2023
South Korean KF-21 fighter prototypes successfully conduct first gun and medium-range missile firing tests
On March 28, South Korea announced it had successfully carried out the first armament tests on two prototypes of its homegrown KF-21 fighter, the s...
Airbus achieves in-flight autonomous guidance and control of drones from A310 MRTT tanker aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, on March 28 announced that they have achieved in-flight autonomo...
US Army selects Northrop Grumman with Shield AI for Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Prototype
Northrop Grumman, teamed with Shield AI, has been chosen by the U.S. Army to participate in the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) co...
Baykar unveils new Bayraktar TB3 sea-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
According to information published by Daily Sabah on March 27, 2023, Baykar, the Turkish defense company known for its Bayraktar TB2 unmanned comba...
North Macedonia to consider returning its 12 Mi-24 Hind combat helicopters to Ukraine
According to Ukrinform, the government of North Macedonia will consider the decision to transfer 12 Mi-24 combat helicopters to Ukraine at a meetin...
French Air and Space Force boosts capabilities of its Mirage 2000D RMV fighters
Two mid-life updated Mirage 2000D RMVs (rénovés à mi-vie) have been deployed on the N’Djamena BAP (Chad) since the beginning of March. The new capa...
Slovakia receives offer of 12 new AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and Hellfire II missiles from the United States
On March 23, the Slovakian Ministry of Defence confirmed that the US has offered to provide 12 new AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters along with AGM-11...
NATO Secretary General welcomes launch of MRTT multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft fleet
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 23 March 2023 welcomed the launch of a multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft fleet (MRTT) t...
Northrop Grumman demonstrates platform agnostic in-flight connectivity for US Air Force
Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated the technical capability to connect a full aircraft ecosystem. The company showcased its Software Progra...
Indonesia reportedly purchased 12 Turkish TAI Anka UAVs
According to information published by MaxDefense Philippines on March 22, 2023, Indonesia reportedly purchased 12 TAI Anka Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
US Air Force to buy JSM cruise missiles to arm F-35 Lightning II fighters
In 2022, bmpd.livejournal.com reminds, Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace (KDA) made huge strides with its NSM (Naval Strike Missile) cruise missile...
1st production Boeing CH-47F Chinook Block II intended for US Army enters final assembly stage
The first production CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter has reached the final assembly phase of production, the last step in production before the ...
Russian Su-35 Flanker-E fighters intercept US B-52H bombers over Baltic Sea
Russia scrambled two Su-35 fighters of the Western Military District (some sources mention a single Su-35) to intercept two US Air Force B-52H bomb...
UK offers to help Poland protect its airspace following donation of MiG-29s to Ukraine
As reminded by Laurent Lagneau in Opex360, Poland announced last week that it would donate four MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jets to Ukraine, with six mo...
Turkish Aerospace unveils Anka 3 UCAV Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle
The Anka 3 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) is a next-generation drone developed by the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The prototype was ...
Northrop Grumman to produce MESA Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array sensor for US Air Force E-7 Wedgetail
Northrop Grumman will enter into the production of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor for the U.S. Air Force E-7 Wedgetail a...
FN Herstal to equip US Air Force HH-60W next generation combat rescue helicopter
In 2016, the U.S. Air Force launched a major program for 113 helicopters to replace their ageing HH-60G Pave Hawk. Lockheed Martin won the competit...
Boeing to produce 184 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for US Army and foreign customers
Boeing will build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and foreign customers, including the first Apaches for Australia. This $1.9 billion award br...
Slovakia to donate 13 MiG-29 jet fighters to Ukraine
The Government of the Slovak Republic on March 17 announced that it has decided to provide Ukraine with MiG-29 fighter jets that are grounded and n...
Poland buying 800 AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on March 16 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign ...