Aerospace News
Collins Aerospace awarded three agreements for US Air Force U-2 program
Collins Aerospace was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) sustainment contract for the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) U-2 program wi...
Official creation of Franco-German C-130J squadron
On 30 August 2021, the German Minister of Defence Mrs. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer met with her French counterpart, Mrs. Florence Parly, in Paris. O...
Northrop Grumman demonstrates connectivity for Long Range Command and Control
Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully demonstrated a data link for connecting aircraft in highly contested airspace for long-range command and ...
Archer Aviation enters agreement with US Air Force to collaborate on eVTOL flight testing
Archer Aviation Inc., a leading developer of all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced an agreement with the USAF to es...
Arktika-M satellite completes flight trials
The flight trials of the Arktika-M hydrometeorological satellite have been completed, a recommendation for commissioning is obtained, according to ...
Airbus delivers first UH-72B Lakota helicopter to US Army National Guard
Airbus Helicopters, Inc. has delivered the first UH-72B, the latest variant of its Lakota helicopter, to the U.S. Army National Guard from its prod...
Sikorsky-Boeing delivers Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft proposal early to US Army
On September 7, the Sikorsky-Boeing team released the following statement on the early submittal of the proposal for DEFIANT X for the U.S. Ar...
Finnish Air Force practices air-to-air refueling exercise with US Air Force
Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets will train with a United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft on 7–9 September 2021.
Argentine Air Force receives first Beechcraft TC-12B Huron
The Argentine Air Force has received its first Beechcraft TC-12B/UC-12B HURONs, which arrived at I Air Brigade in El Palomar on 25 August. A total ...
BAE Systems selected by DARPA to design a full scale demonstrator concept with Active Flow Control at its core
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded the contract to BAE Systems to design a full scale demonstrator concept with Act...
Turkish Air Force receives first KC-135R upgraded to Block 45 standard
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that the first KC-135R Block 45 aircraft, whose modernization has been completed, has been delivered.
Belarus ramps up modernization of R-27 air-to-air missiles
The Belarussian defense industry is ramping up modernization and refurbishment of Vympel R-27 (NATO reporting name: AA-10 Alamo) air-to-air missile...
Multiple test objectives accomplished during Northern Lightning 2021 exercise
F-16s from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron and Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force returned to Eglin AFB August 20, 2021, after co...
F-15E completes first successful maritime JDAM test
An 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle demonstrated maritime GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition release over the Gulf of Mexico A...
No foreign applications for Checkmate yet
No foreign applications for the Russian light tactical Checkmate fighter jet have arrived so far, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Tech...
Russia ready to supply China with new Su-35 fighters
Russia is ready to partner with China in the supply of Sukhoi Su-35 multipurpose combat aircraft, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Tech...
Kratos Air Wolf Tactical Drone System completes successful flight
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Air Wolf Tactical Drone System completed a 100 percent successful flight at the re...
Thales begins flight test campaign for FlytX avionics suite
The latest generation FlytX avionics suite made its first test flight on board a Cabri helicopter this summer. The test campaign will continue unti...
Atkins and Siemens to support Aeralis in implementation of its digital enterprise to deliver modular aircraft
AERALIS, the transformational British Military jet developer, has today marked another key milestone in the development of its pioneering modular m...
A fifth A330 Phenix for French Air and Space Army
Thursday, September 2, 2021 marks the reception of a new A330 Phénix by the French Air and Space Army at the "Charles Monier" Air Base 125 in Istres.