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February 2012
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IAI to deliver ELM-2032 FCR to undisclosed customer
Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) subsidiary, ELTA Systems has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed foreign customer to supply airborne fire control radars (FCR) for installation on...
USAF to receive additional AMRAAM telemetry modules from Harris
Harris has been awarded a warhead replacement tactical telemetry module (WRTTM) contract modification to support the US Air Force (USAF) AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-To-Air Missile...
RAF to receive additional C-17 Globemaster from Boeing
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has unveiled plans to procure an additional C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter from Boeing, bringing the total number of aircraft in the Royal Air...
Lockheed to provide DMOC support for USAF
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to provide technical support of the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico,...
AAI to provide ABE systems for USAF CV-22 Osprey fleet
The US Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a contract to AAI Test & Training, an operating unit of Textron Systems, to provide Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) for use on the US Air Force...
Pakistan receives final batch of F-16 aircraft from US
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has received the final batch of three F-16 D Block 52 aircrafts from the US at Shahbaz Air Force Base, Pakistan, as part of a $2.7bn US foreign military sale (FMS)...
US ANG deploys Northrop LITENING G4 pods to Afghanistan
The US Air National Guard (ANG) has equipped its A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 Block 30 aircraft with Northrop Grumman supplied Litening G4 advanced targeting pod to conduct missions in support...
USAF reveals new X-56A UAV
The US Air Force’s (USAF) new X-plane, designated as an X-56A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has been revealed by Aviation...
US urged to stop B61 bombs funding in Europe
The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) has advised US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta to stop funding US Air Force’s (USAF) B61 nuclear bombs in Europe to help save more than...
Poland seeks additional munitions for its F-16 Falcon fleet
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of F-16C/D Block 52+ Falcon multirole fighter support and munitions, as well as associated equipment,...
Russia to deploy Sukhoi T-50 air-launched missiles by 2014
The Russian Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) has said that the development of advanced tactical air-launched missile systems for the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter will be completed by...
Cubic to supply air combat trainer for USAF
Cubic Defense Applications has received a contract modification for the supply of its P5 Combat Training System/Tactical Combat Training System (P5CTS/TCTS) to the US Air Force...
USAF orders Getac B300 rugged laptops
Getac has been awarded a contract for the supply of its Getac B300 fully rugged notebook computer to the US Air Force (USAF) as part of its quantum enterprise buy (QEB)...
GD to support F-35 lightning II JSF programme
General Dynamics (GD) has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to deliver more than two dozen GAU-22/A gun systems in support of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter...
India selects Dassault Rafale fighter jet
Dassault Aviation’s Rafale fighter jet has been selected by the Indian defence ministry as its new medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) in an estimated $10.2bn deal, which has yet to be...
Northrop to integrate BACN payloads onboard USAF Global Hawks
Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for the purchase and integration of two battlefield airborne communications node (BACN) payloads on two Block 20 Global...
January 2012
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Cobham to supply body fuel tanks for USAF KC-46A tanker
Cobham Mission Equipment has received a contract from Boeing to supply body fuel tanks in support of the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the US Air Force's (USAF)...
Boeing to test F-15SE fighter jet for South Korea
Boeing is scheduled to conduct a series of ground, wind-tunnel and flight tests on new F-15 Silent Eagle (F-15SE) systems as part of South Korea's F-X III...
India successfully tests Lakshya-II pilotless aircraft
The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has flight-tested the advanced pilotless target aircraft (PTA) Lakshya-II at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) near Balasore in...
USAF scraps plans to replace U-2 with Northrop Global Hawk drone
The US Air Force (USAF) has decided to scrap its plans to replace the Cold War-era U-2 spy planes with Northrop Grumman-built Block 30 high-altitude RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance planes,...
Telos to maintain USAF Information Network
Telos has accepted a task order from the US Air Force (USAF) for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force Information Network (AFIN), which supports the 561st Network Operations Squadron...
Lockheed selects LynxOS for RAF AWACS aircraft
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors Division (MS2) has selected the LynxOS real-time operating system (RTOS) and Luminosity integrated development environment (IDE) for integration into...
Russian Air Force to deploy new air-to-air missile
The Russian Air Force will soon deploy an advanced tactical air-to-air missile designed to enhance its operational effectiveness, Air Force commander colonel general Alexander Zelin has...
Boeing to supply additional JDAM kits to USAF
The US Air Force has awarded a $126m contract to Boeing for the supply of an additional 5,000 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail...
C4i develops national air defence system for RTAF
C4i has received a contract modification for the delivery of its SwitchplusIP end-to-end Internet Protocol (IP) voice and data communications system to the Royal Thai Air Force...
Embraer selects Sagem, Hamilton Sundstrand for KC-390 aircraft
Embraer Defense and Security has selected Sagem and Hamilton Sundstrand under two separate contracts to support the Brazilian Air Force's KC-390 tactical military transport and tanker...
Presagis to build visual database for IAF’s F-16 MTC
Elbit Systems has awarded a contract to Presagis to construct and deliver a visual database for use in its mission training centre (MTC) for Israel Air Force’s (IAF) F-16C/D and F-16I...
L-3 Link to upgrade PAF F-16 aircrew training devices
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) has received a contract from the US Air Force to modernise two F-16C Block 52 aircrew training devices (ATDs) for the Pakistan Air...
Lockheed completes first USAF F-35A night flight testing
Lockheed Martin has completed the first night flight testing of the US Air Force's (USAF) F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter...
Boeing to build additional WGS satellites for USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Boeing for the production and launch of the eighth and ninth wideband global SATCOM (WGS) satellites, in a move to expand WGS constellation...
Airforce-technology.com launches new major defense survey
Airforce-technology.com is launching a major global defense industry survey and we'd like to hear your opinions on the most important business issues for...
Lockheed develops F-35 JSF fuel dump system repair solution
Lockheed Martin has developed a solution to repair the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft’s fuel dump system in a move to eliminate a potential fire hazard, Lockheed's...
DRS to modernise USAF HH-60G aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a $12m contract to DRS Defense Solutions to upgrade the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with new automated flight controls enhancement...
USAF deploys first BOWST to train KC-135 aircraft pilots
The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed the Boom Operator Weapon Systems Trainer (BOWST) to train KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft pilots at McConnell Air Force Base (AFB) in Kansas,...
Sukhoi tests third Su-35S fighter jet
Sukhoi has flight-tested the third serial-production Su-35S-3 Flanker-E multirole fighter aircraft for the Russian Air Force at Komsomolsk-on-Amur airfield in Russia’s Far...
France offers Heron TP for Nato AGS programme
France is planning to offer the Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as an asset contribution instead of cash for the Nato Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme, aimed at...
Lockheed to produce additional GPS III satellites for USAF
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $238m contract by the US Air Force (USAF) for the production of the third and fourth next-generation global positioning system (GPS) satellites, also known as...
USAF F-22 Raptor grounding due to suspected toxins, says report
The grounding of the US Air Force’s (USAF) entire fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F22A Raptor fighter jets in 2011 was due to suspected toxins in the aircraft’s cockpit, says a report from...
Thales to support French Rafale aircraft electronic equipment
Thales has been awarded a ten-year fixed-price contract by the French Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide electronic equipment support for the French Air Force's Rafale aircraft...
L-3 Link joins BAE Systems for USAF T-X contract
L-3 Link Simulation & Training has signed an agreement with BAE Systems to jointly compete for the US Air Force (USAF) T-X programme, aimed at replacing the ageing Northrop T-38C Talon...
Indonesia purchases Russian Su-30MK2 jet fighters
The Indonesian Air Force has signed a $470m deal with Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport for the procurement of six additional Sukhoi Su-30MK2 multirole fighter...
Russian Su-25UBM aircraft completes flight tests
The Russian Air Force’s modernised Sukhoi Su-25UBM ground attack-trainer aircraft has successfully completed flight tests in the Astrakhan region, southern Russia, Defence Ministry...
Lockheed awarded USAF GPS III LCC contract
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) for the supply of launch and checkout capability (LCC) to command and control (C2) for its GPS III...
Mexican Air Force to receive Hawker Beechcraft T-6C+ trainers
Hawker Beechcraft has received a contract for the delivery of six upgraded T-6C+ military trainer aircraft to replace the Mexican Air Force's (FAM) ageing PC-7 Turbo trainer...
Kratos to support USAF SBIRS programme
Lockheed Martin has awarded a contract to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to supply the enhanced multi-band modem (SEMM) for the US Air Force (USAF) space-based infrared system (SBIRS)...
Pakistan to receive final batch of F-16 aircraft from US
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) will receive 18 F-16 block 52 aircraft from Lockheed Martin later this month as part of a foreign military sale (FMS) of 36 F-16C/D block 50/52 aircraft announced...
Lockheed to upgrade USAF C-130 trainers
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to overhaul weapons systems simulators used in the C-130 Aircrew Training System (ATS) II...
USAF receives fourth C-130 AMP aircraft from Boeing
Boeing and Warner Robins Air Logistics Center have completed delivery of the fourth US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Avionics Modernisation Programme (AMP) aircraft to Little Rock Air Force Base...
India to procure MICA air-to-air missiles
India's Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved a €950m deal to procure 500 MICA air-to-air missiles from MBDA for the Indian Air Force's fleet of 51 Mirage 2000...
Exelis completes AIDEWS system testing on F-16 fighter
ITT Exelis has completed installation and testing of the ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare System (AIDEWS) on F-16 Fighting Falcons, operated by an undisclosed...
Indonesia to receive four C-130H aircraft from Australia
The Australian Government will hand over four ex-Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Lockheed Martin-built C-130H Hercules aircraft to the Indonesian Air Force later this year, Indonesian...
Pratt & Whitney to support F-35 Lightning II JSF programme
Pratt & Whitney has received an undefinitised contract award (UCA) from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to supply F135 engines in support of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II...
USAF issues stop-work order on Afghanistan A-29 aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a stop-work order to the team of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and Embraer on the recently awarded $355m Light Air Support (LAS) contract for the Afghan...
Indian Air Force completes MRTT tanker trials
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has completed trials of the Airbus Military A330 MRTT and Russia's Ilyushin IL-78 air-to-air refuelling tanker as part of the proposed $2bn multi-role tanker...
Russia to receive upgraded MiG-31 interceptors by 2020
The Russian Defence Ministry has signed a contract with United Aircraft to upgrade more than 60 MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor aircraft to the MiG-31BM version, Russian Air Force spokesman...
HAL to upgrade Dornier-228 multi-role aircraft
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has received approval from Switzerland-based Ruag Aviation to overhaul the engine and propellers of the Indian armed forces' Dornier-228 multi-role...
Embraer, SNC to deliver Super Tucano aircraft to USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and Embraer to deliver the Light Air...
December 2011
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Boeing selects Pratt & Whitney for IAF C-17 airlifter
Pratt & Whitney (P&W), a United Technologies subsidiary, has been selected by Boeing to provide the first of four F117-PW-100 engines to power the C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlifter for...
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We will be taking a short break over the holiday season. Our daily news service will return in full on 3...
SES-2 satellite with USAF hosted CHIRP completes testing
The commercially hosted infrared payload (CHIRP) for the US Air Force (USAF) has completed initial on-orbit testing after it was launched on the SES Government Solutions (SES)-2 satellite...
Lockheed receives new C-130J block upgrade contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a new $167m block upgrade contract for C‑130J Super Hercules to Lockheed Martin in a move to further enhance the interoperability of the aircraft across...
BAE receives UK MoD FCAS contract
BAE Systems has been awarded a FCAS Focused Research contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) to sustain and develop the UK’s critical technology and skills in the field for...
Australia seeks C-27J aircraft from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale of ten C-27J aircraft, including related equipment, parts, training and...
Japan selects Lockheed F-35 as its next-generation fighter aircraft
Lockheed Martin's fifth-generation fighter, the F-35 Lightning II, has been selected by Japan's Ministry of Defence as its air self-defence force's (JASDF) next-generation fighter...
Russia to sell additional Su-30 jets to India
Russia has signed a preliminary deal with India to sell 42 Su-30 MKI frontline jets in kit form and provide technical assistance during their...
RAFO to receive additional F-16 fighters from Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the US Department of Defense (US DoD) for the supply of 12 additional F-16 C/D Block 50 multirole fighters...
Taiwan receives upgraded E-2K early warning aircraft
Taiwan has taken delivery of two upgraded E-2K early warning aircraft (EWA) from the US as part of a $6.5bn foreign arms deal agreed between the two nations in...
Russian Air Force receives Sukhoi Su-34 frontline bombers
Sukhoi’s Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO) has delivered two Su-34 frontline bombers to the Russian Air Force for deployment at its air base in...
Northrop to support USAF Joint STARS programme
Northrop has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) for the Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS)...
Iraq seeks F-16 IQ aircraft from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale of 18 F-16IQ aircraft, including aircraft associated equipment, parts, weapons,...
USAF, Lockheed agree on Satellite C2 R&D project
Lockheed Martin, the US Air Force's (USAF) Space Development and Test Directorate (SDTD) and air force research laboratory have entered into a research and development agreement to improve...
Airbus delivers C295 airlifter to Mexican Air Force
The Mexican Air Force has received the new C295 transport aircraft from Airbus Military, which was ordered to support its tactical and logistic transport...
ROKAF receives second Boeing Peace Eye AEW&C Aircraft
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has taken delivery of its second Peace Eye 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from...
Raytheon to support Norwegian Air Force NASAMS
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) to provide international high-mobility launchers (HMLs) for its national advanced surface-to-air missile system...
Lockheed receives Lot V F-35 contract for USAF
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a fixed-price-incentive firm target modification contract to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract to provide F-35 Conventional Take-Off and...
USAF inspects F-22 EOS
The US Air Force (USAF) has begun an immediate action Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) on the F-22 Raptor’s Emergency Oxygen System (EOS) to ensure full functionality in the wake of...
Cobham to provide aerial refuelling probe for KC-390 aircraft
Embraer has selected Cobham to design and supply the aerial refuelling receiver probe for the Brazilian Air Force’s KC-390 tactical military transport and tanker...
Saab launches new countermeasures self protection pod
Saab Group has launched a new countermeasures self protection pod, BOH, which can be incorporated into any fixed wing aircraft for defeating all modern infra-red-guided...
