2018
China sets up new helicopter detachment for UN peacekeeping mission
China’s second peacekeeping helicopter detachment, which will be deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission area in Darfur, Sudan, was established at ...
Saab lands new self-protection systems order for HAL Dhruv helicopter
Saab has received a follow-on order from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the IDAS-2 self-protection suite for the Indian Army’s Dhruv helic...
First Tu-22M3M bomber set for maiden flight
The first modernized Tu-22M3M long-range bomber got totally new on-board equipment after renovation. The air frame and some aircraft systems are th...
Russia plans to upgrade five Il-22M11 airborne command posts
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to upgrade five Il-22M11 aircraft to become multirole air command posts, the Izvestia daily said. The aircr...
Saab to upgrade RTAF Air Command and Control System
Saab has received an order from the Royal Thai Air Force to upgrade Thailand’s national Air Command and Control System which is based on Saab’s 9AI...
HAL successfully demonstrates new Rotary Wing UAV
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited successfully demonstrated flight of a 10Kg Rotary Wing (Helicopter) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (RUAV) here in the p...
USAF OA-X program moves to acquisitions phase
The US Air Force shared a draft request for proposal for the Light Attack Aircraft with Sierra Nevada/Embraer and Textron Aviation following the co...
French Air Force successfully test fired BAT-120 GL laser-guided munition
In June 2018, a BAT-120 GL laser-guided lightweight munition prototype equipped with its guidance system was successfully fired for the first time ...
IAF & USAF signed new cooperation agreement
An agreement incorporating all fields of cooperation between the IAF & USAF in 2018-2019 was signed on August 1st, the IAF said. The document d...
US Air Force receives final upgraded C-5M Galaxy
Lockheed Martin delivered the 52nd C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport modernized under the U.S. Air Force's Reliability Enhancement and Re-engin...
Indonesia expecting first Su-35 fighter jet for October
Indonesia is waiting to receive the first Su-35 Russian fighter jet by October this year, Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Mohammad Wahid Supriyadi ...
US oks potential FMS from Latvia for UH-60M helicopters
The US State Department approved on August 3rd a possible Foreign Military Sale to Latvia of four UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and related equipme...
Australian F-35 fleet to receive Quickstep and Chemring countermeasures flares
Chemring Australia and Quickstep Holdings have secured funding for product development and cost reduction initiatives for F-35 Lightning II (Joint ...
French Boeing E-3F AWACS fleet to receive software upgrades
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $9.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity modification (#64) to contract (F19628-01-D-0016), sup...
General Electric awarded USD 630 million contract for F414 engines
General Electric is awarded a $630.5 million firm-fixed-priced, performance-based logistics requirements type contract for repair, replacement and ...
Raytheon contracted for 250 MALD Missiles by US Air Force
Raytheon Company received a $96.1 million contract to produce 250 Miniature Air-Launched Decoys, or MALD® missiles. The U.S. Air Force award occurr...
USAF, US Navy to receive StormBreaker bomb to hit in all weather conditions
Unites States of America will soon get the 250-pound (113 kilogramme) StormBreaker bomb, which has the ability to hit moving targets in all-weather...
Philippine air force FA-50 jets join interoperability exercise in Palawan
The Palawan-based Western Command is currently holding a joint exercise that seeks to boost the interoperability of all its service branch. The DAG...
France approves renewal of MICA missiles for Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighters
France is launching the MICA NG (Next Generation) program. This program will renew the MICA (Missile d’interception, de combat et d’autodéfense) of...
Russian MiG 29SMT train destroying cruise missiles, drones
MiG-29SMT fighter jets intercepted conditional adversary aircraft and destroyed cruise missiles and drones at an exercise in Astrakhan region, the ...