Aerospace News
Chinese Air Force publicly unveils J-20 stealth fighter jet on the ground at AirShow China 2022
AirShow China 2022 marks the first time Chengdu Aerospace publicly displays its J20 stealth fighter on the ground, providing the public with the op...
Royal Netherlands Air Force receives 20th CH-47F Chinook helicopter
According to a PR published by Boeing on November 14, 2022, the company delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF...
Airshow China 2022: CASC unveils FH-97A loyal wingman autonomous drone
Developed by Feihong Company under the 9h Academy of the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the FH-97A loyal wi...
US approves sale of AIM-120C-8 air-to-air missiles for Belgian Air Force
According to information published by the US government on November 9, 2022, the State Department has made a determination approving a possible For...
Northrop Grumman to equip two additional USAF modified Bombardier E-11A business jets with Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Gateways
The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman a contract for the purchase and integration of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (B...
Romanian Air Force to get 32 ex-Norwegian Air Force F-16 fighters for EUR 388Mn
Following the RFI answer received in 2020, Romania has since 2021 expressed interest in acquiring former Norwegian Air Force F-16A/B fighters as pa...
Airshow China 2022: Chengdu GJ-2 UAV performing flight demonstrations
The Chinese-designed Wing Loong II, or GJ-2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), is set to make flight demonstrations at Airshow China 2022 in Zhuhai. Th...
Airshow China 2022: Chinese Air Force H-6K bombers now armed with new ALBM air-launched ballistic missile
At Zhuhai, China has unveiled a new air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) to arm its People's Liberation Army Air Force's (PLAAF) Xi’an H-6K bomber...
Airshow China 2022: China displays Wing Loong-10 electronic warfare UAV entering service with PLA Air Force
China’s Wing Loong-10 UAV has already been tested for a while and is now speculatively entering service with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Sa...
LCH Light Combat Helicopter Prachand to be inducted into Indian aviation brigade based in Assam
The Indian Army is set to operationalise the first squadron of indigenous Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) this month, Ajay Banerjee reports in The T...
First Northrop Grumman MESA sensor installed for Royal Air Force E-7 Wedgetail fleet
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s first Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor was successfully installed on an E-7 Wedgetail Mk1 Airbo...
US Air Force Special Operations Command receives final AC-130J Ghostrider gunship
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) received its 31st and final AC-130J Ghostrider, completing the command’s transition from the lega...
Sikorsky & DARPA's Autonomous Black Hawk successfully conducts pilotless rescue operation
According to a PR published by Lockheed Martin on November 4, 2022, Sikorsky and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have success...
British Army testing DTL tactical data link fitted to Wildcat helicopter
As the modernisation of the British Army under Future Soldier accelerates, readiness to deploy and fighting to win means becoming more lethal, more...
BAE Systems wins £80 million contract to support Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
According to a PR published by BAE Systems on November 3, 2022, the company will continue to service and support the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft’s...
Bell delivers 189th and final AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter to US Marine Corps
In a ceremony at the Amarillo Assembly Center, Bell Textron celebrated the delivery of the 189th AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter to the U.S. Marine C...
Royal Australian Air Force to replace 12 aging C-130J with 24 new C-130J-30 Super Hercules
On November 2, 2022, the U.S. State Department made a determination approving a Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Lockheed Ma...
Northrop Grumman taps Quickstep for Australian-made components to support F-35 program
Northrop Grumman announced on November 2 that it signed a six-year agreement with Quickstep Holdings Limited for the supply of components to suppor...
SOFEX 2022: Jordanian Air Force orders Bell 505 helicopters for training
Bell Textron on November 1 announced the signed agreement for the sale of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) at The Sp...
General Atomics GA-ASI to deliver MQ-9A Reapers to Poland
As part of a lease agreement, Poland will take delivery of MQ-9A Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (...