Aerospace News
DSA 2018: Thales offering FZ275 LGR for Malaysian Army future's MD530G helicopters
At DSA 2018, Thales, through its local partner, Destini Prima Sdn Bhd (DPSB), is proposing its latest FZ275 Laser Guided Rocket for the Malaysian A...
J-10C fighter jet started operational duty says PLAAF
China's new multi-role fighter jet J-10C began operational duty Monday, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force announced.China's new multi-ro...
Funding missing for laser kits on US AC-130J Gunships
Speaking at a hearing of the US Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging threats, Air Force Lt. Gen. Marshall Webb told lawmakers that the se...
Iran to unveil new Shafaq missile during Army Day parade
According to Tasnim News Agency, Iranian Army Airborne Commander General Yousef Qorbani announced the country's plan to unveil a new short-range mi...
Possible sales of 14 F-16 from US State Department to Slovakia
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Slovakia of F-16 Block 70/72 V configuration aircraft f...
Lockheed Martin delivers first HC-130J Combat King II to CANG
Lockheed Martin delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue tanker to the California Air National Guard on April 5 at the c...
Greek army to benefit from EUR 1 billion upgrade plan
The defence program comes amid rising tensions with Turkey, fast-tracked to meet Greece's immediate needs. Greece’s army is set to receive a €1 bil...
British AH-64E Apaches to receive Leonardo defensive aids suite
Leonardo has announced, at the FIDAE exhibition in Chile (3-8 April), that it has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence to provide a defens...
Brazil and Mexico contract Airbus for Hcare Smart maintenance program
Both the Brazilian Armed Forces and the Mexican Air Force have placed their trust in Airbus Helicopters’ HCare Smart by the hour maintenance progra...
The Indian Air Force wants 100 more fighter aircraft
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked the Indian Air Force (IAF) to send out the request for information (RfI) for a $15-billion order for...
US Task Force Spartan aviation brigade at work with Jordanian Air Force
The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) welcomed soldiers assigned to the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), Task Force Spartan, to participate in a...
Boeing awarded $1.1B contract for 28 F/A-18E/F for Kuwait
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $1.165 billion under the terms of an undefinitized contract action....
UAC, Russian Industry and Trade Ministry approve Il-276 requirements specification
The requirements specification for the perspective Ilyushin Il-276 military transport plane has been approved by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporati...
PLAAF H-6K strategic bombers complete large-scale drill
A division of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force dispatched 12 H-6K bombers to carry out actual combat military training recently...
Su-57 pilots to get new G-suit in 2019
The supplies of a new G-suit for the pilots of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets will begin not earlier than in 2019, Director General of Zve...
Afghan UH-60 Black Hawks mission-ready this summer
The Afghan Air Force is expected to start flying missions with its new fleet of UH-60 Black Hawks before summer sets in.
Polish Air Force adds four more M-346 trainer jets
Leonardo and the Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of National Defense have signed a contract to supply four additional M-346 Advanced J...
China to upgrade Pakistan JF-17 with KLJ-7A AESA radar
China will upgrade Pakistan Air Force JF-17 fighter jets with a world-class radar system that will substantially improve the combat capability of t...
Lockheed Martin rolls out first RoKAF F-35A fighter jet
Republic of Korea and U.S. government leaders celebrated the public debut or 'roll out' of the first Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A Ligh...
Defexpo 2018: Lacroix pitching advanced countermeasures for IAF Rafale and Tejas LCA
Lacroix Defense, a France-based leader in countermeasures, is definitely fighting on all fronts to promote its systems. During Defexpo 2018, the co...
