrat for Saudi King Air 350 program
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) as been awarded a $23.8 million order for the Saudi King Air 350 program, the US Department of Defense stated on October ...
South Korea partially resumes KUH-1 Surion flights
The Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) has allowed several Surion helicopters to resume maintenance and training flights after grounding all aircraft of...