2022
US Army Aviation and National Institute for Aviation Research to develop an Apache Digital Twin
The U.S. Army Aviation enterprise is collaborating with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research to develop an Apache Di...
Aero Vodochody L-39NG jet trainer receives full certification and can enter global markets
The latest aircraft developed by Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody (Aero) can now be operated worldwide. The newly obtained unrestricted type certi...
US Marines provide aviation delivered ground refueling to US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 764 provided aviation delivered ground refueling to a remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper drone f...
New US combat pod system Angry Kitten wakes up with software updates during test
The operational assessment of the Angry Kitten Combat Pod electronic attack system in April demonstrated rapid reprogramming between flights. This ...
Construction begins for the first Belgian F-35 fighters
The construction of the first two F-35A fighter jets for the Belgian Air Force has begun in Italy.
UK: Royal Air Force Chinook support to exercise Vigilant Fox in Finland
Alongside CH-47F Chinooks and UH-60 Blackhawks from the United States and NH90s from Finland, the helicopters conducted mixed formation training to...
Germany, Hungary, Italy take up NATO Baltic air policing
German, Hungarian and Italian fighter aircraft will take up air patrols over the Baltic region as part of NATO's air policing mission starting on&n...
UK: Royal Air Force newest aircraft fleet reaches full-service capability
The Royal Air Force’s newest aircraft fleet has reached full-service capability with the delivery of a second Envoy IV CC Mk1 jet transport.
L3 Communications Integrated Systems awarded USD 3 Bn contract in support of Armed Overwatch of US Special Operations Command
The U.S. Department of Defense on August 1 announced that L3 Communications Integrated Systems, Greenville, Texas, was awarded an indefinite-delive...
Senegalese Air Force receives first of two C295 transport aircraft
The Senegalese Air Force received an Airbus C295 transport aircraft in a ceremony held at its base in Dakar on 28 July. A second C295 aircraft will...
Bangladesh to buy Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
According to the Daily Sabah, Bangladesh will purchase the popular Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), which became one ...
Poland signs procurement contract for FA-50 light attack aircraft with Korea Aerospace Industries
Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) announced on July 27th that it had signed a basic contract with Poland for 48 FA-50 light attack aircraft wort...
Hungarian Gripen aircraft continue NATO mission in Baltic Sea region
On July 29, in an official ceremony at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, the responsibility of NATO's Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission was handed over...
NSPA delivers sixth and seventh aircraft to the multinational MRTT unit
On 27 and 29 July 2022, the sixth and seventh A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft of the Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) were delivered...
Belgian F-16s finish an eight-month deployment in support of NATO Air Policing
On August 01, 2022, the Belgian F16s returned home after an eight-month deployment in support of NATO Air Policing (EAPM) & subsequently, the e...
17 nations pitch in for Pitch Black Australian exercise
About 100 aircraft and 2500 military personnel from 17 nations will arrive in the Northern Territory of Australia in two weeks to commence Exercise...
UK next-generation combat air demonstrator set to fly
The UK Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace MP has confirmed plans for Britain to lead the development of a new flying combat air demonstrat...
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s wrap up 32 years of flying with Tucson Air Guard
U.S. and Dutch dignitaries, and Air National Guard Airmen and Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) personnel celebrated the end of an era as the RNL...
Embraer and BAE Systems announce collaboration for the C-390 Millennium and Eve eVTOL
Embraer and BAE Systems have announced the signature of two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) at the Farnborough Airshow, which expand the footpr...
Leonardo delivers fourth P-72B to the Guardia di Finanza
To mark the occasion of the delivery of the fourth and last P-72B to the Guardia di Finanza, an unveiling ceremony was held in Turin, at the Leonar...