2022
Bangladesh may abandon the acquisition of Russian aircraft in favor of European ones
According to information published by Analisi Difesa on March 4, 2022, Russia could lose Bangladesh as a customer in the sale of its fighter aircra...
Singapore Air Force acquires Orbiter 4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
According to information published by the Singapore MoD on March 2, 2022, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has acquired the Orbiter 4 Clo...
France and Spain reach agreement to launch Tiger MkIII program
According to a PR published by Airbus on March 3, 2022, OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation), on behalf of the French and Spanish Ar...
Northrop Grumman selected by US Navy for sustainment and modernization of E-6B Mercury aircraft
Northrop Grumman announced it was recently awarded the Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury platform, ...
Four Russian fighter aircraft violate the Swedish airspace amid Ukraine crisis
According to information published by the Swedish MoD on March 3, 2022, four Russian fighter aircraft violated Swedish airspace. The Swedish air fo...
Boeing to supply USSOCOM Special Operations Command with more MH-47G Chinook helicopters
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on March 2 that Boeing was awarded a firm-fixed-price modification to an existing delivery order in the am...
UAE to buy Chinese L-15 Falcon light combat aircraft
According to information published by Al Jazeera on February 23, 2022, the United Arab Emirates has said it plans to buy a dozen Chinese L-15 Falco...
US Air Force F-16s to undergo largest modification work in history
As formulated by Defence Talk, in one of the largest modernization efforts in U.S. Air Force history, 608 F-16s of Blocks 40 and 50 will undergo up...
Ukraine to receive more Turkish made Bayraktar TB2 UAV
According to information published by Swiss Info on March 2, 2022, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said the country was set to receive ...
Northrop Grumman delivers radio frequency countermeasures system to US Special Operations Command AC-130J Ghostriders
Northrop Grumman ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system has been delivered to U.S. Special Operations Command as part of an AC-130J S...
German Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets patrolling skies over Poland
According to information published by Al Arabiya on March 1, 2022, German Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets are flying armed air patrols in the skie...
Destruction of An-225 Mriya by Russia hinders repatriation of French army Takuba contingent
In a Twitter post on February 27, the Ukraine Government said: “The biggest plane in the world “Myria” (The Dream) was destroyed by Russian occupan...
EU could provide 56 MiG-29 and Su-25 fighters to Ukraine
According to a tweet published by the Ukrainian Parliament (Rada) on 28 February 2022, the European Union could supply 70 fighter jets to Ukraine: ...
President of the Republic of Kosovo visits Baykar, Turkish UAV manufacturer
President of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs Vjosa Osmani, and the accompanying delegation visited Baykar Technologies.
China takes delivery of Harbin Y-12 transport aircraft
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) airborne troops recently took delivery of new Y-12 transport aircraft.
Finnish Air Force starts Vihuri 22 flight exercise
The Fighter Squadron 31 of the Karelian Air Force organizes the Vihuri 22 flight exercise at the bases of Rissala and Oulunsalo on February 28 ‒ 3....
Aerovehicles Paraguay unveils Berkut UAV
Aerovehicles Paraguay S.A made the presentation of the Berkut MBOPY - Unmanned Aircraft (UAV Class III), at the Silvio Pettirossi Air Base of the P...
GA-ASI pairs Avenger with virtual UAS to demo autonomous Search and Follow
As part of the company’s commitment to develop advanced unmanned autonomy, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used a company-owned...
UK Voyagers refuel US Navy Growlers during Red Flag-Nellis 22-1
During Red Flag-Nellis 22-1, a Royal Air Force (UK) Voyager tanker refueled U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers, emphasizing the interoperability conducted d...
Airbus and OCCAR sign Eurodrone contract
Airbus and the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) have signed the Eurodrone global contract, which includes the development and m...