2021
Spanish Air Force MQ-9A Block 5 UAVs to get US follow-on contractor logistics support
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on May 24 that the Department of Defense has made a determination approving a possible Forei...
Poland to buy Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones
According to information published by Anadolu Agency on May 25, 2021, the Polish Ministry of Defense will buy 24 armed drones from Turkey becoming ...
Mass-produced Baykar Akinci combat drone makes succesfull first test flight
The first mass-produced version of Turkey's state-of-the-art unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Akinci, Bayrar Akinci S-1 passed its initial fli...
Mi-28NM attack helicopter can fire new weapons and interact with drones – Part 2
The plan to upgrade Mi28N/NE and Mi-28UB to the level of Mi-28NM has been designed since 2015. It was agreed with the military command and approved...
US Special Forces consider amphibious version of MC-130J Commando II
The idea of an "amphibious" C-130 Hercules dating back to the1960s was not completely abandoned, Laurent Lagneau reports in Opex360, Lockheed-Marti...
French Air and Space Force engages MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 UAV against terrorists in Africa
On Friday, May 14, 2021, the Reaper block 5, a new Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone operated by the Air and Space Force, took off from t...
UK invests £1.4-billion to modernise Chinook fleet
According to information published by the UK Government on May 20, 2021, a £1.4-billion contract to modernize the Chinook fleet over the next 10 ye...
Mi-28NM attack helicopter can fire new weapons and interact with drones - Part 1
The Russian army received Mi-28NM helicopters, an upgraded Mi-28N. The Russian Helicopters Holding has to supply 98 rotorcraft. In June, Mi-28NM wi...
Bulgaria orders Saab deployable maintenance facility
Saab has signed a contract to deliver the innovative Deployable Maintenance Facility (DAM) for use by the Bulgarian Air Force. The system will prov...
US Air Force can retire Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker in favor of KC-46 Pegasus
U.S. Transportation Command is responsible for moving people and materiel around the globe in support of the nation's defense needs. It relies, in ...
Russian Su-25SM3 pilots learning to operate Gefest computing subsystem
Sukhoi Su-25SM3 (NATO reporting name: Frogfoot-A) pilots of the Southern Military District are learning to operate the Gefest aiming system du...
French Air Force Rafales and US F-35s perform joint flight
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on May 18, 2021, a Dassault Rafale assigned to the 1/4 Gascogne Fighter Squadr...