Aerospace News
Croatia selects ex-IAF F-16 fighter jets for MiG-21 replacement
Croatia's Defense Council on Tuesday accepted an Israeli offer for the purchase of upgraded used F-16 combat aircraft that will replace its aging M...
Qatar formally orders 12 additional Rafale fighter jets
The exercise of the option for the purchase of 12 additional Rafale fighters for Qatar comes into effect today.The exercise of the option for the p...
Martin Baker's ejection seat selected for RoKAF KF-X program
Martin-Baker has been awarded a contract to provide the escape system for the Republic of Koreas Air Force’s new fighter, KF-X. Korea Aerospace Ind...
MBDA lands $570M contract to extend Brimstone service life beyond 2030
The United Kingdom has awarded MBDA a £400 million (US$570 million) contract for the capability sustainment programme (CSP) of the advanced Brimsto...
Empire Test Pilots School receives first H125 training helicopter
The first Airbus H125 helicopter decorated in the new ETPS livery has arrived with QinetiQ at MOD Boscombe Down, in the latest addition to the scho...
Introducing AeroVironment's new Puma 3 UAS
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both defense and commercial applications, today announced at the AUSA G...
Bulgaria still seeking replacement for its aged MiG-29 fighter jets
Despite recent efforts to upgrade the MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) multirole combat aircraft of the national air force, Bulgaria is still ...
Raytheon, DARPA progressing towards Drone Swarms Control Technology
Under DARPA's Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program, Raytheon BBN Technologies is developing technology to direct and control swarms of small, au...
Ukraine signs preliminary deal with France for 55 Airbus rotorcraft
Ukraine and France on Friday, March 23, inked a preliminary deal for delivery of 55 rotorcraft from Airbus Helicopters to be used by the country's ...
Turkey's first home-made air-to-air missiles successfully test-fired
Turkey successfully test fired two indigenous air-to-air missiles in the Black Sea province of Sinop, the Anadolou news agency reported. The short-...
Belgian MoD confirms Predator B choice, or does it?
The Belgian defense minister Steven Vandeput for the first time confirmed the General Atomics Predator B RPAS has been selected for the Belgian Air...
GE Aviation to upgrade UAE F-16E/F fighter jets data transfer system
Lockheed Martin recently awarded GE Aviation a multi-million-dollar contract to upgrade the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force’s F-16 data transf...
Belarus' Grif-100Eh UAV offered to global market
Belarusian JSC Agat-Control Systems company has started the promotion of its newest Grif-100Eh unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on the global UAV mark...
Airbus Helicopters lands new US Army order for 16 more UH-72A helicopters
Airbus Helicopters, Inc. has received a contract modification valued at approximately $116 million to deliver 16 additional UH-72A Lakotas for the ...
Harris Corp. to protect US, Australian F/A-18s with EW jamming system
Harris Corporation has been awarded a $161 million contract modification to supply the next production lot of electronic jammers to protect U.S. Na...
India successfully test fires Brahmos missile with home-made seeker
The Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace joint venture (JV) has successfully test-fired a BRAHMOS missile fitted with a seeker developed by Indian indu...
Luxembourg moving towards first military helicopter unit
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg signed a 145M€ (US$178.5M) contract with Airbus Helicopters for five rotary wing platforms, the Finance Minister anno...
Serbia to receive two An-26 airlifters from Russia
Russia will hand over two An-26 transport planes to Serbia as part of military and technical cooperation, Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin...
Boeing to set up New Research Center in South Korea
Boeing announced on March 20 the company’s intention to establish a new research center in the Republic of Korea; the company is currently in discu...
Raytheon wins $17.4M contract for GBU-48/50 integration on Mirage 2000D fighter jet
Raytheon Systems France was recently awarded a 14.2M€ (USD17.4M) contract for integration of new weapons on the French Air Force Mirage 2000D fight...