Aerospace News
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace finalized contract with Lockheed Martin adding up to 2 Billion NOK for the F-35 Program
ongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has finalized a contract with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics adding up to 2 Billion NOK for the F-35 J...
Kalashnikov creates new anti-drone gun
ZALA AERO Company of Kalashnikov Concern created REX-1 electronic gun against light drones. The new REX-2 option was presented at Army-2019 forum. ...
US Navy declared initial operational capability for the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter
The US Navy (USN) declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter on 28 June.
Russian Helicopters to overhaul two Azerbaijani rotorcraft
The Russian Helicopters Holding signed a contract for the overhaul of two Mi-8AMT and Mi-8MTV-1 rotorcraft during a visit to Azerbaijan, the Russia...
Russian MoD intensifies military acquisitions
The financial volume of 46 procurement contracts signed by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) at the Army 2019 defense show, which was held in K...
US Air Force’s BACN receives AFA innovation award
The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), developed, operated and maintained by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) for the U.S. Ai...
Lockheed Martin awarded for flight test instrumentation and data processing solutions for F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin is awarded $41,269,021 for modification to a previously awarded order placed against basic ordering agreement. This modification ex...
France receives 2nd MRTT Phénix with 3 months in advance
On 2 July 2019, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) Received the 2nd A330-MRTT Phénix multi-role tanker aircraft (MultiRole Transport Tanker...
Upgraded BrahMos missile with 500-km range is ready
The upgraded version of the homegrown BrahMos missile with an enhanced range of up to 500 km is ready, the CEO of BrahMos Aerospace, Sudhir Kumar M...
French Navy to retire Lynx helicopters in 2020
The French Navy will retire all eight Lynx Mk 4(FN) helicopters from service in 2020, 2 years earlier than scheduled.
US-Swedish inspection team makes observation flight over Russia
A US-Swedish inspection team is making an observation flight, which began at Kubinka airfield, over Russia on board the U.S. OC-135B surveillance a...
First Royal Canadian Air Force C295 makes maiden flight
The first Airbus C295, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replac...
Russian Helicopters finishes detailed design of Minoga helicopter
The Russian Helicopters holding company, an affiliate of the Russian State Corporation Rostec, has finished a detailed design of a new Minoga helic...
Mi-38 helicopter undergoes successful tests in extremely high temperatures
A Mi-38 helicopter has been tested successfully in extremely high temperatures in mountain conditions. The flights took place in the city of Astrak...
TsAGI tests solar-powered drone
The concept of a high-altitude pseudo satellite which can stay in the air for several weeks is a leading current trend. The option of its implement...
Russia finishes R&D on new strike helicopter
The Russian Helicopters holding company (an affiliate of Rostec) has finished research & development works (R&D) on a prospective high-spee...
Frequentis awarded contract for MD-5A unmanned carrier aviation mission control system for the US Navy’s Boeing MQ-25 Stingray UAV
Frequentis has been awarded a $8.45 million firm-fixed-price contract for work related to the MD-5A unmanned carrier aviation mission control syste...
Kalashnikov completes kamikaze ZALA drone trials
Factory trials of the kamikaze attack drone ZALA Lancet have been fully completed, Chief Designer of ZALA AERO of Kalashnikov Concern Alexander Zak...
Northrop Grumman awarded by the US Air Force to facilitate military satellite communications in the North polar region
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded an $82 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to facilitate military satellite communications i...
Il-112V military transport aircraft will make its second flight early in 2020
Russia’s new Il-112V military transport aircraft is expected to make its second flight early in 2020, the aircraft’s chief designer, Sergei Lyashen...
