Aerospace News
Ilyushin details plans for An-124-100M heavy airlifter development
The Ilyushin Aviation Complex (UAC) plans to spend almost 3.5 billion rubles (USD51 million) to create an upgraded version of the Ruslan heavy airl...
LOTN completes overhaul of first Mi-17V-5 for the AAF
Slovak aviation repair plant LOTN (Trencin) has overhauled the first Mil Mi-17V-5 (NATO reporting name: Hip-H) utility rotary-wing aircraft of the ...
First L-159T2 for the Czech Air Force took to the skies
The first L-159T2 for the Czech Air Force made its first flight on August 2, 2018, at Aero Vodochody Airport. Czech Air Force ordered three L-159T2...
Ilyushin progressing towards Il-276 airlifter production plans
The Ilyushin Aviation Complex, which is affiliated with the United Aircraft-Building Corporation, plans to spend 34 million rubles for preparing th...
Turkey officially places order for four HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer aircraft
The Turkish Undesecretariat for Defence Industry (SSB) awarded Aselsan a contract for the development and delivery of HAVA SOJ stand-off jammer air...
RNZAF orders one CAE 700MR Series NH90 flight training device
CAE on August 9 announced it has been awarded a contract from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to provide the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZA...
Serial Il-76MD-90A airlifter prepares for trials
The serial Il-76MD-90A airlifter built by Aviastar-SP enterprise will soon begin trials, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said. The seria...
Zephyr S HAPS completes longest flight ever made
Airbus Defence and Space announced the successful landing of its first production aircraft of the Zephyr programme, the new Zephyr S HAPS (High Alt...
Harris secures $400M order for F-16 AIDEWS systems
Harris Corporation has been awarded a $400 million increase to the ceiling value of a single-award IDIQ contract to supply electronic warfare (EW) ...
IAF appoints first-ever female flight squadron commander
On August 7, the commander of the IAF appointed a female aircrew member as the first female flight squadron commander in the IAF. Maj. G' will act ...
Triumph wins follow-up contract for C-130J airframe component production
Triumph Group, Inc. announced on August 7 that its Aerospace Structures business has been awarded a multi-year airframe component contract for Lock...
China sets up new helicopter detachment for UN peacekeeping mission
China’s second peacekeeping helicopter detachment, which will be deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission area in Darfur, Sudan, was established at ...
Saab lands new self-protection systems order for HAL Dhruv helicopter
Saab has received a follow-on order from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the IDAS-2 self-protection suite for the Indian Army’s Dhruv helic...
First Tu-22M3M bomber set for maiden flight
The first modernized Tu-22M3M long-range bomber got totally new on-board equipment after renovation. The air frame and some aircraft systems are th...
Russia plans to upgrade five Il-22M11 airborne command posts
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to upgrade five Il-22M11 aircraft to become multirole air command posts, the Izvestia daily said. The aircr...
Saab to upgrade RTAF Air Command and Control System
Saab has received an order from the Royal Thai Air Force to upgrade Thailand’s national Air Command and Control System which is based on Saab’s 9AI...
HAL successfully demonstrates new Rotary Wing UAV
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited successfully demonstrated flight of a 10Kg Rotary Wing (Helicopter) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (RUAV) here in the p...
USAF OA-X program moves to acquisitions phase
The US Air Force shared a draft request for proposal for the Light Attack Aircraft with Sierra Nevada/Embraer and Textron Aviation following the co...
French Air Force successfully test fired BAT-120 GL laser-guided munition
In June 2018, a BAT-120 GL laser-guided lightweight munition prototype equipped with its guidance system was successfully fired for the first time ...
IAF & USAF signed new cooperation agreement
An agreement incorporating all fields of cooperation between the IAF & USAF in 2018-2019 was signed on August 1st, the IAF said. The document d...
