2018
Indian Army successfully test fired Helina anti-tank guided missile
India successfully flight tested its indigenously developed helicopter launched anti-tank guided missile and guided bombs -- smart anti-airfield we...
Belgium and Germany to take over NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission in September
The 48th rotation of detachments contributing to NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission is imminent. From September 2018, the Belgian Air Force will ta...
RAF Chinook helicopters start supporting French troops in Mali
Three Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters, supported by around 90 British personnel are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-ter...
Lockheed secures $2.9Bn USAF order for new missile warning satellites
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $2,935,545,188 from the US Air Force contract for the production of three Next Generation Overhed Persistent Inf...
Russia likely to order first batch of six MiG-35 fighter jets
The Russian Defense Ministry will initially receive six MiG-35 fighter jets according to advanced delivery schedule, President of the United Aircra...
Tupolev rolls out first Tu-22M3M strategic bomber
Tupolev rolled out the first modernized Tu-22M3M strategic bomber, United Aircraft Corporation said in a statement. The Tu-22M3M is a modernized ve...
TAI ANKA offered for Indonesian MoD UAV Tender
Turkish Aerospace, Turkey’s center of excellence in defence and aerospace industries held a workshop on August 14th, 2018 in Jakarta with an extens...
Lockheed Martin contracted to design ARRW hypersonic weapon prototype
The US Air Force yesterday awarded a contract not to exceed US$480 million to Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control to begin designing a seco...
Northrop completes successful APG-83 SABR Fit-Check on USMC F/A-18C Fighter
Northrop Grumman has successfully installed a production APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet at Marine Co...
Ilyushin details plans for An-124-100M heavy airlifter development
The Ilyushin Aviation Complex (UAC) plans to spend almost 3.5 billion rubles (USD51 million) to create an upgraded version of the Ruslan heavy airl...
LOTN completes overhaul of first Mi-17V-5 for the AAF
Slovak aviation repair plant LOTN (Trencin) has overhauled the first Mil Mi-17V-5 (NATO reporting name: Hip-H) utility rotary-wing aircraft of the ...
First L-159T2 for the Czech Air Force took to the skies
The first L-159T2 for the Czech Air Force made its first flight on August 2, 2018, at Aero Vodochody Airport. Czech Air Force ordered three L-159T2...
Ilyushin progressing towards Il-276 airlifter production plans
The Ilyushin Aviation Complex, which is affiliated with the United Aircraft-Building Corporation, plans to spend 34 million rubles for preparing th...
Turkey officially places order for four HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft
The Turkish Undesecretariat for Defence Industry (SSB) awarded Aselsan a contract for the development and delivery of HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer air...
RNZAF orders one CAE 700MR Series NH90 flight training device
CAE on August 9 announced it has been awarded a contract from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZA...
Serial Il-76MD-90A airlifter prepares for trials
The serial Il-76MD-90A airlifter built by Aviastar-SP enterprise will soon begin trials, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said. The seria...
Zephyr S HAPS completes longest flight ever made
Airbus Defence and Space announced the successful landing of its first production aircraft of the Zephyr programme, the new Zephyr S HAPS (High Alt...
Harris secures $400M order for F-16 AIDEWS systems
Harris Corporation has been awarded a $400 million increase to the ceiling value of a single-award IDIQ contract to supply electronic warfare (EW) ...
IAF appoints first-ever female flight squadron commander
On August 7, the commander of the IAF appointed a female aircrew member as the first female flight squadron commander in the IAF. Maj. G' will act ...
Triumph wins follow-up contract for C-130J airframe component production
Triumph Group, Inc. announced on August 7 that its Aerospace Structures business has been awarded a multi-year airframe component contract for Lock...