Aerospace News
Chinese Air Force Z-10 attack helicopter enters service with PLA Hong Kong Garrison
According to Liu Xuanzun in Global Times, official reports show that Z-10 attack helicopters for the first time participated in a recent patrol exe...
Boeing and US Air Force celebrate 50 years of F-15 innovation
On July 27, 1972, the Boeing F-15 Eagle flew for the first time with Chief Test Pilot Irv Burrows at the controls. Fifty years later, the undefeate...
Luftwaffe German Air Force to get F-35A Lightning II jets and munitions
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of F-35 Aircraft, muniti...
Nigerian army getting Turkish TAI T129 Atak and US Bell AH-1Z helicopters
According to Turkish media on July 26, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) General Manager Temel Kotil announced that, after the Philippines as the ...
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd orders 88 Honeywell TPE331-12B engines for its HTT-40 trainer aircraft
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) inked a deal worth more than $100 million on July 27 for the supply and manufacture of 88 TPE331-12B engines/kits, ...
Textron Aviation Defense Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine achieves military type certification from US Air Force
Textron Aviation Defense on July 25 announced the Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine has achieved Military Type Certification (MTC) from the U.S. Air Force...
Nigerian Air Force L-39ZA Albatross jets upgraded in Czech Republic now back home
As reported by DefenceWeb on July 25, Aero Vodochody has concluded maintenance work on three Nigerian Air Force (NAF) L-39ZA trainer and light atta...
Kratos and USAF complete successful XQ-58A Valkyrie Skyborg flight series
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a national security solutions provider and industry-leading provider of high-performance, jet-powered unma...
MQ-9A Reaper UAV makes its debut at RIMPAC SINKEX 2022
The first-ever use of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, a remotely piloted aircraft, during a Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 sinking exercise (SINKE...
Luftwaffe German Air Force to deploy Eurofighter, A400M and A330 MRTT detachment to Singapore and Australia
According to Defense Studies, on August 15, the German Air Force will deploy to the Indo-Pacific region with a group of several aircraft, thus demo...
Kuwait Air Force to get US air-to-air missiles and bombs for its Eurofighters
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on July 22 announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign M...
First batch of Chinese J-10 cadet pilots to be assigned to the PLA Air Force
According to information published by China Mil on July 23, 2022, the first batch of J-10 cadet pilots, 23 years old on average and directly traine...
Third successful missile live fire test for AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range
Northrop Grumman successfully completed the third live fire test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). T...
Belgian Air Force F-16 fighters to get additional sustainment support
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on July 19, 2022, that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Fo...
Rheinmetall modernizing Asterion simulators for NH90 NFH Sea Lion naval helicopters
Rheinmetall has scored another success with Asterion, its range of world-leading simulator products. Group subsidiary Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH ...
SAMI Aerospace signs contract with Airbus Helicopters Arabia, ST Engineering and Lockheed Martin
SAMI Aerospace has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters Arabia, the Kingdom’s subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters to support SAMI in building its...
Northrop Grumman and Boom Supersonic collaborate on new supersonic aircraft for quick-reaction missions
The agreement to together propose special mission variants of Boom’s Overture supersonic aircraft was finalized at the Farnborough International Ai...
Royal Canadian Air Force to get two Airbus A330-200 strategic tankers
On July 14, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada has finalized a contract to acquire the first two aircraft for the Royal Canadian Ai...
Inzpire Ltd and Callen-Lenz team up to deliver operational turn-key UAS services
Inzpire Limited and Callen-Lenz announced on July 15 that the companies are forming a team to deliver operational turn-key Uncrewed Aerial Systems ...
Sikorsky delivers the third CH-53K helicopter to the US Marine corps
According to a press release published by Sikorsky on July 14, 2022, the Lockheed Martin Company, delivered the third Low-Rate Initial Production (...