Aerospace News
Lockheed Martin's JAGM missile approved for LRIP phase
Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system has successfully passed its Defense Acquisition Board review and achieved milestone C. ...
ACCaP program: UK reaffirms benefits of Eurofighter offer to Belgium
During a visit to Sabena Aerospace, Guto Bebb MP, the UK's Minister for Defence Procurement, reaffirmed the economic and industrial benefits of Eur...
Lockheed wins $86M contract for Iraqi C-130J fleet support
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an US$86 million five-year contract for support of the Iraqi Air Force C-130J Super Hercules fleet, the US Departm...
Overhauled Mi-17-1V choppers handed over to Indian Border Security Force
Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) delivered six Mi-17-1V helicopters to the Border Security Force of the Repub...
UAC denies plans to replace An-124 heavy airlifter
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) does not currently plan to design a super heavy airlifter to replace An-124 Ruslan, the corporation said. Med...
AVIC Y-8F200WA airlifter ready for delivery to Kazakhstan
According to video reports released by Chinese medias, an Y-8F200WA aircraft made for export to Kazakhstan has completed its first test flight at a...
KTRV advances Grom air-to-surface missile acceptance trials
Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) plans to complete acceptance trials of a guided modular missile by September 2018. Batch production i...
Lockheed Martin lands US$1.12 bn order for Barhain F-16 Block 70 production
Lockheed Martin received a $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 new F-16 Block 70 aircraft for the Royal Bahraini Air Forc...
USMC KC-130J completes test campaign with enhanced Airborne Weapons Kit
The US Marine Corps/US Navy Tactical Airlift Program Office (PMA-207) Integrated Warfighting Capability (IWC) Weapons team celebrated a successful ...
Australia officially announces MQ-4C Triton RPAS purchase
The security of Australia’s maritime borders will be significantly strengthened with another major military investment. The Turnbull Government wil...
Turkey sold strike missile to Azerbaijan
Turkey has reportedly sold its SOM air-launched stand-off strike missile to the Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF). Roketsan is the prime contractor for t...
L-3 lands $83 mn USAF contract for G550 jet aircraft delivery
The US Department of Defense yesterday announced it awarded L-3 Communications a US$83 million FMS contract for the delivery of two Gulfstream G550...
New CAE C-130J Fuselage Trainer delivered to RAAF
CAE on June 15 announced that the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has accepted into service a new C-130J Fuselage Trainer (FuT). The C-130J ...
Esterline, Lockheed Martin enter new agreement within Belgium F-16 replacement program
Esterline Belgium (formerly Barco Defense & Aerospace) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Lockheed Martin to a...
Russia receives second Tu-214PU-SBUS special-purpose aircraft
The Russian Ministry of Defense yesterday received the second and final Tu-214PU-SBUS special-purpose aircraft-control point, the PJSC United Aircr...
Bangladesh reportedly ordered additional K-8W trainer jets
Bangladesh on June 20 signed a contract with the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC, part of the Chinese state c...
Thailand launched AH-1F Cobra replacement program
The Royal Thai Army (RTA) is planning to acquire at least six new combat helicopters to replace several ageing AH-1F Cobra platforms, according to ...
Aviastar-SP vows to resume An-124 production in Russia
The Aviastar-SP Plant in Ulyanovsk in the Volga area has started preliminary work to resume the production of the Antonov An-124 Ruslan (NATO repor...
Airbus and IAI reached 9-year agreement for Heron TP RPAS leasing
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed an agreement with Airbus to lease Heron TP Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) RPASs (remotely piloted a...
BAF C-130H performs first airdrop in operational environment since 2004
A Belgian Air Force (Air Component) C-130H Hercules airlifter recently performed the first airdrop in an operational environment since more than 10...
