2023
India to evaluate TAPAS-BH-201 MALE UAV intended for all three services
India is developing its own medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and will begin military trials during this month of A...
Northrop Grumman and US Air Force modernize B-2 Spirit digital communication capabilities
Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, successfully completed an integrated airborne mission transfer (IAMT) demonstration with ...
India successfully Adapts ground-to-ground Spike NLOS missiles onto Russian Mi-17V5 Helicopter
The Indian Air Force has acquired Israeli-manufactured Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) anti-tank guided missiles. These air-to-ground Spike Non-Line...
French DGA launches test campaign to clear Reaper Block 5 drone to fly over France
In a series of tweets posted on August 4, the French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement, General Directorate for Armament), announced that it ha...
Japan explores equipping C-2 transport planes with long-range missiles
According to an article published by the Japan Times on August 6, 2023, the Defense Ministry of Japan is currently assessing the potential of armin...
Dutch PM Rutte suggests training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters
In a telephone conversation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on August 8, there emerged discussio...
Leonardo AW101 for Polish Navy achieves first flight from Yeovil
The Polish Navy’s first Leonardo AW101 (ZR285) achieved its first flight on July 19 at the Company’s site in Yeovil. The flight demonstrated functi...
US Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 with MQ-9A Reapers now operational
U.S. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU 3) introduced its new Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles in a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station...
Royal Oman Police achieves 20,000 flight hours with Leonardo AW139 helicopter fleet
Strong collaboration between Leonardo and Royal Oman Police, dating back to the early 2000s, has led to an important operational milestone with the...
First Czech-made serial combat training aircraft Aero L-39NG ready for Vietnamese Air Force
The Czech company Aero Vodochody begins deliveries of the latest L-39NG jet aircraft to Vietnam, on the eve of the Czechs showed the first aircraft...
Russian Tupolev Tu-95MSM strategic bombers continue to operate in Ukrainian Skies
On July 26, 2023, the Ukrinform news agency reported that the Ukrainian government had issued an air alert in several regions of Ukraine following ...
French SCALP Missiles Mounted on Ukrainian Su-24 Aircraft to target Russian forces
The Ukrainian armed forces have officially deployed the SCALP cruise missile. We'll provide you with more details on this development in an article...