2021
RAF Lightnings performs flights on Exercise Atlantic Trident
According to information published by the UK Air Force on May 27, 2021, RAF F-35B fighters from the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth have been ...
Spanish companies partner for unmanned vehicles of Future Combat Air System
Sener Aeroespacial, GMV and Tecnobit-Grupo OESIA set up a joint venture Satnus Technologies SL to lead from Spain the development of new technology...
Restructuring British Army combat aviation
A Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) paper has been published on the restructuring of combat aviation in the British Army. The report studied t...
Hypersonic missile for Su-34 and Tu-22M3 bombers to be tested from 2022
Russia has to begin trials in 2022 of a new small hypersonic missile designed in the framework of Ostrota R&D. The new weapon will make the air...
Indonesia interested in Dassault Rafale fighter jets
According to information published by BFM TV on May 20, 2021, Indonesia could buy thirty-six Rafale fighter jets from the French firm Dassault. Neg...
First in-line Il-76MD-90A assembled and handed over for testing in Ulyanovsk
The first heavy transport aircraft Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A, assembled at the new assembly line at the Ulyanovsk-based Aviastar-SP (part of Rostec's UA...
Philippine Air Force to receive first 2 Turkish T129 attack helicopters in September
According to Daily Sabah, the first two units of T129 Tactical Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopters (ATAK) manufactured by the Turkish Aerospace I...
Serbian Air Force says farewell to its MiG-21 fighters
The Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Dr. Nebojsa Stefanovic and the Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense, Lieutenant Gen...
Russia to deploy Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback bombers in Arctic
The Russian Defense Ministry will deploy a squadron of Su-34 frontline bombers at airfields in Franz-Joseph Land Archipelago and Novosibirsk Island...
Hensoldt successfully tests collision warning system
According to a press release published by Hensoldt on May 25, 2021, Sensor solutions provider is vigorously pushing ahead with the development of a...
Saab to upgrade German Air Force Tornado radar warners
Saab has received an order from Panavia Aircraft GmbH to upgrade the radar warning equipment on the Tornado aircraft operated by the Luftwaffe (Ger...
Croatia may buy French Rafale fighter jets
According to information published by Jutarnji List on May 20, 2021, Croatia has selected the Dassault Rafale F3-R as its new multirole jet fighter...
Spanish Air Force MQ-9A Block 5 UAVs to get US follow-on contractor logistics support
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on May 24 that the Department of Defense has made a determination approving a possible Forei...
Poland to buy Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones
According to information published by Anadolu Agency on May 25, 2021, the Polish Ministry of Defense will buy 24 armed drones from Turkey becoming ...
Mass-produced Baykar Akinci combat drone makes succesfull first test flight
The first mass-produced version of Turkey's state-of-the-art unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Akinci, Bayrar Akinci S-1 passed its initial fli...
Mi-28NM attack helicopter can fire new weapons and interact with drones – Part 2
The plan to upgrade Mi28N/NE and Mi-28UB to the level of Mi-28NM has been designed since 2015. It was agreed with the military command and approved...
US Special Forces consider amphibious version of MC-130J Commando II
The idea of an "amphibious" C-130 Hercules dating back to the1960s was not completely abandoned, Laurent Lagneau reports in Opex360, Lockheed-Marti...
French Air and Space Force engages MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 UAV against terrorists in Africa
On Friday, May 14, 2021, the Reaper block 5, a new Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone operated by the Air and Space Force, took off from t...
UK invests £1.4-billion to modernise Chinook fleet
According to information published by the UK Government on May 20, 2021, a £1.4-billion contract to modernize the Chinook fleet over the next 10 ye...
Mi-28NM attack helicopter can fire new weapons and interact with drones - Part 1
The Russian army received Mi-28NM helicopters, an upgraded Mi-28N. The Russian Helicopters Holding has to supply 98 rotorcraft. In June, Mi-28NM wi...