Aerospace News
CAE to supply additional PC-21 mission simulator to the French Air Force
CAE announced that it signed a contract amendment last February with Cognac Formation Aero, a joint venture between Babcock France and Dassault Avi...
Airbus A400M achieves Automatic Low Level Flight certification
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has achieved a new decisive milestone after the certification of its Automatic Low Level Flight capabilit...
Assembly of Peruvian An-178 begins
Antonov Company has started the general assembly of the fuselage of the AN-178 transport intended for delivery to the Ministry of Internal Affairs ...
Russia begins construction of the first PAK DA strategic bomber
Russia has commenced construction of its first strategic stealth bomber within the Perspective Aviation Complex for Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) pr...
Russia to get two upgraded A-50U AEW aircraft by late 2021
The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive two A-50U Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft in 2021. It properly performed in Syria and will have an ...
UK: Royal Navy tests new Martlet missile system for HMS Queen Elizabeth
Wildcat helicopters have conducted live firing with the Martlet weapons system, procured by DE&S, for the first time
Black Hawk helicopter can launch ALTIUS 600 UAV mid-flight
The U.S. Army has demonstrated the forward air launch of Area-I ALTIUS 600 unmanned air vehicle (UAV) from a helicopter and from a moving vehicle o...
China: maiden flight of AR500C unmanned helicopter
China's first unmanned helicopter AR500C designed to be used for plateau regions has completed its maiden flight recently in the eastern province o...
USA to leave Open Skies Treaty
The US has announced it will withdraw from Open Skies Treaty, a major accord that permits unarmed aerial surveillance flights over dozens of ...
Nigerian Air Force to operate JF-17 fighters in 2020
The Nigerian Air Force will take delivery of its JF-17 Thunder fighter jets in November 2020, according to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadi...
UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency to receive Leonardo Osprey 30 E-Scan radars
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will upgrade to Leonardo’s latest Osprey radar to support missions such as search and rescue, border pr...
Zala Aero developed a new multipurpose VTOL UAV
Zala Aero has developed a new multipurpose VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle ZALA 421-16EV
Belarus receives four repaired Su-25 CAS aircraft
The Belarusian military has received four repaired Sukhoi Su-25 (NATO reporting name: Frogfoot-A) close air support (CAS) aircraft, according to th...
United States Air Force seeks proposal for Skyborg unmanned air vehicles program
The U.S. Air Force has issued a broad agency announcement to seek technical proposals for a potential $400M program that aims to advance prototypin...
Israeli company Rafael will supply Litening and RecceLite pods for undisclosed air force
Israeli company RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems announced on May 21, 2020, that it has been awarded a contract to supply 5th generation Litening an...
Saab signs support agreement for SK60 trainer aircraft
Saab has extended its support and maintenance agreement with the Swedish Armed Forces regarding the SK60 trainer aircraft, which is used for ...
80 aircraft took part in the world’s most important air combat training exercise: Red Flag
Aircraft representing the air forces of more than 10 countries took part in the Red Flag combat training exercise at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevad...
US Navy conducts first fleet aerial refueling dry-plug certification between E-2D Advanced Hawkeye and F/A-18F Super Hornet
The “Greyhawks” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 120 successfully conducted the first fleet aerial refueling dry-plug certification...
ECS selected by the US Army to deliver training analysis for AH-64E Apache Guardian
Waymon Armstrong, CEO/president, announced that the U.S Army Program Executive Office – Aviation (PEO Aviation) Project Manager Apache (PM Apache) ...
US Air Force awards Canadian Commercial Corp $44 Million contract installation of block upgrade kits into C-130J
Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada, has been awarded a $44,473,960 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the installation of ...
