2021
First Gripen E Swedish Air Force wing announced
The Chief of the Swedish of Air Force recently announced that Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F7) will be first within the Swedish Air Force to receive t...
Elbit Systems awarded $76 Million contract to supply Head Mounted Display Systems for US Army Apache helicopters
On October 6, Elbit Systems announced , that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, LLC., was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinit...
Russian and Mongolian troops to practice joint flights onboard Mi-8 helicopters in drills
Russian and Mongolian servicemen will for the first time practice joint flights onboard Mil Mi-8 (NATO reporting name: Hip) helicopters at the...
Northrop Grumman to design Signals Intelligence Sensor prototype for US Air Force
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to complete the design of a next-generation, open standards-based signals inte...
US Navy conducts multiple BQM-177 target test flights off coast of Japan
The US Navy’s Aerial Target program office (PMA-208) recently completed three back-to-back test flights with its newest subsonic aerial target, BQM...
Vanilla Unmanned UAV demonstates 8 days long unrefueled flight and claims world record
Vanilla Unmanned demonstrated 8 days, 50 minutes, and 47 seconds of continuous flight, breaking the world record for unrefueled, internal combustio...
US Air Force activates first Europe-based F-35A Squadron
The 48th Fighter Wing has reactivated the first U.S. Air Forces in Europe F-35A squadron. The 495th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed as the “Valkyries,”...
Boeing signs first CH-47F Block II Chinook production contract
Boeing and the U.S. Army have signed a $136 million contract for the first CH-47F Block II Chinooks.
Swedish Armed Forces is requesting to buy Saab Globaleye
The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) has contacted the government to begin the acquisition of new radar reconnaissance and command aircraft. O...
Nigerian Air Force receives final batch of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft
The last six of 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft destined for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) arrived in Kano on 29 September.
Russia to deploy 12 laser optical systems for space control by 2025
About 12 new laser optical systems for monitoring outer space will go operational in Russia by 2025, the Defense Ministry told the media on Russia'...
Retirement of the E-3D Sentry from Royal Air Force service
A Royal Parade, attended by His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex, was held on September 30 at RAF Waddington to mark the retirement of the E-3D Se...
Tekever AR5 UAV successfully deployed using SES Governmental Pooling and Sharing System
Tekever announced on October 4 the successful deployment of the Tekever UAV AR5 over Portugal’s west coast, using satellite communications services...
US approves EA-18G Growler aircraft replacement for Royal Australian Air Force
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of EA-18G Growler Aircraft,...
Boeing and US Air Force extend C-17 sustainment partnership with phased contract valued at up to $23.8 billion
Boeing will continue assuring the C-17 Globemaster III's worldwide mission readiness through a follow-on contract awarded by the U.S. Department of...
Saab delivers for the T-7A flight test program
Saab has shipped its third aft airframe section for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test program for the United States Air Force.
GA-ASI wins UK $77M MQ-9B Protector contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $77,190,125 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract modi...
Liteye awarded $7M contract to support deployed C-sUAS systems
iteye Systems, based in Denver Colorado, has been awarded a $7,000,000 multiple-year contract to administer contracted logistics support to Counter...
Safran Patroller tactical drone system in the Finnish sky
The Patroller tactical drone system, developed and produced by Safran Electronics & Defense, carried out a series of flight tests this pas...
FH-97 loyal wingman concept unveiled at Airshow China 2021
China Aerospace Science Technology Corp (CASTC) unveils showcases its Feihong product line at China Airshow 2021,held in Zhuh...