Aerospace News
Hensoldt to upgrade Germain Air Force identification systems
According to a press release published by Hensoldt on July 28, 2021, as part of the modernisation of all NATO identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) sy...
Raytheon Missiles and Defense awarded USD 482.9 Mn contract for foreign AMRAAM customers
Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $482,895,193 modification to contract FA8675-21-C-0034 for Advanced Medium Range...
Batch of four Dassault Rafale fighter jets to join Qatar Air Force
According to a tweet published by Thomas Pougheon on July 28, 2021, the sixth batch of four Dassault Rafale fighters departing Bordeaux to join the...
Sikorsky wins contract from Brazilian Air Force to provide logistics support
According to a press release published by Lockheed Martin on July 27, 2021, Sikorsky has received a four-year contract from the Brazilian Air Force...
Kamov Ka-226 helicopter may become pilotless
The Russian Helicopters Group integrated into Russia’s Rostec state hi-tech corporation is studying an option to develop a version of the Kamov Ka-...
MAKS 2021: Sukhoi unveils virtual reality simulator for Su-57E fighter
The Sukhoi Design Bureau unveiled a flight simulator with virtual reality at the MAKS 2021 international aerospace show, a team leader with the Suk...
BAE Systems to produce next-generation missile seekers for LRASM Long Range Anti-Ship Missile
BAE Systems has received a $117 million contract from Lockheed Martin to produce next-generation missile seekers for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missi...
Saab delivers T-7A aft airframe for US Air Force flight test program
Saab has shipped its second aft airframe section, which is for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test program.
Russia confirms its future delivery of Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets to Myanmar
According to information published by the Moscow Times on July 23, 2021, Dmitry Shugayev, the chief of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Techni...
Indonesia to buy additional KAI T-50i jet trainer and light attack aircraft
Indonesia signed a contract to buy 6 additional T-50i jet trainers made by Korea Aerospace Industries. KAI on July 20 announced that sale, listing ...
MAKS 2021: Rostec signed agreements worth over 230 Bn rubles for 161 aviation hardware units
Rostec said it had signed several agreements worth over 230 billion rubles for 161 aviation hardware units, including 77 aircraft at MAKS-2021 airs...
MAKS 2021: Russia gets prior request for MiG-29K/KUB fighters from India
Russia has received a request from India for the delivery of Mikoyan MiG-29K/KUB (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-D) onboard fighters, Director of Rus...
Integration Lab supports US Army aviation modernization
The Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) Architecture Integration Lab (CABAIL) conducted its first Technology Inse...
MAKS 2021: Southeast Asian countries could purchase BrahMos supersonic air-launched cruise missiles
Southeast Asian countries are potential customers of the Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic air-launched cruise missile, said Russian Head of the Br...
MAKS 2021: Fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 will be equipped with upgraded communication system
The Ruselectronics Group integrated into Russia’s Rostec state hi-tech corporation has started to upgrade the communication system of the fifth-gen...
MAKS 2021: India to purchase more Russian Kamov Ka-31 radar surveillance naval helicopters
Russia is waiting for the Indian Armed Forces’ decision on the purchase of Kamov Ka-31 (NATO reporting name: Helix) radar surveillance naval helico...
MAKS 2021: Rosoboronexport signed 13 export contracts worth 1 billion euro
Russian state arms export defense agency Rosoboronexport signed 13 export contracts worth 1 billion euro at MAKS-2021 airshow, company CEO Alexande...
MAKS 2021: Upgrade of Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighters to MiG-29UPG will be completed in 2022
The upgrade of the Indian Air Force’s Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) fighters to the MiG-29UPG level will be completed in 2022, Dire...
Lockheed Martin rolls out first C-130J Super Hercules for German Air Force
According to Defence Blog, Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first C-130J Super Hercules ordered by Germany for its Luftwaffe (German Air Force). ...
MAKS 2021: Russia showcases new unmanned system ZALA VTOL
At the MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, Zala Aero, a Russian UAV manufacturer, presented its state-of-the-art vertical takeoff and...
