Aerospace News
Bell comments Bell 429 delivery to Jamaica Defence Force
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, confirmed on August 14 the delivery of two Bell 429s to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). A third Bell 429 ...
Lockheed Martin-KAI submitted final offer for the USAF T-X program
According to the Korea Times, the Lockheed Martin-KAI Consortium sumbitted a final offer for the US Air Force's USD16 billion T-X competition. ...
NH90 Qatar contract now effective says Leonardo
Leonardo announced yesterday that it has made effective the contract, signed on March 14, 2018, for the supply of 28 NH90 medium twin-engine ...
Ansat light utility chopper demonstrates high-altitude capabilities
Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has successfully completed high mountain tests of Ansat light utility helico...
Upgraded Mi-26T2V heavy lift helicopter completes maiden flight
The upgraded heavy Mi-26T2V helicopter developed for the Russian Aerospace Forces has performed its first flight, Russian Helicopters affiliated wi...
Indian Army successfully test fired Helina anti-tank guided missile
India successfully flight tested its indigenously developed helicopter launched anti-tank guided missile and guided bombs -- smart anti-airfield we...
Belgium and Germany to take over NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission in September
The 48th rotation of detachments contributing to NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission is imminent. From September 2018, the Belgian Air Force will ta...
RAF Chinook helicopters start supporting French troops in Mali
Three Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters, supported by around 90 British personnel are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-ter...
Lockheed secures $2.9Bn USAF order for new missile warning satellites
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $2,935,545,188 from the US Air Force contract for the production of three Next Generation Overhed Persistent Inf...
Russia likely to order first batch of six MiG-35 fighter jets
The Russian Defense Ministry will initially receive six MiG-35 fighter jets according to advanced delivery schedule, President of the United Aircra...
Tupolev rolls out first Tu-22M3M strategic bomber
Tupolev rolled out the first modernized Tu-22M3M strategic bomber, United Aircraft Corporation said in a statement. The Tu-22M3M is a modernized ve...
TAI ANKA offered for Indonesian MoD UAV Tender
Turkish Aerospace, Turkey’s center of excellence in defence and aerospace industries held a workshop on August 14th, 2018 in Jakarta with an extens...
Lockheed Martin contracted to design ARRW hypersonic weapon prototype
The US Air Force yesterday awarded a contract not to exceed US$480 million to Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control to begin designing a seco...
Northrop completes successful APG-83 SABR Fit-Check on USMC F/A-18C Fighter
Northrop Grumman has successfully installed a production APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) on a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet at Marine Co...
Ilyushin details plans for An-124-100M heavy airlifter development
The Ilyushin Aviation Complex (UAC) plans to spend almost 3.5 billion rubles (USD51 million) to create an upgraded version of the Ruslan heavy airl...
LOTN completes overhaul of first Mi-17V-5 for the AAF
Slovak aviation repair plant LOTN (Trencin) has overhauled the first Mil Mi-17V-5 (NATO reporting name: Hip-H) utility rotary-wing aircraft of the ...
First L-159T2 for the Czech Air Force took to the skies
The first L-159T2 for the Czech Air Force made its first flight on August 2, 2018, at Aero Vodochody Airport. Czech Air Force ordered three L-159T2...
Ilyushin progressing towards Il-276 airlifter production plans
The Ilyushin Aviation Complex, which is affiliated with the United Aircraft-Building Corporation, plans to spend 34 million rubles for preparing th...
Turkey officially places order for four HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft
The Turkish Undesecretariat for Defence Industry (SSB) awarded Aselsan a contract for the development and delivery of HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer air...
RNZAF orders one CAE 700MR Series NH90 flight training device
CAE on August 9 announced it has been awarded a contract from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZA...