Brunei selects Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopter
The Brunei Ministry of Defence (BMoD) has selected Sikorsky Aircraft's S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to equip its Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), as part of the RBAF Support Helicopter...
Northrop receives RAAF LITENING support extension contract
Northrop Grumman has received a four-year extension for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)'s in-progress LITENING Advanced Targeting System support contract, which will implemented as the...
USAF selects Lockheed for RBS Flight Demonstrator Programme
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to provide support for its Reusable Booster System (RBS) Flight and Ground Experiments...
RNZAF receives new NH90 helicopters
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has taken delivery of two new French NH90 helicopters as part of the modernisation of New Zealand's armed...
Boeing to upgrade Malaysian F/A-18D Hornets
Boeing has received a contract from the US Navy under the Foreign Military Sales Program to upgrade the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) fleet of eight F/A-18D Hornet fighter aircraft to...
Northrop awarded USAF CEE simulator contract
Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman for the supply of a combat electromagnetic environment simulator (CEESIM) system to the US Air Force...
BAF inducts FM-90 missile system
The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has been equipped with its first low-range, surface-to-air FM-90 anti-aircraft missile system as part of the government’s efforts to modernise the armed...
Elbit to upgrade USAF F-16 WAC HUD
Elbit Systems’ US subsidiary has received a contract from the Defence Logistics Agency to upgrade the US Air Force (USAF) Block 30 and Block 50 F-16 Wide Angle Conventional (WAC) Head-Up...
Indonesia, RAAF begin Exercise Rajawali AusIndo
The Indonesian and Royal Australian Air Forces have begun the C-130 Hercules aircraft interoperability exercise, Rajawali AusIndo, at RAAF Base Darwin to further enhance personnel...
Kongsberg to upgrade Norwegian air defence system
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has awarded a contract to Kongsberg to upgrade its NASAMS medium-range air defence...
NGRAIN wins DND contract for VTT solutions
NGRAIN has received a contract from the Department of National Defence (DND) to develop Virtual Task Trainer (VTT) solutions for the Royal Canadian Air Force...
Raytheon to upgrade Saudi Arabia Patriot missile
The US Congress and State Department has approved Raytheon to upgrade Saudi Arabia’s Patriot air and missile defence system under the direct commercial sales...
CAE upgrades RAF CH-47 Chinook simulator
CAE has upgraded one of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) CH-47 Chinook dynamic mission simulators under the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Flight Simulation and Synthetic Trainers (FsAST) project...
IAF to conduct Operation Livewire wargame
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will hold the aerial wargame exercise Operation Livewire between 24 March and 15 April next year to prove its war-fighting concepts under a networked...
Israel borrows German air-defence radar
Israel has taken delivery of the Patriot long-range, all-altitude, all-weather air defence radar system from Germany to fill potential gaps in Israeli air defence coverage capabilities and...
IRGC equipped with advanced air defence cannons
Iran has equipped its Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force with several 100mm air defence cannons, known as Sa’eer, to improve the unit’s air defence capabilities, Iranian...
Boeing to upgrade USAF F-15C trainers
The US Air Force has awarded a contract to Boeing for the Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS) upgrade in F-15C Mission Training Centres...
November 2011
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IRGC to receive new air defence systems
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will soon be equipped with a number of new air defence systems, Iran's Defence Minister brigadier general Ahmad Vahidi...
Australia approves RAAF Lead-in-Fighter project
The Australian Government has approved Phase 1A of the Lead-In Fighter Capability Assurance Program (Project AIR 5438), which will offer capable enhanced training systems to Royal Australian...
SDS awarded MQ-9 Reaper Simulator contract
SDS International (SDS) has received a MQ-9 Reaper Mission Training Device (MTD) delivery contract to support Air National Guard (ANG) Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) activities at Tyndall...
USAF approves BOWST air refuelling simulator
The US Air Force (USAF) has approved simulator certification (SIMCERT) for Quantum3D and CymSTAR’s Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer (BOWST) air refuelling...
RNZAF receives new A109 flight simulator
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has received a new A109 flight simulator as part of the integrated training system for future New Zealand Defence Force helicopter...
RAAF conducts East Coast Air Defence 2011
The Royal Australian Air Force has begun the East Coast Air Defence Exercise (ECADEX 11) at RAAF Williamtown and RAAF Amberley to maintain operational capability and to practice key air...
Israeli Air Force to upgrade Patriot battery
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has received a new Patriot missile defence battery, which will be dismantled and used to upgrade existing batteries to further enhance the nation’s defence...
Taiwan Air Force receives Eurocopter SAR helicopters
The Taiwan Air Force has taken delivery of three EC225 Mk-2 Super Puma search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters from Eurocopter at Chiayi...
USAF contracts ISS for WebTAS TK software development
Intelligent Software Solutions (ISS) has received a modification contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to provide support for the web-enabled temporal analysis system...
Indian Air Force to upgrade its aircraft fleet
The Indian Ministry of Defence has signed contracts with Russia, France and Ukraine to upgrade the flying fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF), defence minister AK Antony...
Lockheed to upgrade USAF F-22 Raptor fleet
Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification to provide system upgrades for the US Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptor fighter...
Sukhoi tests third PAK FA prototype
Sukhoi has conducted a test flight of the third prototype of the fifth generation T-50 fighter aircraft, built under the PAK FA Future Tactical Fighter...
Boeing to extend USAF F-15 fleet service life
Boeing has started a four-year structural analysis of the US Air Force (USAF) fleet of F-15C/D fighter and F-15E bomber aircraft under the service life extension programme...
IQAF receives first An-32 from Ukraine
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) has taken delivery of the first of six Antonov An-32 light transport aircraft under contract from...
Ghana Air Force receives first C295 aircraft
Airbus Military has delivered the first of two C295 aircraft to the Ghana Air Force...
Final assembly of first French A400M begins
Airbus Military has started final assembly of its first production A400M transport aircraft for the French Air Force (ALA) at its San Pablo facility in Seville,...
Raytheon offers RACR for South Korean F-16 radar upgrade
Raytheon has offered the advanced combat radar system (RACR) in response to the Republic of Korea's (ROK) request for a F-16 fighter radar...
IAI to supply EHUD trainer to foreign customer
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed foreign customer to supply its next-generation EHUD autonomous air combat manoeuvring instrumentation (AACMI)...
Russia to receive 90 advanced aircraft next year
The Russian Air Force will receive 90 new advanced fixed and rotary wing aircraft next year, Defence Ministry spokesman colonel Vladimir Drik has...
Iran field-tests passive radar detection systems
Iran has field-tested its passive radar detection system and electronic warfare equipment during the ongoing Samen ol-Hojaj air defence exercise at Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defence Base in...
Iran equips air defence unit with advanced rocket launchers
Iran has equipped its air defence unit sentinels with advanced shoulder-fired rocket launchers to boost the nation's air defence...
India to finalise MMRCA deal next month
The Indian Defence Ministry will announce the winner of the $12bn Multi-role Combat Aircraft (M-MRCA) deal next month, air chief marshal NAK Browne...
Northrop advances USAF weather satellite system
Northrop Grumman has developed an electrical engineering model testbed for the early conduct of the satellite integration and test (I&T) processes of the US Air Force (USAF) defence...
ManTech wins USAF cyber defence support contract
ManTech International has been awarded a contract to help develop and integrate defence technology for the US Air Force (USAF) Cyber...
US AFRL selects Raytheon for game development
Raytheon subsidiary BBN Technologies has secured a multi-year contract to assist the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in the development of the Sirius...
French Air Force to buy Airbus A330 tankers
The French Air Force is planning to procure five to seven Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft (MRTTs), Air Force chief commander general Jean-Paul Palomeros has...
Boeing readies USAF WGS-4 satellite for launch
Boeing has transferred the US Air Force (USAF) fourth wideband global SATCOM (WGS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida ready for the scheduled launch early next...
Cassidian to modify Spanish Air Force F-5 aircraft
Cassidian has been awarded a contract for the structural modifications on five fuselages of the Spanish Air Force (SPAF) F-5 E/F Tiger II aircraft...
Harris to supply additional Falcon III radios to USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Harris to supply additional Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio systems to support future mission-critical...
Azerbaijan eyes Pakistan JF-17 Thunder aircraft
Azerbaijan is considering the purchase of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) officials have...
Indonesia seeks F-16 aircraft upgrade from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale for the regeneration and upgrade of 24 F-16C/D Block 25 aircraft and 28 F100-PW-200 or F100-PW-220E engines...
Goodrich wins USAF C-17 landing gear services contract
Boeing has selected Goodrich Corporation to provide maintenance services for the US Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fleet landing gear...
Harris to continue support for USAF DMSP ground system
Harris Corporation has received a contract from the US Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center to continue support for the Defense Meteorological Satellites Programme (DMSP)...
USAF awards Paveway II LGB contract to Raytheon
Raytheon has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to provide components for Paveway II laser-guided bombs...
IAF soon to induct Eitan UAV
The Israel Air Force (IAF) is soon to induct the advanced Eitan unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in various combat sectors including Gaza and Lebanon following eight years of...
Australia to procure additional C-17 Globemaster III from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of one C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support to...
Italy receives first T-346A trainer aircraft
The Italian Air Force (ITAF) has received the first T-346A advanced jet trainer aircraft of the M-346 series delivered by Alenia Aermacchi at its Venegono production facility in...
SNC completes first flight test of SAA radar
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has completed its first flight test of the sense and avoid (SAA) sensor as a part of the multi-sensor detect sense and avoid (MSDSA)...
PAF to develop third JF-17 fighter squadron
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) may develop a third squadron for the indigenously produced JF-17 Thunder aircraft by early next...
RMAF likely to purchase additional Su-30MKM jets
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is planning to procure an additional 18 Su-30MKM multi-role fighter aircraft from...
Cassidian to support Spanish Hercules fleet
Cassidian has received a framework contract from the Spanish Air Force (SPAF) to provide maintenance and support for the country's C130 Hercules aircraft...
Canada to invest in USAF WGS communications satellite
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is considering purchasing a share in the US Air Force (USAF) Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system to counter cyber attacks, defence minister...
Safran to support Brazilian KC-390 jet
Safran has been selected by Embraer to provide electrical power distribution systems and integration for the Brazilian Air Force KC-390 military transport...
USAF receives new B-2 bunker-buster bomb
The US Air Force (USAF) has taken delivery of a new 30,000lb bomb from Boeing, Air Force spokesman lieutenant colonel Jack Miller...
India seeks airborne SAR radars
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has floated two requests for information (RFIs) for the procurement of airborne surveillance and reconnaissance (SAR) radars to enhance long borders...
MEADS demonstrates plug-and-fight capabilities
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has demonstrated its plug-and-fight capabilities against air and missile threats in a simulated integration test held at Pratica di Mare,...
Raytheon develops WiPak for Paveway integration
Raytheon has completed the development and testing of WiPak, a new method for the wireless integration of its Paveway family of laser-guided bombs (LGB) onto an...
Israel F-35 fighter procurement plans delayed further
The Israel Air Force (IAF) procurement plans for the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fifth-generation joint strike fighter (JSF) may be postponed again due to development...
Alenia receives Italian Air Force support services contract
The Italian Air Force (AMI) has awarded a contract to Alenia Aeronautica to provide logistical support services for its fleet of four ATR 72 maritime patrol...
Malaysia to purchase AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder missiles from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of 20 AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II all-up-round missiles, associated equipment and parts to...
Ball Aerospace to support USAF DCGS
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded four task order contracts to Ball Aerospace & Technologies to develop and integrate enhanced operational capabilities for its Distributed Common Ground...
Thai Air Force receives UAS training system
Innocon and G-Force Composites have developed a new highly advanced training solution for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) G-Star Tactical UAV system...
IAF to purchase additional AWACS aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is near to completing the purchase of two additional EL/M-2075 Phalcon airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, a defence ministry source has...
Peru to upgrade two C-130E aircraft
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale for the modification and upgrade of two C-130E aircraft to...
Northrop to redesign USAF B-2 Bomber deck
Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to install a redesigned aft deck on the B-2 Spirit stealth...
US to upgrade Taiwan aircraft
The US will upgrade the Taiwan Air Force’s E-2T early warning aircraft to help reduce warning time in the wake of an air attack on the...
Kuwait seeks F/A-18 aircraft support from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale for continuing logistics support, contractor maintenance and technical services in support of the...
PAF grounds OV-10 bomber fleet
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has grounded its entire fleet of OV-10 Bronco bomber aircraft following a crash due to engine...
Kazan Helicopters delivers first MI-17V-5 helicopter batch to India
Russian Helicopters subsidiary Kazan Helicopters has manufactured and delivered the first batch of Mi-17V-5 multirole utility helicopters to...
Lockheed to upgrade USAF long-range radars
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to upgrade early-warning long-range surveillance radars as part of the Essential Parts Replacement Program (EPRP)...
ThalesRaytheonSystems to upgrade Nato missile defence
ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS) has been awarded a contract by the Nato Air Command and Control System Management Agency to upgrade its Interim Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence...
RAAF receives KC-30A MRTT aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received the third of five KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare...
Scalable Network to support US Cyber Warfare Training
The US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) has awarded a contract to Scalable Network Technologies to support cyber warrior training...
USAF awards Cryptographic modernisation contract to Raytheon
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Raytheon to modernise cryptographic units for increased secure voice transmission and data...
Kyrgyzstan to close US air base by 2014
The US Air Base at Manas International airport in Kyrgyzstan has been asked to close when the lease expires in 2014, Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev...
Ecuador Air Force orders Diamond DA20 aircraft
Diamond Aircraft has received a contract from the Ecuador Air Force (EAF) to provide a fleet of 12 DA20-C1 aircraft for pilot...
USAF designates BACN-carrying aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has designated two Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) platforms as the E-11A and the...
Harris wins USAF F-35 avionics contract
Harris Corporation has received a follow-on production contract from Lockheed Martin to supply avionics systems for the US Air Force’s (USAF) F-35 Lightning II fighter...
Raytheon demonstrates multiple tracking capability of MTS-B
Raytheon has demonstrated the multiple ballistic targets tracking capability of its multispectral targeting system-B (MTS) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii,...
