2022
Thales wins VASSCO contract to support air surveillance systems
The French defence ministry’s aeronautical maintenance directorate (DMAé) has awarded Thales a ten-year contract under the VASSCO programme to prov...
Antonov showed the first military transport aircraft An-178-100R
On December 28, the Antonov State Enterprise, part of Ukroboronprom, demonstrated the first An-178-100R №001 military transport aircraft designed f...
Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35 takes over QRA mission from F-16
Thursday 6 January 2022 was a historic day for the Royal Norwegian Air Force. On this day, Norway’s new F-35s officially took over the QRA (Quick R...
Indra Lanza 3D radar passes NATO tactical ballistic missile detection and tracking tests
The Lanza 3D Deployable Air Defence Radar (DADR) developed by Indra, a leading global technology and consulting company, has successfully passed NA...
Russian and Belarusian Su-30SM fighters patrol Union State borders
The crews of Belarusian and Russian Su-30SM fighters conducted their first joint air patrol of the Union State's borders this year, the Defense Min...
L3Harris completes final US Missile Defense Agency satellite design milestone
L3Harris Technologies completed the final major design milestone on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space...
MOSA expedites US Army modernization efforts at Aviation, Missile Center
MOSA — Modular Open Systems Architecture (or approach) — has become a popular term in recent years in the defense community, but it’s something the...
South Korea launches a military space branch
The Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on January 3 that it has created a new branch of the military dedicated to developing the country's spa...
Inzpire Limited awarded contract to deliver ISR training to the Latvian Air Force
Inzpire Limited has been awarded a contract to deliver a five-week-long unmanned air systems (UAS) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnai...
Qatar Emiri Air Force receives first NH90 helicopter
The Qatar Emiri Air Force's first TTH and NFH helicopters had a joint public premiere during Qatar National Day. The first TTH overland variant was...
Elbit Systems awarded a follow-on contract to supply Hermes 900 UAS to Brazilian Air Force
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced on January 5 that its Brazilian subsidiary, AEL Sistemas S.A., was awarded a contract to supply additional Hermes 900 ...
Two new modernized Tu-160M strategic bombers will reinforce Russian long range aviation in 2022
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, two new modernized stratigic missile carriers Tu-160m will reinforce the long range aviation in 2022