Aerospace News
First Leonardo M346B Master jet trainer appears in Greek Air Force livery
On 3 April 2023, the first of ten ordered Leonardo M346B Master advanced lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) aircraft was seen flying in its full Ellini...
PLA Chinese Air Force old J-6 and J-7 jets being converted into kamikaze drones
China is believed to convert some of its old fighter jets dating back to the Cold War into drones, Christopher McFadden reports in Interesting Engi...
Belgium and UK sign MoU for MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS international cooperation program
On April 5, 2023, Belgium and the United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding within the framework of an international cooperation program ...
AVIC Aviation Industry Corporation of China to export L-15 trainer jet to UAE
China has sealed a deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which is purchasing the L-15 trainer and light attack jet, according to the Official We...
Lockheed Martin demonstrates scalable and portable maintenance capabilities on 5G network
Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated analytics-driven maintenance capabilities compatible with the U.S. Department of Defense’s 5G flight-line...
Saab conducts successful first flight of 4th GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control programme
The first flight of the fourth GlobalEye is an important milestone in Saab’s Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) programme and highlig...
Bell to supply 24 refurbished AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters to Bahrain
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on March 29, 2023, announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a Foreign Mi...
Belgium signs service contract with Lockheed Martin aimed at supporting Belgian aeronautical industries to stand out in the F-35 market
The Belgian Council of Ministers approved this Friday, March 31, the signing of a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin entitled “Industrial Par...
Elbit Systems marks 20 years of operating elementary trainer aircraft fleet of Israeli Air Force
Elbit Systems Ltd is marking 20 years of operating the sixteen Grob G-120-AI aircraft fleet of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) that was established by ...
Czech aircrew completes US Marine-led training ahead of AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters delivery
Members of the U.S. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303 and the H-1 Light/Attack helicopters program office (PMA-276), rec...
ILIAS supplies first F-35 Fleet Management solution for Royal Australian Air Force
In collaboration with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, and Lockheed Martin Australia, the ILIAS Solutions team p...
South Korean KF-21 fighter prototypes successfully conduct first gun and medium-range missile firing tests
On March 28, South Korea announced it had successfully carried out the first armament tests on two prototypes of its homegrown KF-21 fighter, the s...
Airbus achieves in-flight autonomous guidance and control of drones from A310 MRTT tanker aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, on March 28 announced that they have achieved in-flight autonomo...
US Army selects Northrop Grumman with Shield AI for Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System Prototype
Northrop Grumman, teamed with Shield AI, has been chosen by the U.S. Army to participate in the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) co...
Baykar unveils new Bayraktar TB3 sea-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
According to information published by Daily Sabah on March 27, 2023, Baykar, the Turkish defense company known for its Bayraktar TB2 unmanned comba...
North Macedonia to consider returning its 12 Mi-24 Hind combat helicopters to Ukraine
According to Ukrinform, the government of North Macedonia will consider the decision to transfer 12 Mi-24 combat helicopters to Ukraine at a meetin...
French Air and Space Force boosts capabilities of its Mirage 2000D RMV fighters
Two mid-life updated Mirage 2000D RMVs (rénovés à mi-vie) have been deployed on the N’Djamena BAP (Chad) since the beginning of March. The new capa...
Slovakia receives offer of 12 new AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and Hellfire II missiles from the United States
On March 23, the Slovakian Ministry of Defence confirmed that the US has offered to provide 12 new AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters along with AGM-11...
NATO Secretary General welcomes launch of MRTT multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft fleet
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on 23 March 2023 welcomed the launch of a multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft fleet (MRTT) t...
Northrop Grumman demonstrates platform agnostic in-flight connectivity for US Air Force
Northrop Grumman successfully demonstrated the technical capability to connect a full aircraft ecosystem. The company showcased its Software Progra...
