Aerospace News
Japan to receive two more Boeing KC-46A Pegasus
Boeing has been awarded a $342,120,528 firm-fixed-price modification to contract FA8609-18-F-0006 for KC-46A Aircraft 3 and 4 for Japan. This modif...
Algeria receives first batch of Russian-made MiG-29M/M2 twin-engine fighter aircraft
According to information published by the MENA defense website on October 26, 2020, Algeria has received the first batch of MiG-29M/M2 twin-engine ...
General Atomics wants to build industrial collaboration in South Korea
According to a press release published on October 27, 2020, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world leader in Remotely Pilot...
Greece to take over F-35As initially intended for Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on 27 Oct. that Greece will take different measures regarding the defense of its national territory, ...
U.S. Air Force adopts Fox Training Management System to streamline training operations
On Oct. 28, Britannica Knowledge Systems, a leading provider of integrated training and readiness management solutions, announced that their Fox tr...
First Australian-made MQ-4C Triton UAV will enhance maritime security in the Pacific
Northrop Grumman has initiated the build process for Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton, a game-changing unmanned maritime intelligence, surveillance a...
Greece to get MH-60 Seahawk helicopters and sonars
Lockheed Martin is awarded a $193,980,348 contract modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00019-19-C-0013. This modification...
Sikorsky to deliver six CH-53K King Stallion helicopters to U.S. Marine Corps
Sikorsky Aircraft, a Lockheed Martin company, is awarded a $550,372,323 modification to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive (firm target), fir...
Serbian 98th Air Brigade provided with most modern equipment
On Oct. 26, Serbian Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin, together with the Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence, Major General Duško Žarkovi...
Singapore Air Force CH-47 Chinook crews qualify for deck landing on Australian vessels
Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) CH-47 Chinook helicoptercrews have qualifyied for take off and land on Australia’s largest vessels landing h...
Italian Air Force receives last Eurofighter Typhoon
Taking off from Leonardo’s plant in Caselle (Turin), the final and most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon of the Italian Air Force was handed over durin...
Second F-35B squadron officially established in Indo-Pacific region with redesignation of VMFA-242
On October 16, Marine Aircraft Group 12 re-designated Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 as part ...
U.S. sells 135 AGM-84H SLAM-ER missiles and related equipment to Taiwan
On October 21, the U.S. State Department announced it had made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic an...
Russian Su-34 bomber pilot training to be expanded
The standard training program of Sukhoi Su-34 bomber pilots will be expanded. They will be trained to fight at major altitudes and supersonic speed...
Kongsberg Defence to purchase electronic components from Australia for Joint Strike Missile
According to a press release published on October 22, 2020, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has placed a Purchase Order with BAE System...
Boeing Australian Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft completes first taxi
The Boeing Loyal Wingman unmanned aircraft being developed with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) recently moved under its own power for the fi...
General Atomics selects Hexagon Geospatial division and ScioTeq following Blue Magic Belgium presentations
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced the selection of two Belgian companies – Hexagon’s Geospatial division and ScioTeq – from i...
European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex selects Airbus and IAI for Maritime Aerial Surveillance with RPAS
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and Space Airborne Solutions (ADAS), a 100% subsidiary of...
Electronic warfare course held at new European training centre in Portugal
European Defense Agency’s 4th Electronic Warfare course (5-16 October) involving more than a dozen participants from Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Portu...
Boeing and U.S. Navy to demonstrate future ramjet missile technology
Boeing and the U.S. Navy will demonstrate advanced missile technologies that will make carrier air wing strike fighters more lethal against threats...
