2021
Saab proposes new Saab Sensor Centre in Canada
On 18 January at the AIx Space 2021 Conference, Saab announced that it has offered to establish a new facility in Canada as part of its offer for C...
Northrop Grumman awarded USD 3.6 Bn contract for US Air Force Battlefield Airborne Communications Node
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on 21 January that Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $3,600,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quant...
First Greek Air Force upgraded F-16 Viper makes maiden flight
The first of 84 Greek Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to be upgraded to the F-16V Viper standard took to the skies for the first time on January 17, ...
Russian Aerospace Forces keep receiving new hardware – Part 2
In a distant future, the new Russian airborne system of long-range aviation (PAK DA) will replace the basic strategic bombers. Preliminary trials o...
Boeing awarded USD 2.1 Bn contract to supply 15 additional KC-46 air tankers to US Air Force
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on January 20 that Boeing has been awarded a $2,124,531,149 modification to contract FA8625-11-C-6600 for ...
French and Indian Air Forces hold joint exercises in Jodhpur
The French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs announces on its website that, for the first time, Indo-French air force exercise sees Rafale jet...
Russian Aerospace forces keep receiving new hardware – Part 1
Several multi-billion rouble contracts for the production of combat jets and helicopters were completed in 2020. The pandemic-related financial dif...
L3Harris Technologies demonstrates antenna technology for US Space Force satellite communications
L3Harris Technologies has successfully completed a technology demonstration, under a Defense Innovation Unit prototype contract, for the U.S. Space...
US Space Force joins the American intelligence community
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe welcomed the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as the 18th member of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).
Airbus developed a UAV launcher for A400M transport aircraft
Airbus has developed a launcher to release unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from an Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.
French drone supplier Icarus Swarms launched autonomous swarm concept at CES 2021
During CES 2021, French drone manufacturer Icarus Swarms announced a new UAS product line targeting security and emergency first-response industries.
MQ-9B SeaGuardian to get Leonardo Seaspray AESA maritime radar
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with Leonardo to integrate the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 radar into the centerline ...
Russia to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
Russia is launching domestic procedures to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on January 15.
USAF B-52H Stratofortress bomber conducts presence patrol in Middle East
U.S. Air Force B-52H "Stratofortress" aircrews successfully completed a presence patrol in the Middle East on January 17, marking the second such m...
AFRL completes successful precision airdrop flight test
Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate reached new heights during a precision airdrop (PAD) flight test, ...
AFRL demonstrates first collaborative weapon technologies
The Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program completed the first Air Force flight demonstration of collaborative weapons Dec. 15 using technology de...
GA-ASI demonstrates Beyond Line of Sight Command and Control over HF using MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed the first Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) High Frequency (HF) Command and Control (C2) de...
France signs agreement to purchase Northrop Grumman’s E-2D advanced Hawkeye
On January 6, the government of France signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) with the U.S. government signifying their intent to purchase N...
Parrot chosen by the French Defense Procurement Agency for the supply of micro-drones with ANAFI USA
Parrot, Europe's leading drone group, was chosen by the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French defense procurement agency, DGA) to supply its ANA...
Royal Air Force Chinooks conduct heavy lift operations in Mali
An RAF Chinook has delivered heavy equipment to extend French and Malian forces' operational range as part of Op Barkhane, the French counter insur...