2021
Australia first Loyal Wingman completes maiden flight
Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have successfully completed the first test flight of the Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft.
Russia to ship strike drones and S-300 air defense systems to Kyrgyzstan
An agreement for shipment of drones and S-300 air defense systems was achieved during President Sadyr Zhaparov’s visit to Russia on February 24-25,...
US Navy tests long-range cargo transport Blue Water UAS
Naval Air Force Atlantic conducted a test of a logistics Unmanned Air System prototype over Naval Station Norfolk on Feb. 21, 2021.
Rafael marks another milestone in the development of the I-Derby ER air-to-air missile
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has completed the development of the ground-based Air Defense version of the I-Derby ER (Extended Range) air-t...
Russia launches Arktika-M weather satellite
The ground automatic complex of the space troops of the Aerospace Forces ensured the launch of Arktika-M satellite from Baikonur spaceport, the Def...
Test launch of US Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test reentry ...
Israeli military selects Lockheed Martin CH-53K King Stallion as new transport helicopter
In a concluding meeting, the Israel's Minister of Defense accepted the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recommendation to se...
British Army leads the way for NATO next generation rotorcraft
Colonel Paul Morris, Assistant Head Plans, Capability Air Manoeuvre, addressed the virtual International Military Helicopter Conference to outline ...
Complete avionics upgrade for C-130HI transport aircraft of Israeli Air Force
The 131st ("Yellow Bird") Squadron of Israeli Air Force (IAF) is wrapping up the avionic enhancement process for its "Karnaf" (Hercules C-130HI), w...
Boeing begins T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer production
A new era in aircraft design and build has begun as the first U.S. portion of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer has officially entered the Boeing ...
Lockheed Martin awarded fourth and fifth production lots for Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $414 million contract from the U.S. Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production. This is t...
Russia received requests for Su-57E fighter from foreign customers
The Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation has received a number of requests from foreign customers for the Su-57E multirole fi...
Northrop Grumman marks five years of B-21 progress with two aircraft in flow
In just over two years since completing Critical Design Review (CDR), Northrop Grumman has brought its digital design of the B-21 Raider to life, w...
Saab delivers third GlobalEye to UAE
Saab delivered the third GlobalEye aircraft to the United Arab Emirates on 20 February 2021.
Rheinmetall to supply German Air Force with two additional cargo hold simulators for the Airbus A400M
The German Air Force continues to count on Rheinmetall’s cutting-edge simulation expertise for training its A400M Military transport aircraft perso...
French armed forces to expand their secure satellite communication capabilities
Thales has been chosen by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to lead a second part of the ground segment of the Syracuse IV satellite comm...
Israel Missile Defense Organization and US Missile Defense Agency commence development of Arrow-4 weapon system
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), in the Directorate of Defense R&D (MAFAT) of the Israel Ministry of Defense, and the U.S. Missi...
NATO first operational UAS flying unit is providing increased security for the Alliance
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk has recently enabled NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Force to achieve a declaratio...
Royal Canadian Air Force in works to extend CH-146 Griffon fleet to mid-2030
This week, the first of three CH-146 helicopters was delivered to Mirabel (Quebec, Canada) to help test avionics systems and engine upgrades. This ...
US Air Force begins retirement of B-1 bombers, paving way for B-21
In support of its efforts to modernize America’s bomber fleet, the Air Force will begin divesting 17 B-1B Lancers from its current fleet as authori...