2018
Saab JAS 39C Gripen of Swedish Air Force dropped 500 lbs bomb on forest fire
Wide forested areas of Sweden are currently ablaze, due to an unprecedented hot weather linked to climate change. Some of them are hard to reach an...
RAF Eurofighters to receive new Saab self-protection system
Saab has received an order from BAE Systems for development of a new pyrotechnic smart self-protection system for the Eurofighter “Typhoon II” to d...
MQ-4C Triton UAV readied by Northrop for Signal Intelligence
Signals intelligence (SIGINT) experts at Northrop Grumman Corp. are preparing to upgrade the U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton long-range unmanned aerial vehi...
Rehearsal of the Belgian national day air parade of 21 July 2018
Managing an air parade - be it for a national day or not - that involves several types of helicopters and airplanes due to overfly a same place in ...
BAE Systems to provide UAE with new F-16 flight controls
BAE Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide flight controls to upgrade next-generation F-16 aircraft for the United Arab Emirates.B...
IAI and Aero jointly unveil F/A-259 multirole fighter jet
Aero, the biggest Czech aircraft manufacturer, and Israeli Aerospace Industries, world leader in defense systems technologies, introduced cost-effe...
Qinetiq hands over first PC-21 to Empire Test Pilots’ School
Qinetiq handed over the first PC-21 Pilatus trainer to the to the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS), the company announced on July 18, 2018. Under ...
Airbus opens first Zephyr HAPS serial assembly line
Airbus Defence and Space has unveiled the new Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite) to the world at Farnborough Air Show yesterday morning...
Russia Karelia Air Regiment reinforced with new Su-35S fighter jets
The air regiment of the Russian Western Military District deployed in Karelia has been reinforced with three multirole Su-35S fighter jets, distric...
Longbow Fire Control Radar hardware for US Army and foreign customers
LONGBOW LLC and the U.S. Army have definitized contracts valued at $170.5 million to provide LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) hardware for Apache A...
GA-ASI Predator B selected by the Royal Netherlands Air Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has been selected to provide UAS to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). This decision foll...
GKN Aerospace contracted to extend F-35 bulkheads production
GKN Aerospace and Lockheed Martin are expanding a longtime customer partnership by signing a contract to increase production of bulkheads for the F...
BIRD Aerosystems unveils advanced configuration of ASIO ISR solution
BIRD Aerosystems, the leading developer of Special Mission Aircraft Solutions (ASIO) and Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS), is showca...
PLAAF H-6Ks to compete at Russian International Army Games
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force will send H-6K bombers, J-10A fighters, JH-7A fighter-bombers, IL-76 and Y-9 transport aircraf...
Russia pulled out 35 military aircraft from Syria
Russia has so far withdrawn from Syria a total of 35 military aircraft, including warplanes and helicopters, the Russian Defense Ministry said on M...
Boeing and RNLAF sign contract for Apache and Chinook support
Boeing and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) signed a Combined Helicopter Support services agreement at the Royal International Air Tattoo on...
Raytheon enters UAE F-16 fighter jets upgrade program
Raytheon Company will design, develop and manufacture the projector for BAE Systems' Digital Light Engine head-up display on the F-16 Fighting Falc...
UK introduces new Combat Air Strategy at Farnborough Air Show 2018
Announcing the publication of the new Combat Air Strategy at the Farnborough International Airshow, the British Defence Secretary said he had taken...
AT-802L Longsword now compatible with BAE Systems COBRA sensors
Air Tractor and L3 Technologies announced today that their AT-802L Longsword ISR and light-attack system now supports compatibility with BAE System...
Leonardo launches new Grifo-E AESA radar
Leonardo unveiled the latest in its portfolio of electronically-scanning (E-Scan) radars, the Grifo-E at the Farnborough Air Show 2018. The new rad...