2022
Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega orders 12 additional five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopters
The Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega has ordered a second batch of 12 five-bladed Airbus H145 helicopters to be operated from its mountain bases. They...
Northrop Grumman & US Air Force unveil B-21 Raider aircraft
According to a PR published by Northrop Grumman Corporation on December 2, 2022, the firm and the U.S. Air Force unveiled the B-21 Raider to the wo...
BAE Systems and Red 6 to collaborate to bring ATARS augmented reality to Hawk jet trainer aircraft
BAE Systems will collaborate with Red 6 to explore the integration of the Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems (ATARS) onto the Hawk fast je...
JASDF Japanese air force to get two more Boeing KC-46A tankers
Boeing announced on November 29 that it has been awarded a contract to deliver two additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the Japan Air Self-Defense ...
Safran Euroflir 610 optronic observation system chosen for MALE UAV Eurodrone
Safran Electronics & Defense announced on November 29 that it has signed a contract with Italian company Leonardo to develop and supply the Eur...
Finnish Air Force to receive AIM 9X Block II Sidewinder tactical missiles and AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off weapons
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on November 28 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Forei...
Thai Air Force still willing to get two F-35 stealth fighters to start with
Thailand continues discussing the possibility to acquire two Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, the country’s media reports echoed by ...
Chinese aviation manufacturers widely use 3D printing on newly developed military aircraft
According to Liu Xuanzun in Global Times, China's aviation industry has started applying world-leading 3D printing technologies on new-generation w...
Chinese Air Force publicly unveils J-20 stealth fighter jet on the ground at AirShow China 2022
AirShow China 2022 marks the first time Chengdu Aerospace publicly displays its J20 stealth fighter on the ground, providing the public with the op...
Royal Netherlands Air Force receives 20th CH-47F Chinook helicopter
According to a PR published by Boeing on November 14, 2022, the company delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF...
Airshow China 2022: CASC unveils FH-97A loyal wingman autonomous drone
Developed by Feihong Company under the 9h Academy of the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the FH-97A loyal wi...
US approves sale of AIM-120C-8 air-to-air missiles for Belgian Air Force
According to information published by the US government on November 9, 2022, the State Department has made a determination approving a possible For...