2020
US Air Force and Boeing agree on final KC-46 RVS 2.0 design
The US Air Force and Boeing reached two agreements April 2 to implement a final KC-46A Pegasus Remote Vision System design, known as RVS 2.0, and h...
Boeing has delivered first CH-47F Chinook helicopter to Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing recently delivered the first CH-47F Chinook with an upgraded cockpit to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), continuing a track record o...
Boeing will deliver three additional MQ-25 unmanned refueling aircraft to US Navy
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract modification for three additional MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft, bringing the total number o...
Delivery of HC-130J Combat King II for US Air Force Reserve
Lockheed Martin delivered the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s first HC-130J Combat King II today to a crew from the 920th Rescue Wing (RQW) from Patrick A...
New generation of Dornier Seastar completed first flight
The prototype SN1003, a New Generation of the Dornier Seastar amphibious aircraft successfully performed its first flight today at Oberpfaffenhofen...
Japan plans to develop its own stealth fighter
Rejecting designs from Lockheed Martin, Boeing and BAE Systems, Japan is planning to develop a stealth fighter domestically.
Turkish medical aid arrives in Spain and Italy
An Airbus A-400M Atlas cargo plane of the Turkish Air Force carrying medical supplies donated by Turkey reached Spain and Italy on Wednesday, 1 Apr...
Lockheed Martin awarded $23M contract to integrate the government of Belgium into F-35 enterprise
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $22,902,038 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract that integrates the government of Belgium...
India completes production of Su-30MKI fighters
India’s aerospace corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has completed the licensed production of 272 Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting...
Cobham secures DE&S anti-jam satellite signal contract
Cobham Aerospace Connectivity announces that it has been awarded a contract by the UK MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to research Ad...
General Atomics completes first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed the first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (...
US approves sale of F-16 upgrades for South Korean Air Force
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea to upgrade its F-16 Block 32 airc...
Tupolev completes upgrade of Tu-95MS strategic bombers
The Tupolev Aircraft Company (part of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation) has completed the small upgrade of the first batch of Tu-95MS strategic...
Boeing receives $1.5 Billion P-8A Poseidon contract from US Navy
The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes eight aircraft ...
Lockheed Martin awarded contract for night vision targeting sensor systems services
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $7,590,200 cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract for post-production s...
Sikorsky awarded $19.2M in support of VH-92A Presidential Helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a division of Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $19,217,204 modification in support of the VH-92A ...
USA: AFLCMC delivers C-37B special air mission aircraft early
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center delivered the latest C-37B special air mission aircraft to the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, ...
Launch of X-37B spaceplane for US Space Force in May
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 501 configuration rocket will launch the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force. This will mark the sixth flight ...
India employs Ilyushin Il-38SD MPA to deliver medical masks to Goa
India’s government employed an Indian Navy’s (IN’s) Ilyushin Il-38SD (‘SD’ for Sea Dragon; NATO reporting name: May) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA)...
Airbus A400M transports masks to Spain in support of COVID-19 crisis efforts
An Airbus A400M airlifter has performed an air-bridge between Toulouse (France) and Madrid in order to deliver critically-needed mask supplies to t...