2018
F-35 reaches lowest price per unit in program history
The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have finalized an $11.5 billion contract for the production and delivery of 141 F-35 aircraft at...
IAF Su-30MKI successfully testfires Astra BVRAAM
India has successfully testfired its home-made air-to-air missile Astra off the coast of the eastern state of Odisha, India's Defence Research and ...
China's FTC-2000G fighter jet completes maiden flight
China's self-developed FTC-2000G versatile aircraft successfully conducted its maiden flight Friday in the city of Anshun in southwest China's Guiz...
Bell unveils V-247 Vigilant VTOL unmanned combat drone mock-up at Modern Day Marine Expo 2018
On 25 September, Bell unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its next-generation V-247 Vigilant vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial system at M...
Rostec creates test complex for PD-35 aircraft engine
United Engine Corporation (UEC), a part of Rostec, will build a test complex for the prospective PD-35 aircraft engine, which is proposed to be use...
TsAGI completes Ansat helicopter upgraded rotor testing
The Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) completed the research of the new aerodynamic scheme of the lifting rotor of Ansat helicop...
Russian combat helicopters to receive new S-13DF unguided rockets
Russian Ka-52 and Mi-28N helicopter gunships will be able to destroy the adversary in fortified shelters - pillboxes and concrete buildings. The Ru...
Royal Thai Air Force expands H225M helicopters fleet
Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of four H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters from the Royal Thai Air ...
Russian Helicopters refuses to provide support for AAF overhauled Mi-17V-5 choppers
Due to the received information on the unauthorized overhaul of one Mi-17V-5 helicopter of the Defense Ministry of Afghanistan by the Slovak Aircra...
Cubic lands new order for F-35 Air Combat Training Systems
Cubic Corporation yesterday announced its Cubic Global Defense (CGD) business division, was awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver its ...
French Air Force to Field 12 A330-MRTT Phénix Aircraft by 2023
French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, announced today that the delivery rate of MRTT Phénix will be accelerated: by 2023, the French...
Final Assembly of Sikorsky's First HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Underway
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced that final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Weapons System and Operational Flig...