2020
France proposes 12 second-hand Rafale fighters to Croatia
Croatia wants to replace its MiG-21Bis/UM. On October 14, the Chief of Staff of the French Armies, General François Lecointre, confirmed that an of...
Embraer delivers six A-29B Super Tucano multi-mission aircraft to Philippine Air Force
On 14 October, 2020, Embraer formally delivers six A-29B Super Tucano multi-mission aircraft to Philippine Air Force (PAF).
Vietnamese Navy interested in former Japanese P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to sign a defense-export deal with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc during his visit t...
Malaysia starts international tender for new maritime patrol aircraft
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is pushing forward with their acquisition of new Maritime Patrol Aircraft, with a first batch of two aircraft ...
Raytheon StormBreaker smart weapon approved for fielding on F-15 Eagle
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, on 13 October announced the StormBreaker smart weapon has been approved for use ...
Airbus to upgrade communications and mission system on Australian KC-30A MRTT fleet
Airbus announces it has been selected to develop a Communications and Mission System modernization upgrade for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF...
France to get upgraded NH90 TTH Caiman helicopters for its Special Forces
NHIndustries and its partner companies (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker), have signed with the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) a...
Finland to possibly order F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers with associated weapons
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland of F/A-18E/F Super Horne...
United States approves foreign military sale of F-35 and F/A-18E/F fighter aircraft to Finland
According to information released by the United States State Department of Defense on October 9, 2020, United States has approved a foreign militar...
Arrival of first A400M of binational Luxembourg-Belgium unit at 15 Wing
On Friday, October 9, 2020, the first of 8 Airbus A400M Atlas that will be operated by a joint unit formed by the Luxembourg Armed Forces and the B...
US Transportation Command to explore rapid transportation through space
According to information released by the United States Transportation Command on October 7, 2020, while speaking at the National Defense Transporta...
PKL Services to continue maintenance and operations training of F-15SG of Singapore Air Force
According to a contract released by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on October 7, 2020, PKL Services Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded...
Elbit Systems to provide Aviators’ Night Vision Imaging System Head-Up Display to U.S. Army helicopter pilots
Elbit Systems announced on Oct.7 that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) ...
U.S. Air Force performs first flight of MQ-9A Reaper with 8 Hellfire missiles
The US Air Force announced that on September 10, a General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper flew for the first time with 8 Hellfire missiles. In its stand...
B-1B Lancers cross Arctic Circle to train with Nordic allies
B-1B Lancer bombers assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron conducted training with the Norwegian air force on Sept. 25, in a 16-hour sor...
Royal Malaysian Air Force operates Rheinmetall A400M cargo hold simulator
Rheinmetall and Airbus Defense & Space continue their successful cooperation in training systems for the A400M transport aircraft. The new turn...
Elbit Systems of America to provide support for U.S. Navy V-22 Ospreys
Elbit Systems announced on Oct. 5 that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was awarded an approximately $35 million five-year firm-fixed...
First Australian-designed Boeing Loyal Wingman UAV to be assembled in Queensland
Queensland is poised to take another bold step in aerospace and advanced manufacturing with an historic opportunity to be the final production home...
Raytheon to supply AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles to South Korea
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of AIM-9X Block II Tactical ...
Paramount Aerospace to expand support to U.S. Air Force adversary air training
Paramount Aerospace Systems USA (PAS USA), a subsidiary of Africa based, global aerospace and technology company Paramount Group, will expand its m...