2019
India orders first batch of own missiles for Su-30MKI
The Indian Air Force ordered a development batch of guided air-to-air Astra missiles of the Indian design for multirole Su-30MKI fighter jets, a re...
Indian Air Force to receive first Rafale fighter jet in September
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is scheduled to receive its first French-made Dassault Rafale fighter jet by the end of September, according to Jean-Bap...
US Air Force cancels Extended Range Weapon development programme
The U.S. Air Force, according to various media, may have cancelled its Extended Range Weapon development programme. This programme, a new start eff...
French Rafale jets and Indian Su-30MKI jointly participate in Garuda VI exercise
On Tuesday, June 25, the Indian Air Force (IAF) announced that four Sukhoi-30MKI (Su-30MKI) fighters departed from India to France in order to part...
Italian Air Force solidifies KC-767A tanker readiness with Boeing PBL agreement
Boeing will continue providing Performance-based Logistics (PBL) support to the Italian air force (ItAF) fleet of KC-767A tankers through July 2021...
UK Royal Air Force F-35 aircraft patrol over Iraq and Syria
UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) officially told that F-35 aircraft had flown alongside Typhoon aircraft over the skies of Syria and Iraq. Nevertheless...
Canadian Special Forces King Air 350ER ISR aircraft to arrive by 2022
The Canadian Special Forces will receive three new Beechcraft King Air 350ER twin-turboprop Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) air...
Meggitt began delivery of Braking Systems for AIDC XAT-5 Blue Magpie AJT for Taiwan
Meggitt PLC has begun the delivery of the main wheels, carbon brakes and brake control systems of Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corpora...
Royal Air Force first P-8A Poseidon painted and undergoing pre-flight preparation
The first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has been painted in RAF colours and is now undergoing pre-flight prep...
China apparently deployed J-10 jets to disputed Woody Island in South China Sea
CNN recently reported, after discovering satellite images supplied by ImageSat International, that China had deployed at least four J-10 fighter je...
Pakistani JF-17 Block III fighter development advances
The Pakistani JF-17 Block III fighter jet will make its first flight by the end of 2019, according to Flight Global.
Paris Air Show 2019: Airbus Helicopters and the French Ministry for Transport to perform first flight of hybrid light helicopter demonstrator in 2020
Airbus Helicopters and the French Ministry for Transport (DGAC) have announced the launch of a research project aimed at demonstrating the use of a...
Leonardo and PWNE extend their Training Service Agreement in Malaysia to include a new AW189 helicopter FFS Simulator
Leonardo and PWN Excellence Sdn Bhd (PWNE) are expanding their established partnership in Malaysia for the provision of advanced training services ...
Paris Air Show 2019: Lockheed Martin team enhances command and control for ballistic missile defense
Through ongoing modernization to the command, control, battle management and communications (C2BMC) system, Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) team has ...
Russia to upgrade Kondor-FKA satellite
Russia`s MIC NPO Mashinostroyenia (a subsidiary of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV)) is upgrading its Kondor-FKA space vehicle, a source fr...
Paris Air Show 2019: Eurofighter, EUROJET and NETMA sign long term evolution initial contracts
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH, EUROJET Turbo GmbH and NETMA, the NATO Eurofighter & Tornado Management Agency, have signed contracts together w...
Paris Air Show 2019: Lockheed Martin and Airbus reaffirm tanker partnership
With an agreement in place to explore U.S. military tanking opportunities, Airbus and Lockheed Martin senior executive leaders met for some "tanker...
Paris Air Show 2019: Safran teams with Hensoldt and mades on Eo/Ir project for Europe's Future MALE
Safran Electronics & Defense, Hensoldt Optronics and Mades have signed collaboration agreements on the Euroflir 610, a high-performance multisp...
Paris Air Show 2019: Azur Drones presents the Skeyetech system
Azur Drones is present at Paris Air Show 2019 (France) and showcases the SKEYETECH System, an autonomous drone for video surveillance.
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman sign teaming agreement on scramjet-powered tactical missile systems
Building on years of collaboration, Raytheon Company and Northrop Grumman Corporation have signed a teaming agreement to develop, produce and...