2018
Hensoldt launches Captor-E e-scan antenna production
The Eurofighter will be equipped with a new generation of radar which will enhance the aircraft’s capabilities and survivability. In the Euroradar ...
Royal Canadian Mounted Police receives first H145 chopper
Airbus has delivered Canada’s first H145 helicopter to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). RCMP’s Air Support Unit will utilize the versatile...
Boeing awarded $48M order for further Little Bird MELB kits
Boeing was awarded a $48 million IDIQ contract for the production of Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB) kits to upgrade the USSOCOM A/MH-6 helicop...
Turkey, Philippines sign MoU for T129 combat helicopter purchase
Turkey and the Philippines on December 18 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for defense cooperation in the Philippine capital Manilla. The...
FLIR Star SAFIRE 380-HDc selected for USAF UH-1N replacement program
FLIR Systems announced today it has been selected by Boeing to provide the FLIR Star SAFIRE 380-HDc EO/IR surveillance sensor for the United States...
Pakistan officially inducts new Mi-35M helicopters
The Pakistani military has officially adopted four Russian-made Mil Mi-35M (NATO reporting name: Hind-E) transport-combat helicopters, a source fro...
L3 selected as prime contractor for US Air Force's F-16 Simulators Training Program
L3 Technologies has been selected as the prime contractor for the F-16 Simulators Training Program (STP) by the U.S. Air Force. Valued at $350 mill...
Hungary becomes launch customer for Saab's Deployable Aircraft Maintenance Facility
Saab has signed an order to provide enhanced aircraft maintenance capability to the Hungarian Air Force, using the mobile solution Deployable Aircr...
Lockheed Martin hands over first AGM-158C missiles to USAF operational units
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) to U.S. Air Force operational units, achieving Early Operational Capa...
Korea Aerospace Industries unveils prototype of light attack helicopter
On 18 December 2018, the prototype of South Korea's home-made light attack helicopter was unveiled by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) after years ...
NATO receives final upgraded AWACS aircraft
Boeing delivered the final Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft modernized with avionics and a digital cockpit to the North Atlanti...
Norwegian army to receive decommissioned British Seaking Mk.4 helicopter
A Sea King Mk.4 helicopter, currently stored in HMS Sultan’s helicopter graveyard, is to be gifted to the Norwegian military, Forces Network report...
China testing J-10B mid-air refueling at night
China's armed forces successfully performed a complex mid-air refueling for its J-10B fighter jet at night, local medias said on December 17, 2018.
Airbus first serial H160 helicopter took to the skies
The first serial H160 to roll off the brand new assembly line in Marignane performed a flight demonstration on the 17 December in front of the H160...
CASIC's HW-350 drone made its maiden flight
The HW-350 drone able to fly more than 24 hours on just one charge made its first flight on December 12, according to China Aerospace Science and I...
Lockheed Martin's JAGM missile approved for LRIP phase 3
Lockheed Martin landed a $91,25 million contract for procurement of Joint-Air-to-Ground missiles (JAGM) under the initial phases of the Low-rate In...
Northrop lands $3.6Bn order for LAIRCM countermeasures system support
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $3.6 billion IDIQ contract for Large Aircraft Infrared Counter Measures (LAIRCM) equipment and support, the US ...
IAF successfully flies biofuel-powered military aircraft
On 17 December 2018, Experimental Test Pilots and Test Engineer from Indian Air Force’s premier testing establishment ASTE, flew India’s first mili...
Netherlands to buy 15 more F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters
On 14 December, The Netherlands pledged to buy more F-35 fighter jets and strengthen its special forces and cyber capabilities. "Extra investment i...
European MALE RPAS completes system preliminary design review
The European MALE RPAS programme successfully passed the system preliminary design review as final milestone of the programmme definition study, th...