Aerospace News
Belgian F-16s take over from the Netherlands for airspace surveillance
On May 14, the Belgian Air Force will resume the Quick Reaction Alert mission from its Dutch colleagues. Since January 1, 2017, Belgium and the Net...
Royal Air Force Typhoons carry out exercise with US B1 bomber
Typhoon fighter aircraft based at RAF Lossiemouth have carried out a training sortie with a US B1B Lancer bomber over the North Sea.
Airbus supplies EU with satellite communications
Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. Thi...
Raytheon Technologies to train Afghan Air Force pilots
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has selected Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a business of Raytheon Technologies, to train Afghanistan Air For...
US Strategic Command conducts long-range strategic bomber mission
U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) demonstrated the readiness and global reach of its long-range strategic bombers during a mission spanning the U...
US Air Force and Sierra Nevada Corp add aircraft to Air Force Special Operations Command A-29 acquisition
In an agreement with the U.S. Air Force, global aerospace and national security contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) will deliver an addition...
Leonardo M-345 jet trainer certified and ready for the global market
Leonardo is pleased to announce that the DAAA (Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness), the Italian Ministry of Defence’s Certification Au...
Russia tests new hypersonic missile designed for Tu-22M3M strategic bomber
Russian air forces have recently tested a new hypersonic aircraft missile, a source in the military-industrial complex told TASS. The missile is be...
StandardAero awarded $237 Million multi-year US Air Force J85 engine MRO contract to support T-38 trainer jet
The United States Air Force (USAF) has awarded StandardAero a $237 million multi-year contract to provide engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (...
Russia holds air parade over Moscow’s Red Square on Victory Day
A parade formation of 75 helicopters and aircraft flew over Moscow’s Red Square to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Naz...
Sweden seeks new trainer aircraft
The Swedish Air Force's current training aircraft, the Saab SK 60, has many years of service, but now the government has given FMV an authorization...
First Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey arrive in Japan
The first two V-22 Osprey aircraft bound for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) units arrived in Japan at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni.
First deployed MQ-8Cs will be equipped with AN/ZPY-8 radar
The US Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation, commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 r...
Spanish A400M Atlas hardly hit by impressive bird strike
Air Recognition never publishes such information nor pictures but, in this case, exceptional pictures concerning a brand-new heavy airlifter presen...
Hungary to request purchase of US AIM-120C-7 C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles
On May 8, 2020, the U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Hungary of sixty (60) AIM-120C-7/C...
Royal Air Force CH-47D Chinooks exceed 2,000 flight hours in Mali
The Royal Air Force Chinook detachment supporting Operation Barkhane carried on against Islamic terrorist groups in Mali has so far logged over 2 0...
MD Helicopters awarded $36 Million for Afghanistan Air Force MD-530F aircraft fleet support
MD Helicopters Inc., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $35,823,838 modification to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0038 for logistics support for the Afghanistan A...
Elbit Systems introduces a UAS-based long-range maritime rescue capability
Elbit Systems introduces a unique life saving capability to its Hermes 900 Maritime Patrol Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Integrating detection an...
FLIR awarded $20.6 Million US Army contract for Black Hornet
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has won an additional $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconna...
USA approves possible sale to refurbish 43 AH-64E Apache helicopters for Egypt
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt to refurbish forty-three (43...
