Aerospace News
Bell HSVTOL technology development hits new milestone with a full-scale demonstration of its folding rotor technology and digital flight control systems
After its unveiling in August 2021, Bell’s High-Speed Vertical Take-off and Landing (HSVTOL) concepts hit a new development milestone with a full-s...
BlueHalo awarded US Army RCCTO HIVE contract for the development of offensive swarming UAS
BlueHalo was recently awarded an initial $14M contract for the development of a HIVE small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) architecture by the US A...
Bell begins production on Czech Republic AH-1Z helicopter
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has started production of the first AH-1Z Viper for the Czech Republic at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Cente...
Serbian Air Force and Air Defence becomes new C295 operator
The Serbian Ministry of Defence has ordered two Airbus C295s and therefore the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence joins the family of C295 becoming ...
Northrop Grumman to develop digital twin of company testbed for digital mission systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation is developing a digital replica of its flying CRJ testbed airframe and subsystems to take full advantage of digital en...
French and Egyptian naval and air forces train in Ramses 2022 joint drills
According to a statement from Egyptian Military Spokesperson Gharib Abdel Hafez, the Egyptian and French naval and air forces have launched the joi...
Royal Australian Air Force trains ASW tactics during international exercise
Operating alongside the Republic of Korea, Japan, India, Canada, and the United States, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) team worked together ...
US approves foreign military sale of LAIRCM line replaceable Units to Australia
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of LAIRCM Line Replaceab...
Philippines signs $624M contract to purchase 32 additional S70i Black Hawk helicopters
The Philippines Department of National Defense signed the contract for the purchase of 32 additional S70i Black Hawk helicopters from PZL...
Brazilian Air Force to decommission its Mi-35M AH-2 Sabre helicopters
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will retire its Russian-made Mi-35M attack helicopters, designated AH-2 Sabre, operated by the 2nd 8th CLA, Poti Squa...
Royal Danish Air Force Challenger aircraft contribution off to the Mediterranean
A Royal Danish Air Force challenger plane took off from Aalborg Airport on February 22 morning on its way to Spain. The aircraft and crew will be b...
US B-52 bombers flew over Europe to conduct theater familiarization
The 5th Bomb Wing’s B-52 Stratofortress aircraft operating out of RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, flew over Europe on an integration mission to condu...
UK Space Command personnel joined Exercise RED FLAG in the US
Personnel from the UK Space Command have taken part in Exercise RED FLAG, a major military exercise run by the United States Air Force in Nevada.
Belgium delivers satellite communications research facility to NATO
On 17 February 2022, the Belgian Ministry of Defence formally handed over to the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) a facility...
Hawk upgrade programme to prepare Australian frontline fighter pilots
Hawk, one of the world’s most successful and proven military aircraft trainer, will continue to train Australia’s frontline fighter pilots through ...
A400M clears the first hurdle as a Remote Carrier launcher
Airbus A400M, the world’s most advanced multi-role airlifter utilised by military forces around the globe, has demonstrated an airborne launch of a...
Swedish and US air forces in joint exercise in south Sweden
The Swedish Armed Forces and the US Air Force are currently conducting a joint exercise. On 18 February, Swedish fighters are escorting US B-52 Str...
General Atomics completes final design review for US Space Force weather system satellite program
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced on February 18 that it has successfully completed the Final Design Review (FDR) of its s...
Kenya eying more MD 530 helicopters
According to a US Army spokesman, Kenya is among three countries that have shown interest in procuring new MD 530s.
US CMV-22B Osprey titltrotor aircraft passes IOC milestone
The US Navy announced initial operational capability (IOC) for the CMV-22B Osprey, confirming the platform’s operational readiness following the su...