2018
Boeing wins new contract from Saudi Arabia for CH-47F Chinook helicopters
Boeing has been awarded a $25 million modification to Foreign Military Sales contract for the delivery of eight CH-47F cargo helicopters for ...
Royal Thai Air Force receives F-5F Super Tigris prototype
Thailand's air force is modifying 14 of its F-5 E/F jet fighters following 40 years of service, said air force chief ACM Jom Rungsawang on Wednesday.
French and British Defense Ministers sign Test Pilot Exchange Agreement
The British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and French Minister of the Armed Forces Mme Florence Parly on May 17 held the first Defence Minister...
French C-160G Gabriel electronic warfare aircraft against ISIS
A rare, official image of a secretive French C-160G Gabriel intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft supporting the ongoing U.S.-led...
Jordan offers two Bell AH-1F Cobra attack helicopters to the Philippines
The Royal Jordanian Air Force has announced that it has decided to offer two Bell AH-1F Cobra combat helicopters to its Philippine counterpart, as ...
Canadian CH-146F and CH-147F helicopters to operate in Mali
Helicopters and personnel from the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 450 and 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadrons completed an exercise to validate their cap...
Three additional F-35s for Norwegian Air Force
On May 22, Norway took delivery of three new F-35 jet fighters at Ordland Air Base. The arrival of the fighters brings the total number of F-35s ho...
Tender to upgrade Brazilian Air Force T-27 Tucanos
The Brazilian Air Force has issued a tender to upgrade the avionics on its Embraer T-27 Tucano (EMB-312) aircraft. The aircraft are used by the Air...
SAAB Gripen of Swedish air force to be upgraded
SAAB has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) concerning the upgrade of the JAS 39 Gripen C/D system. The order...
First operational strikes for F-35 by Israeli Air Force
The F-35, one of the three candidates for the replacement of the Belgian F-16s (along with the Rafale and the Eurofighter), made its baptism of fir...
US clears $45M FMS to Bahrain for Mk 80 series GP bombs
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain of 3,200 General Purpose (GP) and Penetrator Warhead bomb bodies f...
AVIC Z-19E attack helicopter achieves firing flight tests
China's domestic Z-19E armed helicopter has completed firing flight tests, its developer the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AV...
Aurora's AACUS unmanned helicopter completes first Operational Cargo Delivery to USMC
Aurora's Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) achieved a major milestone last week when it successfully delivered cargo to US Marines in ...
PLAAF H-6K bombers land for the first time on South China Sea airport
The People's Liberation Army Air Force landed its H-6K bomber aircraft on an airport in the South China Sea during a recent exercise, marking the f...
First production Mi-171A2 multirole helicopter completes maiden flight
The first production helicopter Mi-171A2 has taken a test flight at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant owned by the Russian Helicopters Holding Company (p...
Russian State Flight Test Center to be first to receive MiG-35 fighters
Russia's State Flight Test Center in Akhtubinsk in south Russia will be the first in the Aerospace Force to receive Mikoyan MiG-35 (NATO reporting ...
China plans to deliver AG600 amphibious aircraft by 2022
The China-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft is expected to be delivered to customers by 2022, says manufacturer the Aviation Industry Corpo...
Orbital ATK and IMI to jointly promote MPR bombs family for US
Orbital ATK and IMI Systems Ltd. have announced a teaming agreement in which Orbital ATK will produce and supply a U.S. version of IMI’s 500-lb Mul...
PLAAF J-20 fighter jets perform first over-the-sea combat training
China's J-20 stealth fighter jets have begun their first-ever combat training over the ocean, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. "It will hel...
Israel smashed Iranian-operated installations in Syria
On the 9-10 May night, retaliating to a mass attack by Iranian rockets on Israeli positions in the Golan region, the Israeli armed forces fired a l...