2018
French Air Force's C-130H aircrews to be trained in Belgium
French Air Force C-130H Aircrews are set to be partly trained in Belgium, according to a contract announcement issued today by the European "Tender...
Finland officially sends tender requests for F/A-18 Hornet replacement
The Finnish ministry of defense has completed the tender requests to five producers that are expected to participate in the purchase of the new fig...
ILA 2018: Hensoldt introduces TwInvis passive radar system
HENSOLDT, a leading German sensor solutions provider, is presenting its passive radar system called "TwInvis" to the public for the first time in l...
ILA 2018: DLR to convert Falcon 2000 LX into iSTAR flight test vehicle
On 25 April 2018, at the Berlin Air Show ILA 2018, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and Dassault signed...
GE completes T-901 engine Preliminary Design Review
GE Aviation hosted the U.S. Army for the successful Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the T901-GE-900 engine in early March. The T901 is GE Aviati...
Netherlands requests $110M FMS for US-based F-16 training
The US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of defense articles and services in support of continuation of...
Airbus and Dassault join forces on Europe's Future Combat Air System
Airbus and Dassault Aviation have decided to join forces for the development and production of Europe’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which is s...
European Defense Giants team up for EuroMALE future ISTAR function
Four European Champions in the area of Defence Mission Systems intend tocombine their unique and complementary capabilities to provide the drone pr...
Meggitt selected for KF-X advanced total braking system
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy mark...
Eurofighter team submits bid for Bundeswehr's Tornado replacement
On the eve of the ILA Berlin Air Show 2018, Airbus and Eurofighter GmbH have submitted their offer to the German Ministry of Defence for a replacem...
Airbus Helicopters & Schiebel demonstrate Manned Unmanned Teaming capabilities with H145 and S-100 platforms
Airbus Helicopters and Schiebel have tested Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities between an H145 platform and a CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Ai...
Serbia received four MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus
Serbia’s Armed Forces have received four Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) fighter jets from Belarus, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksand...
Belgium approves acquisition of one A400M flight simulator
The Belgian government on April 19 approved the acquisition of a sole A400 flight simulator for the Belgian Air Force’s future fleet of strategic a...
Cobham lands KF-X fighter jet Oxygen System contract
Cobham has received a contract from Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) to design and supply a pilot Oxygen System for the future KF-X, an advanc...
Russia's VRT300 drone began test trials
VR-Technologies Design Bureau of the Russian Helicopters Holding began test bench trials of the main systems and units of VRT300 helicopter drone. ...
Russian Defense Ministry receives another upgraded Tu-95MS bomber
The Tupolev Company of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) handed over to the Defense Ministry a Tu-95MS bomber with an upgraded power plant for ...
Ukraine's MSB-2 Nadiya helicopter made maiden flight
Ukraine's first long-range helicopter MSB-2 Nadiya has made a successful maiden flight on Monday, regional authorities said last week.
Raytheon completes Small Diameter Bomb II developmental testing
Raytheon Company has completed developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II, a key step toward bringing this new capability to fighter pilot...
New Guardian computer system to help RAF protect the British skies
The UK Ministry of Defence will invest up to £80 million (USD 112 million) in a new computer system to boost the RAF’s speed and accuracy in protec...
Chinese aviation brigade conducts live-fire exercise
An aviation brigade of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force held a live-fire exercise off the country's southeastern coast on 18 April, accord...