Aerospace News
Rostec details D-14 parachute for Ratnik suite
Russia’s industrial conglomerate Rostec has detailed the D-14 parachute of the Ratnik (Warrior) combat outfit. According to Designer General of Par...
New Zealand to receive five new C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft
New Zealand's Defense Minister Ron Mark confirmed the purchase of the C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft on 5 June at Royal New Zealand Ai...
CH-53K King Stallion helicopter completes aerial refueling tests with KC-130KJ Super Hercules tanker
The CH-53K King Stallion heavy transport helicopter has successfully completed several inflight refuelling tests with a KC-130J Super Hercules tank...
Russia: Myasishchev plant completes L-39 upgrade
The Myasishchev plant is completing the upgrade of L-39 training aircraft, the United Aircraft Corporation said.
Egyptian army amassing powerful forces at Libyan border
As reported by Defense News Nigeria, Africa's most powerful army - the Egyptian one - is amassing tanks and helicopter gunships at the Libyan borde...
Flight test confirms B61-12 nuclear bomb compatible with F-15E fighter jet
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) successfully completed two flight test...
Israel Aerospace Industries signs a 350$ Million Special Mission Aircraft related contract with European country
Israel Aerospace Industries has received a 350$ Million Special Mission Aircraft related contract from a major European country. The Contract will ...
Montenegro Air Force signs purchase agreement for two Bell 505 helicopters
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Montenegro Air Force has signed a purchase agreement for two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X’s....
Jolly Green II and Apache helicopters complete joint test mission
The US Air Force’s (USAF) new combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, has undertaken a joint mission with the army’s multi-...
GE Aviation delivers first F414 engine to South Korea for KF-X program
GE Aviation delivered the first F414-GE-400K engine in May to Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) for South Korea’s next-generation indigenous fig...
Honeywell and US Army to demo next-generation T55 engine for Chinook helicopters
Honeywell has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Army to demonstrate and fly its upgraded T55 engine on the heavy-lift, twin-engine Chinook he...
US Navy completes first AARGM-ER captive carry flight on F/A-18
The US Navy completed the first captive carry flight test of an Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile on an F/...
GA-ASI acquires IJK Controls
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft, announced on June 4 that it has acquired a major...
FARA program: Bell unveils its manufacturing team for the Bell 360 Invictus prototype
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc.company, has announced agreements with nine premier aerospace industry leaders to form Team Invictus. The companie...
Russian Defense Ministry finalizes contract for 76 Su-34
The Russian Defense Ministry agreed the details of a contract for a new batch of Su-34 frontline bombers. At least 76 aircraft have to be delivered...
RAF to enhance tactical air command and control capabilities on the ground through Collins Aerospace FasTAK Gateway
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has selected the Collins Aerospace Systems FasTAK Gateway to advance its tactical data link capabilities on the ground as...
GKN Aerospace thermoplastic components flight tested on Bell V-280 Valor
GKN Aerospace delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction-welded Ruddervators and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured fro...
Kongsberg awarded contract for air-to-air pylons for F-35 program
On June 3, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS announced it has signed a contract with Marvin Engineering worth 136 MNOK to supply air-to-air pylo...
US Army launched the first flight of Martin UAV V-BAT
Soldiers assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) launched the first flight of the Martin UAV V-BAT at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, as part of ...
Airbus A400M completes full Paratrooper Simultaneous Dispatch certification
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has successfully achieved certification of the simultaneous paratrooper dispatch capability and completed...
