Aerospace News
Indian Air Force conducts trials of Heavy Drop System developed by DRDO
On August 19, the Indian Air Force reported the successful testing of the new Heavy Drop System (HDS) from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. T...
Denmark and Netherlands to donate 61 F-16s to Ukraine
On August 20, 2023, Denmark and the Netherlands committed to donating F-16 multirole fighter jets to Ukraine, with Denmark providing 19 and the Net...
Tien Chien V AAM: A new era for Taiwan aerial air defense
Amid an increasingly complex geopolitical context and in pursuit of enhanced defense autonomy, Taiwan, through its National Chung-Shan Institute of...
Ukrainians remove surviving parts of Antonov An-225 Mriya destroyed at Gostomel airport in February 2022
In Gostomel, technicians of the Ukrainian company Antonov are removing the surviving parts from the remains of the unique 6-engine An-225 Mriya air...
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...