2021
First EA-18G inducted for Growler capability modification
The F/A-18 & EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) commenced the five-year Growler Capability Modification (GCM) program at Naval Air Station (NAS) W...
Airbus delivers seventh H145 for the German Armed Forces SAR service
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the seventh and last H145 for the search and rescue (SAR) service of the Bundeswehr to the Federal Office of Bun...
Rostec to unite UAC, Sukhoi and MiG into a single aircraft construction corporate center
Rostec Corporation said it would unite the UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) , Sukhoi and MiG Companies into a single aircraft construction corpora...
USA: E-2D achieves mission capable goal 5 months ahead of target
The E-2D community reached its mission capable goal five months ahead of schedule recently thanks to efforts made by the E-2/C-2 Airborne Command &...
RQ-4 Global Hawk brings ISR capabalities to US Marine Corps
Pilots and sensor operators from 348th Reconnaissance Squadron provided RQ-4 Global Hawk support to II Marine Expeditionary Force’s 2nd Intelligenc...
US Army completes demonstration of AH-64E helicopter equipped with SPIKE NLOS missiles
On March 17, the US Air Force has publicly released an image of a US Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter loaded with two Israeli-made Spike NLOS m...
France tests the integration of Scorpion helmet sight for Rafale F4
At the end of January 2021, the DGA Flight Tests center of expertise carried out compatibility tests on the Thales Scorpion helmet sight at the Caz...
Saudi Arabia in discussion to buy armed drones from Turkey
On March 16, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Saudi Arabia has requested to buy armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Turkey.
US DoD working with Norway to develop high-speed propulsion technologies
The US Defense Department and the Norwegian Ministry of Defense jointly announced in April that they will partner on the development of an advanced...
Aerovel raises $2.5M to support continued development of its Flexrotor UAS
Aerovel, manufacturer of Flexrotor, the most advanced Group 2 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft, announced that it has raised ...
AeroVironment get $45M modification contract for Switchblade Weapon System for the UK
AeroViroment Inc., Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $44,961,750 modification to contract W31P4Q-20-C-0024 for the Switchblade Weapon System
Kratos SRP-4 vehicle team supports US Space Force sounding rocket launch
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. , announced on March 12 that its Sounding Rocket Program (SRP)-4 launch vehicle team under subcontrac...