California to get three S-70i FIREHAWKS
The Californian state has received delivery of three new S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters from Sikorsky and United Rotorcraft . "Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation, announced today deliveries of three new S-70i FIREHAWK helicopters to California fire agencies: one each to the Department...
Raytheon Unveils Portable V-22 Virtual Reality Trainer
Raytheon debuted a virtual reality version of its portable V-22 trainer on Monday at I/ITSEC, modeling, simulation and training event in Orlando, Florida, USA. Aircraft Functional V-22 Trainer-Virtual Reality system provides hyper-realistic training across all experience levels, including early-career aviation maintenance students and those engaged in continuing education, the company said...
Flight Tests of Turkish T-70 Helicopters in 2020
Turkeys T-70 helicopter built under the $3.5 billion
Russia’s Mi-171A2 Certified for Export in India, Columbia
Russian Helicopters Mi-171A2 has received a certification validating the rotorcrafts export in India and Columbia. “The Department of Civil Aviation of India has confirmed that the standard design of the Mi-171A2 helicopter meets the requirements of the country's civil aviation (CAR)
Russia Gifts 2 Mi-8MT Helicopters, Early Warning Radars to Kyrgyzstan
Russia has presented two Mi-8MT multirole helicopters and P-18-2 early warning radars to Kyrgyzstan, as part of inter-governmental agreement to provide military and technical assistance to the latter. “The military equipment were handed over to the Kyrgyz Armed Forces in a ceremony held in Kant town in the Chui Valley, north...
Hungary Takes Delivery of First 2 Airbus H145Ms
Airbus has delivered the first two of twenty H145M military helicopters to the Hungarian Defence Forces. The order for the aircraft equipped with the HForce weapon management was placed in June 2018 by the Hungarian Ministry of Defence as part of its military modernisation programme
Turkey Unveils First Locally Assembled T-70 Black Hawk Helicopter
Turkish Aerospace unveiled the first locally assembled T-70 Black Hawk helicopter built under the $3.5 billion
French Helicopter Accident Leaves 13 Dead
A mid-air collision between two helicopters
Russia to Launch Serial Production of Mi-38 Helicopters
Russias Rostec is set to launch the serial production of its new Mi-38 multirole helicopter after the manufacturer, Kazan Helicopter Plant, received Russian Federal Air Transport Agency certificate. Russian Helicopters expects to deliver the first rotorcraft to the Russian Ministry of Defense in this year
BAE Systems to Develop Lightweight Jamming Countermeasures for Helicopters, Drones
BAE Systems will design and develop lightweight radar jamming technology to improve countermeasure capability of US Army helicopters and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The US Army awarded research and development funding to the company, under which it will design technology to integrate adaptive radio frequency jamming and sensing capabilities into one system, the company said in a
Russia Completes Training of Chinese Pilots of Mi-171
Rostec announced it completed training of Chinese pilots of Mi-171 helicopters, on Monday. “Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant trained pilots (of Mi-171) from China,” Rostec said in a
Russia's UEC-Klimov Offers Engine Replacement for India's Mi, Kamov Helicopters
Russia's UEC-Klimov has offered its new VK-2500 engine as a replacement for India's Mi and Kamov helicopters. The matter was reportedly discussed when Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh visited the UEC-Klimov plant on November 7
MQ-9 Surveillance Drone Upgraded with High Capacity Communication Capability
30 NATO Peacekeepers in Kosovo Injured during “Violent Clashes” with Ethnic-Serbians
Russia’s S-350 Missile System using AI to Target Ukrainian Aircraft
Finland to Provide Anti-aircraft Weapons, Ammo to Ukraine
Ukraine, Russia Brace for Major Tank Battles
The coming months could see major tank battles between Ukraine and Russia as Kyiv has received or is expected to...
How Russia’s Tornado-S MLRS is Outgunning & Outnumbering HIMARS in Ukraine
Russias "Tornado-S" Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) has a greater range, a highly accurate guidance system and is deployed in...
The Rise and Rise of South Korea’s Arms Exports
South Koreas defense exports more than doubled from $7 billion in 2021 to over $15 billion in 2022 so far,...
Is Superior Electronic Warfare Capability Giving Russia an Edge in Ukraine?
Russia has deployed a variety of electronic warfare (EW) systems in its war with Ukraine causing disruptions of communications between...
