2021
Turkish armed forces to receive 118 T129 Atak helicopters
According to a tweet posted by DefenceHubLive, as part of the Atak Program, a total of 91 T129 Atak Helicopters will be delivered to the Turkish La...
Kadet Defence Systems JX2 NG aerial target powered by Veronte autopilot
Kadet Defence Systems is an Indian aerospace and defence focused organization. The company specializes in the design of unmanned aerial vehicles us...
Bell H-1 fleet of AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom attack and utility helicopters accumulated more than 400,000 joint-flight hours
The H-1 mixed fleet of AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom attack and utility helicopters have accumulated more than 400,000 joint-flight hours. Designed b...
Russian Tu-23M bombers deployed in Syria for training
According to information published by Associated Press on May 25, 2021, the crews of Tupolev Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed flights over the ...
Australian Defense will buy AH-64E Apache Helicopters
According to information published by the Australian Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on June 3, 2021, the State Department has made...
Japan to possibly deploy 4 F-35A fighter jets in Ishikawa in 2025
Japan is planning to buy 105 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets, as well as 42 F-35Bs. According to Sputnik news agency, the Japanese ...
US SOCOM requests USD170 Mn for 6 AT-802U Sky Warden armed ISR aircraft
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is requesting $193 million for the Armed Overwatch program in fiscal 2022, including $170 million in procur...
Saab and FMV sign helicopter support agreement for Swedish armed forces
Saab has signed an agreement with FMV regarding full support for Helikopter 15. The agreement is valid from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026 with...
Learjet to supply Bombardier Global 6000 E-11A aircraft to US Air Force
Learjet Inc., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $464,851,645 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Battlefield Airborne Communicat...
IAI signs USD200 Million UAS services contract for Heron UAV with Asian country
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) recently signed a $200 USD million contract to provide unmanned aerial systems (UAS) services to a country in Asi...
Sukhoi Su-57 will control four Okhotnik S-70 combat drones
Fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet will be able to simultaneously control four heavy Okhotnik combat drones, a source in the aircraft indust...
Belgian companies Sonaca Sabca and Asco started producing parts of F-35 fighters
The three Belgian companies of the BeLightning consortium have started producing parts of the F-35 aircraft, Belga news agency reports.
GA-ASI wins contract to update Italian Air Force MQ-9 RPA
According to information published on May 31, 2021, the Italian Air Force has partnered with the U.S. Government and General Atomics Aeronautical S...
Russian helicopters to increase footprint in India
Russia is increasing the footprint of its rotary-wing aircraft in India, according to Russian officials. In late May, Director General of Rosoboron...
US Army researching enhanced lethality for future aircraft
As the U.S. Army progresses with its large-scale aircraft modernization initiatives, researchers are developing a capability to enable greater leth...
MD Helicopters awarded US contract for Afghan Air Force MD 530F helicopter support
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on May 28 that MD Helicopter Inc., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $14,500,000 modification to contract W58RG...
Croatian government confirms buy of 12 Rafale fighter jets
According to information published by Reuters on May 28, 2021, the Croatian government will buy 12 Dassault Rafale F3-R fighter jets to modernize i...
Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod integrates with Kuwait F-18 Super Hornet
Lockheed Martin, in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, completed its first flight test integrating Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) with the F/A-18...
Boeing to provide C-17 training for the Royal Air Force
According to a press release published by Boeing on May 27, 2021, the company will continue training Royal Air Force (RAF) C-17 aircrew and en...
Northrop Grumman BAMS-D surpasses 40,000 flight hours
Northrop Grumman announced on May 27 that its autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator (BAMS-D...