2021
Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer starts phase 2 flight testing
The Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer has begun phase 2 flight testing. This series of flights will evaluate the jet’s fighter-like pe...
Boeing wins contract with the United Kingdom for 14 Chinook helicopters
According to ot information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on June 22, 2021, the Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, received a del...
PLA Chinese Air Force orders more Chengdu J-20 fighter jets
According to information published by China Mil on June 22, 2021, a batch of J-20s, new-generation stealth fighter jets independently developed by ...
Turkish Aerospace build wind tunnel for the TAI TF-X fighter
According to a press release published by Turkish Aerospace on June 18, the firm is building Turkey's biggest and Europe's second-largest subsonic ...
Egyptian Air Force will receive Su-35 fighter jets
According to a tweet from Mahmoud Gamal, Egypt will receive Su-35 fighter jets. 12 Su-35s are currently in Russia, being prepared for delivery to E...
Azerbaijan Air Force trains for Anatolian Eagle 2021 exercises
The flight crew of the Azerbaijan Air Force that will take part in the "Anatolian Eagle 2021" International Flight-Tactical Exercises, has complete...
Ukraine showed video of destruction of Russian military equipment by ACE-1 new attack drone
At the military exhibition Arms and Security-2021 Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises and private companies presented many new products plann...
J-20 stealth fighter makes Northeast China debut with Chinese engines
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force has equipped a second ace force with the country's most advanced fighter jet, the J-20, as the...
Thales wins contract with Canada for tactical control radars
According to a press release published by the Government of Canada on June 17, 2021, Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded two co...
EHang 216 autonomous aerial vehicle conducts trial flights in Japan
EHang Holdings, a Chinese autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company based in Guangzhou, announced on June 4 that its flagship pas...
Russia scores second on global market of gunship helicopters
The Rynki Vooruzheniy (Arms Markets) Russian analytical monthly journal published an article about the global market of helicopter gunships in June...
South Korean KF-21 fighter jet assembly line unveiled to the public
According to Asian Defence, the KF-21 prototype has to go through a year or so of ground testing. KAI opened up the KF-21 assembly line to the Hank...
Elbit Systems to upgrade US Army pilots ANVIS night vision systems
Elbit Systems announced on June 17 that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, recently was awarded two orders with an aggregate value of a...
Russian airlifter aviation faces problems – Part 2
To implement the plans, the enterprise has launched an automatic flow line, which decreases the labor intensity of docking Il-76MD-90A glider 40 pe...
US Navy plans to arm F/A-18E/F and F-35C with US Air Force JASSM-ER cruise missile
According to Richard R. Burgess on SeaPower, the U.S. Navy’s 2022 budget includes funds for a cruise missile that will be new to the Navy but has b...
Royal Air Force Master Aircrew exceeds 9000 flying hours
According to information published by the Royal Air Force on June 14, 2021, a Master Aircrew has achieved the extremely rare feat of amassing 9000 ...
Russian airlifter aviation faces problems – Part 1
Claims about a crisis in the Russian airlifter construction were confirmed by a meeting in Sochi in late May chaired by President Vladimir Putin wi...
Saudi Arabia already bought three Turkish drones in 2020
According to information published by the United Nations Register of Conventional Weapons (UNROCA) in June 2021, Saudi Arabia already bought three ...
Turkmenistan Air Force to receive 3 more Embraer A-29B Super Tucanos
According to Scramble Magazine, on 14 June 2021, the next three Embraer A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Turkmenistan Air Force wer...
EDA HEP exercise Hot Blade 2021 kicks off in Portugal
Hot Blade 2021, the 15th helicopter exercise organised under the umbrella of the European Defence Agency’s Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP), wil...