USAF to upgrade F-16 fighter jets
The US Air Force (USAF) has decided to upgrade 300 to 350 F-16C Block 40 and 50 fighters to extend their service life, air force operations deputy chief lieutenant general Herbert Carlisle...
Terma upgrades RDAF F-16 fighters
Terma has upgraded the AN/ALQ-213(V) electronic warfare management system (EMWS) on six Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) F-16 fighter...
Saab to maintain Swedish Gripen system
Saab has recieved a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to provide Gripen system maintenance and development...
AAF selects Pratt & Whitney for Pucara aircraft upgrade
The Argentine Air Force (AAF) has selected Pratt & Whitney's (P&W) PT6A-62 engine for the powerplant upgrade of the twin-engine Pucara aircraft...
RMAF to receive ground support system from TCG
Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has been awarded a contract to provide a Link 16 ground support system (GSS) for the Royal Moroccan Air Force...
GKN to supply air refuelling pylon for A400M
GKN Aerospace has received a contract from Cobham Mission Equipment to develop and deliver an air refuelling pylon to Airbus Military 400M...
On-Orbit Testing begins on USAF AEHF-1 satellite
The US Air Force’s (USAF) first advanced extremely high frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite has entered into the on-orbit testing phase following the completion of initial...
USAF, ATK test Stage III Rocket Motor
The US Air Force (USAF) and ATK have tested a new Large Class Stage III solid rocket motor at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) in Tennessee,...
Finland to purchase AGM-158 JASSM from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale of 70 AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff missiles (JASSM) to...
Russian Air Force deploys upgraded AWACS aircraft
The Russian Air Force has deployed the upgraded version of the Beriev A-50U airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, spokesman colonel Vladimir Drik...
Boeing to upgrade USAF B-1 bomber avionics software
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a follow-on contract to Boeing for additional upgrades on the B-1 bomber fleet's avionics...
IAI offers AWACS aircraft to Italy
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has offered four airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft to Italy in exchange for the M-346 trainer...
USAF goes green with renewable energy
The US Air Force (USAF) has increased its dependence on renewable energy sources by unveiling two new wind turbines to help meet electric needs to perform missions in support of national...
LMI Aerospace selected for Brazilian KC-390 jet contract
LMI Aerospace has been selected by Embraer to design and build wing slat assemblies for the Brazilian Air Force KC-390 military transport...
Poland cancels trainer aircraft tender
The Polish Ministry of Defence has cancelled a 45bn zloty ($450m) tender for the purchase of 16 lead-in fighter trainer (LIFT) aircraft for the Polish Air Force...
RNZAF A109 helicopter performs first landing
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) new A109 helicopter has completed its first integration trial with the navy’s HMNZS Canterbury multirole...
Raytheon supports USAF next-gen weather satellite system
Raytheon has provided its technology for the launch and orbit of Nasa's NPOESS preparatory project spacecraft in support of a joint Polar satellite system...
KOR to supply simulators for undisclosed international customers
KOR Electronics has been awarded a contract to provide simulators for multiple undisclosed international...
Kazakh Air Force receives upgraded Antonov plane
The Kazakh Air Force has received an upgraded Antonov An-12 military transport plane as part of its aircraft modernisation...
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USAF selects Radant for B-52 Radomes Replacement Programme
The US Air Force (USAF) has selected Radant Technologies for its B-52 Stratofortress long-range heavy bombers Radomes Replacement Programme undertaken by the Defense Logistics Agency...
Nato tests aircraft protection solution
Nato has tested the Manta aircraft protection solution during the recent EMBOW trials conducted by the Atlantic...
India to procure C-130J aircraft from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale for six Lockheed Martin C-130Js to...
USAF selects Boeing for CAMPS upgrade
The US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) has selected Boeing subsidiary Tapestry Solutions to upgrade and support the Consolidated Air Mobility Planning System...
USAF cuts three F-35 aircraft from Lockheed order, says Pentagon
The US Air Force (USAF) has cut three F-35 jet fighters from its next contract with Lockheed Martin, Pentagon F-35 spokesman Joe DellaVedova...
RSAF begins A330 MRTT flight training
Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) crews have begun flight training on the first Airbus Military A330 MRTT at the company’s facilities in...
L3 to support USAF C-12 aircraft
L3 Communications has been awarded a firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursable, no-fee contract modification to support US Air Force C-12 Huron...
AEL to provide advanced systems for KC-390 programme
Elbit Systems subsidiary AEL Sistemas has been selected to provide additional advanced systems for the new KC-390 military transport and refuel...
Russia loses Indian attack helicopter tender
The Indian defence ministry has dropped the Russian Mi-28N Night Hunter from its attack helicopter tender, an Indian Defense Ministry source...
Russia completes MI-171SH deliveries to Peru
Russia has completed the deliveries of six Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters to the Peruvian Defence Ministry under a contract signed with Rosoboronexport in...
USAF Minuteman III rocket motor completes second PQA testing
Northrop Grumman and ATK have conducted the second production quality assurance (PQA) ground test of the Minuteman III stage one solid rocket motor at ATK's test facility in Utah,...
USAF F-22 Raptor resume flight operations
The US Air Force (USAF) F-22 Raptor fighter jets at the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, US, have resumed flight operations after being...
Indian Air Force to procure additional Hawks
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is procuring 21 additional Hawk advanced jet trainers from BAE Systems in collaboration with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited...
Northrop Litening ATP receives full-fielding recommendation
Northrop Grumman’s Litening G4 advanced targeting pod (ATP) has received full-fielding recommendation from the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) to equip F-16...
South Korea, US conduct Air Defence Exercise
The South Korean and US Air Forces have conducted an annual joint aerial exercise, Max Thunder, at Kwangju Air Base in South...
Boeing to provide subassemblies for AC-130U ammunition
The Boeing Company has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to provide for AC-130U 25mm ammunition storage handling systems...
L-3 to provide F-16 TS to USAF
L-3 Communications, Link Simulation and Training has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, cost reimbursement contract for the F-16 training system (TS), aircrew and...
Oman to purchase fire units, missiles from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale for 18 Avenger fire units, 266 Stinger missiles and 290 advanced medium-range...
USAF F-22 fleet grounded again
F-22 Raptors at the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, US, have been grounded again following an incident with one of the unit's pilots, US Air Force (USAF) spokesman major...
India, Oman conclude Eastern Bridge II air exercise
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) have concluded a four-day joint exercise, Eastern Bridge – 2011, at Jamnagar Air Force Station,...
Alenia to support Lithuanian C-27J aircraft
The Lithuanian armed forces have awarded a contract to Alenia Aeronautica to provide logistics support to the Lithuanian Air Force's C-27J...
Malaysia to finalise F/A18 contract by 2014
Malaysia may finalise Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet contract within the next two years, Boeing Military Aircraft F/A18 & EA-18 Programs vice-president Michael Gibbons...
US AFRL develops engine damage prevention solution
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has developed a new solution, known as snubber, to prevent F-22 Raptor engine...
France seeks upgrade of E-2C Hawkeye aircraft
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale for the upgrade of four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training...
Northrop Delivers LITENING G4 Targeting Pod to USAF
Northrop Grumman has completed delivery of the first lot of 50 LITENING G4 advanced targeting (AT) pods to the US Air Force...
Mercury supports USAF Surveillance System
Mercury Computer Systems (MCS) has delivered onboard real-time image processing and storage subsystems to support the US Air Force’s (USAF) Gorgon Stare (GS) wide-area persistent surveillance...
Spanish Air Force receives Eurofighter Typhoon
Cassidian has delivered a Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat aircraft (MRCA) to Spanish Air...
US to upgrade Argentina's C-130H avionics
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale to provide avionics upgrade for five C-130H aircraft, and associated equipment, parts,...
RAAF to receive four additional Super Hornets
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will receive four additional Super Hornets at RAAF Base Amberley on 21 October, defence minister Stephen Smith and defence materiel minister Jason...
Northrop wins USAF A-10 task orders
Northrop Grumman has received three task orders from the US Air Force (USAF) under an existing contract to support A-10 Thunderbolt...
Lockheed delivers Meads intra-fire unit communications kits
Lockheed Martin has completed the delivery of Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) intra-fire unit communications...
South Korea developing indigenous UAV
South Korea is developing the first indigenous tilt-rotor-type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Defense Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) head Noh Dae-rae...
MBDA offers Taurus missiles to IAF
European consortium MBDA has offered its 300km-range Taurus stand-off missile system in response to a request for information issued by the Indian Air Force...
Croatian Air Force offered Saab Gripen aircraft
The Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency (FXM) has submitted a proposal to the Croatian Government for Saab Gripen...
CAE to upgrade USAF KC-135 OFT
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a modification contract to CAE as part of the original KC-135 Aircrew Training System (ATS)...
Lockheed delivers first F-35 weapons load training system
The US Air Force’s Eglin Base 33rd Fighter Wing has received the first of five F-35 Lightning II weapons load training devices from Lockheed...
Airforce-technology.com launches new defence survey
Airforce-technology.com is launching a major global defence industry survey – and we'd like to hear your...
French Air Force deploys AASM Hammer weapon
The French Air Force has begun operational deployment of the infrared terminal guidance version (SBU-64) of the Hammer IR AASM modular air-to-ground...
IAF withdraws helicopters deployed in UN mission
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has withdrawn all of its Mi-17 and Mi-35 attack helicopters that were deployed in the UN missions in Congo and Sudan, IAF chief air chief marshal N A K Browne...
US, Afghanistan conduct Operation Sand Hill Crane mission
The US Army Task Force Thunder and members of the Kandahar Air Wing have conducted the first joint air-assault mission exercise, Operation Sand Hill Crane, at Kandahar Air Field,...
Saqr Al Jazeera 1 Helicopters 2011 concludes
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Air Forces has concluded a joint air exercise, Saqr Al Jazeera 1 Helicopters 2011, at the King Fahad Air Base in Saudi...
Germany rolls out first Euro Hawk UAS
The German Air Force has unveiled its first high-altitude unmanned aircraft system (UAS), Euro Hawk, at Manching Air Base,...
South Korea to procure electronic bomb fuses
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) is planning to acquire FMU-139 electronic bomb fuses for operational use beginning in 2013, lieutenant colonel Yoon Young-sam...
Russian Air Force receives new Mi-28N attack helicopters
The Russian Air Force has received a new batch of six Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopters, Defence Ministry spokesman colonel Vladimir Drik...
French Air Force receives E-3F AWACS aircraft
The French Air Force has received the fourth and final modernised E-3F AWACS aircraft from the Directorate General for Armaments...
ACJC contracted for RAFO fleet maintenance
The Ministry of Defence of the Sultanate of Oman has contracted Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) to provide maintenance services for the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) ACJ320...
RMAF, AIROD partner for aircraft support services
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has entered into an agreement with AIROD to jointly provide aircraft engineering and maintenance support for all RMAF aircraft serviced by...
USAF upgrades Iraq air traffic control system
The US Air Force (USAF) Electronic Systems Center has completed the upgrading of Iraq's air traffic control system as part of a foreign military sales (FMS)...
Raytheon to integrate light-attack aircraft with STM
Raytheon is seeking to integrate its Small Tactical Munition (STM), which is ideal for counterinsurgency, into a range of light-attack...
DRC awarded USAF AMC Contract
The US Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) has awarded a contract to Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC) to provide Enterprise Architecture Development and System Engineering...
Lockheed, KAI to bid for IAF aircraft deal
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is partnering with Lockheed Martin to bid for the estimated $1bn Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft...
Indian Air Force may order additional Lockheed C-130J aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is considering purchasing additional Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, adding to the 12 aircraft that it had planned to...
US AFRL tests Virent jet fuel
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has released analytical test results of a plant-derived jet fuel produced by Virent at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio,...
Goodrich reconnaissance system supports RAF Libyan mission
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has deployed Goodrich’s DB-110 Reconnaissance Airborne Pod for Tornado (Raptor) system for the ongoing Libyan and Afghanistan...
IAF C-17 airlifters to enter service in 2013
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will induct the first of ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy airlifters in June 2013, IAF air chief marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne...
USAF GPS III Pathfinder moves ahead
The US Air Force’s (USAF) next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) pathfinder spacecraft, the GPS III Non Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST), has reached a milestone with initial powering...
BAE to supply NVG HMD for F-35 aircraft
Lockheed Martin has selected BAE Systems to provide an alternative Night Vision Goggle Helmet Mounted Display System (NVG HMD) for the F-35 Lightning II...
IAF IACCS to be operational by year-end
The first five nodes of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) integrated air command and control system (IACCS) will be operational in the western and south-western sectors by the end of this...
AlumiFuel Power receives USAF contract
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has awarded a contract to AlumiFuel Power to deliver a PBIS-2000 Portable Balloon Inflation...
Taiwan Air Force to receive SAR helicopters this year
Taiwan's Air Force will receive three Eurocopter EC225 Mk-2 Super Puma search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters by the end of this...
ITT to supply jamming pod to Pakistan
ITT has been awarded a contract to provide an advanced digital radio frequency memory-based jamming pod to equip Pakistan’s F-16...
Alion wins AFSMO contract for RF Spectrum evaluation
Alion Science and Technology received a contract from the US Air Force Spectrum Management Office (AFSMO) to analyse the effects of designed and proposed spectrum relocation changes on air...
EAF selects Lockheed Sniper ATP
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has selected Lockheed Martin's Sniper advanced targeting pod (ATP) to equip its F-16 aircraft purchased under the Peace Vector...
Iran deploys drone-detecting radars
Iran has equipped its air defence units with advanced drone-detecting radars capable of destroying unauthorised unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Khatom ol-Anbia Air Defense Base commander...
Boeing receives C-17 PBL contract from US DoD
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a performance based logistics (PBL) contract to Boeing for the C-17 Globemaster III integrated sustainment programme...
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ROKAF receives first Boeing Peace Eye AEW&C Aircraft
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has received its first Peace Eye 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from...
USAF awards F-16 MTC contract to L-3 Link
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract option to Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) for the development of the fifth F-16 mission training centre...
SAAF receives Cobra HMD system
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has received the Cobra helmet-mounted display (HMD) system for use on its 26 Gripen fighter...
Iran eyes advanced electronic warfare technology
Iran has plans to develop advanced electronic warfare technology for diverting enemy guided missiles, senior Iranian air defence commander Colonel Moharram Qolizadeh has...
