According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, U.S. state Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale…
Aerial Warfare
French Launches Launches Initial Development of H160M Guépard Military Helicopter
Airbus Helicopters and the French Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) are pursuing a new set of studies to advance the militarization…
Royal Australian Air Force – Air Force 100
On 31 March 2021, the Royal Australian Air Force will mark 100 years as an independent service. The Royal Australian…
Lockheed Martin Delivers Final KC-130J Aerial Refueler To French Air Force
Lockheed Martin delivered the second of two KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refuelers to representatives from French Air Force (Armée de…
Nigerian Air Force Inducts AW109M and Mi-171E Helicopters
Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria inducted a single Mi-171E and two AW109M helicopters in the fleet…
Elbit Systems Wins Contract for Next Generation Korean Fighter
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a $43 million contract from Hanwha Systems Co. Ltd. to equip…
US Navy Awards Bell $815M PBL Contract for H-1 Helos
Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) recently awarded the first Performance Based Logistics contract in support of…
Sukhoi SU-34 Fighter-Bombers Hold All-Weather Manoeuvring in Urals Drills
The crews of eight Sukhoi Su-34 multirole fighter-bombers from Russia’s Central Military District practiced a flight training program in difficult…
Saab’s Gripen E and GlobalEye Complete Finnish Air Force HX Flight Evaluation
Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab has successfully completed its participation with JAS 39 Gripen E and GlobalEye AEW&C in…
Lockheed Martin Wins $186M to Support Royal Australian Navy MH-60 Romeo Helicopters
Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded a $185,874,486 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursable indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This contract provides program management,…
Greek Patriot Air-Defence Unit to Protect Saudi Arabia
Greece announced on Tuesday that a Greek Patriot air-defence unit was activated on 20 January and will send some of…
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Block 8.1 Upgrade HC-130J To U.S. Coast Guard
Lockheed Martin representatives joined U.S. Coast Guard leaders and crew members for a ceremony on Jan. 31 at the Coast…
Finnish Air Force Trained Identification Procedures Above Baltic Sea
The Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat) trained identification procedures above the Baltic Sea on 14 January. As a part of the…
US Special Ops Command to Buy 75 Light Attack Aircrafts
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is moving forward with its armed overwatch plan, independent of the Air Force’s light attack…
First Royal Air Force P-8 Poseidon MRA1 to Land in Scotland
The first of nine new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the Royal Air Force is due to arrive at…
Lockheed Wins $2.3Bn to Support MH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters
Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, New York, is awarded $2,338,000,000 for a firm-fixed-price, performance-based logistics requirements contract for the repair, upgrade…
Russian Eastern Military District Inducts S-300V4 Air Defense System
1724th Airdefence Regiment troops in the Russian Eastern Military District have received and inducted first of the country’s S-300V4 air…
U.S. Air Force Declares Initial Operational Capability StormBreaker on F-15E Strike Eagle
The US Air Force (USAF) is expected to declare an initial operating capability (IOC) with the Raytheon Missile Systems GBU-53/B…
Royal Malaysian Air Force to Convert CN-235 Transports into Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Royal Malaysian Air Force’s (RMAF’s) is set to convert two PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) CN-235 transports of No 1 Squadron…