2021
Silent Arrow awarded US Air Force contract for cargo delivery UAS
Silent Arrow announced the United States Air Force has awarded contract FA864921P0478 entitled "Feasibility of Downsizing and Adapting Commercial S...
Belgian Air Component tests drone capabilities
In Belgium, the Lombardsijde military district is an ideal site to test the capabilities of drones. Day and night, land and air component specialis...
US Air Force tests anti-drone laser weapons
Throughout 2020, the 704th Test Group’s Operating Location-AA, part of the Directed Energy Combined Test Force, or DE CTF, focused much of its effo...
China: advancement on AG600 large amphibious aircraft
China's indigenously developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft has achieved continuous progress with multiple test planes entering the manufacturin...
Freshvale releases Heavy VTOL UAV 150H
FRESHVALE LTD released the brand-new HEAVY VTOL UAV 150H with the results of its pioneering mission in the far North. Unmanned helicopter HEAVY VTO...
India leases four Heron TP MALE UAVs from Israel
The Indian Army has leased four Heron TP medium-altitude, long endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) from Israel as part of it...
UK: Royal Air Force selects Aeralis to deliver research and development of Advanced Modular Aircraft
Aeralis, the transformational British military jet developer has agreed a three-year contract with the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office ...
Successful first live launch of Leonardo BriteCloud 218 decoy from Airbus target drone
A recent trial, which saw the German Armed Forces launching a Leonardo BriteCloud 218 decoy from an Airbus RPATS test platform, to evaluate its pot...
Finland: Lapland Air Command to conduct Talvinorva 21 exercise
Lapland Air Command (the peace-time Finnish Air Force unit responsible for the protection of the airspace of northern Finland) will conduct the Tal...
Anavia unveils HT-100 VTOL cargo drone
Anavia, a Swiss company, has developed a UAV they claimed to be "the most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system in the world”. An unmanned ...
Kaman announces new order for the K-MAX helicopter
Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation, announced the receipt of a signed purchase agreement for a K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift hel...
Orolia to provide Galileo PRS enabled solutions for European Defense
Orolia, through its France-based entity Orolia Systèmes & Solutions (O2S), has been selected for the GEODE project to develop European standard...
Azerbaijan: Air Force of the Combined Arms Army conducted tactical-special exercises
According to a video released by the Azerbaijan MoD on February 15, the Air Force of the Combined Arms Army conducted tactical-special exercises.&n...
Novadem to deliver about 50 more micro-drones NX70 to the French Army
Novadem received a new order from the DGA, to reinforce its fleet of micro-drones NX70 already used by French soldiers. Since 2018, the number of N...
Peruvian Air Force receives two KC-130H Hercules transport aircraft
The Peruvian Air Force has taken delivery of the two KC-130H Hercules transport aircraft it bought from Spain.
Denmark: new political agreement on Arctic capabilities
The Danish Government (the Social Democratic Party) and Venstre (The Liberal Party), the Danish People’s Party, the Social Liberal Party, the Conse...
Avio and Politecnico di Milano to work on new training system for the Italian Armed Forces
The Politecnico di Milano’s Department of Aerospace Science and Technology and AVIO S.p.A. (Colleferro, Rome) have signed a contract with the Naval...
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Ospreys arrive at MCAS Iwakuni
V-22 Ospreys destined for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) units arrived at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 14, 2021.
German Tornado fighter jets will fly until 2030
The Luftwaffe in collaboration with Airbus DS carried out the flight of the first Panavia Tornado fighter aircraft with an extended service life.
Russian Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopters flight record exceeds 2500 hours
The total flight time of Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopters produced by Ulan-Ude Aircraft Plant (U-UAZ) has exceeded 2500 hours, Russian Heli...