2020
Sikorsky awarded to procure long lead items for CH-53K King Stallion helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded $125,424,833 (not-to-exceed) for a firm-fixed-price advanced acq...
AEHF-6 satellite actively communicating with US Space Force
The first national security launch for the U.S. Space Force and the final satellite to build out the protected communications constellation is now ...
Lockheed Martin Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite ready for launch
The sixth Lockheed Martin-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite is encapsulated in its protective fai...
Gripen F fighter production under way
Saab has performed the first metal cut for the two-seater fighter aircraft Gripen F, marking an important milestone in the programme.
Embraer to collaborate on technologies and solutions to combat COVID-19
Embraer is working in partnership with companies and research centers on technologies that can increase the availability of equipment and solutions...
US Army selects Bell and Sikorsky to continue in FARA competition
Among the five competitors for the US Army's FARA (Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft) program, the US Army finally selected Bell and Sikorsky f...
Leonardo extends its training services capabilities to rotorcraft UAS
Leonardo is extending its training services capabilities to include rotorcraft unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to provide 360° training solutions to ...
Raytheon to upgrade air traffic surveillance radars for Brazilian Air Force
Raytheon Company is modernizing the Brazilian Air Force's surveillance radars across the Amazon. Raytheon will upgrade seven legacy radars to...
Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions set to produce and export medium-calibre ammunition for US Joint Strike Fighter programme
In an Australian first, Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) is set to produce and export ammunition for the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme.
Raytheon wins $392M AIM-9X Sidewinder production contract
Raytheon Missile Systems has won another contract for the production of the AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missile. The award is worth $3...
Russia sends Il-76 airlifters to help Italy fight COVID-19
As part of the operation to transfer Russian military specialists, special equipment and equipment to the Italian air force base Practice di Mare (...
USAFE supports Italy COVID-19 response
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, transported an En-Route...
First US Marine F-35C squadron reaches next aviation milestone
US Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 celebrated the results of over five months of F-35C Lightning II transition training when they receive...
US Air Force Research Lab tests low-cost turbojet engine
The Air Force Research Laboratory working with Northrop Grumman and Technical Directions Inc. (TDI) recently tested a first-of-its-kind, low-cost t...
KRET creates equipment for new-generation zeppelin
Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET) of Rostec will create onboard zeppelin equipment. It will also produce small drones for new-generation ...
US DoD tests hypersonic glide body
The U.S. Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range Facility...
Farnborough Airshow 2020 cancelled
The Farnborough International Airshow, one of the biggest showcase for the defence and aviation sectors , is to be cancelled due to the global Coro...
Second upgraded Tupolev-22M3M makes first flight
A second overhauled and fundamentally upgraded strategic bomber Tupolev-22M3M has performed its first flight, a source in the defense-industrial co...
Orbital UAV to work with Singaporean defense company
Orbital Corporation Ltd (Ausralia) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with one of Singapore’s largest defence companies, for the desi...
Australia selects companies for Shadow 200 tactical UAS replacement project
The replacement of the Austraian Army’s Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) through project LAND 129 Phase 3 has progressed to the ten...