Aerospace News
Boeing delivers first AH-64E Apache attack helicopter with Indian fuselage to Indian Army
Boeing has initiated the manufacturing process of the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter at its Mesa, Arizona facility. In the year 2020, Boeing succe...
Sweden proposes Saab JAS-39 Gripen multirole fighter for Philippine Air Force
Priam Nepomuceno, from the Philippines News Agency, reported on August 16 that Sweden has again offered its Saab JAS 39 Gripen multi-role fighter a...
MD Helicopters to supply 6 Cayuse Warrior Plus helicopters and 6 armed MD530F upgrades to Middle-East customer
MD Helicopters (MDH) on August 9 announced a contract signing with a Middle East customer to provide six Cayuse Warrior Plus Attack/Scout helicopte...
Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A refuels Indonesian Air Force F-16s
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) announced on August 16 that it has conducted air-to-air refuelling training with the Indonesian Air Force for...
US includes four MQ-9A Reaper in $345 Million aid package for Taiwan
According to an article from Taipei Times on August 15, 2023, the United States has included four MQ-9A Reaper reconnaissance drones in a military ...
Australian army receives first 3 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk multi-role helicopters
According to Asia Pacific Defense Journal, there have been developments involving the Australian Army and their acquisition of utility helicopters....
China reveals manufacturing process of its PL-15 air-to-air missile
According to an article by China Arms on August 13, 2023, China has publicly disclosed the manufacturing process of its advanced PL-15 air-to-air m...
Baha UAV from Havelsan enters Africa with first contract for unnamed nation
According to an article by Overtdefense on August 9, 2023, Turkish defense company Havelsan has secured a contract to supply its Baha Sub-Cloud Unm...
Romania plans acquisition of 32 F-35 Lightning II Multirole fighter in $6.5 Billion Deal
In an interview with the Romanian newspaper Antena 3 on August 10, 2023, the Romanian Minister of Defense, Angel Tîlvăr, announced that the ministr...
Indonesia orders 18 Rafale fighter aircraft from French firm Dassault
According to a PR published by Dassault Aviation on August 11, 2023, Indonesia's order for 42 Rafale aircraft, signed in February 2022, has of...
Pakistan enhances UAV arsenal with Baykar AI-powered Kemankes missiles
According to a tweet from Air Operations Syndicate on August 4, 2023, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) unveiled its procurement of the Kemankes loiteri...
F-117A Nighthawk stealth aircraft taking part In Northern Lightning 2023 exercise
According to a tweet posted by animeyer on August 5, three old F-117A Nighthawks stealth fighters arrived at Duluth Air National Guard Base that sa...
India to evaluate TAPAS-BH-201 MALE UAV intended for all three services
India is developing its own medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and will begin military trials during this month of A...
Northrop Grumman and US Air Force modernize B-2 Spirit digital communication capabilities
Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, successfully completed an integrated airborne mission transfer (IAMT) demonstration with ...
India successfully Adapts ground-to-ground Spike NLOS missiles onto Russian Mi-17V5 Helicopter
The Indian Air Force has acquired Israeli-manufactured Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) anti-tank guided missiles. These air-to-ground Spike Non-Line...
French DGA launches test campaign to clear Reaper Block 5 drone to fly over France
In a series of tweets posted on August 4, the French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement, General Directorate for Armament), announced that it ha...
Japan explores equipping C-2 transport planes with long-range missiles
According to an article published by the Japan Times on August 6, 2023, the Defense Ministry of Japan is currently assessing the potential of armin...
Dutch PM Rutte suggests training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters
In a telephone conversation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on August 8, there emerged discussio...
Leonardo AW101 for Polish Navy achieves first flight from Yeovil
The Polish Navy’s first Leonardo AW101 (ZR285) achieved its first flight on July 19 at the Company’s site in Yeovil. The flight demonstrated functi...
US Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 with MQ-9A Reapers now operational
U.S. Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 (VMU 3) introduced its new Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles in a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station...
