Aerospace News
Hungary signs for 16 H225M multirole helicopters
The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 16 H225M multi-purpose helicopters equipped with the HForce weapon management system. Together with t...
France places order for a further three A330 MRTT aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further three A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker...
Russian pilots testing MiG-35 weapons and on-board equipment
Russian pilots have tested the weapons and on-board equipment of the advanced MiG-35 fighter, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Wedn...
Seven H145 SAR helicopters for the Bundeswehr
The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINWBw) has ordered seven H145 helicopters to replace ...
Slovakia officially signs for 14 F-16V fighter jets
Slovakia will buy 14 new F-16 Block 70/72 (V) fighter jets. Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdos signed the contract on Wednesday with Lockheed Mar...
Germany extends Heron 1 operation in Afghanistan and Mali
Germany has extended the successful operation of the Heron 1 drones by Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH, a company of Airbus, until mid of 2020.
NH Industries, NATO Helicopter Management Agency sign NH90 Support Contract
NH Industries is pleased to announce the signature of the NH90 Through Life Support (TLS) contract between NH Industries and the NATO Agency NAHEMA...
Sukhoi delivers final batch of Su-35S fighter jets for 2018
Sukhoi affiliate in Komsomolsk-on-Amur held a gala ceremony to hand over the final 2018 batch of Su-35S aircraft to the Defense Ministry. It includ...
RAF A400M completes first beach landing trials
Members of the Royal Air Force (RAF) 206 Squadron, supported by LXX Squadron Engineers based at RAF Brize Norton have been practicing their skills ...
Russian Air Force gets another upgraded A-50U AEW aircraft
The Beriev Aircraft Plant in Taganrog (TANTK) handed over another upgraded airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft A-50U (onboard number 45 red) to t...
USAF kicks of TES kicked off F-35 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
The US Air Force 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron kicked off the US Defense Department’s F-35 Lightning II Initial Operational Test and Evaluation...
Lithuania renews Dauphin SAR fleet HCare Infinite contract
The Lithuanian Air Force (LAF) has renewed its HCare Infinite material management contract for its fleet of three Dauphin AS365 N3+ search and resc...
Russian Air Force deploys Tu-160 bombers to Venezuela
A group of four Russian military aircraft landed Tuesday in the Maiquetia Simon Bolivar International airport of Venezuela, the Russian Defense Min...
US Air Force B-21 Raider project passes Critical Design Review
The US Air Force successfully held a critical design review of the B-21 weapon system November 28-30, 2018. The event served as a multi-disciplined...
Zhuk-AM AESA radar test phase scheduled for early 2019
Russia`s Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29/35 multirole combat aircraft will be fitted with a new active electronic scanned array (AESA) radar that is being ...
RAF Typhoons scrambled with Meteor missile for the first time
RAF Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth this morning for the first time with the Meteor Air-to-Air missile in defence of UK airspace during a Qu...
Polish National Police receives two S-70i Black Hawk helicopters
Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze Sp. z o.o. in the presence of the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Minister of Interior and Administration Joa...
US Air Force's B61-12 nuclear bomb new guided tail-kit assembly enters production phase
The US Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center received formal approval in late October to enter the production phase for the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb’...
Boeing lands $158M order for Japan's second KC-46A tanker
Boeing has been awarded a $158 million contract to produce a second KC-46A aircraft for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), the US Depar...
RAAF's first two F-35A fighter jets landed in Australia
In an historic day in Australian aviation, the first two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to be permanently based in Australia arrived at RAAF Base Will...