Aerospace News
Dassault Systèmes enters Turkey TF-X fighter jet development program
Dassault Systèmes today announced that Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. chose the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to accelerate the development of the TF-X...
Leonardo signs 5-year contract with UK for air platforms support
Leonardo has been awarded a post-design support contract by the UK Ministry of Defence which will see the Company provide in-service support for it...
Rolls-Royce wins $420M USAF contract for F137 engine sustainment
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a US$420 million contract, for F137 engine-sustainment services, the US Department of Defense said on July 3rd, 2018.
Kursk Air Regiment receives new Su-30SM fighter jets
The first batch of multirole Su-30SM fighter jets for the second squadron of the air regiment in Kursk region arrived at the deployment airfield, t...
Kongsberg lands US$85M contract for JSM integration on F-35 fighter jet
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract worth NOK 700 million (US$ 85.4 million) with the Norwegian Defence Materiel...
US completes first B61-12 nuclear bomb qualification flight tests using B-2 bomber
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the U.S. Air Force completed two non-nuclear system qualifica...
Tu-22M3 strategic bomber to deploy Kinzhal hypersonic missile
The Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 bomber will probably be able to carry the Kinzhal hypersonic missile. The new carrier will undergo trials with Kinzha...
Bell-Boeing wins US$4.2 bn order for V-22B tiltrotor aircraft production
Bell-Boeing has been awarded a US$4.2 billion contract for V-22B tiltrotor aircraft production, the US Department of Defense announced on June 29, ...
Raytheon contracted for SDB II integration on F/A-18E/F platform
Raytheon has been awarded a US$93 million contract for Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) integration on F/A-18E/F fighter jets, the US Department of ...
Hungary signs for 20 H145M multirole choppers
The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters equipped with the innovative HForce weapon management in the frame of t...
South Korea further details KF-X development timetable
South Korea plans to complete a design process for its own fighter aircraft by September next year and produce the first prototype in 2021, the nat...
Russian Su-30SMs to be fitted with SAP-518 jamming pods following Syrian experience
Russian Su-30SM fighter jets will be equipped with the latest electronic jamming SAP-518 stations. The decision was made by the Aerospace Forces ac...
STS completes 5th Generation Aerial Target Critical Design Review
Sierra Technical Services, Inc. (STS) is pleased to announce the completion on 20 June 2018 of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the 5th Generat...
USSOCOM places order for four new build MH-47G rotorcraft
Boeing was awarded an US$80 million order for four new build MH-47G Chinook special operations helicopters, the US Department of Defense announced ...
Royal Thai Air Force procures further IRIS-T missiles
Diehl Defence signed another contract on 14th of June 2018 for the supply of short range air-air missiles IRIS-T (InfraRed Imaging System – Tail/Th...
Mi-26T2V technical design approved by Russian Defense Ministry
Russian Defense Ministry has approved the technical design of upgraded Mi-26T2V troop-carrier helicopter, said the annual report of the Moscow-base...
Boeing lands new contract for Kuwait Super Hornet fighter jets production
Boeing yesterday landed a further US$1.5 billion contract that provides for the production and delivery of 22 F/A-18E and six F/A-18F Super Hornets...
Boeing first CH-47F Block II prototype moves to final assembly phase
Boeing and the U.S. Army celebrated a major CH-47F Block II program milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing developme...
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...