2018
ACCaP program: BAE Systems and Sonaca sign new agreement
The Belgian aerospace company Sonaca Group and BAE Systems have signed an agreement to collaborate on opportunities around the Eurofighter Typhoon ...
India: successful hot refueling trial of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas
Inching close to Final Operational Clearance (FOC), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited carried out a hot refueling on indigenous Light Combat Aircraft-T...
Bell introduces new 407GXi
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced on February 26 the introduction of the Bell 407GXi at Heli-Expo 2018. The Bell 407GXi incorporat...
China's military aircraft entered South Korea air defense identification zone
China flew a military aircraft into South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) for over four hours Tuesday without giving prior notifica...
Thales to unify Australia's civilian and military airspaces
Australia occupies a unique global position in the air traffic management (ATM) domain. The country’s Air Navigation Service Provider, Airservices ...
Hensoldt presents new PrecISR airborne surveillance radar
HENSOLDT, a leading independent sensor house, is developing an innovative airborne multi-mission surveillance radar which will provide armed forces...
Edmonton Police Service inducts new H125 helicopter
Canada's Edmonton Police Service Flight Operations Unit has officially unveiled its new H125 "Air 1" helicopter. The $5.9 million helicopter will h...
P&W Canada to provide PT6C-67D engine for TEMSCO's UH-1H upgrade program
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) announced today that it will provide its PT6C-67D powerplant for the engine conversion program of the UH-1H h...
New Predator training center opens its doors in Italy
CAE on February 25 announced that the Italian Air Force has recently accepted into service a Predator Mission Trainer located at Amendola Air Force...
USAF T-X trainer aircraft to arrive in San Antonio-Randolph in 2022
The Air Force announced on February 21 that the Advanced Pilot Trainer (T-X) will replace T-38C Talon aircraft at existing undergraduate pilot trai...
Russia: Ilyushin Il-76MD Candid airlifters train to drop bombs
Like on 30 January 2015, Ilyushin Il-76MD (“Candid” in NATO code) airlifters accomplished a unique mission to drop bombs at a range in Tver region,...
King Air 350ER ISR for Kuwait
On 21 February, the US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait of King Air 350ER Intelligenc...
US contract for Swedish C-130 fleet support
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group awarded Swedish Air Force contract to support Lockheed Martin C-130 fleet (6 aircraft, 1 being a tanker). Förs...
Romania: 36 additional F-16s to be procured
Romania Defense Minister Mihai Fifor held a press conference on February 20 in which he laid out some of the major capitalization projects unfoldin...
Russia’s new high-speed combat helicopter prototype to start flying in 2019
The prototype of the new high-speed combat helicopter being developed by Russian Helicopters rotorcraft manufacturer (part of hi-tech corporation R...
Saab Launches First GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft
Today Saab rolled out the first GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the media at its Linköping site, Sweden. Glo...
New Bronco II light attack aircraft launched for US market
In a move set to revolutionize the light attack and tactical C4ISR aircraft industry, the launch of the BRONCO II aircraft is announced today by ne...
Two Su-57 fighter jets reportedly deployed to Syria for operational testing
Two Su-57 prototype fifth-generation fighter jets have been dispatched to the Humaymim airbase in Syria for operational evaluation and tests (OE&am...
India-made SARAS PT1N aircraft completes second flight test
India's indigenously built light transport aircraft SARAS has been successfully test flown for a second time Wednesday, officials said on February ...
UTC DB-110 Airborne Reconnaissance System selected by undisclosed Air Forces
UTC Aerospace Systems today announced that it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with an initial ceiling o...