Aerospace News
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...
China possible customer of Russian Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jet
China is weighing options to buy Russia's new Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jet as Moscow has identified China and India as potential customers to a...
Russia’s Aerospace Force gets sixth upgraded A-50U radar surveillance aircraft
Vega Company integrated into Ruselectronics Group (part of the state hi-tech corporation Rostec) and the Beriev Aircraft Company (part of the Unite...
Russia developing new combat helicopter for Airborne Force
Russia is developing a new combat helicopter for the Airborne Force’s helicopter-mobile units. The new chopper will be a follow-up of Mil Mi-24 a...
UK invests in drone swarm technology
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has awarded £2.5m to a consortium led by Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd to develop drone swarm technology.
Leonardo establishes helicopter production joint venture with Algeria
Leonardo and the Algerian Ministry of National Defence have established a joint venture for the local assembly, sale and support of Leonardo helico...
Australia commits to next Triton remotely piloted aircraft
The Minister for Defence, Christopher Pyne MP, and the Minister for Defence Industry, Senator Linda Reynolds CSC, announced on March 27 that ...
$43M deal to trial Heavy-lift UAS in Alaska
Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc. (USA) and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI), the Unangan (Aleut) Tribe of Native Alaskans, located on...
UAC may open a Yak-130 center in Malaysia
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) may open a Yak-130 center in Malaysia to service Yak-130 aircraft for Southeast Asia, Yuri Slyusar, the corpo...
Belgium to get MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones
The US State Department has given the green light for Belgium to buy MQ-9B Sky Guardian drones from General Atomics, a deal that could be worth abo...
Russia: Over 2500 paratroopers to participate in regimental tactical exercise
A tactical exercise engaging paraborne and artillery regiments of the 98th Guards Airborne Division has got under way in the territories of the Iva...
Su-30MKM to shape Royal Malaysian Air Force's backbone
Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30MKM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) multirole combat aircraft will shape the backbone of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (R...
$3.8 billion sale and upgrade of Morocco F-16 aircraft approved by US
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of F-16C/D Block 72 aircraft and related equ...
Indian Navy may finalise $2-bn deal for MH60R Seahawk multirole naval helicopter
Indian Navy is expected to conclude contract with the US-based aerospace giant Lockheed Martin for 24 MH60R Seahawk multirole naval helicopters by ...
Malaysia and South Korea add Leonardo AW189s to their fire-fighting helicopter fleets
Leonardo's AW189 helicopters enter service with the Malaysian and Seoul city fire brigades. The twin-engine, medium-lift choppers will also soon be...
Raytheon developing new version of advanced synthetic aperture radar for U-2 aircraft
Raytheon is developing a new version of the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar that flies on the U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft under a $32...
Indian Air Force inducts 4 multi-mission Chinook heavy-lift helicopters
The first four of the 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, which were ordered from Boeing in September 2015, were commissioned into the IAF’s 126 Helicop...
Successful trial in Ukraine for the Turkish drone Bayraktar TB2
The testing of the Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicle Bayraktar TB2 has successfully finished in Ukraine as Ukroboronprom reported.
DARPA presents more details on unmanned aircraft equipped with CODE
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has given further details on the capabilities of its Collaborative Operations in Denied Envir...
US B-52 bombers training in Europe
The U.S. Air Force has sent six B-52 long-range bombers to the United Kingdom for a series of training activities over Europe. The aircraft and ove...