Aerospace News
United States approves sending F-16s to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands
On August 17, 2023, the United States greenlighted the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands. This move is part...
JetZero to build blended-wing body prototype aircraft for US Air Force
Numerous media outlets, including Audrey Decker's coverage on defenseone.com, have reported that the U.S. Air Force has made a strategic decision t...
Army 2023: Russian Helicopters presents modular Kamov Ka-226T
At the Army-2023 Military-Technical Forum currently taking place in the Patriot Park near Kubinka, the Russian Helicopters holding company of the R...
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...