Aerospace News
NHIndustries Strives to Stabilize Future of NH90 Helicopter Despite Past Challenges
Despite setbacks and the withdrawal of three countries from contracts, NHIndustries (NHI) is positioning the NH90 multirole helicopter for a techno...
US Army Explores Electra’s Hybrid-Electric Ultra-Short Aircraft for Tactical Resupply and Medical Evacuations
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Army witnessed a demonstration of an innovative hybrid-electric aircraft designed to take off and land in areas as ...
Anduril's Ghost-X Selected to Enhance US Army UAS Capabilities
On September 25, 2024, the U.S. Army announced its selection of Anduril's Ghost-X unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for its Company Level Small Unmann...
US B-1 Bombers conduct Close Air Support Exercise with South Korean F-15Ks
According to information published by the US DoD on October 7, 2024, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers conducted a close air support exercise ...
India Showcases Rafale Jet Capability to Intercept High-Altitude Chinese Spy Balloons
The Indian Air Force (IAF) recently conducted an exercise to demonstrate its ability to intercept targets representative of Chinese spy balloons at...
British RAF Typhoon jets deployed to support Israel amid Iranian missile threat
According to information published by Forces News on October 2, 2024, RAF Typhoon fighter jets and a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker were invo...
US approves sale of EA-37B Compass Call Electronic Warfare Aircraft to Italy
According to information published by the US government on October 7, 2024, the U.S. State Department has approved a $680 million Foreign Military ...
Morocco selects Brazilian Embraer C-390 Millennium to replace C-130 Hercules transport fleet
As noted by the Twitter account Kingdom of Morocco Armies on October 8, 2024, the Moroccan Air Force is set to receive the Embraer C-390 Millennium...
New Turkish Bayraktar TB3 Drone Redefines Naval Combat Operations Makes Its Public Debut
The Turkish Bayraktar TB3 drone, Baykar’s latest combat drone, completed its first public flight at TEKNOFEST, an international air and technology ...
Poland to Become Europe's Most Powerful in Attack Helicopters with US Apache AH-64
Poland has advanced its military modernization efforts by securing a substantial £3 billion ($3.08 billion or 12.1 billion zlotys) Foreign Military...
France Launches Development of Stealth Combat Drone to Complement Rafale F5 Standard
France has officially announced the development of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed to complement the Rafale F5 standard, expected...
Norway approves €1.24 Billion program to achieve full F-35A capability by 2025
On October 7, 2024, the Norwegian Parliament approved additional purchases for its fleet of 52 F-35A stealth fighters, along with complementary wea...
Kuwait’s F/A-18 Hornets fighters may soon join Malaysia’s air fleet as US approval awaits
On October 8, 2024, Malaysia's defense Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, announced that Kuwait is open to Malaysia's request to acquire i...
US DoD Approves EA-37B Radar Sale to Italy for Gulfstream G550 CAEW Conversion
On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Department of State approved a potential sale of an electronic attack mission system, known as the EA-37B, to Italy, v...
US Army's 34-year-old unique ARES close air support aircraft still active for classified tests
On October 6, 2024, TaskForce23 observed a new flight of the unique Scaled Composites ARES (Agile Responsive Effective Support) aircraft near the M...
Modernization of Malaysian Air Force with Replacement of Nuri by Leonardo AW149
The Malaysian Armed Forces are now turning to the Leonardo AW149 to replace the iconic Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopter, formerly used by the Royal...
Saab and KAI Partner for South Korea's AEW&C II Programme
On October 2, 2024, Swedish defense company Saab announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI)...
DroneGun Tactical Unveils at KADEX 2024 in South Korea as an Anti-Drone Solution
At the KADEX 2024 exhibition in South Korea, the DroneGun Tactical, an anti-drone device, was presented, gaining attention from defense stakeholder...
Ukraine Unveils Combat-Tested Weapon Systems to Foreign Partners
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense presented its latest domestically produced and combat-proven weapon systems to foreign partners. Dmytro Klymenkov, Uk...
South Korea's MC-X multi-role cargo aircraft to replace aging C-130H fleet by 2035
At the KADEX 2024 exhibition, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) presented a mock-up of the MC-X, a multi-role cargo aircraft designed for the transp...