Aerospace News
Netherlands requests $110M FMS for US-based F-16 training
The US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of defense articles and services in support of continuation of...
Airbus and Dassault join forces on Europe's Future Combat Air System
Airbus and Dassault Aviation have decided to join forces for the development and production of Europe’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS), which is s...
European Defense Giants team up for EuroMALE future ISTAR function
Four European Champions in the area of Defence Mission Systems intend tocombine their unique and complementary capabilities to provide the drone pr...
Meggitt selected for KF-X advanced total braking system
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy mark...
Eurofighter team submits bid for Bundeswehr's Tornado replacement
On the eve of the ILA Berlin Air Show 2018, Airbus and Eurofighter GmbH have submitted their offer to the German Ministry of Defence for a replacem...
Airbus Helicopters & Schiebel demonstrate Manned Unmanned Teaming capabilities with H145 and S-100 platforms
Airbus Helicopters and Schiebel have tested Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities between an H145 platform and a CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Ai...
Serbia received four MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus
Serbia’s Armed Forces have received four Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) fighter jets from Belarus, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksand...
Belgium approves acquisition of one A400M flight simulator
The Belgian government on April 19 approved the acquisition of a sole A400 flight simulator for the Belgian Air Force’s future fleet of strategic a...
Cobham lands KF-X fighter jet Oxygen System contract
Cobham has received a contract from Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) to design and supply a pilot Oxygen System for the future KF-X, an advanc...
Russia's VRT300 drone began test trials
VR-Technologies Design Bureau of the Russian Helicopters Holding began test bench trials of the main systems and units of VRT300 helicopter drone. ...
Russian Defense Ministry receives another upgraded Tu-95MS bomber
The Tupolev Company of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) handed over to the Defense Ministry a Tu-95MS bomber with an upgraded power plant for ...
Ukraine's MSB-2 Nadiya helicopter made maiden flight
Ukraine's first long-range helicopter MSB-2 Nadiya has made a successful maiden flight on Monday, regional authorities said last week.
Raytheon completes Small Diameter Bomb II developmental testing
Raytheon Company has completed developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II, a key step toward bringing this new capability to fighter pilot...
New Guardian computer system to help RAF protect the British skies
The UK Ministry of Defence will invest up to £80 million (USD 112 million) in a new computer system to boost the RAF’s speed and accuracy in protec...
Chinese aviation brigade conducts live-fire exercise
An aviation brigade of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force held a live-fire exercise off the country's southeastern coast on 18 April, accord...
Final C-27J Spartan airlifter delivered to Royal Australian Air Force
The 10th and final twin-engine airlifter Leonardo (formerly Alenia Aermacchi) C-27J Spartan for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been welc...
3-D printer-capable Marines with 31st MEU print replacement part for F-35B
Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are now capable of ‘additive manufacturing,’ also known as 3-D printing....
DSA 2018: Deftech, Korean Air Lines and POSCO DAEWOO to partner on UAV area
DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (Deftech), Malaysia’s premiere defence and aerospace company, yesterday signed a tripartite cooperation agre...
RAF’s legendary 'Dambusters' 617 Squadron reforms to fly F-35B jets
The 617 Squadron immortalised by the Dambusters raid of World War II has been reformed to fly the UK’s new F-35B Lightning II fighter jets, the Def...
DSA 2018: Milkor unveils MA 80/380 UAS
The South-African company Milkor chose DSA to officially unveil a new family of Unmanned Aerial Systems, the MA 80 and the bigger MA 380. Both are ...