Aerospace News
UAE Air Force to get U.S. ammunition and support worth USD 10 billion
On November 10, the U.S. State Department announced it has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the...
Airbus signs a contract with Germany for the delivery of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft
According to information published on November 11, 2020, Airbus has signed a contract to deliver 38 new Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft to the...
Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A airlifter gets increased capacity to 60 tons and cockpit upgrade
The carrying capacity of the new Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A airlifter was increased from 48 to 60 tons. The range increased 18 percent and fuel consumpti...
United States approves the sale of 50 F-35 stealth fighter aircraft to UAE
According to information published by the U.S. Department of Defense on November 10, 2020, the U.S. State Department has made a determination appro...
Elbit Systems of America selected by U.S. Air Force to compete for Joint All Domain Command and Control task orders
The U.S. Air Force has selected Elbit Systems of America to compete for future task orders within the service’s Joint All-Domain Command and Contro...
Boeing and Raytheon awarded contracts for Qatar Air Force F-15QAs and Air Operation Center
On November 9, the U.S. DoD announced that Boeing has been awarded a $657,200,000 undefinitized contract action modification to contract FA8634-18-...
Kazakhstan Air Force deploys new Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters from Karaganda Air Base
Karaganda Air Base in Kazakhstan, named after the Hero of the Soviet Union Nurken Abdirov, has received new Su-30SM fighter jets.
Ukrainian Luch design bureau unveils model of Sokol-300 attack UAV
According to the Ukrainian portal Depo.ua, a presentation of the model of the Sokol-300 strike UAV, developed by the Luch design bureau, took place...
Vietnam works on turning old MiG-21s into drones
After dueling against American pilots decades ago, the legendary MiG-21s of Vietnam War fame may fly again as unmanned aerial vehicles, Viet Defens...
Israeli officials deny the sale of American F-22 Raptor fighter to Israel
According to information published by Israel, officials of the country denies reports of the sale of F-22 Raptor to Israel. On November 3, 2020, Ai...
Russian Tu-160M strategic bomber conducts first flight with new NK-32-02 engines
According to information published by the Russian press agency TASS on November 6, 2020, an upgraded Russian Air Force Tu-160M strategic bomber wit...
Germany approves the purchase of new fighter jets Eurofighter and F-18s
According to news published by the Deutsche Welle website on November 5, 2020, Germany has approved the purchase of new fighter jets including Euro...
BAE Systems offers its collaboration for Japanese F-X next generation fighter program
According to information published on November 5, 2020, BAE Systems has responded to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Japanese Ministry of ...
Romanian F-16 Block 15 fighters to be modernized
On November 3, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Romania of F-16 M...
Diamond Dart-550 among competitors to replace Belgian Air Force SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 basic trainer
In late October, Belgium sent a delegation of three personnel to the Wiener Neustadt headquarters of Austria’s Diamond Aircraf to receive a present...
U.S. approves sale of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighters to Israel
After the acceptation to sell F-35 Lightning IIs to the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. has now given the green light for the sale of some 50 F-22 R...
Guyana buys Bell 412EPI and 429 helicopters
On October 30, 2020, the U.S. State Department made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Guyana of Bell ...
India has carried out successful firing test of air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
According to information published by Indian media newspapers on October 30, 2020, the Indian air force has carried out a successful firing test of...
Japan selects Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as main contractor to develop new stealth fighter
According to information published by the "The Japan Times" website on October 31, 2020, the Japanese Ministry of Defense has selected the company ...
Northrop Grumman to upgrade US Army and Navy Radar Warning Receiver Capability
Northrop Grumman has received a $91 million contract for the additional production of AN/APR-39D(V)2 digital radar warning receivers (RWR). Small a...
