Aerospace News
Spain to acquire 16 Airbus C295s for maritime duties
On December 20, 2023, Airbus announced that the Spanish Ministry of Defence had agreed with the manufacturer for the acquisition of 16 C295 aircraf...
Silent Arrow awarded US Air Force AFWERX contract to develop CLS-300 long-range cargo drone
Silent Arrow on December 18 announced it has been selected by AFWERX for an SBIR contract focused on the Silent Arrow CLS-300 (“Contested Logistics...
Canada orders fleet of General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS
The Government of Canada has entered into an agreement to procure a fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) from Genera...
Philippines looking to acquire Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters
The Swedish group Saab is reportedly in a strong position to potentially secure a deal with the Philippines for its Jas Gripen fighter jets, as the...
RTX Raytheon to prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare for US Navy’s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet
The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon, an RTX business, an $80 million contract in a down-select to prototype Advanced Electronic Warfare, or ADVEW, for t...
USAF testing first reverse flow air refueling from C-5M Super Galaxy to KC-10 Extender tanker
On December 12, 2023, a demonstration took place involving a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy and a McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender engaging in reverse ...
Successful airdrop of new US S-MET ground transport drone
The US Army's airborne soldiers at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, recently conducted low-velocity airdrop tests of a new remote-controlled equipment...
RAAF and USAF collaborate in air-to-air refueling trials from Edwards AFB
Over almost a month-long period, a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport from 33 Squadron provided refuelling support to a RAAF Air Force Researc...
Philippine Air Force nearing reception of three C-130J Super Hercules
On December 11, 2023, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) achieved a major milestone by releasing the second payment for the acquisition of three C-130J...
Is Russia secretly helping North Korea's Early Warning Aircraft project?
On December 14, 2023, according to satellite imagery analysis reported by Decker Eveleth from the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), a Nort...
Ukraine to receive two Mi-171E helicopters from Argentina
On December 15, 2023, the Argentine Air Force announced its intention to donate two Mi-171E helicopters to the Ukrainian state. These helicopters, ...
Successful launch of US Army's Altius 700 drone from Black Hawk helicopter
The Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Management Office of the U.S. Army, in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command, recently achie...
Israel's F-35I Lightning II defeats Houthi cruise missile attack
On November 01, 2023, an Israeli F-35I Lightning II fighter, also known as "Adir", made history by successfully shooting down a cruise missile fire...
India joins elite group of nations with indigenous fying-wing UAV modeled on B-21 Raider
On December 15th, A. Bharat Bhushan Babu, the Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of Defence, shared a tweet that was subsequently echoed and comme...
United States approves sale of 35 Black Hawk helicopters to Greece
The United States has recently authorized a military agreement with Greece, which includes the delivery of 35 UH-60 M Black Hawk helicopters along ...
US Approves $224 Million Arms Sale to Japan for AIM-120C-8 Air-to-Air Missiles
Washington, D.C., United States, December 16, 2023 – The U.S. State Department has approved a significant Foreign Military Sale to Japan, for the s...
Germany signs record deal with Airbus for 82 H145M helicopters
On December 14, 2023, the German Army and Airbus Helicopters finalized a contract for the acquisition of up to 82 H145M helicopters. This agreement...
Rheinmetall and Airbus transfer another simulator for Airbus A400M to German Air Force
The tech enterprise Rheinmetall and the European aeronautics and space company Airbus have transferred an A400M cargo hold simulator to the Bundesw...
US Department of Defense invests in AH-64 Apache modernization programs
On December 13, the U.S. Department of Defense revealed that Lockheed Martin Corp., headquartered in Orlando, Florida, had been granted a $74,045,2...
French hypersonic glider VMaX's inaugural flight enabled by close collaboration with US Navy
In the 1960s, Laurent Lagneau recalls in Opex360, France embarked on an ambitious project called VERAS (Experimental Vehicle for Aerothermodynamics...