2022
Turkey delivers six Bayraktar TB2 drones to Niger
According to information published by RFI on May 25, 2022, Niger receives six Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, delivered to Niamey airport. This is the ...
US Army awards Airbus contract for Continued Logistics Support of UH-72 Lakota helicopters
Airbus has signed a follow-on Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) contract with the U.S. Army to provide spare parts, material, and engineering supp...
S-70 Okhotnik strategic drone undergoes frequency trials
MOSCOW, May 24. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Chkalov Aircraft Plant in Novosibirsk held frequency trials of the prototype of Okhotnik drone, the Siberian Av...
Czech Republic gives Ukraine Mi-35 gunship attack helicopters
According to Drew Hinshaw in The Wall Street Journal on May 23, the Czech Republic has donated attack helicopters to Ukraine, and along with Slovak...
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA 242 based at Iwakuni declares Full Operational Capability with F-35B
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA-242 achieved Full Operational Capability (FOC) and is now ready to support the full complement of its missions....
Chinese spy satellite tracked Tom Cruise's Darkstar jet in Top Gun Maverick suspecting new secret stealth fighter
Top Gun producer Jerry Bruckheimer has revealed a jet used in the new film looked so realistic that it caught the attention of a Chinese spy satell...
Russian army to have strategic drones by 2030
MOSCOW, May 20. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Russian army is to be armed with strategic drones in the near future, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Fr...
Taiwan tests Teng Yun 2 next generation combat drone
Taiwan completed long-range flight tests of its indigenous Teng Yun 2 drone this month, Gabriel Honrada reports in Asia Times, marking an important...
US DARPA developing Liberty Lifter cargo hauling ekranoplan X-Plane
In August 2021, DARPA, the Pentagon's agency dedicated to innovation, published a request for information from the industry in order to design a "n...
Rostec to start serial production of Su-57 fighters in 2027
Russia will start serial production of the 5th-generation light fighter Sukhoi Su-57 in 2027, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said on May18 at a meeting...
US Air Force and Lockheed Martin complete ARRW hypersonic boosted test flight
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a hypersonic-boosted flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (...
Rostec to start serial production of Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik heavy attack drones in 2023
Russia will launch serial production of the Okhotnik (Hunter) heavy strike drone in 2023, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said Wednesday, May 18, at a m...
Israeli F-16 fighters targeted by Russian S-300 air defense missiles over Syria
According to various media, a Russian air defense unit fired S-300PMU anti-aircraft missiles at Israeli F-16C/I jets during an air attack on target...
Kazakhstan to produce TAI Turkish Aerospace Industries Anka UAVs
According to Joe Saballa in The Defense Post, Turkey has agreed to collaborate with Kazakhstan in manufacturing Anka unmanned aerial vehicles. The ...
Rafael unveils AeroSpike Stand-Off Precision Guided Missile
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveils AeroSpike, a new advanced air-to-surface Stand-Off Precision Guided Missile (SOPGM) for fixed-wing airborne...
India test-fires extended-range version of BrahMos missile from Su-30MKI fighter
MOSCOW, May 16. /TASS-DEFENSE/. India has for the first time test-fired an extended-range version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a S...
BAE Systems and Mitsubishi to cooperate on Japanese Air Force F-X 6th-gen fighter jet
According to Ryo Nemoto in Nikkei Asia, Mitsubishi is in discussions to have BAE Systems join the development of a next-generation fighter jet that...
Moroccan Air Force F-5 fighters to get Elbit Systems Delilah cruise missiles
Morocco is seeking to purchase Israeli cruise missiles Delilah to enhance further its multi-layered defense capabilities, according to Defensa maga...
Israel Aerospace Industries and 2Excel Aviation demonstrate Maritime Heron to UK Government
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and 2Excel Aviation completed a demonstration of IAI’s Maritime Heron UAS in a series of Beyond Visual Line of Si...
Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter enters Taiwan's air defense identification zone
According to a tweet published by Ryan Chan on May 11, 2022, a Chinese People's Liberation Army Z-10 attack helicopter entered Taiwan’s air defense...
