Aerospace News
Israel hosts joint training exercise with Cyprus and United Kingdom
According to a tweet published by the Israeli Air Force on April 3, 2022, the IAF hosted a joint training exercise with the British Royal Air Force...
US AH-60L Battle Hawk attack helicopters to be armed with suicide drones
According to a tweet from Caesar broadcasting a video released by the U.S. Army and DEVCOM, in the future, the American AH-60L Battle Hawk attack h...
Netherlands Air Force deploys F-35As in Bulgaria for Air Policing
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have arrived in Bulgaria. Together with the Bulgarian Air Fo...
US Marines' CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter reaches operational test
According to a PR published by Lockheed Martin on April 5, 2022, demonstrating its advanced capabilities in the fleet environment, the CH-53K heavy...
NATO RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk UAV achieves major milestone with full system handover
Northrop Grumman, NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk has reached a major milestone with the NATO AGS Management Ag...
Sukhoi Su-57 cockpit glass can survive major hit
MOSCOW, April 7. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The cockpit glass of a Su-57 fighter jet can sustain a collision with a 1.8-kg object at a speed of 600 km/h, Rost...
Germany to invest EUR 152 Mn to arm its MALE Heron TP drones
In July 2016, the German Ministry of Defense announced its intention to lease 5 MALE [Medium Altitude Long Endurance] Heron TP [or Eitan] drone sys...
Qatar receives first two NH90 NFH naval helicopters
Another major programme achievement in the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s NH90 programme was made on 31 March with the delivery of the first two NFH naval...
USSOCOM Armed Overwatch program included in FY2023 Defense Budget Request
U.S. special operators need an eye-in-the-sky to look out for them as they operate in dangerous environments across the globe. And it's not always ...
Turkey receives Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft
According to information published by OCCAR on April 4, 2022, Turkey received MSN118, its 10th Aircraft. Delivery of this Aircraft completes the fl...
PLA Chinese army new helicopter with innovative design makes 1st flight
According to Liu Xuanzun in Global Times, China's top helicopter makers recently announced that a new type of helicopter with an innovative design ...
Brazilian Air Force receives more Saab Gripen fighter bombers
According to MercoPress, the Brazilian Air Force has reported that it has started to incorporate the first Saab Gripen E/F fighter bombers, which w...
Production of the Sikorsky Raider X prototype progresses
According to a PR published by Lockheed Martin on April 4, 2022, the Sikorsky RAIDER X® competitive prototype (CP) for the U.S. Army’s Future Attac...
Bulgarian Air Force to get F-16 C/D Block 70 Fighting Falcons with armament and ammunition
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on April announced that The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Mil...
Ukraine air defense shoots down first Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-35S fighter
On April 3, several social network users (namely MilitaryAviationInUa) published on Twitter the picture of the first Sukhoi Su-35S downed by the Uk...
Two Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters attack oil base in Russia
According to information published by Tass on April 1, 2022, two Ukrainian helicopters attacked a fuel depot in Russia’s bordering Belgorod region ...
Two Turkish Air Force A400M Atlas blocked in Kyiv after possibly delivering Bayraktar TB2 drones
According to information published by Flugrevue on March 31, 2022, Turkey sent two Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft to Ukraine. They ...
Leonardo and Italian Secretariat General of Defence-National Armaments Directorate sign C-27J Acquisition Contract for Slovenia
On March 30, Leonardo and the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness of the Italian Secretariat General of Defence/National Armaments Dire...
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing adds to Team Defiant for US Army FLRAA Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition
This week, the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant X helicopter arrived in Nashville to give U.S. Army Aviators a first-hand look at th...
India to acquire 15 light combat helicopters from HAL
According to a PR published by the Indian government on March 31, 2022, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met under the Chairmanship of Prime...
