Aerospace News
Switzerland to test five fighter jets
The Swiss army starts Thursday at Payerne airbase tests of the five fighter jets in the running to succeed its current fighter aircraft F-5 Tiger a...
Peraton wins Canada CF-18 fleet support contract extension
Peraton was awarded a one-year contract extension for the CF-18 Avionics Optimized Weapon System Support program valued at $37.5M CDN to continue i...
US Air Force awards Raytheon with $70M contract for F-16 engineering services
Raytheon has been awarded a $70,475,000 ceiling, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for F-16 engineering services.
Avtomatika presents latest drone detection means
Avtomatika Concern presented the latest designs for electronic detection, identification and counteraction to drones in Patriot exhibition center, ...
Poland to get Leonardo AW101 helicopters for anti-submarine warfare tasks
The Polish government has inked a €90 million offset agreement with Leonardo MW which will precede a contract for the delivery of AW101 helicopters...
Spain orders two more MQ-9 Reaper drones
After the United States approved the sale of four Reaper drone systems for Spain in 2015, General Atomics received an order for two MQ-9s.
Angola to receive 2 SU-30K fighter jets
Russia delivered six SU-30K fighter jets to Angola this year and two more are expected by the end of May, Angola’s Defense Minister Salviano de Jes...
India: IAF to induct US-made Apache helicopters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to induct US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters, with the first batch of four helicopters arriving in th...
UK: F-35B soon deployed to Cyprus for exercises
The Royal Navy has announced the upcoming deployment of British F-35Bs to Cyprus for exercises. This mission will test the overseas deployment of t...
Icelandic Coast Guard get 2 Airbus H225 heavy search and rescue helicopters
Airbus Helicopters is supporting the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) with the entry into service of two Airbus H225 heavy search and rescue (SAR) helic...
Moog to supply Wing Flight Control actuators for US Navy MQ-25 tanker drone
Moog Aircraft Group has been awarded a contract by The Boeing Company to supply the Wing Flight Control actuation and Wingfold actuation systems fo...
Russia holds preliminary flight trials of Beriev A-100 AEW
In February 2019, the early warning Beriev A-100 EAW aircraft designed by Vega Holding of Roselectronika began preliminary flight trials. The new-g...
Saab presents update on Gripen E programme for Brazil
Saab presented the latest developments in the Gripen Programme for Brazil at a press briefing during the LAAD International Defence & Security ...
Indian Air Force wants to urgently buy 21 MiG-29 fighters
IAF needs a minimum of 42 squadrons, each comprising 16-18 fighters, but has only 30, The Hindustan Times reports. Worse: more squadrons will be de...
Tactical training for Bulgarian and EU military aviation
From April 1st to 12th, the Bulgarian pilots and equipment in the field of military aviation will take part in courses in the European Program “Eur...
Two major air exercises in the Netherlands
The airspace of the Netherlands and the North Sea will be congested from 1 to 12 April 2019. Two major exercises are currently underway in this are...
Lockheed Martin awarded USD 151.2Mn contract for Norwegian and Australian F-35s
Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $151,287,000 fixed-price-incentive-firm modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract. This ...
USMC and Bahrain AH-1Z and UH-60V helicopters to get new Northrop Grumman mission computers
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $104.0-million, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for procurement of ...
USMC F-35B Lightning II fighters to Philippines exercise for first time
U.S. Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft operating from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), with embarked...
UEC engines ensure Ilyushin Il-112V first flight
TV7-117ST turboprop engines designed and produced by ODK-Klimov of the United Engine Corporation (UEC) ensured the first flight of the latest Russi...