The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), on behalf of the Royal Navy, has received its final AW101 Mk4/4a Merlin helicopter….
Aerial Warfare
Northrop Grumman Developing Next Generation AESA Radar for F-35 Lightning II
Northrop Grumman Corporation is developing AN/APG-85, an advanced Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar for the F-35 Lightning II. Northrop…
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc Flies Multiple Missions Using Artificially Intelligent Pilots
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) further advanced its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) ecosystem by flying three unique missions with…
Elbit Systems UK to Deliver Magni-X micro-Uncrewed Aerial Systems to British Army
Elbit Systems UK has been awarded a contract to provide Magni-X micro-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (micro-UAS) to the UK Ministry of…
Canada to Purchase NASAMS Surface-to-air Missile System for Ukraine
The Canadian Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced that Canada is purchasing a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS)…
Northrop Grumman Wins $464 Million U.S. Air Force Contract for E-11A Comms Relay Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., McLean, Virginia, was awarded a $464,399,742 contract action for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node E-11A (BACN E-11A)…
Dassault Aviation Resumes Rafale Fighter Deliveries to France After 4-Year Hiatus
On 29 December 2022, Dassault Aviation’s Mérignac plant delivered Rafale B359 (F3R standard) to the Direction Générale de l’Armement (French…
US Air Force Begins Flight-Tests of F-35 Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) Upgrade
A developmental test team from the U.S. Air Force 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35…
Elbit Systems Awarded $180 Million Israeli MOD Contract to Provide F-16 Mission Training Center
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract in an amount of approximately $180 million from the…
Northrop Grumman Assumes Full US Army’s GMLRS Rocket Motor Production
The propulsion system, once delivered to Lockheed Martin’s Camden, Arkansas, final assembly facility, will be integrated into GMLRS missiles –…
US Australia Britain and Japan Paratroppers Participates in New Year’s Jump Exercise
A multilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, British army, Australian army, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conducted…
Indian Air force and Japan Air Self-Defence Force to Hold Joint Air Exercise Veer Guardian 2023
To promote Air Defence cooperation between the countries, India and Japan are all set to hold the joint Air Exercise,…
Rheinmetall Awarded International Customer to Modernize Skyguard 35mm Air Defence Systems
An international customer has contracted with Rheinmetall to modernize its 35mm cannon-based air defence systems. The order also includes ammunition…
Canada Finalizes Agreement to Purchase F-35 Fighter Jets for Royal Canadian Air Force
The Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, and the…
US Air Force’s C-17A Globemaster Cleared to Transport B61-12 Nuclear Bomb to Europe
In November 2022, the U.S. Air Force updated its safety rules for airlift of nuclear weapons to allow the C-17A…
L3Harris Technologies Receives VAMPIRE Contract for Ukrainian Security Defense Efforts
L3Harris Technologies announced today receiving a $40 million Department of Defense contract to deliver 14 Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR…
Japan Air Self-Defense Force to Phase Out U-125A with Satellite-based Radio Equipment
With the government revising its three key national security documents late last month, the country will phase out the Japan…
US Department of Defense Donates 4,000 Zuni 5-inch Folding-Fin Aircraft Rocket for Ukraine
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Biden Administration’s commitment of $3.075 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine….
Colombian Air Force Orders Israeli Barak MX Air Defense Systems
Colombia has placed an order for two units of truck-transportable Barak MX air defense systems produced by Israel Aerospace Industries…