2019
Russian Air Force cadets using Syrian experience in training
The training centre of the Zhukovsky and Gagarin Air Force Academy in Syzran in the Volga area is using the experience gained by army aviation unit...
Most consulted and popular news in 2019
In order to finish 2019 on a high note, Air Recognition offers you a retrospective of the ten's more consulted news on its website. It is also a go...
Piaggio Aerospace signs 196M€ contract with Italian Ministry of Defence for 9 Avanti EVO
Just five days after the signing of an agreement on the Chinook helicopter’s engines worth € 50 million, Piaggio Aerospace has announced it signed ...
Boeing awarded contract for C-17 simulator training supporting NATO partners
Boeing Co., Saint Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $9,500,000 modification to previously awarded contract FA3002-16-D-0006 for C-17 simulator tr...
Pakistan Air Force has launched the first batch of JF-17B dual seats JF-17 fighter aircraft
On Friday, December 27, 2019, Pakistan Air Force has launched the first batch of its JF-17 indigenous double-seat fighter jets dubbed JF-17B. An of...
Pakistani new JF-17 Block 3 fighter aircraft has performed its first flight in China
The first JF-17 Block 3 fighter aircraft has performed its first flight on December 15, 2019, on a factory runway in China. The new version of the ...
Greece has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to upgrade F-16 fighter to F-16V standard
The government of Greece has awarded a $280 million contract to American Company Lockheed Martin Corporation to upgrade its F-16 fighter jet fleet ...
US contract for Raytheon to deliver AMRAAM air-t-air missiles to US and 23 foreign countries
U.S. Department of Defense has announced on December 27, 2019, that Raytheon Missile Systems Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $768,283,907 ...
US Air Force, Navy and Army conduct first real world test of Advanced Battle Management System
In the first field test of a novel approach to warfighting, communicating and decision-making, the Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and te...
US Navy buys three MQ-4 Tritons and upgrades jamming systems on EA-18G Growler aircraft
The US Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a pair of contracts worth nearly $287 million to buy unmanned surveillance aircraft and to develop upgraded ta...
First batch of Russian-made Su-30SM fighters arrives in Armenia
The first pair of Russian-made Su-30SM multirole fighters purchased by Armenia at the beginning of 2019 landed at an aerodrome in Southern Caucasus...
Ecuador orders Grob G 120TP trainer aircraft
The Ecuadorian Air Force confirmed that it acquires eight aircraft of the Grob G 120 TP model for the training of its pilots.
Boeing to deliver AH-64E Apache helicopters to three allied countries
Boeing and the U.S. Army have finalized orders from three nations to provide their armed forces with the new, more capable AH-64E Apache model. The...
F-16 downs target drone with laser guided rocket in unprecedented test
The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron shot down a subscale drone using an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket...
Joint state tests of Mi-26T2V helicopter started
Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) and representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense started joint state t...
Embraer KC-390 Millennium airlifter successfully concludes airdrop testing campaign
The KC-390 Millennium new generation multi-mission medium airlifter has successfully concluded the testing campaign for gravity airdrop and extract...
Poland Special Forces get 4 Black Hawk helicopters
On December 20, Poland has taken delivery of four Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for operation on special forces missions. Head of the MoD, ...
Leonardo M-40 target drone used to prove latest Mistral missiles
Leonardo has concluded a series of flights with its M-40 target drone as part of a trials campaign in Italy. This saw the drones simulating modern ...
Mass deliveries of fifth-generation Su-57 fighter to Russian troops to begin in 2020
The first large-scale deliveries of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet to Russia’s Aerospace Force will begin already next year, CEO of the sta...
Latvian company UAV Factory still supplies Latvian armed forces with unmanned aircraft
The Latvian Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with Latvian manufacturer UAV Factory to continue supplying and maintaining unmanned aerial...