Foreign company to Donate 6 AN-158 aircraft to Ukrainian Air Force
A foreign company has approached Ukraines state-owned Ukroboronprom to provide the countrys Air Force with six Antonov AN-158 twin-engine passenger aircraft. The company and country to which it belongs has not been identified
Tunisia Buys 4 Cessna Grand Caravan EX Aircraft for Surveillance, Reconnaissance Missions
ATI Engineering Services, LLC awarded Textron Aviation a contract to deliver four Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft to the Tunisian Air Force. The Cessna Grand Caravan EX is designed and manufactured by Textron Aviation Inc
HII Completes 1st Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated Air Combat Training Mission with U.S.A.F....
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) completed the first contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) air combat training mission with the U.S
U.S. Special Operations Command Receives Radio Frequency Countermeasures System
Northrop Grummans ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system has been delivered to U.S
Italy Signs €380M Technical-Logistical Support Contact for C-130J Fleet
The Italian Ministry of Defenses Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness Directorate (DAAA) recently approved a contract for the technical-logistical support of the Air Forces C-130J Super Hercules airlifter fleet. The agreement, which lasts five years and is worth a total of €380 million, was signed on Jan
Chinese Airborne Troops Receive New Y-12 transport Aircraft
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) airborne troops received new Y-12 transport aircraft that boasts enhanced power, avionics and handle ability. Pilots affiliated with an aviation transport brigade attached to the PLA airborne troops recently had their first session of flight training on land and above islands with their new Y-12 lightweight cargo plane, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday
Restoring World's Biggest Aircraft 'An-225 Mriya' Destroyed By Russians to Cost $3B
Russian forces destroyed the sole An-225 ‘Mriya, the world's largest aircraft at the Antonov airfield in Gostomel near Kyiv on February 24, where the plane was under maintenance. “Currently, it is impossible to assess the planes condition and the possibility and cost of its restoring due the lack of access to the aircraft as the control over the airport is taken by the Russian occupiers,” Ukrainian Aerospace and Arms manufacturing consortium, Ukroboronprom said in a statement
Indian Navy Receives 12th Boeing P-8I Aircraft
The Indian Navy has taken delivery of the 12th P-8I maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing, on February 19. This is the fourth of four additional aircraft delivered under the options contract signed by the Ministry of Defence in 2016
New Airbus C-295 Aircraft for Serbia
The Serbian Ministry of Defence placed an order for two Airbus C295 aircraft. The contract was signed in Madrid in the presence of senior government members of the Republic of Serbia and Spain
Russian MC-21-300 Aircraft Completes Tests in Yakutsk
The Irkut MC-21-300 aircraft completed tests in cold conditions in Yakutsk and returned to the test base in Zhukovsky near Moscow. In Yakutia, the aircraft and its systems have been tested since January 23, 2022 at temperatures below minus 30 °C as part of the work to expand the type certificate
Chinese Aircraft Approaches Taiwan’s Island to Test Air Defense Systems: Report
A Chinese aircraft recently approached Taiwans Dongyin Island, setting off speculations that Beijing was testing the island nations response measures. Taiwans defense authority confirmed that Chinas Y-12 light twin-engine aircraft approached Dongyin on February 5
Bell Textron to Advance U.S. DoD High-Speed VTOL Capabilities
Bell Textron Inc., announced its advancement to the next phase of the AFWERX High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, a crowdsourcing effort for the United States Air Force (U
French DGA Orders 70 New Generation Fuel Tank Trucks
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements
Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...