2018
Russian Air Force Tu-95MS bombers patrolling over Sea of Japan
Two Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers have patrolled the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea and the western part of ...
US oks $1,1Bn FMS for RNLAF AH-64Ds upgrade
The US State Department yesterday approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of items and services to support the upgrade/remanuf...
Russian helicopters in tactical drills
More than 20 helicopters, including Mil Mi-28N (NATO code name: Havoc) attack and Mi-35M (Hind) transport/attack helicopters, and a squadron of Kam...
Russian Helicopters to Produce TVS-2DTS light airplanes at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
Russian Helicopters, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, as well as ...
First HH-60W CSR helicopter enters final assembly phase
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is beginning final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter, which will bring unprecedented capab...
Russian MoD inducts new batch of Mi-8MTV-5-1 multirole helicopters
Russian Helicopters, a Holding of Rostec State Corporation, handed over to the Russian Defense Ministry a batch of Mi-8MTV-5-1 rotorcraft pro...
UK signs new $365 mn contract for RAF C-17 airlifters support
A £260 million (US$ 365 million) agreement with the United States Government to support RAF C-17 heavy lift transport aircraft into the next decade...
US Army JAGM missile moving towards LRIP decision
US Army aviation testers are now deep into testing the latest Army aviation missile at the Yuma Proving Ground, known as the Joint Air-to-Ground Mi...
Iranian drone shot down: a copy of the CIA’s RQ-170 Sentinel
On February 10, over Syria, an Israeli attack helicopter shot down an Iranian drone whose shape strongly resembled that of Iran’s Saeqeh, or “Thund...
European MALE RPAS completes System Requirements Review phase
The European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) has successfully passed its System Requirements Review (SR...
Su-57 starts test operation ahead of first batch delivery
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said the first stage of acceptance trials of the fifth-generation Su-57 (T-50, PAK FA) fighter jet was...
Saab reports strong 2017 financial results
Demand for and interest in Saab’s world-leading products and solutions are strong, the Swedish company said today, February 16, 2018. In 2017, Saab...
Fortem starts marketing DroneHunter airborne anti-UAV system
Fortem Technologies on February 15 announced the release of DroneHunter, the first military-tested unmanned aircraft that provides perimeter intrus...
Russia's MiG-35 multirole fighter jet completes factory tests
Russia’s MiG Corporation has completed the factory tests of the advanced Mikoyan MiG-35 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-F) multirole fighter jet, the...
Indonesia, Russia finally clinch deal for 11 Su-35 jets
Russia and the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of Indonesia have sealed a contract for the delivery of Su-35 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E+) fighter je...
China: CH-4 UAV live-ammunitions tests completed
The Caihong (Rainbow) CH-4 drone has successfully completed a live-ammunition 6-day bombing test under extreme environmental conditions (including ...
Delivery of Su-30SM fighter jets to Belarus postponed to 2019
The implementation of the contract to deliver Russian Su-30SM fighter jets to Belarus may begin one year later in 2019 after Russia gets rid of dep...
Russian Helicopters progressing towards Progress AAC plant overhaul
Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Rostec State Corporation, implemented the first project to reconstruct factory airbase of the Sazykin Progress...
ACCaP Program: And now, over to the evaluation phase
On February 14, 2018, the UK Department of Defense representing Eurofighter Typhoon and the US Joint Program Office representing the Lockheed Marti...
Belgium: two "Best and Final Offers" (BaFO) for the F-16 replacement
On February 14, Lockheed Martin (for the F-35A) and the Eurofighter consortium (for the Typhoon II) handed Belgium their best and final offer, thei...