Aerospace News
Russia to upgrade Ka-52 helicopter
Russian industry is planning to upgrade the Kamov Ka-52 (NATO reporting name: Hokum-B) ‘Alligator’ combat-reconnaissance helicopter, according to E...
Leonardo Falco Xplorer drone completes first flight
Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer has made its maiden flight from Trapani Air Force Base on January 15.
Brazilian naval aviation recieves third modernized Lynx helicopter
On January 10, 2020, the 1st Helicopter Squadron for Clarification and Attack, based in São Pedro da Aldeia, received the third modernized AH-11B “...
Dynetics X-61A Gremlins air vehicle performs its maiden flight
Dynetics, the performer for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program, has successfully flown its X-61A Gremlins Air V...
BAE Systems to develop 3D printing capability for defence and aerospace sector
BAE Systems has signed an agreement to work with Renishaw to work together on the development of additive manufacturing capability for the defence ...
No cold-weather tests and fly-off among candidates for Canadian new fighter jet
Public Services and Procurement Canada has confirmed that Canada will not do any fly-offs among competing jets or tests for cold-weather operations...
Lockheed Martin awarded for services in support of the Hellfire Missile and Joint Air-to-Ground Missile
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $9,829,327 modification to contract W31P4Q-19-C-0071 for engineering services in support of ...
Russian company Dinamika creates Mi-26 simulator
Dinamika Company completed acceptance trials of a simulator to train pilots and engineers to operate heavy Mi-26 transport helicopter, the company ...
Croatia intensifies MiG-21 replacement efforts
The Armed Forces of the Croatian Republic have intensified their efforts to replace ageing Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name: Fishbed) f...
RAF Typhoons demonstrate breadth and scale of NATO air policing mission
Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters have taken part in a demonstration of the breadth and scale of the NATO Air Policing mission.
Russian commandos to get Mi-8AMTSh-VN helicopter in 2020
Russian commandos will receive Mi-8AMTSh helicopter gunships in 2020. The trials are scheduled in autumn. The craft can carry commandos and support...
Liteye Systems delivers $10M in anti-UAS defense systems to US Forces
Liteye Systems, Inc. has announced the shipment of an additional $10M of US AUDS systems. The recent delivery of Liteye’s US configured Anti-UAS De...
Boeing delivers 3 new KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft to US Air Force
"We’ve delivered three more KC-46 tankers to the US Air Force. Two are flying to 157th Air Refueling Wing and one Pegasus is headed for 22nd Air Re...
Uzbekistan gets Mi-35M attack helicopters
According to a report from the Uzbek television channel O'zbekiston 24, the Khanabad air base of the Air Defense Forces of Uzbekistan received thei...
Boeing and US Navy complete first Super Hornet IRST Block II flight
For the first time, Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with an Infrared Search & Track (IRST) Block II pod in late 2...
Russian Helicopters unveils Ka-32 upgrade
The Russian Helicopters holding (a subsidiary of state corporation Rostec) has detailed the upgraded variant of its Kamov Ka-32 utility helicopter....
US Air Force C-130J aircraft participate in Japan jump event
Three US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, participated in the Japanese forces...
Batch PAK DA production to begin in 2027
Batch production of the Russian Prospective Airborne Complex of Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) is to begin in 2027. Preliminary trials are scheduled ...
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 deployed for river pollution crisis in Malaysia
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100, supported by Three Tis Group, was deployed as a first emergency response providing critical situational information dur...
Lockheed Martin awarded for support to the Taiwan F-16 Peace Phoenix Rising program
Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $32,860,395 hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price modification to previously...
