Aerospace News
Ascent AeroSystems and Dynetics announce new orders for Spirit cylindrical UAS
Massachusetts-based Ascent AeroSystems announced that it has received a follow-on order for its ground-breaking Spirit unmanned aerial systems (UAS...
British Army to be bolstered with a new generation of high-speed medium helicopters
The British Army’s battle-winning capability is to be bolstered with a new generation of high-speed medium helicopters.
Airbus qualified as bidder for Royal Canadian Air Force strategic tanker replacement
Airbus has been qualified by the Government of Canada as a bidder for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) project, a procure...
Indian Air Force receives its fourth batch of Rafale fighter jets
The 4th batch of three Indian Air Force (IAF) Rafale fighter jets landed on Indian soil on March 31 after flying non-stop from France.
BAE Systems awarded $21 million contract from UK MoD to support Common Missile Warning System
BAE Systems has received a $21 million contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to support the Common Missile Warning System (CMW...
Martin UAV unveils its newly upgraded V-BAT 128 VTOL UAV
Martin UAV, a leading advanced aviation technology manufacturer in the United States, announced on March 30 the public release of the latest unmann...
Finland invited to join new Eurofighter radar programme
Finland has been invited to have a role in the future capability development for an advanced new radar for Eurofighter which will secure the skies ...
Saab and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration extend support and maintenance contract for Gripen
Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have on March 31 extended a contract to provide support and maintenance services for Gri...
US Navy places order for more P-8A Poseidon submarine hunters
On March 31, the U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $1.6 billion production contract for the next 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine aircraft will join the U....
GA-ASI wins UK MQ-9 drone contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $12,954,626 firm-fixed-price contract for the United Kingdom MQ-9 ...
Elistair, tethered drone company, announces a €5M Series B round to accelerate its International expansion
Elistair, a market leader in tethered drones, has raised €5M from Omnes and Starquest Capital, its historic investor. This Series B round follows a...
uAvionix receives US DoD AIMS certification for mode 5 micro IFF transponder for tactical UAS
uAvionix Corporation announced it achieved DoD AIMS Mk XIIB certification of its first Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder, the RT-2087/...
CP Technologies teams with GA-ASI to design Portable Aircraft Control Station for US Air Force
On March 30, CP Technologies announced it has teamed with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. to design and manufacture the Portable Aircraf...
BAE Systems wins $42.5 million contract from the US Navy for landing systems integration support
BAE Systems was awarded a four-year $42.5 million task order by the U.S. Navy to provide shore-based landing systems integration (LSI) support serv...
Bell and Sikorsky have been both awarded around $290.000.000 modification contract for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft competitive demonstration
Bell Textron and Sikorsky have both been awarded around $290.000.000 modification contract for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Competit...
Citadel Defense secures new $5M C-UAS contract from US DoD
Citadel Defense has received a follow-on urgent contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense to protect servicemen and servicewomen from smal...
B-2 Spirit aircraft conclude historic Bomber Task Force
B-2 Spirit aircraft from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, flew the final mission of the most recent Bomber Task Force deploy...
Russian latest Il-112V military transport plane successfully completes 2nd test flight
Russia’s latest Il-112V military transport plane successfully completed its second flight from the airfield of the Voronezh Aviation Plant on March...
Saab trials 3D-printed part on Gripen for battlefield damage repairs
Saab has successfully conducted the trial which marked the first time an exterior 3D-printed part has been flown on a Gripen, rather than internal ...
Russia: Central Military District integrates Orlan-10 UAVs with BM-21 Grad MRLs
The units of the Central Military District (CMD) have integrated their BM-21 Grad 122 mm multiple rocket launch (MRL) systems with Orlan-...