2022
Sikorsky delivers the third CH-53K helicopter to the US Marine corps
According to a press release published by Sikorsky on July 14, 2022, the Lockheed Martin Company, delivered the third Low-Rate Initial Production (...
Elbit Systems to provide DIRCM and Airborne EW self protection system for Netherlands Air Force
Elbit Systems was selected to supply a Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) system and an airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) system for a Gulfstr...
Rafael unveils Ice Breaker precision-guided missile system
According to a PR published by Rafael on July 13, 2022, the company. is participating at the Farnborough International Airshow 2022 in the UK where...
Royal Thai Army to fit weather radar on six more UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters
The Army Transportation Department of the Royal Thai Army announced on July 5 that the winner of the bidding to procure weather radars to be fitted...
Elbit Systems launches innovative helicopter vision suite
Elbit Systems unveils an innovative technological vision suite for military helicopters (a 5th generation aircraft technology). The new suite integ...
Turkey successfully tests its future air-to-air missile Gokdogan
According to information published by TRT World on July 11, 2022, the head of Türkiye's Defence Industries Presidency (SSB) Ismail Demir has announ...
Royal Thai Air Force receives second batch of Airbus H135 training helicopters
As reported by Defense Studies on July 8, Airbus Helicopters has handed over the second batch of H135 military training helicopters to the Royal Th...
Boeing delivers 150th P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft with first deliveries to New Zealand, Korea and Germany scheduled for 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively
The newest Boeing P-8 maritime patrol, reconnaissance aircraft took to the skies over Puget Sound bringing the total number of P-8s delivered to 15...
Sweden to possibly donate Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters to Ukraine from 2027
According to Boyko Nikolov in BulgarianMilitary.com, in 2027, the Czech Republic will cease operating the JAS 39C Gripen fighters and intends to ar...
Royal Thai Navy to buy seven Hermes 900 UAVs from Elbit Systems
According to The Bangkok Post and The Nation, Vice Adm Pokkrong Monthatphalin, Royal Thai Navy spokesman, revealed that the navy had chosen seven H...
Myanmar Air Force receives first two Su-30 fighter jets from Russia
As reported by the Myanmar/Burmese newspaper The Irrawaddy on July 4, Russia delivered the first two of six new Su-30 jet fighters to Myanmar in Ma...
Northrop Grumman to build new missile integration facility
Northrop Grumman on July 6 announced the construction of a new 113,000-square-foot facility in West Virginia that will increase the company’s capac...
Malaysian Navy receives third AW139 naval helicopter and activates new Squadron 503
As reported by Asia Pacific Defense Journal and several other media, The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has formally received and inducted the first tw...
Indian DRDO conducts flight test of Abhyas high-speed expendable aerial target
As reported by Air Force Technology, the Indian Ministry of Defence announced a second successful flight test of the indigenously developed high-sp...
Fire Blade 2022 helicopter exercice promotes European interoperability and multinational deployments
Fire Blade 2022 (FB22), the 16th Blade exercise performed under the frame of the European Defence Agency’s Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP), was...
Indian DRDO indigenous stealth UCAV makes maiden flight
As reported by Ajai Shukla on ajaishukla.com, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight of ...
Russian Air Force receives first Su-34M front-line bombers
As the press service of the Russian Eastern Military District reported on July 4, 2022, the bomber component of the Air Force and Air Defense Army ...
Elbit Systems to supply DIRCM and airborne EW Self Protection Systems for Asia-Pacific country
Elbit Systems announced on July 5 that it was awarded an $80 million contract to supply Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) and airborne Elect...
Frenh DGA receives first renovated MICA combat and self-defense interception missiles
In a tweet sent on 30 June, the DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) announced that it had received, on the previous June 7, a first batch of 14 ...
Rheinmetall showcases LUNA Next Generation airsupported reconnaissance system at ILA 2022
Under the motto “Providing friendly forces with the best-possible protection”, Rheinmetall was spotlighting numerous innovations and further develo...