Aerospace News
SOFEX 2022: Jordanian Air Force orders Bell 505 helicopters for training
Bell Textron on November 1 announced the signed agreement for the sale of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) at The Sp...
General Atomics GA-ASI to deliver MQ-9A Reapers to Poland
As part of a lease agreement, Poland will take delivery of MQ-9A Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (...
Survitec pilot flight equipment selected by Lockheed Martin for F-16 block 70/72 Viper
Survival technology provider Survitec has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to develop new flight equipment as part of a capability upgrad...
Niger Air Force to get TAI Hurkus light attack aircraft from Turkey
Niger becomes the first country in Africa to purchase Turkey’s Hurkus aircraft, Defense News Nigeria tweeted. This is the latest in a series of wea...
Pakistan Air Force completes training on Turkish Baykar Akinci attack drones
According to Greek City Times, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has completed training on its Turkish-made Akinci drones. This indicates that the Pakis...
EDA Helicopter Tactics Instructors Course 2022 successfully completed
The European Defence Agency’s 8th Helicopter Tactics Instructors Course (HTIC), which ran over seven weeks at Airbase No1 in Sintra (Portugal) and ...
New Ka-52M attack helicopter sight to promote night operations
The firepower of the upgraded Kamov Ka-52M helicopter gunships (nicknamed ‘Alligator’) will increase due to a new sight, which promotes the engagem...
Poland receives its first six Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
According to a tweet published by the Polish MoD on October 28, 2022, the Polish Armed Forces received their first Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Combat Ae...
Serbia receives first out of two Russian built Kamov Ka-32 helicopters
According to information published by Tass on October 28, 2022, the first out of two Russian Kamov Ka-32 firefighting helicopters has arrived in Se...
Leonardo wins contract with Italy's carabinieri to supply 20 AW119Kx helicopters
According to information published by Leonardo on October 28, 2022, the company has announced the signing of a contract with Italy’s Carabinieri fo...
MQ-9s demonstrate new capabilities in Emerald Flag Exercise
Air Force Special Operations Command’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft enterprise participated in an Emerald Flag exercise here Oct. 17-20, using the lar...
Russian upgraded fifth-generation Su-57 fighter performs maiden flight
MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Russia’s upgraded fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet performed its maiden flight on October 21, the pres...
MH-139A Grey Wolf tests new rappelling system
Air Force special operators successfully rappelled out of a hovering MH-139A Grey Wolf to the ground 30 feet below on Oct. 6, 2022.
Liteye and SAIC selected to provide C-UAS services and hardware to the US Government
Liteye System’s Inc. in partnership with SAIC was recently selected by the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) to provide ap...
GA-ASI demonstrates air-to-air laser communications
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully completed an air-to-air laser communication link between GA-ASI’s Laser Airborne C...
Boeing delivers first upgraded AH-64E Apache to Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing has delivered the first AH-64E Version 6, or v6, Apache helicopter featuring improved performance, sensors and software to the Royal Netherl...
Aero Vodochody conducts maiden flight of L-159 T2X trainer prototype
In parallel with the support and maintenance of the existing L-159 aircraft, Aero Vodochody has been continuously working on upgrading its capabili...
Japan begins transfer of air surveillance radar systems to the Philippines
Japan has commenced its transfer of air surveillance radar systems to the Philippines under the contract between the Philippine Department of Natio...
Embraer and Brazil agree to reduce KC-390 procurement
Embraer S.A. updates the information disclosed on November 12, 2021, February 09, 2022, May 23, 2022, and August 9, 2022, regarding Contracts 002/D...
Brazilian Air Force participated in the Salitre IV Multinational Exercise
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) participated, from October 10 to 21, in the Multinational Combined Air Exercise SALITRE IV. The air combat training, ...