Boeing and AAR to support RNLAF rotorcraft operations
Boeing has signed a letter of intent with AAR Aircraft Component Services to support Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) rotorcraft operations by cooperating on maintenance, repair and...
IAF to acquire indigenous Saras aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to acquire 15 indigenous Saras aircraft from National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) to train pilots to fly cargo aircraft. The Deccan Herald quoted NAL...
AAF receives first Cessna training jets
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has received the first three Cessna 182 Turbo jets, which will be used as initial trainers for the undergraduate pilot training (UPT) programme. An additional six...
US to upgrade Taiwanese F-16 aircraft
The US has agreed to upgrade Taiwan's existing fleet of F-16 A/B fighter jets, instead of selling new planes. According to the Associated Press, the US is expected to issue a formal...
ATK supports USAF GPS III programme
ATK has delivered the first two A2100 composite satellite structures and the first ship set of propellant tanks to Lockheed Martin in support of the US Air Force (USAF) GPS III...
USAF F-22 fleet to resume flight operations
The US Air Force's (USAF) advanced stealth fighter jet, F-22 Raptor, will soon resume operations after being grounded for four months over safety concerns regarding the aircraft's oxygen...
Belarus likely to receive Russian Su-30K fighter jets
The Belarusian Air Force is likely to receive 18 outdated Russian Su-30K fighter jets, which were used by the Indian Air Force (IAF). According to Kommersant, IAF returned the aircraft to...
IAF to operate Heron UAV this year
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) will begin operating the Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by the end of 2011. Built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the Heron TP drone, also called...
Russia to deploy air defence systems during Union Shield 2011
Russia will deploy the advanced S-400 and Pantsir-S air defence systems during the Union Shield 2011 exercise with Belarus this month, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Vladimir Drik...
Salient awarded USAF WRAP contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a multiyear prime contract to Salient Federal Solutions to support and secure the USAF's mission critical information technology systems as part of...
RAAF flight tests new KC-30A air tanker
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has conducted a successful first test flight of its Airbus KC-30A multirole tanker transport aircraft, Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare has said. ...
Nato radar to be installed in south-eastern Turkey
Nato's early warning X-band radar will be deployed at a military base in Kurecik near the south-eastern province of Malatya, Turkey, Foreign Ministry spokesman Selcuk Unal has...
Raytheon to equip AT-6 aircraft with Griffin missile
Raytheon is planning to integrate the Griffin missile onto the Hawker AT-6 light attack aircraft to provide warfighters with persistent surveillance and low-collateral damage in...
Iran tests smart bombs during air drills
The Iranian Army Air Force has conducted a test fire of its Qassed smart bombs during the Fadaeeyan-e Harim-e Vellayat III air drills in north-western Iran. The Fars News Agency reported that...
Harris receives USAF Falcon III radio contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Harris for the supply of Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios. Under the $29m contract, the company will provide lighter,...
RAAF receives additional C-17 Globemaster III airlifter
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received its fifth Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, which will further extend the RAAF's global airlift reach. The delivery follows an...
US senators introduce legislation to sell 66 US F-16 C/Ds to Taiwan
The US will sell no fewer than 66 new F-16 C/D multirole fighter jets to Taiwan following the introduction of legislation by Senators John Cornyn and Robert Menendez. The bill cited a report...
UK MoD and Cassidian extend Cormorant service contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has extended the Cormorant service contract with Cassidian to December 2012. Cormorant is a comprehensive modern communications capability with deployable,...
Boeing to support USAF F-22 aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has selected Boeing to provide mission planning support for the F-22 Raptor super-manoeuvrable fighter aircraft. The contract calls for Boeing to continue development...
BAE to deliver interior control panel for USAF KC-46A
BAE Systems has been selected to deliver its interior control panel for the US Air Force (USAF) KC-46A tanker aircraft being developed by Boeing. The touchscreen controls system features a...
French Air Force extends AWACS support contract
SIMMAD, the French Defence Ministry's Aircraft Through Life Support Organisation, has extended the through-life support contract for AWACS surveillance aircraft with Air France KLM E&M for...
Lockheed to support USAF C-130J MATS II programme
Lockheed has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to provide for the first phase of the C-130J maintenance and aircrew training system (MATS) II programme, including...
AAI to provide ABE systems for RAF Typhoon aircraft
AAI Test & Training has been awarded a contract by Cassidian for three model 310A advanced boresight equipment (ABE) systems to support the UK Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon...
Syria likely to purchase additional Russian air defence systems
Syria is considering purchasing a complete range of advanced air defence systems from Russia, a source in the Russian defence industry has revealed. RIA Novosti quoted the source as...
PAF 'ill-equipped' to defend national airspace
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircraft are in dire straits with more than three-quarters of the jets being unfit to fly, PAF spokesman Miguel Ernesto Okol has said. The PAF is dependent on...
IAF to use advance simulators to train pilots
Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots are set to train on advance simulators to deal with all possible operational requirements. IAF's vice chief air marshall KK Nohwar simulator training will add to...
Eurofighter to receive Babcock decoy-dispenser units
The Eurofighter consortium has awarded a contract to Babcock to deliver decoy-dispenser units for the Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat aircraft. The contract calls for Babcock to...
BAE to design US Air Force C-130 aircraft computers
The US Air Force has contracted BAE Systems to design and test mission computers for its 37 C-130 Hercules turboprop transport aircraft. Under the $23m contract, BAE is tasked to develop,...
Polish Air Force MiG-29s to receive avionics overhaul
Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze nr 2 is to upgrade 16 MiG-29 jet fighters under an agreement with Poland Ministry of National Defence, the Armament Inspectorate has said. The $44.5m contract includes...
CIS air defence joint drills conclude
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) joint air defence system units conducted exercises with live firing drills at the Ashuluk firing range in the Astrakhan Region near the Caspian...
USAF completes ground-based positioning system review
Locata has completed critical design review (CDR) of its non-GPS-based positioning system (NGBPS) which will enable the US Air Force (USAF) to deploy a new ground-based positioning system for...
Cobham to supply refuelling pods for FAB KC-390
Cobham has been awarded a contract from Embraer Defense and Security to supply wing-mounted aerial refuelling pods for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) KC-390 airlifter. The aerial refuelling...
USAF receives sixth C-130J at Dyess AFB
The US Air Force (USAF) has received the sixth of 28 C-130J Super Hercules to the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, US. 18th Air Force Commander Lieutenant General...
French Air Force completes first SAMP trials
The French Air Force (ALA) has carried out the first firing of an Aster 30 surface-to-air medium-range missile (SAMP) at the Direction Générale de l'Armament missile test range...
PLAAF installs missile black box to enhance combat readiness
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has installed a black box in the missile weapon system of the Nanjing Military Area Command (MAC) missile brigade. The black box, which is...
Airbus Military to overhaul Polish Air Force Orlik TC II trainer
Airbus Military Polska has signed a contract to develop and equip Polish Air Force Orlik TC II trainer aircraft with a glass cockpit. This cockpit upgrade will reduce pilot workload and...
USAF validates MALD-J capability to protect aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has completed the first test of the miniature air-launched decoy jammer (MALD-J) in a simulated operational environment, validating the jammer's capability to protect...
Lockheed to produce laser-guided bomb kits for USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to produce Paveway II Plus laser-guided bomb (LGB) GBU-12 guidance kits. The GBU-12 guidance kits consist of the...
IAF to procure Su-30 MKI and Tejas LCA aircaft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to procure Su-30MKI aircraft and Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) for induction into the IAF fleet, Indian Defence Minister AK Antony has said. The...
CAE to overhaul Luftwaffe Eurofighter and Tornado simulators
CAE has been contracted to provide support services for the German Air Force's (Luftwaffe) Eurofighter simulators and to upgrade Tornado flight simulators. Under the contract, which was awarded...
Elbit Systems to supply helmet displays for USAF V-22 pilots
Elbit Systems of America will deliver colour helmet-mounted displays (HMD) for the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) under a deal signed with Boeing Military Aircraft. The USAF...
Bulgaria shelves fighter acquisition plans
Bulgaria has deferred new Nato-compatible multirole jet fighter acquisition plans indefinitely, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has said. "We will buy new fighters, only when it becomes...
IAF embarks on new guidelines for surveillance flights
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has embarked on new strategies for surveillance and reconnaissance flights in view of the ongoing instability in the Middle East. As per the new plans, only...
USAF orders additional CAE simulators for C-130Js
CAE is to design and manufacture four additional simulators for the US Air Force's (USAF) C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. Under terms of the contract, CAE will design and manufacture...
Russia to receive 140 helicopters
Russian Helicopters will deliver 140 helicopters to Russia's Defence Ministry following the signing of a long-pending deal, a senior defence official has said. Oboronprom director general...
RAAF and TNI-AU conduct combat simulation training
The Indonesian and Australian Air Forces are conducting joint air combat simulation exercises, Elang Ausindo 2011, in Bali, Indonesia, until 10 September 2011. The exercises are designed...
Bulgaria signs MiG-29 jets maintenance deal
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence and MIG have signed an agreement for the maintenance of the air force's MiG-29 fighter jets at Krumovo Air Field, Bulgaria. MIG deputy CEO Iliya Tarasenko...
IAF to receive modified Mi-17 combat helicopters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to receive upgraded variants of the Mi-17 combat helicopter within the next two to three weeks. The delivery forms part of the $1.35bn contract signed...
JASDF to select stealth jets supplier this month
The Japanese Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) has plans to accept bids from which it will choose about 40 stealth fighter jets this month, a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman has said. The...
French Air Force to upgrade communication infrastructure
France's defence procurement agency, the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), has selected Alcatel-Lucent and INEO to update the French Air Force's communication networks. Under...
RAF disbands training squadron
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has disbanded 85 (Reserve) Squadron, one of its units resident at RAF Church Fenton in North Yorkshire, UK. Squadron 85, which was formed in August 1917, has...
JSF office resolves wing structure problem
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme office has resolved the aircraft's wing structure problem. During US Department of Defense (DoD) testing, the root rib developed...
Cassidian wins Luftwaffe Eurofighter flight simulators contract
Cassidian has been awarded a contract to provide maintenance and training operations for the German Air Force's (Luftwaffe) Eurofighter flight simulators. Under the Federal Office of...
IAF deploys third Iron Dome battery against rockets
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has deployed a third battery of the Iron Dome rocket defence system outside Ashdod, Israel, to protect against rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. Israeli...
Norway seeks RNoAF P-3C aircraft support
Norway has requested a possible sale of procurement and installation of various aircraft support systems for four Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) P-3C aircraft and associated equipment from...
USAF selects Bell-Boeing for CV-22 training systems
The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted the Bell-Boeing alliance to deliver three new CV-22 Osprey training devices and upgrade an existing device. Under the $34m order, the team will deliver...
Saab to provide in-support services for SAAF airlifters
The South African Airforce (SAAF) has awarded a contract to Saab Grintek Defence to support the self protection systems (SPS) fitted to its helicopters and transport aircraft. Under the...
USAF squadron prepares to train African air forces
The US Air Force (USAF) 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron is preparing for a mission to train air forces in African nations that have militaries taking part in United Nations and...
USAF receives two additional F-35As at Eglin
The US Air Force (USAF) has received two additional Lockheed Martin F-35As - designated AF-10 and AF-11 - at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, US. The delivery of the production model...
Cobham to commence work on RAF tanker conversion
Cobham Aviation Services is set to commence work on the first of 12 Airbus A330 Voyagers due to be converted to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) configuration. Under the project, Cobham will...
IAF enhances cyberspace security
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received licence to issue digital signature certificates, which will provide legal recognition to an electronic document, as part of the AFNET (air force...
China to debut new aerial teams
The Chinese Air Force is to debut two new aerial demonstration teams – the Sky Wing and Red Falcon. The Defence Ministry said the teams will take part in a joint performance in the...
USAF and Boeing complete KC-46A interim baseline review
The US Air Force and Boeing have completed an interim baseline review (IBR) for the KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft. The completion of the IBR, which is a formal review conducted by...
USAF to continue Iraq mission after withdrawal
The US Air Force (USAF) is likely to continue its mission in Iraq even after the US withdrawal, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force commander and air component coordination element in...
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USAF unveils F-35A JSF at Eglin
The US Air Force (USAF) has officially unveiled the F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter at 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, US. Air Education and Training Command...
Russia denies technology transfer for Chinese J-20 fighters
MiG has not transferred any stealth technology to support China's J-20 Black Eagle fifth-generation stealth fighter prototype, the company has said. MiG spokeswoman Yelena Fyodorova said, "We...
Northrop delivers JIB antennas for USAF GPS III satellites
Lockheed Martin has received 16 self-deploying, monopole JIB antennas from Astro Aerospace for the first two next-generation global positioning system (GPS III) satellites. The GPS is...
Nato aircraft collide during training
A French Air Force Mirage 2000C fighter aircraft and a Lithuanian L-39 ZA Albatross trainer collided in mid air during a routine surveillance mission near Lithuania's Siauliai Air Base. The...
RAF Hawk jets to resume flight
The UK has cleared the Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawk T1 jets for flight after the fleet was grounded following an accident that killed a Red Arrows pilot. A Royal Air Force spokesman said:...
USAF and Lockheed to cooperate on tri-mode seeker integration
Lockheed Martin has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the US Air Force (USAF) to assess the viability of Lockheed's cooled tri-mode seeker for integration...
USAF selects Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers
Panasonic Solutions Company (PSC) Toughbook mobile computers have been selected by the US Air Force (USAF) for its rugged mobile computing requirements, including flightline, maintenance,...
SAAF awards Super Lynx repair and maintenance contract
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded a contract to Dragon Commodities for the repair and maintenance of the Super Lynx helicopter aircraft handlers. The SAAF received the four...
AFRL receives JTRS for C-130J and C-5 integration risk reduction
The US Air Force (USAF) has received a small airborne joint tactical radio engineering development model (EDM) to support platform integration activities of the airborne and maritime /...
Turkey's first national fighter jet programme moves ahead
Turkey's Undersecretariat for the Defence Industry (SSM) and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) have signed an agreement to begin a national fighter jet project for the Turkish Air Forces...
