Aerospace News
Future Chinese aircraft carriers to be equipped with fighter jet FC-31
To respond to the US-made fourth generation fighter jets F-35B and F-35C, capable of operating from aircraft carriers, China has decided to upgrade...
Boeing lands $400M USAF B-52H and B-1B bombers engineering contract
Boeing has received a one-year, $400M contract to help the U.S. Air Force engineer Rockwell B-1B Lancer and Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bombers.
Russian attack and recon aircraft ready to operate from new Arctic bases
In the course of 2018, pilots and crews of anti-submarine aircrafts Tu-142 and Il-38, as well as reconnaissance and attack aircraft Su-24MR, conduc...
Royal Jordan Air Force receives second Mi-26T2 helicopter
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) has received the second Mil Mi-26T2 (NATO reporting name: Halo) heavy transport helicopter, the press departme...
China: roll-out ceremony for 100th export of Pterodactyl-1, or Yilong-1, drone
On December 25, 2018, at the headquarters of the Chinese state aviation corporation AVIC, the solemn ceremony of rolling out the hundredth export d...
Israel receives 7th C-130J Shimshon tactical airlifter
The Israeli Air Force's seventh "Shimshon" (Super Hercules C-130J) has arrived – over the weekend, the aircraft landed in Nevatim AFB and joined th...
Russia A-100 AEW aircraft made second test flight
Russia's A-100 airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft made its second flight during trials and all systems operated normally. The aircraft is create...
Airbus secures contract extension for RAAF C-130J fleet support
Airbus and Australia’s Department of Defence have signed a two year contract extension to Airbus’ Through Life Support (TLS) sustainment contract i...
Kazakhstan receives new batch of Su-30SM fighter jets
The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan (AFRK) have received a batch of Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) multirole combat air...
Sikorsky, Boeing roll out SB-1 Defiant helicopter
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Boeing provided the first look at the SB-1 Defiant helicopter the companies have developed for the U.S. Ar...
Northrop Lands $1.3Bn USAF contract for work on Litening Pod
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $1.31 billion IDIQ contract for further work on the Litening pod, the US Department of Defense announced on Dec...
Wing Loong I-D MALE UAV completes maiden flight
The lightweight fuselage gives the new Wing Loong I-D drone a significant boost in operating endurance, payload and service ceiling Chinese experts...
More Su-34 bombers delivered to Russia's Chelyabinsk air regiment
Two Su-34 frontline bombers were delivered to the air regiment deployed in Chelyabinsk region, the Central Military District said. "The aircra...
First M-345 HET production trainer took to the skies
The first M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) production basic/advanced trainer aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight at Venegono Super...
AVIC delivers 100th Wing Loong series UAV for export market
The producer of China's domestically-developed Wing Loong on Tuesday delivered the 100th unmanned aerial system (UAS) for export, the aircraft...
Afghan Air Force receives further four MD-530F helicopters
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) received another four MD-530F light attack helicopters from the United States, the country's Ministry of Defense (MoD) s...
Lockheed Martin secures $997M contract for Greece F-16s upgrade
Lockheed Martin recently secured a $996.8 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract for upgrading 84 Hellenic Air Force F-16 jets to the V-conf...
Ukrainian Ministry of Interior receives first batch of H225 helicopters
Kick-starting the modernisation of Ukraine’s helicopter fleet, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first two H225s, out of an order for 21 aircraf...
AVX-L3 team submits proposal for US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program
AVX Aircraft Company and L3 Technologies announced on December 20 the submission of a joint proposal for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissan...
Gorbunov Aircraft Plant launches Tu-160M bomber production
The Gorbunov Aircraft Plant in Kazan (KAZ) is beginning to produce new upgraded strategic Tu-160M bombers, the Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alex...
