2022
Italy supports NATO collective efforts with F-35A deployment to Iceland
An Italian Air Force F-35A fighter detachment is lined up to deploy to Iceland in support of NATO's enduring Air Policing efforts in the High North...
US Marine Corps declares Initial Operational Capability of Sikorsky CH-53K
The U.S. Marine Corps declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter, validating the platform's o...
Embraer delivers last upgraded AF1 Skyhawk to Brazilian Navy
Embraer delivered on April 20 the 7th and last modernized AF-1 fighter jet (an AF-1B) to the Brazilian Navy (Marinha). The ceremony was held at Emb...
Netherlands Air Force performs first flight of MQ-9 Reaper UAV
As the Netherlands Defense Ministry announced on April 20, a milestone in the history of the Dutch armed forces took place: a General Atomics MQ-9 ...
SABCA and Sabena Aerospace from Belgium teaming with Lockheed Martin to build military aircraft facility in Morocco
Sabca and Sabena Aerospace, part of the Blueberry Group, Belgium's first sustainable aerospace ecosystem, and the Kingdom of Morocco as well as Loc...
Angola Air Force to receive three Airbus C295s
The Republic of Angola has placed a firm order for three Airbus C295s to perform multirole operations. Two aircraft will be specifically equipped f...
IAF Indian Air Force successfully tests BrahMos cruise missile from Su-30MkI
On April 19, the Indian Air Force (IAF) tweeted that, in coordination with the Indian Navy, it successfully tested the BrahMos-A supersonic cruise ...
Dassault Aviation received first installment for delivery of 80 Rafale F4 to United Arab Emirates
Laurent Lagneau recalls on opex360 that, on December 3, 2021, the United Arab Emirates signed an order for a total amount of approximately 16 billi...
Romania to buy 32 additional second-hand F-16 fighters from Norway
Romania is set to accelerate a planned acquisition of second-hand F-16A/B fighters from Norway, Reuters reported quoting the country’s Defence mini...
Nigerian army to get Bell Textron AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters
The U.S. Defense Security Agency announced on April 14 that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sal...
British firm AERALIS takes another step forward by joining forces with Hamble Aerostructures
According to a PR published by AERALIS on April 19, 2022, the innovative British jet designer AERALIS, has announced it is partnering with Hamble A...
IFR Airworthiness Release expands flight envelope for UH-60V Black Hawk
The UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter, enabled by the Northrop Grumman OpenLift architecture, has been granted an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Airworth...