2023
Germany gives green light to Poland to send MiG-29 jets to Ukraine
The German government has approved Poland’s request to transfer 5 former East-German Air Force MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. Indeed, as these MiG...
Boeing and DAPA of South Korea explore joint advanced weapons systems collaboration
Boeing and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to joint...
Embraer launches A-29N Super Tucano in NATO configuration
Embraer announced on April 14 the launch of its A-29 Super Tucano light attack / armed reconnaissance / advanced trainer aircraft in a NATO configu...
Ukrainian intelligence agency uses drones to attack Russian targets in Belarus and Russia
Drone attacks carried on by both Ukrainian and Russian forces since the early stage of the war triggered by Russia have already been largely mediat...
Commander of US Pacific Air Forces flies in Indian Air Force Su-30MKI
According to a tweet posted on April 12 by Neeraj Rajput, Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, flew on April 11 in t...
Morocco Air Force F-16 fighters to be armed with JSOW Joint Stand Off Weapons
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on April announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Mil...
Chinese Air Force's Y-20 transport aircraft gets high bypass ratio engines
China's Y-20 large transport aircraft has been enhanced by a new type of engine with a high bypass ratio. The improvement will give the domesticall...
US Air Force F-22A Raptor pilots test next-gen helmet
U.S. engineers with the 46th Test Squadron and the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron oversee the helmet testing. Approximately five F-22A Raptor pi...
HAL Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd inaugurates 3rd assembly line for Indian Air Force LCA Tejas fighters
Indian Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane inaugurated in Bengaluru, on April 7, a third production line for the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA), ...
First Leonardo M346B Master jet trainer appears in Greek Air Force livery
On 3 April 2023, the first of ten ordered Leonardo M346B Master advanced lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) aircraft was seen flying in its full Ellini...
PLA Chinese Air Force old J-6 and J-7 jets being converted into kamikaze drones
China is believed to convert some of its old fighter jets dating back to the Cold War into drones, Christopher McFadden reports in Interesting Engi...
Belgium and UK sign MoU for MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS international cooperation program
On April 5, 2023, Belgium and the United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding within the framework of an international cooperation program ...
AVIC Aviation Industry Corporation of China to export L-15 trainer jet to UAE
China has sealed a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which is purchasing the L-15 trainer and light attack jet, according to the Official We...
Lockheed Martin demonstrates scalable and portable maintenance capabilities on 5G network
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated analytics-driven maintenance capabilities compatible with the U.S. Department of Defense’s 5G flight-line...
Saab conducts successful first flight of 4th GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control programme
The first flight of the fourth GlobalEye is an important milestone in Saab’s Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) programme and highlig...
Bell to supply 24 refurbished AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters to Bahrain
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on March 29, 2023, announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a Foreign Mi...
Belgium signs service contract with Lockheed Martin aimed at supporting Belgian aeronautical industries to stand out in the F-35 market
The Belgian Council of Ministers approved this Friday, March 31, the signing of a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin entitled “Industrial Par...
Elbit Systems marks 20 years of operating elementary trainer aircraft fleet of Israeli Air Force
Elbit Systems Ltd is marking 20 years of operating the sixteen Grob G-120-AI aircraft fleet of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) that was established by ...
Czech aircrew completes US Marine-led training ahead of AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters delivery
Members of the U.S. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303 and the H-1 Light/Attack helicopters program office (PMA-276), rec...
ILIAS supplies first F-35 Fleet Management solution for Royal Australian Air Force
In collaboration with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, and Lockheed Martin Australia, the ILIAS Solutions team p...