2022
Sikorsky & DARPA's Autonomous Black Hawk successfully conducts pilotless rescue operation
According to a PR published by Lockheed Martin on November 4, 2022, Sikorsky and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have success...
British Army testing DTL tactical data link fitted to Wildcat helicopter
As the modernisation of the British Army under Future Soldier accelerates, readiness to deploy and fighting to win means becoming more lethal, more...
BAE Systems wins £80 million contract to support Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
According to a PR published by BAE Systems on November 3, 2022, the company will continue to service and support the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft’s...
Bell delivers 189th and final AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter to US Marine Corps
In a ceremony at the Amarillo Assembly Center, Bell Textron celebrated the delivery of the 189th AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter to the U.S. Marine C...
Royal Australian Air Force to replace 12 aging C-130J with 24 new C-130J-30 Super Hercules
On November 2, 2022, the U.S. State Department made a determination approving a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Lockheed Ma...
Northrop Grumman taps Quickstep for Australian-made components to support F-35 program
Northrop Grumman announced on November 2 that it signed a six-year agreement with Quickstep Holdings Limited for the supply of components to suppor...
SOFEX 2022: Jordanian Air Force orders Bell 505 helicopters for training
Bell Textron on November 1 announced the signed agreement for the sale of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) at The Sp...
General Atomics GA-ASI to deliver MQ-9A Reapers to Poland
As part of a lease agreement, Poland will take delivery of MQ-9A Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (...
Survitec pilot flight equipment selected by Lockheed Martin for F-16 block 70/72 Viper
Survival technology provider Survitec has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to develop new flight equipment as part of a capability upgrad...
Niger Air Force to get TAI Hurkus light attack aircraft from Turkey
Niger becomes the first country in Africa to purchase Turkey’s Hurkus aircraft, Defense News Nigeria tweeted. This is the latest in a series of wea...
Pakistan Air Force completes training on Turkish Baykar Akinci attack drones
According to Greek City Times, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has completed training on its Turkish-made Akinci drones. This indicates that the Pakis...
EDA Helicopter Tactics Instructors Course 2022 successfully completed
The European Defence Agency’s 8th Helicopter Tactics Instructors Course (HTIC), which ran over seven weeks at Airbase No1 in Sintra (Portugal) and ...
New Ka-52M attack helicopter sight to promote night operations
The firepower of the upgraded Kamov Ka-52M helicopter gunships (nicknamed ‘Alligator’) will increase due to a new sight, which promotes the engagem...
Poland receives its first six Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
According to a tweet published by the Polish MoD on October 28, 2022, the Polish Armed Forces received their first Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Combat Ae...
Serbia receives first out of two Russian built Kamov Ka-32 helicopters
According to information published by Tass on October 28, 2022, the first out of two Russian Kamov Ka-32 firefighting helicopters has arrived in Se...
Leonardo wins contract with Italy's carabinieri to supply 20 AW119Kx helicopters
According to information published by Leonardo on October 28, 2022, the company has announced the signing of a contract with Italy’s Carabinieri fo...
MQ-9s demonstrate new capabilities in Emerald Flag Exercise
Air Force Special Operations Command’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft enterprise participated in an Emerald Flag exercise here Oct. 17-20, using the lar...
Russian upgraded fifth-generation Su-57 fighter performs maiden flight
MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Russia’s upgraded fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet performed its maiden flight on October 21, the pres...
MH-139A Grey Wolf tests new rappelling system
Air Force special operators successfully rappelled out of a hovering MH-139A Grey Wolf to the ground 30 feet below on Oct. 6, 2022.
Liteye and SAIC selected to provide C-UAS services and hardware to the US Government
Liteye System’s Inc. in partnership with SAIC was recently selected by the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) to provide ap...