Aerospace News
Congo armed forces receive 9 Chinese CASC CH-4 Rainbow combat drones
The Congolese government has acquired nine Chinese-made CH-4 attack drones to combat the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ...
European Defence Agency’s Hot Blade 2023 helicopter exercise ends and opens way for new training centre
After two weeks of intense training, Hot Blade 2023, EDA’s final multinational helicopter exercise, drew to a close at the end of June. This year's...
U.S approves potential sale of F-35 aircraft to the Czech Republic
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of State approved a potential military sale of F-35 aircraft, munitions, and related equipment to the Czech R...
Israel acquires 25 F-35 fighter aircraft from the United States
On July 2, 2023, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the acquisition of 25 F-35 fighter aircraft from the US government, marking an expansion...
US clears sale of equipment to modernize 32 Romanian Air Force F-16 Mid-Life Update Block 10/15 fighters
On June 30, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign ...
Quantum Systems partners with Airbus Defence and Space in a research effort on AI and swarming in tactical UAS
The Planning Office of the German Armed Forces has awarded Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Quantum-Systems GmbH and Spleenlab GmbH with a research e...
TAI from Türkiye ready to conduct first flight with new Anka-3 MALE UAV
The Paris Air Show 2023 provided an opportunity for the Army Recognition Group to gather crucial insights into the forthcoming advancements within ...
Rostec delivers new batch of Su-35S fighters to Russian Aerospace Forces
Rostec on June 23 announced that a new batch of new Su-35S aircraft was handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense by the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Av...
Sweden to train Ukrainian pilots on JAS 39 Gripen fighter and donate more military equipment
The Swedish Government on June 22 announced it has adopted a new support package for Ukraine, which was presented at the meeting of the Ukraine Def...
New Nexter KNDS THL30 turret to equip upgraded Tiger attack helicopter
Nexter is upgrading its THL30 turret to equip the modernized Tiger attack and ground support helicopter. The turret's lateral displacement has been...
French Safran's Patroller tactical drone selected to upgrade Greek Army's UAV inventory
On June 20, 2023, Safran Electronics & Defense announced that the Greek Army has chosen its Patroller tactical drones to upgrade its unmanned a...
Nexter KNDS to supply new gun pod for Leonardo M-346 FA Fighter Attack
Leonardo and Nexter, a company of KNDS, have jointly launched a development program aimed to introduce a new Gun Pod on the M-346 FA (Fighter Attac...
Raytheon to supply many foreign air forces with AMRAAM missiles worth USD 1.1 Bn
The U.S. Department of Defense on June 20 announced that Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $1,151,111,454 firm-fixed-pr...
Leonardo increases its role in multinational MALE Eurodrone programme
Leonardo will be developing the mission system for Eurodrone, the MALE-class (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) remotely piloted aircraft set to...
Saudi consortium SAMI-AEC forges strategic partnership with Lockheed Martin to bolster regional repair capabilities
SAMI-AEC, a subsidiary of SAMI (Saudi Arabia's national consortium of defense industries), on June 21 announced a strategic partnership with Lockhe...
Elbit Systems to supply first three Watchkeeper X tactical UAS to Romanian Defense
Elbit Systems announced on June 21, further to its announcement of December 21, 2022, that it received a first purchase order worth approximately $...
UK Defence industry unveils cutting-edge technologies for future flying combat air demonstrator
Engineers from the UK’s leading combat air industry partners have released more details about work taking place to deliver the UK’s first flying co...
Paris Air Show 2023: Leonardo DRS unveils next-generation STAG-8 stabilized multi-sensor EO/IR payload gimbal for UAVs and light aircraft
Leonardo DRS unveiled, on June 19, 2023, its next-generation stabilized, multi-sensor EO/IR payload gimbal for small to medium Unmanned Aircraft Sy...
Paris Air how 2023: Turgis & Gaillard unveils stunning Aarok MALE UAV prototype
Turgis & Gaillard's Aarok drone, a new prototype of MALE (medium altitude, long endurance) remotely piloted combat aircraft, captivated attenti...
Paris Airshow 2023: Belgium acquires observer status in FCAS Future Combat Air System research and development program
On the proposal of the Belgian Defense Minister, Ludivine Dedonder, the Council of Ministers gave its agreement to Belgium's participation as an ob...