2020
Royal Air Force CH-47D Chinooks exceed 2,000 flight hours in Mali
The Royal Air Force Chinook detachment supporting Operation Barkhane carried on against Islamic terrorist groups in Mali has so far logged over 2 0...
MD Helicopters awarded $36 Million for Afghanistan Air Force MD-530F aircraft fleet support
MD Helicopters Inc., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $35,823,838 modification to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0038 for logistics support for the Afghanistan A...
Elbit Systems introduces a UAS-based long-range maritime rescue capability
Elbit Systems introduces a unique life saving capability to its Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Integrating detection an...
FLIR awarded $20.6 Million US Army contract for Black Hornet
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has won an additional $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconna...
USA approves possible sale to refurbish 43 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Egypt
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt to refurbish forty-three (43...
Chinese long-range H-20 stealth bomber could make its debut in November
According to an unnamed source in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), China’s new H-20 stealth bomber will likely make its first public appearance ...
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Minuteman III test launch on schedule
There is no question about it - the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission is a unique portion of the US Air Force Global Strike Command...
Next X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle scheduled to launch
The Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in partnership with the U.S. Space Force, is scheduled to launch the sixth mission of th...
Rafael and Leonardo will supply the M-346FA with Litening 5 and RecceLite systems
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will supply 5th generation Litening-5 and RecceLite systems to equip Leonardo's M-346FA light combat aircraft....
Bomber Task Force conducts Baltic mission with B-1 Lancers
Two U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission to the Baltic...
French Ministry of Defense doubles capacity for Novadem NX70 micro-drones
Less than a year after having projected the first NX70 micro-drones from Novadem in external operations (OPEX), the DGA (French Defense Procurement...
AeroVironment awarded $75.9M contract with US Army for Switchblade loitering munition
AeroVironment Inc was awarded a $75,930,901 hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price) contract to procure the Switchblade Weapon ...
First training flight for Belgian Air Component Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft
On 29 April 2020, the Belgian Air Component executed the first training flight with the recently contracted Falcon 7X. The training took place at K...
Leonardo to provide Japan with further Identification Friend/Foe (IFF) electronics
Leonardo has signed a contract worth around €5M with prime contractor Japan Radio Company to provide Mode 5-capable Identification Friend/Foe (IFF)...
Boeing presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force
A Boeing-led Australian industry team has presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force, a historic milesto...
Chemring Australia chosen as supplier of of countermeasure flares to global F-35 fleet
Chemring Australia, based in Lara, near Geelong, secured the USD$107.5 million contract for the production and delivery of countermeasure flares fo...
Leidos, Paramount USA and Vertex Aerospace team up to pursue USSOCOM Bronco II armed multi-mission aircraft prototype program
Leidos on May 4 announced a teaming agreement with Paramount Group USA and Vertex Aerospace to pursue a new contract to deliver the Bronco II, a ne...
Turkish Aerospace and Havelsan sign cooperation agreement for Turkish Fighter Aircraft program
President of Defence Industry Professor. İsmail Demir announced that cooperation agreement was signed between Turkish Aviation and Space Industry (...
Su-57 to get electric drivers
The hydraulic systems of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet will be replaced by electric engines to decrease the signature,...
Agility Prime kicks off
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Air Force and its partners pushed forward with the kickoff of Agility Prime this week. The objective of the week...