Aerospace News
USAF MQ-1 Predator took flight for the last time
The US Air Force held the MQ-1 Predator’s official retirement ceremony with Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Remotely Pilot...
UK and Saudi Arabia sign MoI for 48 extra Typhoon fighter jets
The UK government has signed a long-awaited Memorandum of Intent with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to aim to finalize discussions for the purchase o...
South Korea confirms Meteor, Iris-T integration on KF-X fighter jet
As negociations with US are facing delay, South Korea is now turning to Europe for its key arms procurement offset programs. Among them, one is foc...
US Army orders 35 additional UH-72A helicopters
The US Army ordered 35 more UH-72A Lakota multirole choppers from Airbus Helicopters Inc. worth US$273 mn, the US DoD announced yesterday on its we...
Raytheon to upgrade Qatari Emiri Air Force’s Air Operation Center
The US State Department yesterday approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of equipment and support to upgrade the Qatari Emiri Air Force...
Spice 1000 guided bomb reaches IOC with IAF F-16C/D fighter jets
The Spice 1000 munition has been declared fit for operational use with Israel Air Force F-16C/D "Barak" aircraft after successfully completing an e...
US oks potential FMS from UAE for 300 AIM-9X Block II missiles
The US State Department yesterday approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II missiles to the United Arab Emirates fo...
Skyguide & AirMap to Develop First National Drone Traffic Management System in Europe
A Swiss firm and a German-based company announced on Monday they would develop Europe's first national drone traffic management system in Switzerland.
Thales and partners now protecting airports against malicious drones
Drone traffic in the vicinity of airports is growing exponentially. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), identified in its latest report ove...
Leonardo wins $6.8Mn contract for work on UK future AH-64E helicopters
The Italian defense group Leonardo on February 14 landed a US$6.8 million order regarding the "Preparation for Installation of the Apache AH-64E De...
Italian F-35As formally integrated in National Air Defense System
Since March 1, 2018, the two F-35A fighter jets of the Italian Air Force 32nd Wing of Amendola (32nd Stormo) is formally taking part in the country...
Sikorsky's CH-53K completes Critical Flight Envelope Expansion Phase
The CH-53K lifted the external load of 36,000 lbs. into a hover followed by flight demonstrating satisfactory handling qualities and structural mar...
Lockheed Cyber Solutions division to compete for USAF Unified Platform contract
The Cyber Solutions division of Lockheed Martin on March 6 announced its plans to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s Unified Platform contract by unv...
Undisclosed Middle Eastern country orders Puma II AE UAS
AeroVironment, Inc. yesterday announced that a major country in the Middle East has awarded the company a contract valued at $44.5 million (USD) fo...
Rostvertol launched production of Mi-28UB second batch
Russian Helicopters launched the production of a second batch of Mi-28UB training helicopters for the Defense Ministry. The rotorcraft are assemble...
IAF Helicopter Division about to integrate new Mobileye protection system
The Israel Air Force's (IAF) Flight Test Squadron is currently performing a series of tests regarding helicopter safety, at the end of which the ca...
TFab Manufacturing wins $19M order under US Army LIMWS program
TFab Manufacturing, LLC, (TFab) a subsidiary of Tyonek Manufacturing Group, Inc. (TMG) and Tyonek Native Corporation, has been awarded a $19 millio...
Su-30SM fighter jet officially accepted into VVS service
Multirole Su-30SM fighter jet was accepted into service of the Russian Aerospace Forces by a resolution of the Russian president of January 12, 201...
Thales' rockets complete firing campaigns with Airbus HForce weapon system
Thales has been recently awarded a contract from Airbus Helicopters for the test of its rocket systems to boost the H145M mission capability, the F...
New Kinzhal hypersonic missile being tested by Russian Air Force
The Russian armed forces have already received the air-launched Kinzhal (Dagger) missile complex, President Vladimir Putin said last week in his St...
