2020
Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions set to produce and export medium-calibre ammunition for US Joint Strike Fighter programme
In an Australian first, Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) is set to produce and export ammunition for the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme.
Raytheon wins $392M AIM-9X Sidewinder production contract
Raytheon Missile Systems has won another contract for the production of the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missile. The award is worth $3...
Russia sends Il-76 airlifters to help Italy fight COVID-19
As part of the operation to transfer Russian military specialists, special equipment and equipment to the Italian air force base Practice di Mare (...
USAFE supports Italy COVID-19 response
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, transported an En-Route...
First US Marine F-35C squadron reaches next aviation milestone
US Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 celebrated the results of over five months of F-35C Lightning II transition training when they receive...
US Air Force Research Lab tests low-cost turbojet engine
The Air Force Research Laboratory working with Northrop Grumman and Technical Directions Inc. (TDI) recently tested a first-of-its-kind, low-cost t...
KRET creates equipment for new-generation zeppelin
Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET) of Rostec will create onboard zeppelin equipment. It will also produce small drones for new-generation ...
US DoD tests hypersonic glide body
The U.S. Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range Facility...
Farnborough Airshow 2020 cancelled
The Farnborough International Airshow, one of the biggest showcase for the defence and aviation sectors , is to be cancelled due to the global Coro...
Second upgraded Tupolev-22M3M makes first flight
A second overhauled and fundamentally upgraded strategic bomber Tupolev-22M3M has performed its first flight, a source in the defense-industrial co...
Orbital UAV to work with Singaporean defense company
Orbital Corporation Ltd (Ausralia) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with one of Singapore’s largest defence companies, for the desi...
Australia selects companies for Shadow 200 tactical UAS replacement project
The replacement of the Austraian Army’s Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) through project LAND 129 Phase 3 has progressed to the ten...