2020
First separation tests of Safran 1,000kg AASM Hammer air-to-ground weapon on Rafale a success
The new 1,000-kilogram version of the AASM “Hammer”* air-to-ground modular weapon, designed and produced by Safran Electronics & Defense, succe...
Lockheed Martin awarded US Air Force F-16 Depot Sustainment Program
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $900 million contract to provide sustainment support and depot-overflow services for F-16 aircraft.
Boeing selects Infodas as supplier of SDoT cross domain solution for NATO AWACS upgrade
On December 11, Boeing awarded Infodas, a cybersecurity leader in cross domain solutions, to supply its SDoT products for bi-directional data excha...
Serbian Air Force testing new VRVZ-200 air-to-surface guided missile
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović visited “Colonel Pilot Milenko Pavlović“ airbase in Batajnica on December ...
Spanish industry achieves full incorporation into phase 1A of the NGWS-FCAS program
The DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement), acting on behalf of the governments of Spain, Germany and France, has formalized the contractual amendm...
Boeing autonomous MQ-25 Stingray completes first test flight with aerial refueling store
Boeing and the U.S. Navy have for the first time flown the MQ-25 T1 test asset with an aerial refueling store (ARS), a significant milestone inform...
First firing of a renovated French ASMPA strategic missile by Rafale fighter
Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces, expressed her great satisfaction after the success, on December 9, 2020, of the first firing o...
Bell Boeing awarded contract for USMC CMV-22B Osprey delivery and maintenance
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $170,438,450 modification against previously awarded, fixed-price-incentive-firm-ta...
Rheinmetall takes over maintenance of German CH-53G helicopters at Diepholz Air Base
Rheinmetall has won an order from the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) to inspect, maintain and repair its Sikorsky CH-53G transport helicopters. S...
BAE Systems receives USD60 million contract to deliver additional advanced missile seekers for LRASM
BAE Systems received a $60 million contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture and deliver additional advanced missile seekers for the Long Range ...
Russian Helicopters claims Ukrainian enterprises illegitimately overhaul Afghan Mi-17 helicopters
Russian Helicopters Holding said it considers it necessary to warn that Ukrainian aircraft repair enterprises are carrying out illegitimate overhau...
GA-ASI demonstrates government-supplied CODE autonomy engine
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems annouced on December 4 on its website that it conducted an autonomous flight using a government-supplied Colla...
Belgian F-35As to include nuclear capability
Belgian Defense minister Ludivine Dedonder has stated that the 34 F-35A Block 4 bought by Belgium will have dual capacity, that is to say conventio...
Italian Air Force receives first Leonardo HH-139B helicopter
Leonardo announced on December 3 the recent delivery of the first HH-139B twin engine helicopter to the Italian Air Force, a customised variant of ...
Russia begins production of engines for upgraded Tu-160M strategic bomber
The Russian long-range aviation is acquiring new combat capabilities. Engine development is one of the guidelines. The production of NK-32-02 engin...
RAF and Qatari Typhoon pilots operate for first time as Joint Squadron in Qatar
Typhoons from No. 12 Squadron have arrived in Qatar for Exercise Epic Skies, the Royal Air Force reported on its website on December 2. Pilots from...
Sukhoi completes contract for Su-34 bombers
The Sukhoi company completed a long-term contract to supply Su-34 frontline bombers. The Chkalov Aircraft Plant in Novosibirsk (NAZ) produced and t...
French Air and Space Force receives 2nd Beechcraft King Air 350 Light Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aicraft
On December 2, the French Air and Space Force received its second Light Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aicraft (ALSR, Avion Léger de Surveillance ...
Lockheed Martin USMC CH-53K King Stallion devices ready for training
U.S. Marines are now preparing to fly, maintain and sustain the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. The suite of training devices from Lockheed Martin we...
Boeing starts production of T-7A Red Hawk Weapons Systems Trainers
The U.S. Air Force is one step closer to receiving its next-generation trainer as Boeing started producing the T-7A Red Hawk’s “real-as-it-gets” gr...