2021
Thales wins contract with Dassault to provide new avionics equipment
According to a press release published by Thales on July 22, 2021, the firm has received an order from the French defence procurement agency (DGA) ...
Russia set to export Sukhoi Su-35 jets to Indonesia
Russia is set to supply to Indonesia a batch of Su-35 multirole jets despite the pressure exerted on the country, Spokeswoman of the Federal Servic...
Hindustan Aeronautics set to deliver first batch of 3 Light Combat Helicopters to IAF
According to Dinakar Peri in The Hindu, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is gearing up to deliver the first batch of three Light Combat Helicopt...
Russian Helicopters BAS-200 becomes first UAV in MAKS 2021 flight program
JSC Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, has presented its new project, the BAS-200, at MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Spac...
Greece receives first Rafale fighter jet from France
According to information published by Greek Reporter on July 21, 2021, the Greek Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos was in France to attend ...
BAE Systems to support new UK-Qatar Hawk training squadron
BAE Systems has been awarded a six-year contract to deliver support and training to a new joint UK-Qatar Hawk squadron based at RAF Leeming, UK. BA...
Bell begins manufacturing UH-1Y Venom helicopter for Czech Republic.
Bell Textron has restarted UH-1Y Venom helicopter production for the first foreign operator. Crestview Aerospace has completed manufacturing the fi...
Evreux Air Base receives its first C-130J Super Hercules
According to information published by the French Ministry of Armed Forces on July 16, 2021, Evreux Air Base received its first Lockheed Martin...
US Marine Corps HMLA-169 Light Attack Helicopter Squadron breaks distance record
Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 executed one of the longest maritime HMLA self-deployment flights in 1st Marine Aircraft W...
Russian exercise for air refueling of MiG-31BM aircraft starts
According to information published by the Russian Ministry of Defense on July 16, 2021, the flight-tactical exercise of the crews of MiG-31BM inter...
French Air and Space Force orders 9 additional Pilatus PC-21s
As Laurent Lagneau reports in Opex360, the Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus announced that France, via the General Directorate of Armament (DGA)...
US soldiers bring new life to battle-damaged helicopters
The Connecticut National Guard’s 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group (TASMG) has a unique mission as one of only four Army units desi...