2023
Paramount and AAL Group complete first phase of composite blade testing for Mi-type helicopters
In a noteworthy milestone, Paramount, a global aerospace and technology company, along with its strategic partner, AAL Group Ltd, has accomplished ...
NATO to replace Boeing E-3A AWACS with six Boeing E-7A Wedgetails
The E-3A Sentry aircraft, operating since the 1980s from Germany's Geilenkirchen air base for NATO's Airborne Early Warning and Control Force, are ...
Indonesian company PTDI expands cooperation with Bell Textron Inc. and Honeywell
On November 15, Defense Studies reported that the Indonesian company PTDI had entered into an extended collaboration agreement with Bell Textron In...
RTX receives $870 Mn sustainment contract for Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines powering B-52s and E-3s
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, was awarded a long-term TF33 engine sustainment contract valued up to $870 million by the Defense Logistics A...
Korea cleared to buy AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on November 15 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Forei...
Boeing launches production of 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Morocco
On November 13, 2023, Boeing announced the commencement of production for 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Morocco under a contract facilitated thr...
Brazilian Air Force receives 31st modernized HM-1A Pantera helicopter
As reported by Defesa Aerea & Naval on November 11, 2023, the Chief of Army Aviation Material (CMAvEx), through the Army Aviation Maintenance a...
Prototype of Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A performs first landing and takeoff from dirt runway
As part of the testing program, the prototype Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A aircraft successfully landed and then took off from a dirt runway. Il-76MD-90A w...
Northrop Grumman achieves first flight of Royal Australian Air Force’s MQ-4C Triton
Northrop Grumman on November 13 announced that it successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton un...
Chilean Armed Forces showcase interoperability in joint exercise Tormenta 2023
As reported by El Pinguino on November 13, 2023, the Chilean Air Force (FACh) concluded its involvement in the Joint Operations Exercise "," an ini...
Lockheed Martin partners with European Air Forces and companies on F-16 Training Center in Romania
On Monday, November 13, a historic moment unfolded as the inaugural ceremony of the first European F-16 Training Center took place at the Fetești A...
South Korean KAI KUH-1E utility helicopter and LAH light attack helicopter make first appearance at Dubai Airshow 2023
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has brought two helicopters, the KUH-1E Surion utility helicopter and the LAH light attack helicopter, to the Duba...
Hensoldt's cutting-edge Data Link Network for German NH90 and Tiger helicopters in Timber Express 2023
During the German Army’s Timber Express 2023 exercise conducted by the German Armed Forces, Hensoldt, a German leading sensor solution provider, ac...
GA-ASI and EDGE partner to integrate smart weapons into MQ-9B SkyGuarian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and EDGE UAE) on November 10, during the current Dubai Airshow, announced they will work together to ...
Northrop Grumman completes maiden flight of B-21 Raider stealth strategic bomber
On November 10, 2023, a momentous event took place in the world of military aviation as the first flight of the B-21 Raider stealth strategic bombe...
European Defence Agency completes final Helicopter Tactics Instructors Course
Over the course of seven weeks, the European Defence Agency (EDA) oversaw the ninth installment of the Helicopter Tactics Instructors Course (HTIC)...
Northrop Grumman 6th generation B-21 Raider to serve as backbone of US bomber fleet
Benefitting from more than three decades of strike and stealth technology innovation, the B-21 is the next evolution of the U.S. Air Force strategi...
Russia urgently reclaims previously sold helicopter engines from customers
As part of its war in Ukraine, Russia has taken steps to buy back military equipment that it had sold to countries including Egypt, Belarus, Brazil...
USAF C-17 Globemaster III showcases strategic might in US-Moldova joint airborne exercise
In a significant display of military cooperation and readiness, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe and the Moldovan 1st Infantry Brigade (Speci...
What future for the formidable A-10 Thurderbolt II in its Close Air Support role?
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly known as the Warthog, was developed by Fairchild Republic in the 1970s, primarily for the U.S. Air Force. It serv...