2018
STS completes 5th Generation Aerial Target Critical Design Review
Sierra Technical Services, Inc. (STS) is pleased to announce the completion on 20 June 2018 of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the 5th Generat...
USSOCOM places order for four new build MH-47G rotorcraft
Boeing was awarded an US$80 million order for four new build MH-47G Chinook special operations helicopters, the US Department of Defense announced ...
Royal Thai Air Force procures further IRIS-T missiles
Diehl Defence signed another contract on 14th of June 2018 for the supply of short range air-air missiles IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System – Tail/Th...
Mi-26T2V technical design approved by Russian Defense Ministry
Russian Defense Ministry has approved the technical design of upgraded Mi-26T2V troop-carrier helicopter, said the annual report of the Moscow-base...
Boeing lands new contract for Kuwait Super Hornet fighter jets production
Boeing yesterday landed a further US$1.5 billion contract that provides for the production and delivery of 22 F/A-18E and six F/A-18F Super Hornets...
Boeing first CH-47F Block II prototype moves to final assembly phase
Boeing and the U.S. Army celebrated a major CH-47F Block II program milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing developme...
Lockheed Martin's JAGM missile approved for LRIP phase
Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system has successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board review and achieved milestone C. ...
ACCaP program: UK reaffirms benefits of Eurofighter offer to Belgium
During a visit to Sabena Aerospace, Guto Bebb MP, the UK's Minister for Defence Procurement, reaffirmed the economic and industrial benefits of Eur...
Lockheed wins $86M contract for Iraqi C-130J fleet support
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an US$86 million five-year contract for support of the Iraqi Air Force C-130J Super Hercules fleet, the US Departm...
Overhauled Mi-17-1V choppers handed over to Indian Border Security Force
Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) delivered six Mi-17-1V helicopters to the Border Security Force of the Repub...
UAC denies plans to replace An-124 heavy airlifter
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) does not currently plan to design a super heavy airlifter to replace An-124 Ruslan, the corporation said. Med...
AVIC Y-8F200WA airlifter ready for delivery to Kazakhstan
According to video reports released by Chinese medias, an Y-8F200WA aircraft made for export to Kazakhstan has completed its first test flight at a...
KTRV advances Grom air-to-surface missile acceptance trials
Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) plans to complete acceptance trials of a guided modular missile by September 2018. Batch production i...
Lockheed Martin lands US$1.12 bn order for Barhain F-16 Block 70 production
Lockheed Martin received a $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 new F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Royal Bahraini Air Forc...
USMC KC-130J completes test campaign with enhanced Airborne Weapons Kit
The US Marine Corps/US Navy Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207) Integrated Warfighting Capability (IWC) Weapons team celebrated a successful ...
Australia officially announces MQ-4C Triton RPAS purchase
The security of Australia’s maritime borders will be significantly strengthened with another major military investment. The Turnbull Government wil...
Turkey sold strike missile to Azerbaijan
Turkey has reportedly sold its SOM air-launched stand-off strike missile to the Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF). Roketsan is the prime contractor for t...
L-3 lands $83 mn USAF contract for G550 jet aircraft delivery
The US Department of Defense yesterday announced it awarded L-3 Communications a US$83 million FMS contract for the delivery of two Gulfstream G550...
New CAE C-130J Fuselage Trainer delivered to RAAF
CAE on June 15 announced that the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has accepted into service a new C-130J Fuselage Trainer (FuT). The C-130J ...
Esterline, Lockheed Martin enter new agreement within Belgium F-16 replacement program
Esterline Belgium (formerly Barco Defense & Aerospace) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Lockheed Martin to a...