Aerospace News
Belgium officially becomes member of European FCAS - SCAF 6th Generation Fighter Program
Belgium will officially become a member of the FCAS-SCAF military program (Future Air Combat System) in June 2025, according to a recent announceme...
Uzbekistan eyes French Rafale Multirole Fighter or Korean F/A-50 Light Combat Aircraft
Uzbekistan, historically an ally of Moscow, Beijing, and Ankara, and a former member of the USSR, is considering the acquisition of 24 Rafale multi...
RTX Pratt & Whitney Canada announces cost-effective military PT6T-3/6 Twinpac engine overhaul program
Pratt & Whitney Canada announced on November 28 a new, cost-effective P&WCSMART military overhaul program developed specifically for milita...
French DGA showcases innovating Rapace H2 hydrogen-powered drone
The DGA posted a tweet on November 24 to explain that the hydrogen (fuel cell) Rapace H2 drone was designed to respond to the environmental advance...
Iranian IRGC to unveil new air-to-air missiles
As reported by Tasnim on November 25, 2023, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy of Iran has announced the development of two new air-to...
Airbus Helicopters reaches agreement with French Ministry of Armed Forces for Tigre Mk2+ attack helicopter
Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even has announced a deal with the French Ministry of Armed Forces for the mid-life upgrade of the Tigre helicopter, r...
Iran confirms acquisition of Russian Mi-28 attack helicopters Su-35 fighter jets and Yak-130 training aircraft
According to Tasnim on November 28, 2023, Iran finalized the procurement of several Russian aircraft, including the Mil Mi-28 attack helicopters, S...
Elbit Systems to supply DIRCM self protection suites for Canadian Airbus A330 MRTTs
Elbit Systems was awarded a contract by Airbus Defense and Space to supply the Direct Infrared Counter Measures (DIRCM) and Infrared (IR) Missile W...
RTX Collins Aerospace introduces Arcus image generator for pilot training
Collins Aerospace, an RTX business announced on November 27 that it is releasing Arcus, a new image generator that combines Collins' advanced rende...
A drone linked with French Rafale F5 to be key component in handling enemy anti-aircraft systems
With the proliferation of Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) capabilities and the return of high-intensity conflict, the idea of developing a dedicate...
India Air Force to acquire 97 more Tejas Light Combat Aircraft
On November 25, 2023, India's ambitious journey towards self-reliance in defense manufacturing marked a significant milestone with Prime Minister N...
TNI AU Indonesian Air Force to receive H225M Caracal helicopters soon and C-130J Super Hercules in 2024
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force (Wakasau) Vice Marshal A. Gustaf Brugman mentioned the main weapons system (alutsista) which will...
MBDA and KAI to deepen cooperation for integration of new MBDA weapons onto KAI platforms
MBDA and Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation. The agreement will see the companies explore new opportu...
Second prototype of Iranian Jasin trainer jet aircraft achieves maiden flight
Iran Defense posted a tweet on November 24, 2023, to inform that the second Yasin trainer jet prototype had made its first flight, after being roll...
Belgian F-35 Conversion Unit of US 312 Fighter Squadron boosts training of pilots and technicians at Luke AFB
According to a tweet posted on November 23, 2023, the Belgian F-35 Conversion Unit, now integrated into the U.S. 312 Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB, ...
Brazilian Air Force receives 5th upgraded Embraer E-99M AEW&C aircraft
According to a tweet posted by SA Defensa on November 24, Embraer delivered the fifth and last upgraded E-99M AEW&C aircraft to the Brazilian A...
Argentinian Navy to get former Norwegian P-3C and P-3N Orion maritime patrol aircraft
According to a tweet posted by SA Defensa on November 23, the Argentinian government has officially authorized the spending of a total of $60 milli...
Vrgineers launches mixed reality XTAL 3 CAVU MR headset for pilot training
The US-Czech startup, Vrgineers, specializing in Virtual and Mixed Reality technologies for pilot training, has teamed up with AMD and NVIDIA, grap...
Serbia takes delivery of 11 Mi-35P attack helicopters sold by Cyprus
Cyprus has delivered its old Russian Mil Mi-35 attack helicopters to Serbia as part of a deal, Laurent Lagneau reports in Opex360. Cyprus, which ha...
Boeing awarded US Air Force contract for sustainment and logistics support of GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb I
As reported by Andrew Salerno-Garthwaite in Airforce Technology, Boeing has secured a contract worth $33 million to provide support and logistics f...