Eurofighter team submits bid for Bundeswehr's Tornado replacement
| 2018
On the eve of the ILA Berlin Air Show 2018, Airbus and Eurofighter GmbH have submitted their offer to the German Ministry of Defence for a replacem...
Airbus Helicopters & Schiebel demonstrate Manned Unmanned Teaming capabilities with H145 and S-100 platforms
| 2018
Airbus Helicopters and Schiebel have tested Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities between an H145 platform and a CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Ai...
Serbia received four MiG-29 fighter jets from Belarus
| 2018
Serbia’s Armed Forces have received four Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) fighter jets from Belarus, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksand...
Belgium approves acquisition of one A400M flight simulator
| 2018
The Belgian government on April 19 approved the acquisition of a sole A400 flight simulator for the Belgian Air Force’s future fleet of strategic a...
Cobham lands KF-X fighter jet Oxygen System contract
| 2018
Cobham has received a contract from Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) to design and supply a pilot Oxygen System for the future KF-X, an advanc...
Russia's VRT300 drone began test trials
| 2018
VR-Technologies Design Bureau of the Russian Helicopters Holding began test bench trials of the main systems and units of VRT300 helicopter drone. ...
Russian Defense Ministry receives another upgraded Tu-95MS bomber
| 2018
The Tupolev Company of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) handed over to the Defense Ministry a Tu-95MS bomber with an upgraded power plant for ...
Ukraine's MSB-2 Nadiya helicopter made maiden flight
| 2018
Ukraine's first long-range helicopter MSB-2 Nadiya has made a successful maiden flight on Monday, regional authorities said last week.
Raytheon completes Small Diameter Bomb II developmental testing
| 2018
Raytheon Company has completed developmental testing on the Small Diameter Bomb II, a key step toward bringing this new capability to fighter pilot...
New Guardian computer system to help RAF protect the British skies
| 2018
The UK Ministry of Defence will invest up to £80 million (USD 112 million) in a new computer system to boost the RAF’s speed and accuracy in protec...
Chinese aviation brigade conducts live-fire exercise
| 2018
An aviation brigade of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force held a live-fire exercise off the country's southeastern coast on 18 April, accord...
Final C-27J Spartan airlifter delivered to Royal Australian Air Force
| 2018
The 10th and final twin-engine airlifter Leonardo (formerly Alenia Aermacchi) C-27J Spartan for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been welc...
3-D printer-capable Marines with 31st MEU print replacement part for F-35B
| 2018
Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are now capable of ‘additive manufacturing,’ also known as 3-D printing....
DSA 2018: Deftech, Korean Air Lines and POSCO DAEWOO to partner on UAV area
| 2018
DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (Deftech), Malaysia’s premiere defence and aerospace company, yesterday signed a tripartite cooperation agre...
RAF’s legendary 'Dambusters' 617 Squadron reforms to fly F-35B jets
| 2018
The 617 Squadron immortalised by the Dambusters raid of World War II has been reformed to fly the UK’s new F-35B Lightning II fighter jets, the Def...
DSA 2018: Milkor unveils MA 80/380 UAS
| 2018
The South-African company Milkor chose DSA to officially unveil a new family of Unmanned Aerial Systems, the MA 80 and the bigger MA 380. Both are ...
DSA 2018: Deftech lands Royal Malaysia Police Cessna aircraft support contract
| 2018
Deftech Aviation Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of DRB-HICOM Berhad, announced a contract extension worth RM 18 million (USD 4,62 million) with the Malaysia...
DSA 2018: Thales offering FZ275 LGR for Malaysian Army future's MD530G helicopters
| 2018
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
| 2018
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
| 2018
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...