2018
Japan requests new $63M FMS for AIM-120C-7 missiles
The US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of thirty-two (32) AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Mis...
UK readying RAF Lakeneath for two squadrons of US F-35s
The Suffolk airbase will be the first permanent international site for US Air Force F-35s in Europe and continues the base’s long and proud history...
US clears $320M FMS from NSPA for precision guided munitions kits
The US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) of precision guided munitions k...
Belgium launches MQ-9B Skyguardian acquisition process
General Atomics Aeronautical System (GA-ASI) has been notified that the Government of Belgium has approved Belgian Defense to begin negotiations wi...
Northrop secures $490M contract for Japan RQ-4 Global Hawk program
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$490 million contract for the Japan Global Hawk program, the US Department of Defense said on November 19, 2018.
Northrop Grumman lands new E-8C Joint STARS support contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a 12-month, $330 million contract for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the...
Thales' Talios Pod achieves French Defense Procurement Agency qualification
Combining a reconnaissance and targeting capability with visibility of the entire critical decision chain, from gathering intelligence to neutralis...
Elbit delivers final M-346 training systems to Polish Air Force
Elbit Systems, together with Leonardo’s Aircraft Division, completed delivery of M-346 Full Mission Simulators (FMS) and Flight Training Devices (F...
US Air Force F-35s start Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System flight tests
Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System saves lives. That’s the bottom line for those involved in testing the Auto GCAS. The US Air Force's 461...
US Air Force selects airbases for B-21 bomber testing and support
The US Air Force has selected Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, to coordinate maintenance and sustainment of the B-21 Raider and Edwards AFB, Califo...
F-35A drops GBU-49 bomb for the first time in combat training
US Air Force's 388th Fighter Wing’s 34th Fighter Squadron recently returned from a weapons evaluation exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, wh...
Patria wins follow-on order for Norway NH90 fleet support
Patria Helicopters AS has received an order for NH90 helicopters heavy maintenance taking place in Bardufoss, Norway as the Norwegian Defence Logis...
Barhain signs for 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters
Bahrain signed an agreement with a Bell Helicopter to buy 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters under a $912 million contract, the country announced at the B...
Royal Bahraini Air Force receives first C-130J airlifter
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has delivered the first Royal Bahraini Air Force C-130J aircraft.Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has deli...
GA-ASI selected for Australia Project Air 7003
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), has been advised that, fo...
QinetiQ to develop LIDAR payload for Airbus Zephyr HAPS
A team led by QinetiQ has won a contract to develop its unique Software Defined Multifunction LIDAR (SDML) technology from a bench-top demonstrator...
TsAGI testing amphibious variant of L-410UVP-E20 aircraft
The Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) completed the creation of the hydrodynamic component and tests of the float-type landing g...
UK to double its F-35B fleet by 2022
The UK is set to double its number of world-beating F-35 stealth jets after ordering 17 more aircraft, the British Defence Secretary Gavin Williams...
China's J-20 fighter jet now aerial refueling-capable
China's most advanced stealth fighter jet, the J-20, is now ready for aerial refueling operations that will help the jet reach farther targets, as ...
Northrop Grumman to support South Korea RQ-4 Global Hawk fleet
Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed a contract with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to provide contractor logistics suppo...