CPI Aero to supply structural assemblies for USAF C-5B/M aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a purchase order to CPI Aerostructures to deliver structural assemblies for the C-5B/M aircraft. CPI Aero president and CEO Edward J Fred said the USAF...
IAF prepares for missile attacks on bases
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has increased the number of exercises to prepare its bases for missile attacks and to ensure the ability to continue operations during a war. The drills are...
Comtech to expand USAF satellite communications network
Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary Comtech Xicom Technology has been awarded a delivery order for Ka-Band power amplifiers for US Air Force (USAF) satellite communications network...
IAF to deploy additional Iron Dome air defence system
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is to deploy its third Iron Dome mobile air defence system in September, the Israeli Government has said. The decision follows the successful IAF interception of 90%...
ROKAF receives three more F-15K Slam Eagles
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has received three F-15K Slam Eagle jet fighters at Daegu Air Base, South Korea. ROKAF 11th Fighter Wing Commander of the 110th Squadron Lieutenant...
B-52 CONECT system completes flight test
The B-52 combat network communications technology (CONECT) interphone system has completed an evaluation flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California, US. The six-hour flight validated...
RAF to receive new CH-47 Chinook helicopters
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) will receive 14 new CH-47 Chinook helicopters, taking the UK's overall number of Chinooks to 60. The £1bn ($1.64bn) Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract, which...
GPS IIF-2 enters service with US Air Force
The second of 12 GPS IIF satellites, GPS IIF-2, also called SVN-63, has achieved operational acceptance and has entered service with the US Air Force following successful testing. GPS IIF-2...
Turkey eyes aircraft co-production with South Korea and Sweden
Turkey has held talks with South Korea and Sweden to jointly manufacture a new fighter aircraft in the next decade, a senior Turkish procurement official has said. According to the Hurriyet...
Northrop to deliver deployable instrument landing system to USAF
Northrop Grumman Systems has been awarded a contract by Electronic Systems Center to provide the US Air Force (USAF) with a deployable precision approach landing capability to support...
US Air Force test F-35s to remain grounded
The F-35 Joint Program Office has cleared F-35 fighters for flight operations, but the US Air Force's test jets at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, US, will remain grounded until...
EMS D&S to provide anti-jamming system for AEHF satellite payload
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (NGAS) has selected EMS Technologies Defense & Space (D&S) to provide an anti-jam beam-forming network for the fourth advanced...
IAF Sukhoi-30MKI to become 'Super Sukhois'
The Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI jets will be upgraded into 'Super Sukhois' with a fifth-generation combat features retrofit, Irkut president and chairman Alexy Fedorov has said. Under...
Russian AN-30Bs to conduct observation flight over Lithuania
Russian Air Force AN-30B aircraft will conduct observation flights over Lithuania and other states of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) under the international...
BAE to provide procurement and electronic services for Typhoon jets
BAE Systems Manufacturing will provide procurement and electronic manufacturing services for the Typhoon jet fighter. The delivery forms part of a contract with SELEX Galileo to deliver...
USAF to receive Lockheed training services for C-5 programme
FlightSafety Services has selected Lockheed Martin to manage the US Air Force (USAF) C-5 aircrew training at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, and provide logistical support for six...
IRIAF plans first international drills
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) will hold a massive joint aerial drill with a regional country in September, IRIAF Lieutenant Commander Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has...
DynCorp to provide aircraft maintenance at USAF Joint Base Andrews
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded DynCorp International (DI) a contract to deliver aircraft maintenance, transient alert, munitions, base supply and fuels at the Joint Base Andrews-Naval...
RAF Voyager undergoes final testing
The UK Royal Air Force's (RAF) first two Voyager A330 future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) are undergoing the final testing phase in MoD Boscombe Down, UK. This phase, being executed...
Russian Air Force details future plans
The Russian Air Force is moving ahead with its re-equipment programme, air force commander-in-chief General Alexander Zelin has said. The development comes despite unresolved questions...
USAF second GEO-2 spacecraft completes acoustic testing
The US Air Force's (USAF) second space-based infrared system (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-2) spacecraft has completed acoustic testing. During the test, the spacecraft was paced through the...
IAF jet trainer delivery to be complete by 2016
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will start taking delivery of 40 advance jet trainers (AJT) from 2013 and all aircraft are expected to be delivered by 2016, Indian Defence Minister AK Antony has...
German Air Force to Receive Survitec Protective Suits
German Air Force (Luftwaffe) procurement agency BWB has awarded a contract to Survitec Group to deliver protective clothing for the Luftwaffe. Survitec Group defence sales vice-president...
MEADS Completes BMC4I Software Review
The medium extended air defence system (MEADS) has validated software design and functionalities during a battle management command, control, communications and computers, and intelligence...
Russia to Operate First Stealth Jet by 2015
A new stealth fighter aircraft will enter service with the Russian Air Force in 2014-2015, air force commander-in-chief General Alexander Zelin has said. "We will receive a T-50 prototype in...
IAF MiG-29 Aircraft Retrofit Moves Ahead
RSK MiG is in the process of upgrading an initial batch of six MiG-29s for the Indian Air Force (IAF), MiG engineering centre head Vladimir Barkovsky has said. The overhaul programme involves...
HiQ Wins JAS 39 Gripen Simulators Support Contract
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, has awarded a new order to HiQ for the maintenance of simulators for training fighter pilots on the JAS 39 Gripen. HiQ Mälardalen...
IAF Takes Part in Romanian Joint Training Exercise
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has deployed the C-130 Hercules Karnaf aircraft to participate in a joint training exercise in Romania. During the two weeks of intensive training, the IAF Karnaf...
Russia Plans New Air Defence System by 2014
Russia is planning to replace the outdated S-300PS air defence system with its new mid-range Vityaz system by 2014, Almaz-Antei former chief designer Igor Ashurbeili has said. Ashurbeili told...
Italian Air Force Flies First Predator B Sortie Over Libya
The Italian Air Force (AMI) has flown its first mission over Libya with a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Predator B unmanned air vehicle, according to an Italian Defence...
USAF RQ-4 Global Hawk Reaches Initial Operational Capability
The US Air Force (USAF) has declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the RQ-4 block 30 Global Hawk following successful deployment of the block 30 RQ-4 in Libya and Japan. The...
USAF Conducts Joint Training Exercise with US Army
The US Air Force (USAF) has conducted a joint training exercise with the US Army at Jikdo Island, off the western coast of South Korea, near Kunsan Air Base. During the exercise, the teams...
Russian Air Force Set to Enhance Combat Capability
The Russian Air Force is set to enhance combat capability with the acquisition of advanced fighter jets, bombers and helicopters, air force commander in chief Colonel General Zelin has said. ...
Pratt & Whitney Powers Moroccan F-16 Jets
The first four of the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) F-16 fighter jets have been powered by Pratt & Whitney enhanced F100 engines. The F100-PW-229 engine enhancement package (EEP)...
Curtiss-Wright to Support UK Julius Chinook Upgrade
Thales UK has contracted Curtiss-Wright Controls to deliver systems for use in the avionics suite supplied for the UK Royal Air Force's fleet of Boeing CH-47 transport helicopters. Under the...
Baker to Provide Surveying and Mapping Services for USAF
Michael Baker has received a task order for airfield obstruction surveying and mapping services for four US Air Force (USAF) reserve bases under the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). Under...
USAF to Replace U-2 Spy Plane by 2015
Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk will replace the US Air Force (USAF) Lockheed U-2 spy plane in 2015, according to Air Force officials. US Air Force's Global Hawk functional manager...
IAF Eyes Additional Joint Fighter Aircraft
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is planning to acquire an additional 20 F-35 Lightning aircraft under a multiyear procurement plan, which is under review by Israel military chiefs. The IAF...
AECOM to Support US Air Force CFT Programme
The US Air Force has awarded a task order to AECOM Technology under the contract field teams (CFT) programme, which provides inspections, maintenance, modifications and repairs of aircraft...
RMAF to Close Sungai Besi Air Base
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will close Sungai Besi Air Base in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 30 November. The decision follows the signing of a purchase agreement between...
Russian Air Force to Receive New Air Defence Systems by 2015
The Russian Air Force will receive two new air defence systems, the Morfey and the Vityaz, and the S-500 air defence system by 2015. Air Force Commander Colonel General Alexander Zelin...
NORAD and Russian Air Force Conduct Second Vigilant Eagle 2011 Exercise
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the Russian Air Force have conducted a second cooperative exercise, Exercise Vigilant Eagle 2011, at Joint Base...
US ANG Base Receives C-17 Airlifter
The US Air Force 105th Airlift Wing has transitioned to the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from the C-5A Galaxy at the Stewart Air National Guard Base (ANGB), New York, US. Boeing...
PAF Completes JF-17 Thunder Jets Production
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) has achieved its target of producing 26 JF-17 Thunder aircraft at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Karma, a senior PAF official has told the Special Public...
Russian Air Force to Develop New AWACS by 2016
The Russian Air Force has plans to build new-generation airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft by 2016, the Russian Air Chief has said. The AWACS aircraft production forms part...
US May Cut JSF Jets from Fifth Batch
The Pentagon may reduce the number of F-35 Lightning II fighters from the fifth batch unless Congress approves $264m in funding. The additional funding will be used to cover increased...
Austrian Air Force Orders German ADS-B Sensor
The Austrian Air Force has awarded a contract to Germany's Comsoft to supply an indoor variant of the ADS-B sensor. The Austrian Air Force plans to temporarily install an ADS-B ground station...
AAF to Become Fully Operational by 2016
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) will be fully equipped and operational by 2016, National Defense Ministry Spokesperson General Zahir Azimi has said. BIA quoted Azimi as saying that without a...
USAF Selects SAIC for Functional Support
The US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) has selected Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to deliver technical services and functional support for AMC's consolidated...
IAF to Equip Choppers with Protective Systems
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is planning to install systems on helicopters to protect against missile attacks. The IAF decision comes following the recent shoulder-launched missile attack on a...
USAF Plans to Deploy MQ-1 RSO Squadron with Hurlburt Field
The US Air Force (USAF) has plans to base the Reserve Command MQ-1 Predator remote split-operations (RSO) squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, US. The single MQ-1 RSO squadron deployment,...
IAF to Phase out MiG-21s by 2017
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will disband the MiG-21 supersonic jet fighter aircraft by 2017 and replace the fleet with advanced jet fighters, such as Su-30MKI and indigenous light combat...
PAF F-16s to Get Lockheed Upgrade Kits
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company has received a contract to deliver ten additional upgrade kits for Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16 fighter aircraft. Under the $42.3m contract, awarded...
Polish Air Force Disbands Special Regiment 36 Unit
The Polish Air Force has dissolved the Special Regiment 36 unit on charges of poor pilot training and lenient security procedures, which reportedly led to the Smolensk plane crash. ...
Saab Selects TCG LinkPRO Software for AEW&C System
Saab has awarded a contract to Tactical Communications Group (TCG) to deliver its LinkPRO software suite for the Saab airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. Saab will use...
RAAF Receives Five More F/A-18F Super Hornets
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received an additional five new F/A-18F Super Hornets at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, Australia. The delivery forms part of the 24 Boeing...
USAF Inducts Eighth C-5M Super Galaxy Airlifter
The US Air Force (USAF) has inducted an eighth C-5M Super Galaxy transport aircraft into its fleet under the C-5M modernisation programme. Tail number 85-0003 is based at Dover Air Force...
Arinc Completes IQAF Mi-17 Helicopters Overhaul Programme
Arinc Engineering Services has handed over the final two Russian Mi-17 helicopters for use by the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF). The delivery marks the completion of the modification of 22 Russian...
RAAF Receives Additional Super Hornet Aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received an additional two F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, bringing the current Australian fleet to 20. Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare said...
Pilot Error has Cost IAF 388 Aircraft Since 1970
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has lost as many as 388 of the 999 aircraft in crashes since 1970 due to pilot error, equating to 39% of total accidents, according to a report by parliamentary...
GAF to Receive C295 Aircraft
Airbus Military has received a contract from the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Ghana to supply two C295 aircraft to the Ghana Air Force (GAF). The aircraft is a twin-turboprop...
IAF Eyes V-22 Osprey Aircraft
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is planning to call for the defence minister to include a 'limited' number of tilt-rotor Bell-Boeing V-22 aircraft in the final version of the multiyear spending plan...
USAF Field Tests New JFIRE
The US Air Force (USAF) has conducted final field evaluation of the new joint firefighter integrated response ensemble (JFIRE) suit at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The field test,...
SAAF Extends Saab Gripen Fighter Aircraft Contract
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded two contract extensions for on-demand support services for the Saab Gripen fighter aircraft. The SAAF has also placed a new order for power...
IAF to Receive Tejas Aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is to receive 40 Tejas mkI aircraft, with two due to be induction-ready by March 2012, Indian Defence Minister AK Antony has said. Press Trust of India quoted...
Meggitt to Deliver Smoke Detection System for KC-46 Tankers
Meggitt has been selected by Boeing to deliver cargo and cabin smoke detection systems for use on US Air Force KC-46 refuelling tanker aircraft. The system to be delivered under the contract...
RMAF Set to Receive First Four Block 52 F-16s
The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) is set to receive the first four of 24 block 52 F-16 fighter jets later this week. The first aircraft is carrying the registration 80001, and is the first of...
SLAF to Acquire Two New Bell-412 Helicopters
The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) is to purchase two new Bell-412 helicopters, Sri Lankan defence sources have said. Three SLAF senior officials are in Texas, US, to discuss the preliminary work...
Norway Completes Fighter Jets Withdrawal from Libya
Norway has withdrawn its final four F-16 fighter jets from the Nato-led mission over Libya as planned, as the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) cannot sustain such a large air contribution for...
IQAF Doubles US F-16 Purchase
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) is to receive 36 US F-16 fighters, twice the number Iraq initially planned to purchase to enhance its air defences. According to Reuters, Iraqi Prime Minister...
UAE Air Force Receives Additional Globemaster III Airlifter
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence has received a third C-17 Globemaster III airlifter from Boeing. UAE Air Force and Air Defence officer Commanding Colonel Pilot Humaid...
South Korea Receives First Surveillance Aircraft
The Republic of Korea has received its first airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, according to the Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA). The DAPA said...
