Aerospace News
Italian Financial Guard expands helicopter fleet with 22 AW169Ms
Leonardo announced on November 12 the signing of a contract with Italy’s Guardia di Finanza for 22 new generation AW169M twin engine helicopters. T...
RoKAF first A330 MRTT landed in South Korea
The RoKAF's first aerial refueling tanker arrived in South Korea on Monday, military officials said, raising hope that it will drastically increase...
China unveils roadmap for building modern PLAAF
The Chinese Air Force on Sunday, November 11, announced a roadmap for building a stronger modern air force in three steps.
Russian aerospace industry details Ka-52 upgrade program
The Sazykin Aircraft Plant in Arsenyev in Primorye region began to produce Ka-52 helicopters ten years ago in late October 2008. The gunships becam...
Saab Gripen E completes first test flight with Meteor missile
In October, Saab successfully completed a test flight by a Gripen E aircraft with the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) for th...
Phazotron-NIIR completing Zhuk-AM AESA radar development
Phazotron-NIIR Corporation is completing the production of the first active phased antenna array radar for MiG-29 fighter jets, a source in the Rus...
Leonardo and LIG Nex 1 join forces for South Korea IFF upgrade program
At Indo Defence 2018 Expo & Forum (Jakarta 7 – 10 November), Leonardo is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Republic of Korea-b...
KAI signs new deal with Indonesia for KT-1Bs and T-50i uppgrade
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), a South Korean defense firm, signed a contract worth 100 billion won (US$89.4 million) with Indonesia on Thursday...
Russian Helicopters lands new Ansat order in China
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) signed a contract for delivery of 20 Ansat helicopters for Chinese Assoc...
Iran launches mass-production of Kowsar "fourth-generation" fighter jet
Iran started mass-producing locally designed Kowsar fighter jet, Iranian newspapers announced on November 3, 2018. The F-5-derived Kowsar airc...
Equatorial Guinea takes delivery of two Mi-172 choppers
As part of the contract with the government of Equatorial Guinea, Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) produced a...
Sikorsky lands $717M order for M/CH-53E helicopters support
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, was awarded a performance-based logistics contract with a value of $717 million. The contract will provide sup...
Russian aerospace industry developing new Su-34 ISR/EW variants
The Russian aerospace industry is developing two new variants of the Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) frontline bomber, namely, an elec...
AVIC AV500W UAV completes FT-8D missile live-fire test
According to news from the Office of the Commission for Integrated Military and Civilian Development of China's Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee ...
Sierra Nevada wins new $23M contrat for Saudi King Air 350 program
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) as been awarded a $23.8 million order for the Saudi King Air 350 program, the US Department of Defense stated on October ...
South Korea partially resumes KUH-1 Surion flights
The Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) has allowed several Surion helicopters to resume maintenance and training flights after grounding all aircraft of...
Belgium to order 2 General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian
The Belgian government has agreed to negotiate with the United States for the purchase of two MALE drone systems. MALE means Medium Altitude Long E...
Belgium officially opts for Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jet
By Nathan GainThe long-awaited final decision finally happened: the Belgian Air Force will turn to the 5th generation in the coming years. In a pub...
UK requests $3.5 bn FMS for additional Chinook helicopters
The US State Department on Friday 19 a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom of 16 CH-47 Chinook (Extended Range) helicopters for an...
Russia donates airfield equipment to Mongolian Air Force
Russia has handed over airfield equipment to Mongolia worth 13 million U.S. dollars as part of an effort to render military-technical assistance to...