2023
Australia orders 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks
Australia will acquire 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, which are designed and manufactured by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. The deal between...
F-22 Raptor shoots down Chinese spy balloon off South Carolina coast with Sidewinder missile
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor safely shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon on February 4, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. ...
More grunt for RAAF Australian Air Force EA-18G Growlers
Vital upgrades to the Royal Australian Air Force's fleet of electronic aircraft and associated ranges will strengthen Australia's electronic attack...
Lockheed Martin live fire demo proves integration of Spike NLOS missile on AH-64E Apache
The Precision Strike team successfully fired two Spike NLOS all-up rounds (AURs) from the AH-64E V6 Apache on January 26, 2023, at Yuma Proving Gro...
AVIC from China reveals tailless concept for 6th-generation fighter jet
A promotional video released by the Chinese aviation industry on February 1 featured computer-generated images showing what analysts said could rep...
Boeing to retain ICBM missile guidance systems work into late 2030s
Boeing has been selected by the U.S. Air Force as the prime contractor for the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) guidance subsyste...
GA-ASI General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Eaglet flies new survivable Air-Launched Effect for the first time
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a new survivable Air-Launched Effect (ALE) for the first time as part of a flight demonstr...
European Defence Agency supports two PESCO projects on future European airlift capabilities
The European Defence Agency (EDA) will support two Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects focused on shaping future European airlift cap...
DARPA, AFRL, Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne team's second Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept launched from B-52H accomplishes all test objectives
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne team accomplished thei...
Aeralis signs MoU with AirTanker to examine capability to transform full spectrum of fast jet pilot training
Aeralis, the transformational British military jet developer, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AirTanker to evaluate op...
Boeing to supply 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus air tankers to US Air Force
The U.S. Department of Defense on January 27 announced that Boeing has been awarded a $2,255,625,408 modification (P00289) to previously awarded co...
Netherlands considers offering F-16AM/BM fighters and paying for Leopard 2A6 tanks to Ukraine
According to NL Times, the Dutch government will look into supplying some of its 68 F-16A/B MLU fighter jets (it originally had 213 aircraft) to Uk...
Lockheed Martin performs first flight of F-16 Block 70 fighter
Lockheed Martin on January 24 announced the successful first flight of the F-16 Block 70 at its Greenville, South Carolina site. The flight occurre...
Elbit Systems to provide DIRCM Direct Infrared Counter Measures service center for NATO Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport fleet
Elbit Systems announced on January 24 the signature of a 5-year in-service support contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for...
Israel willing to purchase 25 F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets to boost striking capability against Iran
According to Dario Leone in theaviationgeekclub.com, Israel has sent a formal request to the US to purchase 25 F-15IA (F-15EX) Eagle II fighter jet...
Sikorsky delivers 5000th Hawk medium lift helicopter
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, on January 20 delivered its 5,000th “Hawk” variant helicopter, a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk. The iconic aircr...
Hensoldt from Germany develops SIGINT pod demonstrator for Eurodrone
German company Hensoldt is developing sensor equipment that can be integrated into a pod to give the recently commissioned Eurodrone a signals inte...
PLA Chinese Air Force Y-20 aircraft transport air defense missile unit for first time
According to Liu Xuanzun in Global Times, a surface-to-air missile unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force recently took part ...
Baykar wins contract to deliver Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs to Kuwait
According to information published by Daily Sabah on January 19, 2023, Turkish drone magnate Baykar signed a $370 million contract to export its Ba...
Australian army to get 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
Following months of speculation, Head Land Capability Major General Jeremy King confirmed the acquisition of 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for t...