2023
RAAF 9 Squadron reforms with Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton RPAS
Royal Australian Air Force's 9 Squadron reformed on June 11, to prepare for the delivery of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted airc...
Leonardo to supply C-27J Spartan to Azerbaijan Air Force
Leonardo on June 9 announced that the commercial collaboration between Italy and Azerbaijan has been strengthened with the signing of the contract ...
Canadian Special Forces have discrete plan to lease cutting-edge surveillance planes
As reported by David Pugliese in the Ottawa Citizen, Canadian special forces have set in motion a discrete operation to lease state-of-the-art surv...
Tunisian Air Force gets 2 additional Turkish-made TAI Anka UAVs
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) achieved significant success in the past year, as stated by Bertan Kurt, Head of Corporate Marketing and Communi...
European Defence Agency's final Hot Blade 2023 exercise starts in Portugal
A total of 23 air assets and some 750 military personnel from eight countries – Austria, Belgium, Czechia, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Swi...
SAS Technology demonstrates Sarisa SRS-1A UCAV launching AIHMI loitering munition loaded with dummy Thales FZ-90 70mm rocket
Greek company SAS Technology, on June 2, 2023, conducted a successful flight test of the AIHMI S.O.L.M. (Stand-Off Loitering Munition) system. This...
Northrop Grumman delivers first modified E-6B Mercury airborne command control and communications aircraft to US Navy
Northrop Grumman announced on June 6 (79th anniversary of D-Day) that the first E-6B Mercury aircraft has been successfully delivered back to the U...
Ukraine Air Force to possibly receive 41 decommissioned Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets
According to a report in the Australian Financial Review by Philip Coorey and Andrew Tillett, discussions are underway between Australia, the Unite...
UK Army AH-64 Apaches of 656 Squadron train to operate from ships
British soldiers who fly and maintain the Army’s Apache Mk.1 (AH-64E) attack helicopters have taken to the high seas to prove their readiness to fl...
HENSOLDT innovates with its PrecISR powerful radar for airborne ISR platforms
HENSOLDT has been at the forefront of airborne radars innovation for several decades and the company has an impressive heritage when it comes to th...
Ukrainian Su-24M Aircraft Debuts Long-Range Storm Shadow Missiles in Groundbreaking Mission
The long-range Storm Shadow missiles of Anglo-French production have recently appeared in service with the Air Force of Ukraine, mounted on a Su-24...
Boeing starts upgrading US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress radar
The first U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber has arrived at Boeing to begin upgrades as part of the Radar Modernization Program (RMP). The ...
Dassault Aviation CEO opposes expansion of FCAS program to other countries
According to an audition of the CEO of Dassault Aviation on May 24, 2023, Eric Trappier has expressed his opposition to the expansion of the FCAS&n...
Malaysia orders 18 KAI FA-50 Block 20 Fighting Eagle light combat aircraft
The Malaysian Ministry of Defence has signed a final contract for the acquisition of 18 FA-50 Block 20 light combat aircraft for the Royal Malaysia...
Indian Navy MiG-29K makes maiden night landing on INS Vikrant
According to a report by Rahul Singh in the Hindustan Times on May 26, an important milestone was achieved as an Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter jet su...
F-16 training and aircraft to fill Ukraine's mid-term and long-term defense needs
Last week in Japan, during a meeting of G7 leaders, including those from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, President Jo...
LIMA 2023: Sypaq from Australia showcases Corvo family of fixed-wing and muti-rotor drones
The Corvo family of autonomous systems is designed and manufactured in Australia. Corvo specialises in the development of complete autonomous syste...
Taiwan Air Force arming its F-16V fighters with new AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missiles
As reported by RepublicWorld on May 22, Taiwan has bolstered its defense capabilities by arming its F-16s with new air-to-air missiles: the Republi...
Chinese PLA Eastern Theater Command replaces old J-7 and J-8 aircraft with more J-16 fighter jets
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command recently upgraded its aircraft fleet by replacing a group of older planes with a...
LIMA 2023: Leonardo to promote technological capabilities for regional defence and security requirements
Leonardo, a global high-technology company from Italy, will attend Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), starting next i...
