Aerospace News
US Navy plans to arm F/A-18E/F and F-35C with US Air Force JASSM-ER cruise missile
According to Richard R. Burgess on SeaPower, the U.S. Navy’s 2022 budget includes funds for a cruise missile that will be new to the Navy but has b...
Royal Air Force Master Aircrew exceeds 9000 flying hours
According to information published by the Royal Air Force on June 14, 2021, a Master Aircrew has achieved the extremely rare feat of amassing 9000 ...
Russian airlifter aviation faces problems – Part 1
Claims about a crisis in the Russian airlifter construction were confirmed by a meeting in Sochi in late May chaired by President Vladimir Putin wi...
Saudi Arabia already bought three Turkish drones in 2020
According to information published by the United Nations Register of Conventional Weapons (UNROCA) in June 2021, Saudi Arabia already bought three ...
Turkmenistan Air Force to receive 3 more Embraer A-29B Super Tucanos
According to Scramble Magazine, on 14 June 2021, the next three Embraer A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Turkmenistan Air Force wer...
EDA HEP exercise Hot Blade 2021 kicks off in Portugal
Hot Blade 2021, the 15th helicopter exercise organised under the umbrella of the European Defence Agency’s Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP), wil...
Russian Baltic fleet aviation to get more Su-30SM multirole fighter jets
Russia is rearming the coastal forces of the Baltic fleet whose commander Admiral Nosatov said Bal and Bastion coastal complexes, Iskander operatio...
Modernized Northrop Grumman electronic warfare for global F-16 Fleet
Northrop Grumman’s F-16 electronic warfare suite for international operators draws upon the technologies developed for the U.S. F-16 fleet. Known a...
J-20 stealth fighters and new helicopters to perform at Communist Party of China centenary celebrations
According to Global Times, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes are expected to deliver an aerial performance for the celebration activ...
Indonesia reported to have signed contract to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets
According to information published by Defense Studies on June 13, 2021, Indonesia is reported to have signed a contract to buy 36 French Dassault R...
Northrop Grumman launches Pegasus XL rocket for US Space Force
Northrop Grumman announced on June 13 that successfully launched the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) payload into orbit for the U.S. Space...
Bronco II enters final phase of USSOCOM Armed Overwatch competition
Leidos, a science and technology leader, announced on June 11 its team was selected to enter the final phase of the U.S. Special Operations Command...
Russian Western District to receive MiG-31K with Kinzhal ALBM missiles
The Russian Defense Ministry decided to deploy aircraft with air ballistic Kinzhal missiles in the Western Military District, the Izvestia daily wr...
NORAD conducts Arctic air defence exercise Amalgam Dart
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is conducting Exercise Amalgam Dart, an arctic air defense exercise, from June 10 to 18, 2021. The...
Boeing awarded US Navy contract to supply 36 SLAM ER data link pods and containers to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on June 10 that Boeing is awarded a $78,355,686 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price cont...
Bangladesh confirms purchase of 24 Grob G 120TP trainer aircraft
According to Md Badaruddin, the Bangladesh Air Force will get 24 Grob G 120TPs, a two-seat turboprop training and aerobatic low-wing aircraft with ...
Northrop Grumman awarded US Air Force contract for Minuteman III ICBM sustainment
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $287 million base contract by the U.S. Air Force to provide engineering services to assist in sustaining the Mi...
Ecaro V-150 UAV flight trials ready to go
European provider of Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms, UMS Skeldar, arrived this week at the Grottaglie Airport in Italy with its V-1...
Raytheon awarded contract for F-15E APG-82 radar system
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on June 9 that Raytheon has been awarded a $3,120,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract...
Philippine Air Force receives 5 more S-70i Black Hawk helicopters
According to ti AirForceTechnology, Lockheed Martin company's PZL Mielec has delivered five additional S-70i Black Hawk combat utility helicopters ...
