Turkish defense company ASELSAN reported that they have been adapting the Sarp remote weapon station (RWS) with the capability to…
Aerial Warfare
Taiwanese Air Force Receives Second T-5 Brave Eagle Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT)
CNA/FocusTaiwan reported that Taiwanese Air Force (commonly referred to as the Republic of China Air Force) on December 22, 2021…
Myanmar Air Force PAC JF-17 Thunder Fighters Conduct Night-fire Training Mission
In July 2015, Myanmar ordered 16 JF-17s from Pakistan and China. In late 2015, Myanmar ordered 16 RD-93 spare engines…
Pakistan Air Force Confirms Chinese Chengdu J-10C Multirole Fighter Acquisition
Pakistan Air Force has officially confirmed its long-speculated acquisition of the Chinese Chengdu J-10C Multirole fighter jet, which is slated…
US Marine Corps F/A-18s Bring Joint-force to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in late December,…
Canadian Commercial Corporation Awarded Contract to Support AC-130U/W/J
Canadian Commercial Corporation, Ottawa, Canada, has been awarded a $70,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the Wescam Aggregate Services Plan. This contract…
Thales on Board France Armed Forces Airbus H160M Guepard Helicopters
The Thales technologies selected by Airbus Helicopters, the industrial prime contractor for the program, and the French defense procurement agency…
First S-550 Air Defense Systems Enter Service in Russia Armed Forces
Russia’s new S-550 air defense system has successfully passed state trials and entered combat service. The first S-550 brigade has…
Turkish Aerospace Industries to Use Ukrainian Engine in Its ATAK 2 Attack Helicopters
The Daily Sabah reported that the Turkish new attack helicopter, ATAK 2 will use a TV3-117 turboshaft engine purchased from…
Israel Signs Deal with US for Two Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Aerial Refueling and Transport Aircraft
The Israeli Ministry of Defense Mission to the U.S. has signed an agreement with the US government to two additional…
United Arab Emirates Air Force to Equip Its Airbus MRTT fleet with Elbit Systems J-MUSIC
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), Elbit Systems Emirates Limited (“Elbit Systems…
Helibras Delivers Final UH-13 (H135) Light Utility Helicopter to Brazilian Navy
The Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil) has received its final H135 (UH-17 in Brazilian Armed Forces service) lightweight twin-engine multipurpose…
BAE Systems Awarded $81 Million Munitions Contract for MK 90 Propellant Grain
BAE Systems Ordnance Systems Inc., Radford, Virginia, was awarded an $81,089,341 modification (000828) to contract for MK 90 propellant grain….
Boeing Awarded $471 Million Contract for F-15 Japan Super Interceptor (JSI) Program
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $471,313,000 undefinitized contract action for the F-15J Japan Super…
Vega Group and Beriev Deliver Upgraded A-50U AEW&C to Russian Air Force
The Vega Group and the Beriev Aircraft Company delivered an upgraded A-50U Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to…
Royal Moroccan Army to Take Delivery of Ground Based Surface-to-air Missile VL MICA
Spanish news Larazon reports that the Royal Moroccan Army will soon be taking delivery of the ground-based air defense missile…
Republic of Korea Army to Buy New Helicopters to Replace Its Boeing CH-47D Chinook Fleet
At the virtual committee session, South Korea’s Defense Project Promotion Committee also approved a plan to purchase large military choppers…
Boeing Awarded $239 Million Contract for Apache Improved Turbine Engine Integration Phase II
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $239,590,243 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Apache Improved Turbine Engine Integration Phase II….
US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to Develop Digital Replica of the F-16 Fighting Falcon
The U.S. Air Force plans to make a digital replica of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, in an effort to improve…