Aerospace News
Brazilian Army Tests XMobots Nauru 1000C Vertical Take-Off and Landing Drone for Surveillance Missions
The Brazilian Army has integrated the Nauru 1000C drone into its operations, in collaboration with the Brazilian manufacturer XMobots. This unmanne...
Netherlands orders $691 Million of US AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to arm growing F-35 fleet
On September 6, 2024, the U.S. State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Netherlands, involving 246 AIM-9X Sidewinde...
Egypt Joins Global C-130J Super Hercules Fleet with Acquisition of Two Tactical Airlifters
Egypt announced the 5 september 2024 at the Egypt International Air Show in El Alamein that Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J-30 Super Hercul...
New Provocation from North Korea: Balloons Containing Waste Sent over DMZ
For the second consecutive day, North Korea has floated balloons filled with waste toward South Korea, the South Korean military announced on Thurs...
South Korea offers 10 KF-21 Boramae Block I air superiority fighters to the Philippine Air Force
On September 6, 2024, MaxDefense reported that Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) had presented a new proposal to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) as p...
Hungary Welcomes First Embraer C-390 Millennium Aircraft, Enhancing Air-to-Air Refueling Capabilities for Gripen Fighter Jets
On September 5, 2024, the Hungarian Air Force took delivery of its first Embraer C-390 Millennium aircraft. The aircraft meets NATO standards and i...
Serbia Officialy Denies It Will Provide MiG-29s to Ukraine as Part of French Fighters Deal
In a move signaling a shift away from reliance on Russia for arms supplies, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on August 29 the finalizat...
Iraq orders 12 new H225M Caracal helicopters in new defense deal with Airbus
On September 5, 2024, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense formalized an agreement with Airbus Helicopters to purchase a fleet of 14 military helicopters,...
Boeing Could Provide High-Tech CH-47F Chinook Block II Helicopter to Poland
On September 5, 2024, Boeing announced its proposal of the CH-47 Chinook as a solution for Poland's heavy transport helicopter needs at the MSPO 20...
General Atomics’ IA powered EagleEye Enters Production
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently announced the production of its first EagleEye multi-mode radar, a system that marks a...
US Air Force to Activate 95th Wing Headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base
As part of its moves to reorganise and be prepared for great power competition the US Air Force (USAF) intends to activate a new wing headquarters,...
USAF Building New Site for Testing B-2 Flight Component RCS and Antenna Calibration
The U.S. Air Force is in the process of constructing a new Composite Aircraft Antenna Calibration Facility (CAACF) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Th...
Australia orders $94 Million worth of Joint Strike Missiles to arm F-35A stealth fighters
On September 5, 2024, the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a contract with the Australian government to supply Joint Strike M...
Chinese reports suggests Hypersonic missiles can be made from steel reach Mach 8 speed
Chinese scientists claim to have discovered a way to use steel, instead of the heavy and expensive tungsten, in the nose cones of hypersonic missil...
NATO order laser guidance kits for air-to-ground precision
NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency has awarded a €120 million ($133 million) contract to RTX, a leading U.S. missile systems manufacturer, for t...
Boeing Offers CH-47 Chinook Block II Heavy Transport Helicopter to Poland
Boeing has proposed the CH-47 Chinook heavy transport helicopter to Poland. The announcement was made during the MSPO International Defense Industr...
Belarusian Air Defense Forces Announce Destruction of Two Russian Shahed Suicide Drones
The Belarusian air defense forces have announced that they shot down two Shahed suicide drones, which entered the country's airspace during a wave ...
Dragonfly new national made bombing UAV presented at MSPO24
The DragonFly is a new loitering munition system designed to meet the growing needs of modern armies on contemporary battlefields. Developed for co...
CyberHEAT: Advanced Loitering Munition System based on Ukraine war feedback
The CyberHEAT is an advanced loitering munition system developed by the Military Armament Technology Institute. It is designed to deliver precise s...
US Air Force F-35s make historic first on highway in Finland
On September 4, 2024, two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from the 48th Fighter Wing, stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingd...