Aerospace News
The Indian Air Force wants 100 more fighter aircraft
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to send out the request for information (RfI) for a $15-billion order for...
US Task Force Spartan aviation brigade at work with Jordanian Air Force
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) welcomed soldiers assigned to the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), Task Force Spartan, to participate in a...
Boeing awarded $1.1B contract for 28 F/A-18E/F for Kuwait
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $1.165 billion under the terms of an undefinitized contract action....
UAC, Russian Industry and Trade Ministry approve Il-276 requirements specification
The requirements specification for the perspective Ilyushin Il-276 military transport plane has been approved by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporati...
PLAAF H-6K strategic bombers complete large-scale drill
A division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force dispatched 12 H-6K bombers to carry out actual combat military training recently...
Su-57 pilots to get new G-suit in 2019
The supplies of a new G-suit for the pilots of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets will begin not earlier than in 2019, Director General of Zve...
Afghan UH-60 Black Hawks mission-ready this summer
The Afghan Air Force is expected to start flying missions with its new fleet of UH-60 Black Hawks before summer sets in.
Polish Air Force adds four more M-346 trainer jets
Leonardo and the Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of National Defense have signed a contract to supply four additional M-346 Advanced J...
China to upgrade Pakistan JF-17 with KLJ-7A AESA radar
China will upgrade Pakistan Air Force JF-17 fighter jets with a world-class radar system that will substantially improve the combat capability of t...
Lockheed Martin rolls out first RoKAF F-35A fighter jet
Republic of Korea and U.S. government leaders celebrated the public debut or 'roll out' of the first Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A Ligh...
Defexpo 2018: Lacroix pitching advanced countermeasures for IAF Rafale and Tejas LCA
Lacroix Defense, a France-based leader in countermeasures, is definitely fighting on all fronts to promote its systems. During Defexpo 2018, the co...
Safran RTM322 engine picked for Qatar's NH90 fleet
Qatar has selected Safran Helicopter Engines as engine supplier of its new NH90 fleet. The 28 NH90 military helicopters, whose acquisition was anno...
India plans to donate four Mi-24 gunships to Afghan Air Force
India is planning to donate four Mi-24 gunships to Afghanistan, the Hindustan Times newspaper writes.According to Ambassador of the Islamic Republi...
Leonardo starts supplying RAF with BriteCloud decoy system
Leonardo has begun deliveries of its new ‘BriteCloud’ decoy to the UK’s Royal Air Force for combat missions following the Ministry of Defence’s for...
Croatia selects ex-IAF F-16 fighter jets for MiG-21 replacement
Croatia's Defense Council on Tuesday accepted an Israeli offer for the purchase of upgraded used F-16 combat aircraft that will replace its aging M...
Qatar formally orders 12 additional Rafale fighter jets
The exercise of the option for the purchase of 12 additional Rafale fighters for Qatar comes into effect today.The exercise of the option for the p...
Martin Baker's ejection seat selected for RoKAF KF-X program
Martin-Baker has been awarded a contract to provide the escape system for the Republic of Koreas Air Force’s new fighter, KF-X. Korea Aerospace Ind...
MBDA lands $570M contract to extend Brimstone service life beyond 2030
The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million (US$570 million) contract for the capability sustainment programme (CSP) of the advanced Brimsto...
Empire Test Pilots School receives first H125 training helicopter
The first Airbus H125 helicopter decorated in the new ETPS livery has arrived with QinetiQ at MOD Boscombe Down, in the latest addition to the scho...
Introducing AeroVironment's new Puma 3 UAS
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, today announced at the AUSA G...
