2022
Canadian government clears USD5.4 billion budget to buy 16 F-35 Lightning IIs
The Canadian government has approved funding to purchase the first batch of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets: Canada’s Treasury Board...
EDA begins research into automatic air-to-air refuelling for hose and drogue system
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has kicked-off a new research project, led by Spain and in collaboration with Germany, to develop an automatic ai...
Elbit Systems to supply F-16 mission training center to Polish Air Force
Elbit Systems announced on December 22 that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $36 million to supply four F-16 Full Mission Simulato...
Mali receives Turkish built Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
According to a tweet published by Joseph Dempsey on December 22, 2022, Mali just became the latest confirmed operator of Turkish-built Bayrakt...
Colombia shows interest in French Dassault Rafale fighter jet
According to a tweet published by the Colombian Minister of Defense on December 21, 2022, Ivan Velasquez said that the Rafale fighter jet is the mo...
Albania to officially purchase three Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
According to a tweet published by Haluk Bayraktar on December 20, 2022, an agreement was signed between the President of Albania, Edi Rama, an...
Another upgraded Tu-160M Blackjack strategic bomber makes maiden flight
Another upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber made the maiden flight, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said on December 20: “In December 2...
Saab Gripen E fighter now in operation with Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) held a ceremony on 19 December at the Anápolis Air Base (BAAN) marking the beginning of operational activities of the...
Saab to upgrade Gripen C/D fighters of Swedish Air Force
Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) on 16 December signed a contract and Saab has received an order to ensure the continued ...
Indian Air Force receives last of 36 Rafale fighters amidst border tensions with China
The Indian Air Force tweeted on 15 December that it had received the last of the 36 French-made Dassault Rafale fighters it had purchased, Arjit Ga...
Germany becomes latest country to join F-35 Lightning II global team
The German Ministry of Defense announced on December 15 it is procuring 35 Lockheed Martin 5th Generation F-35A Lightning II aircraft. "Congratulat...
Slovak Air Force likely to hand over MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine Air Force
According to mil.in.ua website and other media, Slovakia is considering the possibility of transferring MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. The process of ...
MBDA welcomes industrial agreement finalized to prepare Future Combat Air System
Following the first phases of the FCAS (SCAF, in French) work, the signing of this agreement is a change in scale for this programme and lays the f...
Aeralis awarded £9M digital engineering contract from UK Ministry of Defence for digital engineering support services
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Aeralis, the transformational British military jet developer, a £9 million contract for digital engineering ...
Remote Carrier demonstrator released and operated from flying Airbus A400M for the first time
The German army (Bundeswehr), Airbus, the German Aerospace Center DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts announced on December 12 that they have...
Myanmar Air Force receives first Guizhou FTC-2000 light fighter jets
The first shipment of Chinese Guizhou FTC-2000G Mountain Eagle fighter jets has been delivered to the Myanmar Air Force, according to reports in bo...
UK industry to play key role in new Global Combat Air Programme, delivering next phase of combat air fighter jet development
The UK’s sovereign industry partners, under Team Tempest, will support the significant endeavour announced on December 9 by the Governments of the ...
Northrop Grumman completes 4th successful live fire of AARGM-ER Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range
Northrop Grumman announced on December 8 that it has completed the fourth successful flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Miss...
Australian Army selects Israeli Skylark I LEX Unmanned Aerial System
According to a PR published by Elbit Systems on December 7, 2022, the Australian division of the company was selected to provide the Australian Arm...
US Army chooses Textron’s Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor for FLRAA program
According to a PR published by Textron Inc on December 7, 2022, the company announced that Bell Textron Inc. has been awarded the development contr...