2021
Belgian Air Component familiarizes with MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAS
From 2023, four MQ-9B SkyGuardians will be stationed at Florennes Air Base, in Belgium. Some Air Component technicians were able to familiarize the...
Russia to boost range of Orion-E drone with satellite link
The latest Orion-E reconnaissance drone will be capable of operating at a far greater range after it gets satellite communications, Kronshtadt Comp...
Leonardo new MAIR threat warning system for aircraft goes into series production
Leonardo’s new MAIR (Multi Aperture InfraRed) threat warning system has gone into series production, with manufacturing underway on an initial batc...
Hensoldt PrecISR airborne surveillance radar ordered by CAE Aviation
Sensor solutions specialist Hensoldt will supply its new airborne multi-mission surveillance radar PrecISR to one of the biggest airborne surveilla...
Kazan Helicopter Plant completion development of Mi-8MTV-5M helicopter
The Kazan Helicopter Plant (KVZ, a subsidiary of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters) has completed a research-and-development (R&D) work to design th...
Russian MoD to reconfigure Tu-214ON aircraft after Open Skies treaty withdrawal
The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is planning to reconfigure its Tu-214ON ('ON' for Open Skies), which were previously operated under the Open ...
L3Harris awarded contract for AN/ALQ-172 Countermeasures Program and modernization
L3 Harris, Clifton, New Jersey, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in the amount of $947,292,440 for the AN/ALQ-1...
US Army carried out flight tests with new HMD for AH-64E Apache helicopter
PEO Aviation’s Apache Sensors Product Office in coordination with Redstone Test Center (RTC), the Future Vertical Lift- Cross Functional Team (FVL ...
Northrop Grumman and Martin UAV conduct successful flight test for Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Martin UAV (a Shield AI company) have completed successful flight testing of a V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS...
M1 Support Services awarded contract for T‐38 Aircraft Maintenance Program
M1 Support Services, Denton, Texas, was awarded a $26,417,252 modification to contract (FA4890-16-C-0012) for the T‐38 Aircraft Maintenance Program.
Kazakhstan orders two Airbus A400M airlifters
On September 1st, Airbus Defence announced that the Republic of Kazakhstan has ordered two Airbus A400M.
Russian defense contractor working on upgrading Tor air defense missile system
The Izhevsk-based Kupol Electromechanical Plant (part of the Almaz-Antey aerospace defense conglomerate) is working on upgrading and improving the ...
Russian R-27 air-to-air missiles to rejoin global market
Russia’s largest manufacturer of air-launched weapons, Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), has commenced modernizing the R-27 family of air-to-ai...
New agreement on FCAS, Future Combat Air System
On the 30th of August 2021, the French Minister of Defense, Mrs. Florence PARLY met with the German Minister of Defense, Mrs. Annegret KRAMP-KARREN...
US-made A-29 Super Tucano aircraft officially inducted into Nigerian Air Force
U.S. Department of Defense leaders attended the A-29 Super Tucano induction ceremony, hosted by Nigerian Minister of Defence Bashir Salihi Magashi ...
Sentient Vision Systems and Airborne Technologies GmbH to produce ViDAR SCAR-Pods
Australian company Sentient Vision Systems and Austrian company Airborne Technologies GmbH are designing and building new search and surveillance p...
US and Australian Forces strengthen coalition air dominance in Red Flag-Alaska 21-3
Red Flag-Alaska 21-3 concluded at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Aug. 27, strengthening interoperability and showcasing air dominance in the Indo-...
Northrop Grumman delivers advanced multifunction sensor system to AFRL and DARPA
Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered the Arrays at Commercial Timescales Integration and Validation (ACT-IV) system to the Air Force Research Lab...
Nigeria to buy 24 Leonardo M-346 multirole fighter jets
The Nigerian Government has approved the acquisition of 24 M-346 multirole aircraft for its Air Force, paving the way for the replacement of Alpha ...
Sukhoi jets and Mi-28N helicopters may be armed with latest S-13B unguided missiles
Sukhoi jets and Mi-28N Night Hunter helicopters may be armed with the latest S-13B unguided missiles, Tecmash Executive Director Alexander Kochkin ...