2023
Czech Air Force receives second batch of AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters
On October 2, 2023, the Czech Air Force received its second batch of American AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and UH-1Y Venom multipurpose helicopte...
Hindustan Aeronautics delivers first two-seater LCA Tejas to Indian Air Force
On October 4, 2023, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) delivered its first two-seater Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to the Indian Air Force (I...
Royal Air Force receives first Protector RG1 drone from General Atomics
The Royal Air Force (RAF) received its first Protector RG.1 drone, which was transported from the General Atomics facility in California to the Uni...
Northrop Grumman to modernize cockpit and mission solutions for US Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to evolve the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye cockpit and computing architecture with Delta System S...
Croatia Air Force modernizes fleet with French Rafale F3R fighter jets
On October 2, 2023, the Croatian Air Force officially took possession of its first Rafale F3R fighter jet during a ceremony at Mont-de-Marsan Air B...
Ukraine to produce French Aarok Medium Altitude Long Endurance drone
According to Michel Cabirol in La Tribune on October 2, 2023, French company Turgis & Gaillard entered into an agreement with Ukrainian company...
Russia dusts off Cold War-era Beriev Be-12 floatplanes to detect Ukrainian naval drones
According to Business Insider India, in a twist that could be straight out of a spy novel, Russia is reaching deep into its Cold War playbook to co...
Netherlands to send CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters to Iraq in 2024
The Dutch government has announced plans to increase its contribution to the NATO Mission in Iraq (NMI) by deploying three Boeing CH-47F Block II C...
Royal Danish Air Force officially receives first four Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters
On October 1, the arrival of the first four Danish F-35A Lightning II fighters at Skrydstrup Air Base, Denmark, was celebrated with great enthusias...
European Defence Agency’s C-27J Spartan Exercise focuses on tactical air transport and Medevac
The seventh edition of the 'European Spartan Exercise,' a dedicated training program for the C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft, commenced t...
Polish Air Force receives first Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning aircraft
Saab has presented the first Saab 340 to the customer during a ceremony in Linköping. The event took place in Linköping on 29 September, just two m...
Nigerian Armed Forces to get 12 new MD530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters
MD Helicopters (MDH) disclosed on September 28, 2023, that they have finalized a contract with the Nigerian government to supply twelve MD530F Cayu...
Australian Defence Force withdraws MRH-90 Taipan helicopters from service
The Australian Defence Force’s MRH-90 Taipan helicopters will not return to flying operations before their planned withdrawal date of December 2024...
Nigeria Air Force strengthens ISR and cargo capabilities with Airbus C295
According to a tweet published by Defense News Nigeria on September 27, 2023, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is in the process of receiving two C295 ...
US Air Force initiates testing of Joby eVTOL aircraft at Edwards AFB
The U.S. Air Force received a Joby aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base as part of its $131 million Agility Prime contract. The aircraft is designed ...
Serbia proposes new 80mm laser-guided rocket for aircraft and helicopters
The Yugoimport's 80 mm Laser Guided Rocket (LGR) is a Serbian precision-targeting and engagement system featured at the Partner 2023 exhibition in ...
Poland to become world's second largest Apache helicopter operator
On September 26, 2023, Mariusz Błaszczak, Poland's Minister of National Defense, toured Boeing's facility in Mesa, Arizona. The visit included an i...
BAE Systems receives 5-year contract from Lockheed Martin to sustain digital electronic warfare system of F-22 Raptor
BAE Systems has received a five-year contract from Lockheed Martin to sustain the AN/ALR-94 advanced digital electronic warfare (EW) system for the...
US Air Force and Lockheed Martin complete first flight of U-2 spy plane avionics tech refresh
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed the first flight of the U-2 Dragon Lady's Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR...
Northrop Grumman to deliver SiAW Stand-in Attack Weapon air-to-ground missile for 5th-generation aircraft and beyond
Northrop Grumman announced on September 25 that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company an approximately $705 million contract to deliver the St...