2019
Airbus Helicopters VSR700 prototype performs first flight
The prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system has performed its first flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in th...
Airbus and its partners unveil details of new Eurofighter ECR concept
At the International Fighter Conference in Berlin Airbus and its partners introduced for the first time concrete details of the new Eurofighter ele...
Rheinmetall successfully concludes modernization of simulators for Tiger combat helicopter
In partnership with Thales, Rheinmetall successfully completed modernization of the flight simulators for the Tiger combat helicopter just a few we...
Russia: TsAGI produces Slon airlifter model
The Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) continues to create the new Slon heavy airlifter. An aerodynamic model of the prospective ...
Kongsberg awarded follow-on JSM contract with Japan
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has entered into a follow-on contract with Japan to supply the JSM (Joint Strike Missile) for thei...
Leonardo invests in Skydweller, the world’s first solar-powered drone capable of perpetual flight with heavy payloads
Leonardo is accelerating the progress of technology and innovation in autonomous flight by investing in Skydweller Aero Inc., a US/Spanish start-up...
USA: new HH-60 helicopter to begin developmental testing
The Air Force’s newest aircraft landed at Eglin Nov. 6 to begin developmental testing.
First Su-57 fifth-generation fighter ready for delivery to Russian troops
The first serial-produced fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet is ready for its delivery to Russia’s Aerospace Force, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei ...
Possible U.S. foreign military sale of CH-47F cargo helicopter to UAE United Arab Emirates
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of ten (10) CH-47F Chinoo...
Northrop Grumman delivers 500th AN/APG-81 AESA Radar for the F-35 Lightning II
Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered its 500th AN/APG-81 fire control radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The Northrop Grumman AN/APG-81 active ...
Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) by Lockheed Martin successfully defends drone threat
Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated their laser weapon system for the U.S. Air Force at a government test range at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where the...
Boeing awarded contract for Laser Small Diameter Bomb
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a $22,482,383 contract for Laser Small Diameter Bomb all up rounds and warhead shipping conta...
UK: DASA awards £2m contracts to counter hostile drone threats
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has announced that it has awarded nearly £2m to develop new capabilities to detect, disrupt, and defeat...
Northrop Grumman to support the Australian Defence Force’s joint data network
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Australian Defence Force Tactical Data Link Authority (ADFTA) to deliver tactical d...
Southeast Asian military customer awards AeroVironment $6.4 Million Raven tactical UAS follow-on contract award
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), today announced it received a firm fixed-price contract valued at $6,408,5...
Poland to replace Mi-24s with new combat helicopters
The Polish military is planning to scrap its Mil Mi-24 ‘Hind’ combat helicopters, replacing them with modern platforms under the Kruk (Raven) progr...
Saab’s new Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) in the air
Saab carried out the first flight tests with its new advanced Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP) with successful results on 4 November 2019. The p...
Russia makes monitoring flight over Germany
The Russian Tu-154M LK-1 aircraft is making a monitoring flight over Germany in the framework of the Open Sky Treaty, the Russian Defense Ministry ...
GA-ASI's Predator series aircraft pass six Million flight hours
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) today announced that its Predator-series of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), which includes the...
US Navy awards $146M contract for MV-22 block B - to - C conversions
The Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office was awarded a $146 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price-incentive-fir...