Aerospace News
Ilyushin Aviation Complex signs contract for development of heavy cargo aircraft
The Ilyushin Aviation Complex has finished R&D works to create a heavy cargo aircraft, which will replace the existing An-124 Ruslan airlifter....
USA approved the sale of helicopters to the Czech Republic
The US State Department has approved the sale of four Bell AH-1Z Viper or 12 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility and assault helicopters to the Czec...
Indian Navy to get 10 Ka-31 helicopters
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has recently approved the Rs 3,600 crore ($5,198,400,000) propo...
USA: F-35s and F-16s fought non-stop in defensive counter-air exercise
The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th FW conducted an integrated combat capability exercise April 30-May 2 at the Utah Test and Trai...
USA deploying bombers to Middle East
The United States announced the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, along with a bomber task force, to the U.S. Central Com...
Paris Air Show 2019: Turkey to display first national fighter jet mock-up
The mock-up version of Turkey's first national fighter jet will be showcased for the first time at Paris Air Show 2019, Turkish Aerospace Industrie...
Russia develops new systems for landing drones on ship decks
The St. Petersburg-based joint-stock company Navigator has developed a multi-functional Korma system designed to ensure navigation and interaction ...
Serial production of Ka-62 helicopters will begin in 2020
The Russian Helicopters holding company, an affiliate of the Russian State Corporation Rostec, will launch serial production of the Ka-62 multirole...
US Air Force successfully shot down missiles using a laser prototype
The Air Force Research Laboratory Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator Advanced Technology Demonstration Program successfully completed a ma...
Weapons to support F-16 Block 70 - F-16V fleet of Bahrain
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain of various weapons to support its F-16 Blo...
Airbus A400M Atlas to succeed Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Belgian Air Force
This Tuesday, April 30, 2019, the Belgian Ministry of Defense organized, in the presence of the Minister of Defense, Didier Reynders, and a Luxembo...
Russia is ready to cooperate with Turkey, selling them Su-57 aircraft
According to Russian state-owned Rostec's head, Sergey Chemezov, Russia is ready to cooperate to sell Turkey Su-57 fighter jets, if Turkey's partic...
Schiebel wins contract for UAS Arctic deployment for Norway
Norway's Andoya Test Center selected Schiebel's market-leading Camcopter S-100 Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air System (UAS) for ex...
Air Force Gen. Wolters takes over from Army Gen. Scaparrotti as EUCOM and SACEUR head
In ceremonies in Germany on Thursday, May 2, and in Belgium (SHAPE HQ) on Friday, May 3, Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters is taking over from Army Gen. C...
Chinese J-20 aircraft now capable of aerial refuelling
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's most advanced stealth fighter jet, the J-20, is now ready for aerial refuelling operations that will...
Kaman awarded contract to reactivate USMC K-MAX helicopters
Kaman Aerospace, the Aerospace segment of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), today announced that it has been awarded a contract to return two United ...
US Air Force F-35As conducted first combat employment
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft conducted an air strike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inh...
Indian Army to equip its attack helicopters with airborne fire control radars
The Indian Army seeks to equip its attack helicopters with airborne fire control radars, enabling them to overcome the operational limitations bein...
Boeing awarded post-production contract for US KC-46 Pegasus
The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $US 5,7 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity post-production contract for KC-46 ...