Aerospace News
GA-ASI SeaGuardian begins operations for Japan Coast Guard
On October 19, 2022, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) commenced flight operations using an MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from Genera...
Finnish Hornets and French Rafales to train during Exercise Täppä 22
Lapland Air Command’s Fighter Squadron 11 will arrange the Täppä 22 exercise at Rovaniemi and Oulunsalo air bases on 31 October – 4 November 2022. ...
France: DGA delivers the 8th MRTT multirole transport and refueling aircraft
On October 21, 2022, the DGA (Direction générale de l’armement / Directorate General of Armaments) received the 8th Phénix A330 MRTT (Multi role ta...
Royal Australian Air Force P-8A maritime patrol aircraft completes first mission with NATO’s operation Sea Guardian
NATO has forged a new partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) through its maritime security operation in the Mediterranean. A R...
Royal Air Force conduct largest ever mass firing of ASRAAM
Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon and Lightning jets have successfully conducted their largest ever mass firing of Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Miss...
Survey Copter presents a new configuration of its ALIACA system
SURVEY Copter, a subsidiary of Airbus, has developed a new configuration for its range of light tactical drones ALIACA. The system, called ALI...
Jordanian Air Force to get back first AT-802 Border Patrol Aircraft after upgrading to Block 4 standard
According to a tweet posted by Gareth Jennings on October 21, the Royal Jordanian Air Force will get back the first of 6 Air Tractor AT-802 Block 2...
Indian trainer aircraft HTT-40 unveiled at DefExpo 2022
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled HTT-40, an indigenous trainer aircraft designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (H...
Myanmar buys FTC-2000G fighter jets from China
The Myanmar Air Force has ordered several FTC-2000G midrange fighter jets from China, a major arms supplier to the Southeast Asian nation.
Trials of new-generation BrahMos missile to begin in early 2024
GANDHINAGAR /India/, October 20. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The qualification trials of the new-generation BrahMos missile are expected to begin in early 2024...
Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers fly over Pacific Ocean, Bering, Okhotsk seas
MOSCOW, October 19. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Two Tupolev Tu-95MS (NATO reporting name: Bear) strategic bombers accompanied by Mikoyan MiG-31 (Foxhound) figh...
Hensoldt and Rafael team on Electronic Warfare capabilities for German Air Force
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd. are joining forces to offer a readily-available, state-of-the-art, and ...
US Air Force examines the use of exoskeleton for moving cargo
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation, or CRI, held an event Oct. 6 with the Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wi...
Il-76MD-90 aircraft to be able to carry up to eight Molniya drones
MOSCOW, October 18. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Russia’s Ilyushin Il-76MD-90 (NATO reporting name: Candid) military transport plane will be able to carry up to...
Royal Air Force conduct live air attack training with Swedish Air Force counterparts
Last week, the Royal Air Force (RAF) has been participating in intensive warfighting training with the Swedish Air Force as part of the Joint Exped...
GA-ASI flight tests next-generation flight computer on Gray Eagle Extended Range
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully performed the first flight tests of the next-generation flight computer for the MQ...
Australian and Indonesian Air Forces trained in Exercise Rajawali Ausindo
Australia welcomed an Indonesian Air Force C-130H Hercules transport aircraft and crew to RAAF Base Townsville to participate in Exercise Rajawali ...
First Portuguese KC-390 has arrived
The first Embraer KC-390, PT-ZDK (c/n 390000011), for the Força Aérea Portuguesa (Portuguese Air Force) has arrived on October 16 at its new homeba...
NATO annual nuclear exercise gets underway
Air forces from across NATO will exercise nuclear deterrence capabilities involving dozens of aircraft over north-western Europe starting on ...
The Czech Gripens have returned from NATO mission after a six month deployment in Lithuania
The Gripen fighters of the Czech Air Force, which have been operating in Lithuania for six months, landed on Friday 30th September, at their home a...