IAF Plans to Buy Additional F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is considering buying 20 additional F-35 Joint Strike Fighters as part of the future IDF multiyear procurement plan. Built by Lockheed Martin, the F-35 Joint...
Lockheed to Support US F-16 A/B Aircraft Modernisation Programme
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the US Department of Defense for the Pakistani block 15 F-16 A/B aircraft enhanced modernisation programme. ...
FAB KC-390 Jets to Receive BAE Flight Control Electronics
BAE Systems is to deliver flight control systems for the KC-390 transport jet under a contract award from the aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). Under the...
USAF JASSM System Completes Verification Test
Lockheed Martin has completed a product verification test (PVT) of the US Air Force (USAF) joint air-to-surface stand-off missile (JASSM) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US. During...
US Plans to Lower F-35 Subcontractor Costs
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is planning to reduce F-35 Lightning II subcontractor costs to bring down the price of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. Defense News quoted...
IAF to Deploy More Combat Jets and Radars
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to deploy more Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets and radars in the north-eastern part of the country. The IAF is also planning to replace the old radars to...
July 2011
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JSF Programme Moves Ahead
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme has achieved a key milestone with BAE Systems completing a production readiness review (PRR) for manufacturing critical airframe components for...
Goodrich to Deliver Primary Flight Control System for Brazilian KC-390
Embraer has awarded Goodrich a contract to provide the primary flight control system for the new KC-390 aircraft for the Brazilian Air Force. Goodrich will deliver a fully-integrated,...
RAF Communications Personnel Deployment Ready
UK Royal Air Force communications specialists based at Royal Air Force Leeming have conducted a ten-day field preparation prior to deployment in support of operations in Libya in August. ...
RAAF Personnel Train on Mission Readiness in US
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will participate in upgrade training and interact with US and allied forces after their return to Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base...
Global Hawk UAS Completes First Flight with MP-RTIP Sensor
The block 40 RQ-4B Global Hawk has completed its first full system flight with the multiplatform radar technology insertion programme (MP-RTIP) sensor at Edwards Air Force Base, California,...
Cobham to Provide Development Hardware for KC-46 Programme
Boeing has awarded two subcontracts to Cobham to deliver development hardware for the US Air Force's new KC-46 tanker aircraft. Under the $73m award, Cobham will provide the hose and drogue...
Atlantis Systems to Upgrade RDAF Flight Training Device
Atlantis Systems has been selected by AgustaWestland to install an upgrade to a flight training device used by the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF). Under the contract, Atlantis Systems...
Brazil Selects IAE Engines for KC-390 Transport Jets
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has selected International Aero Engines (IAE) to deliver V2500-E5 engine powerplants for the nation's new KC-390 multirole tanker / transport aircraft. The...
US Air Force Selects Rockwell Collins for KC-10 Cockpit Upgrade
Rockwell Collins has been awarded a contract to provide systems integration and avionics for the US Air Force KC-10 communication, navigation, surveillance (CNS) and air traffic management...
Airforce-technology.com Launches Major Defence Survey
Airforce-technology.com is launching a major global defence industry survey, and we'd like to hear your opinions on the most important sustainability issues for 2011-2012. Upon completion,...
Mongolian Air Force to Acquire MiG-29 Fighter Jets
The Mongolian Defence Ministry will acquire five Mikoyan MiG-29 fourth-generation jet fighter aircraft from Russia this year. The Mongolian Air Force has never had MiG-29s, but bought 44...
RAAF and JASDF Fighter Jets Conduct First Air Combat Training
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 Hornets from No 3 Squadron and Japanese Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) F-15 Eagles from No 4 Air Wing have completed bilateral flying operations for...
South Korea Considers Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA for Fifth-Generation Fighter Deal
South Korea has included the Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA fifth-generation fighter in a shortlist for its acquisition of advanced fighter aircraft, a Russian arms industry think-tank has said. The...
RAF Chinook Force Trains in US for Afghan Deployment
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Odiham-based Chinook Force No 18 and 27 Squadrons participated in Exercise Ventus Magnus at El Centro in southern California, US, in preparation for ongoing...
RMAF Explores Eurofighter Typhoon as MiG-29 Replacement
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) may get the Eurofighter Typhoon multirole combat aircraft (MRCA) as a replacement for the ten MiG-29 aircraft that have completed their service...
SAAF Deploys Thutlwa Radar System to South Sudan
The South African Government has deployed a Thutlwa radar system ESR 220 at Juba Airport to provide radar coverage for the South African Air Force (SAAF). The system, built by Reutech...
DynCorp International Wins US Air Force Aviation Maintenance Contracts
DynCorp International (DI) has secured two US Air Force contracts under the contract field teams (CFT) vehicle to provide aviation maintenance work. The two task orders include the...
Germany Receives First Euro Hawk UAS
Germany has received the first high-altitude unmanned aircraft system (UAS), Euro Hawk, for the German Air Force in Manching Air Base, Germany. The Euro Hawk, based on the RQ-4 Global Hawk,...
South Korea Shortlists PAK-FA Fighter
South Korea's Defence Acquisition Programme Agency has shortlisted Sukhoi's PAK-FA/T-50 stealth fighter for its FX-III fighter contract. Flight Global has cited local reports as claiming...
French MoD in Talks with Dassault for New Drones
The French Ministry of Defence (MoD) has decided to open negotiations with Dassault Aviation for the delivery of a new medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle...
Harris to Support USAF Space Command Unit
Harris Information Technology Services is to be awarded a firm-price-incentive firm-with-award-fee contract modification to provide space operations maintenance and logistics support to US...
Georgia Awarded ALQ-211(V)9 Integration Contract
Georgia Tech Applied Research has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the foreign military sales Peace Drive II ALQ-211(V)9 integration on F-16 aircraft. The ALQ-213...
USAF to House F-35A Lightning II Aircraft at Nellis
The US Air Force (USAF) has issued a record of decision for the proposed basing of F-35A Lightning II aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) between 2012 and 2020. The decision follows...
German and Indian Air Forces Plan to Conduct Joint Drills
The German Air Force is planning to conduct a joint military exercise with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to achieve interoperability, Luftwaffe chief General Aarne Kreuzinger-Janik has said. "We...
SAIC Delivers Certified Physical Security System
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has successfully delivered a certified physical security system to the US Air Force (USAF) for protecting critical assets at Tinker Air...
DLS to Provide MIDS-LVT Terminal to Coalition Forces
Data Link Solutions (DLS) has been awarded a direct commercial contract to provide multifunctional information distribution system low-volume terminals (MIDS-LVT) for Bulgaria, Lithuania...
Canadian Forces Evaluate Kestrel Automated Detection Software
Canadian forces are conducting an operational evaluation of Kestrel's automated target detection software capabilities on board the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)...
USAF FAB-T Satellite Communications Programme Moves Ahead
The US Air Force's (USAF) family of advanced beyond line-of-sight terminals (FAB-T) programme is making progress with hardware and software development and is now nearing completion. ...
Sri Lankan Air Force Opens Kilinochchi Airstrip
The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) has opened a new airstrip in Kilinochchi, south-east of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, with the initial landing performed by an Y12 aircraft. SLAF spokesman Group Captain...
RAF Bases in Scotland Face Cuts
The number of UK Royal Air Force (RAF) bases located in Scotland will be reduced to only one with the closure of RAF Kinloss and RAF Leuchars by 2015. The decision is part of the effect of...
Irkut Likely to Supply Su-30 Fighters to Russian Air Force
Irkut aircraft holding is in discussions with the Russian Ministry of Defence to supply up to 40 Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighters to the Russian Air Force. RIA Novosti has quoted Irkut...
Iran Plans to Conduct Massive Countrywide Air Drills
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is planning to conduct massive countrywide air drills this summer, IRIAF lieutenant commander Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has said. ...
UK Proposes F-35 Fighter Exchange with US
The UK has proposed an F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft exchange with the US, according to a Pentagon letter to US Congress. Under the proposal, the UK will receive one US F-35...
Second GPS IIF Satellite Sends First Signals
Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the US Air Force (USAF) second global positioning system (GPS) IIF-2. GPS IIF-2, renamed SVN-63, was launched on 16 July 2011 and the...
IAF Plans to Procure Bunker-Buster LGB
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to procure more than 100 bunker-buster laser-guided bombs (LGBs) from global vendors. The bunker-buster LGBs will be inducted and equipped on its...
Pakistan to Purchase Additional F-16 Fighters
Pakistan is preparing to place an order for 18 additional F-16 block 52+ fighters, which would double its Fighting Falcon's advanced variant fleet, Pakistan Military Consortium think tank...
RAF to Deploy Additional Tornados to Libya
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) will deploy an additional four RAF Tornado GR4s to boost Nato's reconnaissance capability in support of the ongoing Libyan mission. The aircraft are in addition...
Northrop to Provide Situational Awareness for US Air Force Airlift Crews
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to fulfil an urgent operational need to provide tactical situational awareness to its airlift aircrews. The contract includes two...
Colombian Air Force Deploys LRAD System on UH-60 Helicopter
The Columbian Air Force has deployed a LRAD 1000X system mounted on a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter in the "Audacity and Will" campaign. During the campaign, the LRAD 1000X was used to...
US Air Force Receives Final Lockheed Targeting System
Lockheed Martin has delivered the final AN/AAQ-39 targeting system full-production unit to the US Air Force. Q-39 is the electro-optical / infrared targeting system for the US Air...
IMP Aerospace to Deliver First P-3 to Norwegian Air Force
IMP Aerospace will deliver the first re-winged P-3 Orion aircraft to the Royal Norwegian Air Force as part of an aircraft service-life extension programme. The programme also includes...
IAF Mirage Fleet Upgrade Moves Ahead
The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has finally approved the Rs112.5bn ($2.4bn) upgrade of the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Mirage-2000 fighter fleet. The CCS, chaired by the...
NAF Upgraded Alpha Jets Soon to Enter Service
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has completed the upgrade of four of its 24 Alpha jet trainers, and will soon re-enter them into service. NAF chief of air staff (CAS) Air Marshall Mohammed Umar...
Lockheed to Win 2011 USAF Procurement Contract
The US Department of Defense will award a not-to-exceed $89m firm-fixed-price modification contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems to obligate fiscal year 2011 procurements. US...
USAF C-5 AMP Programme Nears Completion
The last three of 111 C-5 Galaxy aircraft are receiving a modernised avionics suite upgrade at Travis Air Force Base, US, under the C-5 avionics modernisation programme (AMP). The C-5 AMP is...
L-3 to Upgrade Canadian Air Force Training System
L-3 Communications has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of hardware and software to upgrade six Canadian Air Force networked CF-18 nine-panel tactical operational...
MDA Fight Tests SRALT Missile
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has successfully completed a flight test of a short-range air-launched target (SRALT) at the US Naval Air Warfare Center in California, US. The flight...
Iraq Defers US F-16 Purchase
Iraq has deferred the purchase of F-16 fighter jets from the US due to a lack of funds to concentrate on rebuilding its air force, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh has said. The...
RNLAF Modified C-130H Receives Military Certification
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) modified C-130H legacy aircraft has been awarded a military type certification from the Netherlands Military Aviation Authority. The modified aircraft...
Brazil Defers Fighter Jet Deal
The Brazilian Government has postponed a multibillion-dollar fighter jet deal until the start of 2012, Defence Minister Nelson Azevedo Jobim has said. "We will examine it at the beginning of...
SAAF Awards Hawk Support Contracts
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded three new contracts to Denel and Rolls Royce to support its fleet of 24 BAE Systems Hawk mk120 lead-in fighter trainers. The contract...
South Korean Air Force to Conduct Mid-Air Refuelling Drills
South Korean Air Force fighter jets will, for the first time, conduct a mid-air refuelling drill from US flying service stations over the Korean Peninsula later this month. A military...
US Wright-Patterson AFB Becomes New C-17 Command Unit
The US Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB) has become the new USAF reserve command unit to the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter following transition. The AFB, which previously housed...
UK Signs RAF Rivet Joint Support Deal with US
The UK has signed a deal worth $1bn with the US Government for three RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF), a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman...
Thai Air Force Declares Gripen Operational
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has officially declared its new air defence system, comprising Gripen fighter and Saab 340 Erieye AEW aircraft, operational. The first Saab 340 Erieye AEW and...
RAAF Begins Exercise Red Flag
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has begun the two-week-long advanced international air combat training activity, Exercise Red Flag, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, US. About seven...
Northrop to Continue Support for USAF E-11A Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems has been awarded a modification contract for the operation and support of US Air Force (USAF) E-11A aircraft. The $20.65m modification contract is an extension...
RAF Voyager Tanker Begins Flight Trials with Tornado
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus Military A330 MRTT future strategic transport aircraft (FSTA) has successfully completed its first contacts with a Tornado fighter. Airbus Military said,...
USAF Missile Warning Satellite Delivers First Infrared Imagery
The US Air Force (USAF) Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft has delivered the first infrared image to the SBIRS ground station. Lockheed overhead...
China Eyes Pakistan for Armed Drones Sales
China has increased its research in drone technology and is in the process of building armed, jet-propelled unmanned planes with plans to sell to countries like Pakistan. The Washington...
Northrop to Support IAF Air Field Modernisation Programme
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has been awarded a contract to provide 30 NORMARC 7000 instrument landing systems (ILS) and 31 NORMARC Doppler VHF omni-directional range systems (DVOR) for...
ITT to Provide ALQ-211(V)9 Pod to Pakistan
ITT Systems has been awarded a not-to-exceed firm-fixed-price contract by the US for the sale of ALQ-211(V)9 advanced integrated defensive electronic warfare suite (AIDEWS) pods to...
CAE to Manufacture New C-130 AMP Trainer
CAE has been awarded a contract from Boeing to design and manufacture training devices as part of the C-130 avionics modernisation programme (AMP) for the US Air Force (USAF). Under...
BAE to Continue Support for RAAF Hawk Aircraft
BAE Systems has received a two-year extension contract to provide support to the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) lead-in-fighter Hawk aircraft. The $150m contract includes...
Indra to Maintain Spanish Military Satellite Communications Terminals
Indra has signed a framework agreement with the Spanish Ministry of Defence for the maintenance of satellite terminals of the satellite military communications system (SECOMSAT). Under...
