Aerospace News
Russian MoD Cancels Il-96-400TZ Aerial Tanker Contract
Russian Defense Ministry refused to develop Il-96-400TZ long-range aerial tanker, newspaper Izvestia reports.
Su-35S fighter jets officially entered service with PLAAF
The People`s Republic of China`s (PRC`s) Ministry of National Defense has confirmed that the People`s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has introdu...
BAE lands $175M US Navy order for APKWS laser-guided rockets
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $175 million contract for more than 7,000 cost-efficient Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) lase...
USAF starts Light Attack Experiment's Phase Two
Flying began May 7, 2018, for the US Air Force’s second phase of the Light Attack Experiment at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.Pilots are flyi...
Afghan Air Force gets two more A-29 Super Tucanos
A new wave of two A-29 Super Tucanos arrived at Moody Air Force Base in support of the USAF 81st Fighter Squadron’s training mission for the Afghan...
Russia lost eight helicopters in Syria since 2015
A Russian Kamov Ka-52 (NATO reporting name: Hokum-B) helicopter has crashed in Syria, killing both pilots, the Defense Ministry’s press office said...
Nigerian Air Force receives additional Mi-35M combat helicopters
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) received two Mil Mi-35M (NATO reporting name: Hind-E) gunships in late April, according to the press department of the...
Aviall joins Bronco Combat Systems team
Boeing, through its subsidiary Aviall, today announced Aviall’s leadership role in supply chain management for the production of the Advanced High-...
BAE Systems selected for demonstration phase of DARPA's SECTR program
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), through the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, has awarded BAE Systems a $13.1 million...
Kinzhal missile makes public premiere at Russia's Victory Day parade rehearsal
Russia's Kinzhal missile made its first public appearance during the Victory Day parade rehearsal in Moscow, according to pictures released by the ...
Altius MALE UAV development to be completed by 2020
The work on the Altius heavy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a combat load of up to two tons is planned to be completed within a year, Russian D...
US oks $1.4bn FMS from Germany for C-130J and KC-130J airlifters
The US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany of three C-130J-30 aircraft and three KC-130J aircraft for an estimate...
First F-35A training equipment delivered to RAAF
One of the world’s largest aircraft has landed at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Williamtown carrying the first delivery of Australia’s...
RAF scrambles Typhoon fighter jets over the Black Sea
Royal Air Force Typhoons based in Romania have been launched as a response to a Russian aircraft operating near NATO airspace over the Black Sea, t...
BAE Systems, Prismatic unveil PHASA-35 solar-powered UAV
A new solar electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which has the potential to fly for up to a year before needing maintenance, has become a step c...
Diehl, Boeing joint forces to market GBU-54 JDAM in Germany
At the ILA International Air Show in Berlin, Diehl Defence and Boeing Defense, Space & Security signed a Teaming Agreement on cooperation of GB...
TsAGI progressing towards Il-276 airlifter development
The Ilyushin Company that is a transport aviation department of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), and the Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodyna...
Ukraine and Turkey to jointly work on An-188 airlifter project
Ukraine and Turkey have agreed to jointly implement the production of the An-188 military-transport plane, Ukraine's state defense conglomerate Ukr...
Belgian NH90 helicopter performed first operational mission in Mali
A Belgian Air Component NH90 helicopter performed a first operational mission last week in Gao (Mali) as part of Belgium's participation in the MIN...
Russia's Western Military District air regiment receives new Su-30SMs
Four Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) multipurpose fighter jets were delivered to a Russian Air Force's Western Military District ai...
