Final C-27J Spartan airlifter delivered to Royal Australian Air Force
| 2018
The 10th and final twin-engine airlifter Leonardo (formerly Alenia Aermacchi) C-27J Spartan for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been welc...
3-D printer-capable Marines with 31st MEU print replacement part for F-35B
| 2018
Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are now capable of ‘additive manufacturing,’ also known as 3-D printing....
DSA 2018: Deftech, Korean Air Lines and POSCO DAEWOO to partner on UAV area
| 2018
DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (Deftech), Malaysia’s premiere defence and aerospace company, yesterday signed a tripartite cooperation agre...
RAF’s legendary 'Dambusters' 617 Squadron reforms to fly F-35B jets
| 2018
The 617 Squadron immortalised by the Dambusters raid of World War II has been reformed to fly the UK’s new F-35B Lightning II fighter jets, the Def...
DSA 2018: Milkor unveils MA 80/380 UAS
| 2018
The South-African company Milkor chose DSA to officially unveil a new family of Unmanned Aerial Systems, the MA 80 and the bigger MA 380. Both are ...
DSA 2018: Deftech lands Royal Malaysia Police Cessna aircraft support contract
| 2018
Deftech Aviation Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of DRB-HICOM Berhad, announced a contract extension worth RM 18 million (USD 4,62 million) with the Malaysia...
DSA 2018: Thales offering FZ275 LGR for Malaysian Army future's MD530G helicopters
| 2018
At DSA 2018, Thales, through its local partner, Destini Prima Sdn Bhd (DPSB), is proposing its latest FZ275 Laser Guided Rocket for the Malaysian A...
J-10C fighter jet started operational duty says PLAAF
| 2018
China's new multi-role fighter jet J-10C began operational duty Monday, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force announced.China's new multi-ro...
Funding missing for laser kits on US AC-130J Gunships
| 2018
Speaking at a hearing of the US Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging threats, Air Force Lt. Gen. Marshall Webb told lawmakers that the se...
Iran to unveil new Shafaq missile during Army Day parade
| 2018
According to Tasnim News Agency, Iranian Army Airborne Commander General Yousef Qorbani announced the country's plan to unveil a new short-range mi...
Possible sales of 14 F-16 from US State Department to Slovakia
| 2018
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Slovakia of F-16 Block 70/72 V configuration aircraft f...
Lockheed Martin delivers first HC-130J Combat King II to CANG
| 2018
Lockheed Martin delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue tanker to the California Air National Guard on April 5 at the c...
Greek army to benefit from EUR 1 billion upgrade plan
| 2018
The defence program comes amid rising tensions with Turkey, fast-tracked to meet Greece's immediate needs. Greece’s army is set to receive a €1 bil...
British AH-64E Apaches to receive Leonardo defensive aids suite
| 2018
Leonardo has announced, at the FIDAE exhibition in Chile (3-8 April), that it has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide a defens...
Brazil and Mexico contract Airbus for Hcare Smart maintenance program
| 2018
Both the Brazilian Armed Forces and the Mexican Air Force have placed their trust in Airbus Helicopters’ HCare Smart by the hour maintenance progra...
The Indian Air Force wants 100 more fighter aircraft
| 2018
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to send out the request for information (RfI) for a $15-billion order for...
US Task Force Spartan aviation brigade at work with Jordanian Air Force
| 2018
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) welcomed soldiers assigned to the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), Task Force Spartan, to participate in a...
Boeing awarded $1.1B contract for 28 F/A-18E/F for Kuwait
| 2018
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $1.165 billion under the terms of an undefinitized contract action....
UAC, Russian Industry and Trade Ministry approve Il-276 requirements specification
| 2018
The requirements specification for the perspective Ilyushin Il-276 military transport plane has been approved by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporati...
PLAAF H-6K strategic bombers complete large-scale drill
| 2018
A division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force dispatched 12 H-6K bombers to carry out actual combat military training recently...