Boeing to Upgrade USAF B-1B Bomber
Boeing has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to integrate three major modifications on the B-1 Lancer bomber fleet. The $99.5m contract is for the first lot of modification...
RAF Lyneham Hercules Fleet Moved to New Base
Royal Air Force (RAF) Lyneham's Hercules fleet has been moved to a new RAF base at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, UK. Lyneham, the largest operational RAF base, has been the home of the...
Raytheon Awarded UK Paveway Support Contract
Raytheon UK has been awarded a four-year continued in-service support contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for current and legacy Paveway weapon systems. Under the £10m contract,...
SAAF Awards IRIS-T Maintenance Contract to Diehl
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded a contract to Diehl BGT Defence for the maintenance of infrared imaging system tail / thrust vector-controlled (IRIS-T) short-range...
Selex Galileo and Aeroeletronica International to Supply Grifo Radars to Brazilian Air Force
Selex Galileo and Israel's Aeroeletronica International have signed a contract for the supply of 11 additional Grifo F/BR radars to upgrade Brazilian Air Force F-5 planes. The Grifo fire...
Philippines Plans to Acquire Armed Trainers
The Philippine Air Force is planning to acquire six advanced jet trainers for conducting interdiction missions against intruders into its waters and air space, Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin...
RDAF Conducts First Operational Flight of VSI Night Vision System
The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) has conducted the first operational flight of the night vision cueing and display / aviator's night vision imaging system (NVCD/ANVIS) in an F-16 MLU...
Diehl Conducts Successful IRIS-T SL Test Firing
Diehl Defence has successfully demonstrated two test firings of the surface-to-air guided missile IRIS-T surface launched (SL) at the OTB firing range in South Africa. The test fire achieved...
Indonesian Air Force to Receive Super Tocano Aircraft Next Year
The Indonesian Air Force will receive the first four Super Tucano aircraft in March next year, air force spokesman First Marshall Bambang Samoedro has said. "These four Tucanoes will be placed...
Saab to Support Swedish Gripen System
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded a contract to Saab for system maintenance and development studies regarding Gripen aircraft. Under the Skr1.034bn ($165.3m)...
Rockwell to Support USAF KC-10 Tanker Aircraft
Rockwell Collins has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract by the US Air Force (USAF) for KC-10 communication navigation surveillance air traffic management. The estimated $55.1m...
Kongsberg to Continue Norwegian JSM Development
Kongsberg has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) for the continuing development of phase II of the joint strike missile (JSM) until 2013. The...
New Zealand to Sell Surplus Jet Trainers
New Zealand has issued an open bidding tender to sell 17 surplus Aermacchi MB-339CB trainer aircraft, following the disbanding of the country's air combat force in 2001. According to the...
India May Consider Mirage 2000 Upgrade Deal
India's Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is expected to consider a deal with France to upgrade the Mirage 2000 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF), a Defence Ministry official has...
UK MoD Deploys Vikoma Power Packs in Afghanistan
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has successfully deployed a new range of rugged and portable power packs to improve refuelling capacity in Afghanistan. The new heavy-duty powerpack (HDP)...
EADS Awarded SAAF Aircraft Maintenance Contract
EADS has been awarded a contract to provide product support services to the South African Air Force (SAAF) CASA transport aircraft fleet. The new award is an extension of a 2009 contract...
Taiwan Unveils Upgraded Indigenous Fighter Jet
Taiwan has unveiled the first of six upgraded Ching Kuo indigenous defence fighters (IDF) at the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) in Taiwan. The fighter, which entered...
Northrop to Produce MCR Processors for USAF
Northrop Grumman has been awarded an 18-month direct contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to produce millicomputer replacement (MCR) 1553 processors. The MCR-1553 is equipped with an onboard...
US May Provide Multiple Aircraft Systems Support to Iraq
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale for follow-on support and maintenance of multiple aircraft systems to Iraq. Under the estimated $675m...
Boeing Supports USAF MALD-J Launch
Boeing has supported the US Air Force (USAF) in the first powered launch of a miniature air-launched decoy jammer (MALD-J) from a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. During the test, the...
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South Korea Plans to Retrofit C-130 Aircraft
The South Korean military plans to retrofit C-130 aircraft to allow its special forces to infiltrate North Korea's nuclear and missile bases, a military source said. "We need to improve...
USAF F-22 Fleet Grounded Indefinitely
The US Air Force (USAF) has grounded its entire fleet of F-22 fighter jets indefinitely after encountering a problem with the aircraft's oxygen supply, USAF Air Combat Command (ACC)...
USAF F-35 JSF Sensors Tested in Northern Edge 2011
The US Air Force's (USAF) F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter sensor capabilities were tested during the multioperational biennial US Pacific Command exercise, Northern Edge 2011, held...
RAF Decommissions Nimrod R1 Aircraft
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has decommissioned its Nimrod R1 aircraft, following service of more than 37 years. The two aircraft, operated by RAF 51 Squadron, made their final flight during...
Upgraded RAF Puma Mk2 Helicopter Makes Maiden Flight
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) first upgraded Puma mk2 helicopter has successfully performed its initial flight from Eurocopter's facility at Marignane, France. The helicopter has been developed...
Alenia and ST Aerospace to Support RSAF M-346 Trainers
Alenia Aermacchi has finalised logistics support contracts with ST Aerospace for Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) 12 M-346 trainers. Under the €170m contract, the support services...
USAF to Launch Military Satellite Today
The US Air Force (USAF) will today launch the ORS-1 military satellite from Nasa Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, US. The ORS-1 military satellite was due to be launched yesterday by...
Taiwan's F-16 Request Blocked by US
The US State Department has blocked Taiwan's petition to submit a letter of request (LoR) for the sale of new 66 F-16C/D block 50/52 fighter jets as per the orders from the US National...
Eurocopter to Support RMAF EC725 Helicopters
Eurocopter has signed a cooperation contract with the Malaysian Defence Ministry in support of the supply of 12 SAR-configured EC725 helicopters for the Royal Malaysian Air Force. The...
UAE Seeks Five UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters from US
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified US Congress of a potential foreign military sale of five UH-60M Black Hawk VIP helicopters to the UAE. Under the estimated $217m sale, the...
Aselsan Awarded Turkish Military Air Defence Contract
Aselsan has signed a €721m ($1bn) contract with Turkey's arms procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), to sell low and medium-altitude air defence systems to...
USAF Firefighters to Receive New Vehicles
US Air Force (USAF) firefighters will soon be equipped with a new vehicle, the P-34 rapid intervention vehicle (RIV). The P-34 RIV is a small agile vehicle designed to accommodate...
Cobham to Provide Avionics Upgrades for Embraer Tucano
Embraer has selected Cobham Commercial Systems to provide an advanced flight display system for 14 EMB-312 Tucanos that are being upgraded for the Columbian air force. The advanced...
Norway Funds Lockheed F-35 Training Jets
The Norwegian parliament has approved the funding of four Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II training jets to begin bridging the gap in the nation's future air-combat capability...
RAAF Receives Second Airbus Military A330 MRTT Tanker
Airbus Military has delivered the second A330 MRTT new generation tanker/transport to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at RAAF base Amberley in Queensland, Australia. The A330...
General Dynamics to Provide Airborne Battlespace Awareness Support
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has received a task order to provide airborne advanced geospatial intelligence (AGI) battlespace awareness support to the US Air Force's National...
Raytheon Awarded Global Hawk Contract
Raytheon has been awarded a subcontract for support services of the ground station elements of the RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Under the...
Boeing to Enter US Air Force Test and Evaluation Programme
The Boeing C-130 avionics modernisation programme (AMP) is all set to enter the US Air Force initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) programme in early 2012. Five aircraft will...
Italian Air Force Orders Elbit DIRCM Systems
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract by Elettronica to supply its ELT/572 directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system for installation on different platforms of the Italian Air...
Norwegian Air Force Selects Terma for MSW Installation
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) has selected Denmark-based Terma to develop a pylon-based missile warning system (MWS) installation for its F-16 fighter jets. The MWS installation...
Rockwell to Equip Boeing KC-46 Tanker
Rockwell Collins has signed a contract with Boeing to provide a range of advanced avionics and mission equipment for KC-46 aerial refuelling tankers being built for the USAF. Under the...
Qatar Emiri Air Force Receives AW139 Aircraft
Qatar Armed Forces have taken delivery of another AW139 medium twin helicopter from AgustaWestland for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. The aircraft will be used for utility, troop transport,...
France's DGA Delivers Two SAMP / T Systems
French procurement agency Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has delivered two additional Air-Sol Moyenne Portée Terrestre (SAMP / T) systems to the French Air Force. ...
Raytheon to Produce Hyperspectral Sensor for USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Raytheon to produce the first airborne cueing and exploitation system hyperspectral (ACES HY) sensor system. ACES HY is an infrared...
Harris to Supply Falcon III Multiband Manpack Radios to USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Harris to supply additional Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio systems to support future mission-critical requirements. The...
RAAF Receives Simlat UAS Training System
Simlat has delivered a customised Heron unmanned aerial system (UAS) payload operator training system to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for its Heron UAS project. The simulator is...
Boeing Selects Raytheon for KC Tanker Situational Awareness Equipment
Boeing has awarded a contract to Raytheon to supply ALR-69A digital radar warning receivers and digital anti-jam receiver global positioning systems (GPS) for its KC-46 tanker. The ALR-69A,...
Sikorsky and Saab to Support Swedish Air Force Helicopters
Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Saab have signed a teaming agreement at the 2011 Paris Air Show 2011 to support Swedish Air Force UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. Under the teaming agreement,...
Germany Seeks US Tornado Aircraft Training and Logistics Support
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale to provide base services for German Air Force Tornado aircraft operations. Under the...
Pilatus to Supply Trainer Jets to IAF
Pilatus Aircraft is set to sign a $1bn contract to supply 75 basic trainer aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The yet-to-be-signed contract follows a tender issued for trainer aircraft...
Raytheon Tests Small Diameter Bomb
Raytheon has successfully completed its first post-contract award control test vehicle flight for the US Air Force's (USAF) small diameter bomb (SDB) II. During testing, an F-15E fighter...
Goodrich to Produce New Equipment for USAF C-130
Goodrich has successfully completed development of new carbon brake and boltless wheels for the US Air Force (USAF) fleet of C-130 transport aircraft. The new C-130 boltless wheel and...
Nellis Air Force Base to Get First MTC Flight Simulator
L-3 Link Simulation and Training has commenced delivery of the first of four F-16 mission training centre (MTC) simulators, which will be installed at US Air Force Nellis Air Force Base. ...
Danish Air Force Buys Dutch Bombs
The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) is to receive bombs for F-16 fighter aircraft from the Netherlands to attack ground targets in Libya. The Radio Netherlands Worldwide quoted deputy armed...
USAF Receives GD Smartphones for Deployment of SME-PED
US Air Force air staff and major command level personnel are receiving rugged Sectéra Edge smartphones from General Dynamics C4 Systems. Capable of operating on existing GSM and...
Lockheed Delivers Two More C-130Js to IAF
Lockheed Martin has announced the departure of the third and fourth of six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) from its facility in Georgia, US. The IAF will receive...
Telos to Implement 2G WLAN at Global USAF Bases
The US Air Force has awarded a contract to Telos to establish a second-generation wireless local area network (2G WLAN) at its bases around the world. Under the $19m task order, Telos...
IAF to Acquire Ten Boeing C-17 Transport Jets
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will acquire ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster III tactical airlifters from the US under the foreign military sale (FMS) programme. Boeing India president Dinesh Keskar...
Russia Receives Second Batch of Mi-8AMTSh Helicopters
The Russian Air Force has received the second batch of Mi-8AMTSh transport helicopters under the Government Defence Order (GDO) 2011. Following the scheduled delivery, the helicopters...
US Air Force GSC Completes First Nuclear Operational Readiness Test
US Air Force personnel from the Global Strike Command (GSC) have completed the first command-wide nuclear operational readiness exercise, Constant Vigilance. The ten-day exercise...
SAIC to Support USAF National Security Initiatives
Science Applications International (SAIC) has won a delivery order worth more than $89m to support the US Air Force (USAF) deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements,...
Poland and US Sign Air Force Deployment Deal
The US and Poland have signed a memorandum on the deployment of US aircraft and training staff to help bolster the country's military capacity, Poland's Defence Minister Bogdan Klich has...
India to Acquire Additional C-17 Airlifters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will acquire more than 16 Boeing C-17 heavy airlifters to strengthen its strategic capabilities, IAF Air Chief Marshall PV Naik has said. The India Strategic...
Indonesian Air Force to Procure Additional C-130 Planes
The Indonesian Air Force will include five additional C-130 Hercules transport aircraft into its fleet over the next two years, air force chief of staff Admiral Imam Sufaat has said. The five...
Philippines Lacks Supersonic Fighter Jets to Defend its Airspace
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has no fighter jets to intercept hostile aircraft intruding into the country's airspace, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Eduardo SL...
Saudi Arabia Seeks CBU-105 Sensor Fused Weapons from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of CBU-105D/B sensor fused weapons and associated equipment to Saudi Arabia. Under the estimated $355m...
Iran Defies US Sanctions on F-14 Fighter Jets
Iran's air force continues to operate F-14 fighter jets despite US sanctions and restrictions on the use of the jets, Iranian Air Force commander Aziz Nasirzadeh has said. "Today, technicians...
Norway to Withdraw from Libyan Operation
Norway will completely withdraw from the Nato-led operation in Libya by August, the Norwegian Government has said. The government will also reduce its fighter jet contribution in Libya from...
Iran Test Fires Two Air Defence Systems
Iran has successfully test fired two new indigenous air defence systems, Mersad and Shahin, senior Iranian Army commander General Farzad Esmaili has said. The Mersad air defence system,...
USAF to Receive Global Express Aircraft
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract for the purchase of Global Express aircraft BD-700-1A10 and two engines installed on the aircraft. The $18.13m contract is for...
Boeing Delivers Second C-17 Globemaster to UAE Air Force
Boeing has delivered a second C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence. The C-17 will be used to fulfil UAE Air Force airlift...
GD to Develop OSA Back-End Processor for USAF
General Dynamics (GD) Advanced Information Systems has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to develop an open system architecture (OSA) common back-end digital processor. Under...
