Aerospace News
Development batch of Checkmate jet to be produced in 2026
VLADIVOSTOK, September 12. /TASS-DEFENSE/. A development batch of Russia’s single-engine Su-75 Checkmate fighter jets will be manufactured in 2026,...
Lockheed Martin Joint-Air-To-Ground Missile cleared for full rate production
Continuing the legacy of superior precision engagement performance, Lockheed Martin’s Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile is ready for full rate production.
Rocket Lab signs agreement with USTRANSCOM to explore using Neutron and Electron rockets to deliver cargo around the world
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agr...
Protector completes acceptance test procedures
Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) for the first Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system was completed on Aug. 26, 2022. Completion o...
Royal Air Force Atlas C.1 trials low level parachute capability
The Royal Air Force’s A400M Atlas C Mk1 is continuing to expand its capability with the start of Low-Level Parachute trials.
Poland willing to buy 96 AH-64E Guardian attack helicopters
Deputy PM and head of the Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Błaszczak announced that a request has been sent to the US, regarding the acquisition ...
PLA Chinese Naval Aviation gets carrier-based early warning aircraft and trainer jets
The Naval Aviation Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has made preliminary strides in its development from being coast-based to ca...
US approves $450 million possible foreign military sale for F-16 fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 Case for Sustainm...
RAF Voyager builds on Air-to-Air Refuelling training with the Qatari Air Force
Flying from a Qatari airbase the RAF Brize Norton based Voyager took part in Exercise Soaring Falcon, conducting Air-to-Air Refuelling in a range o...
BAE Systems accelerates electronic warfare system production for F-15E and F-15EX Eagle fighter jets
BAE Systems has received a contract from Boeing to produce additional Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability Systems (EPAWSS) for U.S. F-15E an...
Belgium will buy a second A330 MRTT tanker bringing the MMU fleet to ten aircraft
The European fleet of Airbus A330 MRTT ("Multi-Role Tanker Transport") tanker and transport aircraft will eventually increase from nine to ten airc...
Tu-95MS crews test EMD air defence system within final stage of Vostok 2022 exercise
Crews of Tu-95MS airplanes have practiced flights aimed at testing the air defence system of the Eastern Military District (EMD) within Vostok 2022...
US and partners conduct Middle East BTF through air, land, sea
United States ground and naval units, as well as coalition and regional partner air forces executed a Bomber Task Force mission across the U.S. Cen...
Safran enters into exclusive negotiations with Thales to acquire its aeronautical electrical systems activities
Safran announced that it has entered into negotiations with Thales to acquire its aeronautical electrical systems business. This electric power con...
Embraer concludes flight tests for firefighting capability for the C-390 Millennium
Embraer has successfully completed the fight test of the certification campaign for the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS II), which pro...
US Air Force executes first in-flight Next Generation Aircrew Protection test in F-15E Strike Eagle
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing and the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron executed an in-flight vapor purge test i...
The Utah Air National Guard takes an important next Step in ABMS Modernization Efforts
The Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Air Refueling Wing, working with the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC) – KC-135 Test ...
Czech Republic hosts multinational JTAC exercise Ample Strike 2022
The Czech Armed Forces are hosting the multinational exercise Ample Strike II/Resilient Sky 2022 across the southern parts of the Czech Republic of...
US clears sale of AIM-9X and AGM-84 missiles to Taiwan
On September 2, the US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Rep...
Taiwan Defense buys 4 General Atomics MQ-9B SeaGuardian UAVs
As written by Keoni Everington in Taiwan News on August 31, Taiwan has officially signed a procurement contract with the U.S. to purchase four MQ-9...
