Aerospace News
Northrop Grumman developing next generation radar AN/APG-85 for F-35 Lightning II
Northrop Grumman is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II. Northrop Grumman ...
British AH-64E Apache crews train to fight on modern battlefield
The soldiers who operate the British Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopter are adapting their tactics to face the challenges of the modern battlef...
RCAF Canadian Air Force to get 88 F-35A Lightning II fighters
The Government of Canada announced on January 9 it is procuring Lockheed Martin's 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the Futu...
Elbit Systems awarded $180 Mn contract to provide new Mission Training Center for Israeli F-16 fleet
Elbit Systems announced on January 10 that it was awarded a contract in the amount of approximately $180 million from the Israeli Ministry of Defen...
British intelligence states Russian Air Force operates Su-57 Felon fighters in Ukraine war
British intelligence is convinced that the Russian Aerospace Forces use 5 units of the latest Su-57 fighter jets to carry out missile strikes on th...
Russian army receives 10 upgraded Ka-52M attack helicopters
The first 10 upgraded Kamov Ka-52M Alligator attack helicopter gunships were delivered to the Russian army aviation and supplies will continue in 2...
Dutch Air Force receives new AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters at Fort Hood
The 302nd Squadron of the Royal Netherlands Air Force took delivery of two new AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters at Robert Gray Army Air Fi...
Indian Navy to get Rafale-M fighters for its INS Vikrant aircraft carrier
According to Sakshi Tiwari in Eurasian Times, the Indian Navy’s quest to acquire a carrier-based fighter jet for its indigenous aircraft carrier IN...
US Air Force new Boeing F-15EX fighters test fire missiles in new configuration
Last November 29, the U.S. Air Force’s new Boeing F-15EX Eagle II conducted its first successful missile launch from the two new weapons stations t...
Egyptian Air Force to receive 12 new Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters
The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing a contract to produce 12 new CH-47F Chinooks for the Egyptian Air Force. With this $426 million foreign military s...
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin finalize agreement to deliver a total of 894 F-35 fighters
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have finalized the contract for the production and delivery for up to 398 F-35s for $30 billion, ...
Rheinmetall upgrades Multi Sensor Platforms for Norwegian Air Force
Rheinmetall has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Material Agency / NDMA to modernize the Multi Sensor Platform MSP500. The total value ...
Canadian government clears USD5.4 billion budget to buy 16 F-35 Lightning IIs
The Canadian government has approved funding to purchase the first batch of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets: Canada’s Treasury Board...
EDA begins research into automatic air-to-air refuelling for hose and drogue system
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has kicked-off a new research project, led by Spain and in collaboration with Germany, to develop an automatic ai...
Elbit Systems to supply F-16 mission training center to Polish Air Force
Elbit Systems announced on December 22 that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $36 million to supply four F-16 Full Mission Simulato...
Mali receives Turkish built Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
According to a tweet published by Joseph Dempsey on December 22, 2022, Mali just became the latest confirmed operator of Turkish-built Bayrakt...
Colombia shows interest in French Dassault Rafale fighter jet
According to a tweet published by the Colombian Minister of Defense on December 21, 2022, Ivan Velasquez said that the Rafale fighter jet is the mo...
Albania to officially purchase three Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
According to a tweet published by Haluk Bayraktar on December 20, 2022, an agreement was signed between the President of Albania, Edi Rama, an...
Another upgraded Tu-160M Blackjack strategic bomber makes maiden flight
Another upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber made the maiden flight, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said on December 20: “In December 2...
Saab Gripen E fighter now in operation with Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) held a ceremony on 19 December at the Anápolis Air Base (BAAN) marking the beginning of operational activities of the...