2018
Draken International started Mirage F1M reassembly for adversary air aggressor services
Draken International started reassembling the Mirage F1M fighter jets for the USAF Advanced Aggressor contract. "First of 20 Mirage F1Ms to be retu...
Ukrainian Air Force received overhauled An-26KPA aircraft
The Ukrainian Air Force received a modernized laboratory aircraft An-26KPA on Friday, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency said. The ...
New Yaoying-2 UCAV made its maiden flight
China's self-developed Yaoying-2 ("Air Sniper", a new reconnaissance and strike drone, has successfully completed its maiden flight, according to d...
New VRT500 light helicopter began aerodynamic trials
VR-Technologies Design Bureau of the Russian Helicopters Holding of Rostec Corporation began aerodynamic trials of the light multirole VRT500 helic...
Saab to continue maintaining Swedish Helicopter 15 platforms
Saab is being entrusted once again to support and maintain Helicopter 15. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has chosen to call an o...
Mi-28UB makes first flight tests with Russian Air Force pilots
Mi-28UB helicopters of the Russian Southern Military District made the first test flights in Krasnodar region and completed them successfully, the ...
Russia completing R-37M air-to-air missile trials
The Russian Defense Ministry is completing the trials of long-range air-to-air R-37M guided missile. It can hit high-speed air targets at a distanc...
South Korea eyes new Air Force One to replace aged 747-400 airliner
South Korea's defense ministry has recommended the presidential office lease a new plane for presidential overseas trips, an official said Thursday.
Dassault Systèmes enters Turkey TF-X fighter jet development program
Dassault Systèmes today announced that Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. chose the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to accelerate the development of the TF-X...
Leonardo signs 5-year contract with UK for air platforms support
Leonardo has been awarded a post-design support contract by the UK Ministry of Defence which will see the Company provide in-service support for it...
Rolls-Royce wins $420M USAF contract for F137 engine sustainment
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a US$420 million contract, for F137 engine-sustainment services, the US Department of Defense said on July 3rd, 2018.
Kursk Air Regiment receives new Su-30SM fighter jets
The first batch of multirole Su-30SM fighter jets for the second squadron of the air regiment in Kursk region arrived at the deployment airfield, t...
Kongsberg lands US$85M contract for JSM integration on F-35 fighter jet
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract worth NOK 700 million (US$ 85.4 million) with the Norwegian Defence Materiel...
US completes first B61-12 nuclear bomb qualification flight tests using B-2 bomber
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the U.S. Air Force completed two non-nuclear system qualifica...
Tu-22M3 strategic bomber to deploy Kinzhal hypersonic missile
The Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 bomber will probably be able to carry the Kinzhal hypersonic missile. The new carrier will undergo trials with Kinzha...
Bell-Boeing wins US$4.2 bn order for V-22B tiltrotor aircraft production
Bell-Boeing has been awarded a US$4.2 billion contract for V-22B tiltrotor aircraft production, the US Department of Defense announced on June 29, ...
Raytheon contracted for SDB II integration on F/A-18E/F platform
Raytheon has been awarded a US$93 million contract for Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) integration on F/A-18E/F fighter jets, the US Department of ...
Hungary signs for 20 H145M multirole choppers
The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters equipped with the innovative HForce weapon management in the frame of t...
South Korea further details KF-X development timetable
South Korea plans to complete a design process for its own fighter aircraft by September next year and produce the first prototype in 2021, the nat...
Russian Su-30SMs to be fitted with SAP-518 jamming pods following Syrian experience
Russian Su-30SM fighter jets will be equipped with the latest electronic jamming SAP-518 stations. The decision was made by the Aerospace Forces ac...