Aerospace News
F-35A formally enters South Korean service
The Lockheed Martin F-35A has entered operational service with the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) following a ceremony in the central city of ...
Bell receives $815 Million contract to support US Marine Corps UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopter fleet
The US Navy has awarded Bell Textron a contract worth $815 million involving repair, upgrade and replacement of components under its H-1 Upgrade Pr...
Raytheon awarded contract for Command and Control Switching Systems
Raytheon Co., Largo, Florida, has been awarded a ceiling of $611,500,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus, fixed-fee, cost reimbursable no fee, indefini...
Turkey to get Asisguard Songar UAVs armed with machine gun
The Turkish army is about to be equipped with a drone armed with a 5.56mm machine gun, possibly coupled to a 40mm grenade launcher. This will make ...
Airbus Helicopters delivers AS365N3 Dauphin to Bulgarian Navy
The Bulgarian Navy received its second Airbus Helicopter AS365N3 + Dauphin II (tail number 905) naval helicopter on December 6, 2019, at the Chaika...
Atos and RAFAEL win the German Army Glass Battlefield study tender
Atos GmbH, as prime, has teamed up with RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems and various partners, to demonstrate use of UAS in conjunction with combat ...
Russia to export 17 Mi-8/171-family rotorcraft to Kazakhstan
Russia’s holding Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of state corporation Rostec) and Kazakhstan’s companies Kazakhstan Engineering and No.405 Aviati...
Rheinmetall’s Asterion simulator lets crews train even before delivery of the first NH90 NTH Sea Lion helicopter
Thanks to advanced simulation technology from Rheinmetall, ground personnel of the German Navy’s new NH90 NTH Sea Lion helicopter are already able ...
GA-ASI awards Gray Eagle ER modernization contracts
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has teamed with the U.S. Army to enhance the capabilities and survivability of the MQ-1C ER Gra...
Dinamika creates dynamic Ansat-U simulator
The Dinamika Company for the first time in Russia created a simulator of Ansat-U helicopter on a dynamic platform. The company completed acceptance...
First two JF-17B Thunder fighter trainer aircraft handed over to Myanmar
On 15 December 2019, the first two JF-17B Thunder fighter trainer aircraft were officially handed over to the Myanmar Defence Force at Mandalay-Mei...
Czech Air Force orders two additional Airbus C295 aircraft
The Czech Air Force has signed a contract for the acquisition of two additional Airbus C295 medium airlifters. The aircraft, equipped with winglets...
Israeli drone Orbiter 4 breaks mission endurance record
Aeronautics Group’s Orbiter 4 unmanned aerial system has completed a record-breaking 25 hour flight, setting a new endurance record for the company...
Irish Department of Defence orders two Airbus C295 aircraft
Ireland’s Department of Defence has announced the acquisition of two Airbus C295 medium airlifters in a maritime surveillance configuration.
Dinamika creates dynamic simulator for Ka-226.80
The Dinamika Company for the first time in Russia created a simulator of Ka-226.80 helicopter on a dynamic platform. The company completed acceptan...
U.S. Air Force completes initial flight test of Ultra Long Endurance Aircraft Platform
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation has successfully completed initial flight tests for a revolutionary Unmanned A...
Australia welcomes next seven F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft
The Liberal National Government’s multi-billion dollar Joint Strike Fighter program has reached a new milestone with seven F-35A Lightning II aircr...
U.S. and Czech Republic Agree to Sale of Helicopters
Defense Secretary Dr Mark T. Esper and Czech Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar met at the Pentagon to finalize the sale of eight UH-1Y Venom utility ...
Multinational Special Operations Aviation training centre opens in Croatia
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia jointly opened the Multinational Special Aviation Programme at a ceremony in Zadar, Croatia on Wednesday, ...
Royal Australian Air Forces receives latest P-8A Poseidon aircraft
The 12th and final P-8A Poseidon arrived in Australia on December 12, 2019. Arriving at RAAF Base Edinburgh the aircraft completes the fleet for No...