USAFRL Issues RFI for Hypersonic Missile
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (USAFRL) has issued a formal request for information (RFI) in a bid to advance the fielding of a hypersonic missile. The RFI has invited proposals...
Canada to Withdraw from Nato Air Surveillance Programme
The Canadian Air Force has decided to withdraw from a key Nato air surveillance programme as part of cost-cutting measures, Agence France Presse has reported an official as saying. The decision...
BAE to Develop Airborne Processing and Sensor System
BAE Systems has been awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the US Air Force Research Laboratory to develop airborne processing and sensor system hardware and software. The $11.3m contract...
Indonesian Air Force to Receive Embraer Super Tucano Training Turboprops
Embraer is to finally deliver Super Tucano light attack and advanced training turboprops to the Indonesian Air Force. The contract was finalised following the company completing...
USAF TacSat-3 Satellite Exceeds Planned Mission Life
The US Air Force (USAF) Space Command's tactical satellite-3 (TacSat-3) has successfully exceeded and reached two years of on-orbit planned mission life. The satellite, originally designed for...
Boeing-Led Team to Pursue USAF Launch Range Consolidation Contract
Boeing is to lead an industry team to compete for the US Air Force (USAF) launch test range system integrated support contract (LISC). The LISC contract will consolidate the existing...
Nato Extends Libyan Mission
Nato defence ministers have decided to extend Operation Unified Protector in Libya for another 90 days, Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said. "All of the ministers agreed that...
IAF Inducts Upgraded Antonov-32 Aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted four upgraded Antonov-32RE airlift aircraft into service in a move to strengthen its airlift capabilities, a senior IAF official has said. "Four of...
Israeli Air Force Eyes V-22 Osprey Aircraft
The Israeli Air Force is seeking to acquire V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for use in search-and-rescue and special operations, the Jerusalem Post has reported. The air force will send a team...
Boeing Awarded CNS/ATM E-4B Upgrade Contract
Boeing has been awarded phase one of the communications navigation surveillance / air traffic management (CNS/ATM) E-4B upgrade contract by the US Air Force (USAF). The CNS/ATM upgrade will...
Dutch Air Force Jets Intercept Russian Planes
Two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 fighter jets have intercepted two Russian long-range Bear bombers, also known as Tupolev Tu-95MS, across the North Sea, according to the Dutch Defence...
USAF Selects Northrop for JMPS Framework Contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to enhance and maintain the joint mission planning system (JMPS) framework. The $19m contract, awarded under the Mission...
Northrop Global Hawk Drone Ineffective, Says Pentagon
Northrop Grumman's new version of the RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30 drone has been declared operationally ineffective in a Pentagon's weapons tester report. The report said the drone was...
Russia Offers Mi-28 Helicopter to Algeria
Russia's Rosvertol helicopter producer is currently in discussions with Algeria to export its night-capable Mi-28NE helicopter, according to Rosvertol General Director Boris Slyusar. ...
RSAF Night Vision Training System Completes Factory Acceptance Testing
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Night Vision Training System (NVTS) has successfully completed factory acceptance testing. The NVTS, designed by Environmental Tectonics Corporation, includes...
AECOM Awarded USAF Contract
AECOM Technology Corporation has been awarded a task order by the US Air Force (USAF) for Contract Field Teams (CFT) to support the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland...
Engine Failure Causes RAAF PC-9 / A Trainer Crash
The Australian Department of Defence has revealed that the crash of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Pilatus PC-9 / A turboprop trainer, which occurred on 18 May 2011, was due to loss...
Northrop to Provide Software Maintenance to USAF
Northrop Grumman Systems has been awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification by the US Air Force (USAF) to provide software maintenance services. The $22.4m contract was...
Republic of Korea Air Force Unveils New TA-50 Fighter Training Jet
The Republic of Korea Air Force has introduced its new training fighter jet, the TA-50, for the first time at the air base in Yecheon, North Gyeongsang province. The introductory-level...
US Air Force Awards C-130 Modernisation and Training Contracts to Boeing
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing maintenance and training contracts for two more C-130 Avionics Modernisation Programme (AMP) kits and two Aircrew Training System devices. The $61m...
Dassault May Finalise Defence Deal with UAE
Dassault Aviation hopes to finalise an $11.5bn defence deal for 60 Rafale multirole fighter jets with the UAE Air Force and Air Defence. The proposed deal is in its third year of...
CAE Awarded KC-30A Simulator Training Contract
CAE Australia has been awarded a simulator training contract to provide aircrew training services for the new KC-30A air-to-air refuelling tanker, minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare said. ...
Russia Likely to Purchase An-70 Aircraft in 2012-2013
Russia is likely to begin purchasing Ukrainian-built An-70 propfan military transport aircraft in 2012-2013, Russian Air Force deputy commander major general Viktor Bondarev said. "The plane...
Australia Seeks AIM-120C-7 Air-to-Air Missiles from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of 110 AIM-120C-7 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to Australian Defence Forces. Under...
USAF Receives First Global Hawk UAS
The US Air Force has received the first RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota, US. The arrival of the UAS, built by Northrop...
ROKAF to Deploy New FA-50 Aircraft Next Year
The Republic of Korean Air Force is planning to deploy a more heavily armed version of the T-50 Golden Eagle aircraft, named FA-50. The FA-50 is a multi-role fighter jet intended to...
Russia, Nato Fighter Jets to Participate in Vigilant Skies 2011
Russian and Nato fighter aircraft will take part in their first joint anti-terrorism drill, Vigilant Skies 2011, scheduled to begin from 6 June, according to Russian National...
RAF Jets Strike Gaddafi-Regime Ammunition Depot
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon and Tornado jets have destroyed 10 Gaddafi-regime ammunition depots in Waddan, Libya, using Enhanced Paveway II and Paveway IV bombs. The video from...
French Air Force Fighter Jets Make Emergency Landing
French armed forces have confirmed that two Mirage 2000 aircraft recently had to make emergency landings in Malta. According to a media source, the Dassault-built aircraft were carrying...
Cessna Aircraft Awarded USAF Contract
Cessna Aircraft has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract by the 877th Aeronautical Systems Group to build aircraft for the US Air Force (USAF). Under the $88.5m contract, the company...
India to Consider C-17 Defence Deal with US
India's Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is to hold talks over the country's largest defence deal with the US – inducting ten C-17 heavy-lift aircraft. The proposed $4.1bn deal, under...
Ukraine Delivers First Five An-32 Aircraft to IAF
Ukraine has delivered the first batch of five upgraded An-32 light transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The delivery, which also includes equipment to develop aircraft...
RAF to Receive Enhanced Paveway III LGBs for Libya Mission
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has agreed to provide the Royal Air Force (RAF) with 2,000lb of Enhanced Paveway III laser guided bombs to boost its mission in Libya. The Paveway III bombs...
US and Poland to Sign Air Force Base Deal
The US and Poland will sign a deal for the permanent deployment of a US air detachment in Poland, Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich has confirmed. "An agreement on the permanent deployment...
RAAF Receives First Airbus Military A330 MRTT Tanker
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received its first Airbus Military A330 MRTT new-generation tanker / transport, to be designated as the KC-30A, at RAAF Base Amberley in...
Russia and US Sign Mi-17V5 Helicopter Deal for Afghanistan
The US Army Forces Command and Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport have signed a contract for the supply of Mi-17V5 multipurpose helicopters to Afghanistan, a Russian Federal Service...
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BAE Delivers 100th Typhoon Aircraft to RAF
BAE Systems has delivered the 100th Typhoon advanced multirole combat aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) to Warton, Lancashire, UK. The aircraft, used for air defence and interception,...
USAF to Deploy F-15E Fighters to South Korea
The US Air Force (USAF) will deploy 12 F-15E fighter jets to South Korea next month, US 7th Air Force commander Lieutenant General Jeffrey Remington has said. "This deployment reaffirms...
Raytheon Deploys MALD Airframe from C-130 Cargo Aircraft
Raytheon has deployed, for the first time, two miniature air-launched decoy (MALD) instrumented shapes from a C-130 Hercules equipped with the new Raytheon-funded MALD cargo air-launched...
RAAF Second F/A-18F TOFT Receives Operational Status
L-3 Link Simulation & Training's (L-3 Link) second F/A-18F tactical operational flight trainer (TOFT) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has achieved ready-for-training status. ...
UAE Seeks F-16 Support and Maintenance from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale of support and maintenance services for F-16 aircraft to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ...
Raytheon to Provide Encrypted Identification Technology to USAF
Raytheon has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to deliver over 1,900 KIV-77 mode 4/5 cryptographic units for combat systems force identification. The $20.7m contract brings...
Northrop to Begin Work on USAF Weather Satellite System
Northrop Grumman has received approval from the US Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center to begin work on the defence weather satellite system (DWSS). The DWSS is being developed...
SAAF Awards IRIS-T Contract to Diehl
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded a contract to Diehl BGT Defence for purging of missiles and the rental of gas filling equipment for its IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile...
Airbus Military Likely to Bid for SAAF Project Saucepan
Airbus Military is likely to propose its aircraft range for the South African Air Force's (SAAF) Project Saucepan requirement for a new maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft. Airbus...
Aerojet to Support US MK82 Quick Reaction Capability Programme
Aerojet General Corporation has been awarded a not-to-exceed, firm-fixed-price contract modification for the procurement of warhead cases and internal components to support the precision...
USAF Missile Warning Satellite Reaches Orbit
The US Air Force's (USAF) first Lockheed Martin-built space-based infrared system (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft has been successfully positioned in its intended orbit. The USAF...
Royal Saudi Air Force to Participate in Anatolian Eagle Exercise
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) will participate in the Anatolian Eagle 2011 military training exercise, scheduled to commence next month in the central Anatolian province of Konya, Turkey. ...
Lockheed Unveils First Turkish Air Force F-16 Aircraft
Lockheed Martin and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) have unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16 Falcon at TAI's facility near Ankara, Turkey. The upgrades on all F-16 Turkish...
SAIC to Support USAF Operational Test and Evaluation Center
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to support the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) to field...
China to Provide Additional Fighter Jets to Pakistan
Pakistan is to receive an additional 50 FC-1 Xiaolong fighter jets from China in a deal agreed during the recent visit of Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to Beijing, China. ...
Iraq to Purchase Czech LCA
Iraq is set to purchase Czech-built L-159 light attack aircraft in a move to modernise its helicopter fleet. The L-159 ALCA is a single-seat, light multirole combat aircraft developed by...
BAE to Continue to Support UK Hawk Jet Trainer Aircraft
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a contract extension to BAE Systems to support and maintain its Hawk Tmk1 jet trainer aircraft fleet. The £23.8m contract extension is a...
South Korea and US Launch Air Defence Exercise
The South Korean and US Air Forces have launched a five-day annual joint exercise, Max Thunder, in the western airspace of the Korean peninsula. The Max Thunder exercise is aimed to sharpen...
IRGC Receives New Ballistic Missiles
The Iranian Defence Ministry has delivered a large number of indigenous high-precision ballistic missiles, Qiyam (Rise) 1, to the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps...
Israeli Air Force Likely to Replace Hawk Missile
The Israeli Air Force has plans to replace the MIM-23 Hawk medium-range surface-to-air missile with the upcoming David's Sling missile defence system. The Hawk is the country's main defence...
Northrop to Continue Operation and Support of USAF BACN System
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a modification contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation for continuing operations and support of the battlefield airborne communications node (BACN)...
China Develops New Air-To-Air Missile
China has successfully developed a next-generation air-to-air missile (AAM), known as the Key Model. The Key Model has successfully passed the designed type approval test with all seven...
Indian MoD Cancels Jaguar Combat Jet Engine Tender
The Indian Defence Ministry has cancelled the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Jaguar combat jets re-engining tender after one of the two contenders withdrew. The India Strategic defence magazine...
BAE to Maintain RAF Typhoon
BAE Systems has been awarded contracts by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide support services to guarantee the UK Royal Air Force's (RAF) Typhoon frontline capability. The...
Morocco Seeks Sidewinder Missiles from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential foreign military sale of AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder missiles to Morocco. Under the estimated $50m sale, Morocco...
L-3 to Operate USAF C-17 Training System Programme
L-3 Link simulation and training (L-3 Link) unit has been awarded a contract to operate the US Air Forces (USAF) C-17 training system (TS) programme. The initial one-year $976m contract...
Thai Air Force to Receive Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters
The Royal Thai Air Force will receive three Sikorsky VVIP S-92 helicopters fitted with the high-end LifePort medical system. The latest delivery marks the first Sikorsky helicopters for the...
USAF Thunderbirds to Demonstrate Alternative Fuel
The US Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds team will demonstrate camelina-based hydrotreated renewable jet fuel at the Joint Services Open House, US, on 20-21 May 2011. The demonstration is part of...
USAF Surveillance Airship to be Operational by 2012
The US Air Force (USAF) persistent-surveillance airship, Blue Devil 2, is expected to be on track for operational deployment in February 2012. The 23ft-long Blue Devil 2 is an optionally...
Italian Air Force Commissions KC-767 Tankers
The Italian Air Force (ItAF) has commissioned its first two Boeing KC-767A advanced aerial refuelling tankers. The tankers have been undergoing aerial refuelling training missions with the...
Unionlet to Weaponise SAAF LUH
Unionlet has been awarded a contract by the South African Air Force (SAAF) to procure kits to weaponise the AgustaWestland A109 light utility helicopter (LUH). Under the R398 218,34...
Cassidian to Modernise German Dome Trainer
Cassidian has been awarded a contract by the German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement to modernise the air defence training system, Stinger, to increase protection of...
Lockheed May Finalise F-16 Sales to Iraq and Oman by 2012
Lockheed Martin may finalise F-16 fighter jets sales contracts to Iraq and Oman by early 2012. The contract, if finalised, will include the sale of 18 fighter jets and a total of about...
Egyptian Air Force to Receive AgustaWestland AW139 Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland North America has been awarded a contract under the US foreign military sales programme to provide two AW139 advanced rotorcraft to the Egyptian Air Force. Under the...
Boeing Receives C-17 Production Contract from USAF
Boeing has been awarded a $962.5m firm-fixed-price delivery contract against the basic C-17 Globemaster III production contract for the procurement of five C-17 aircraft for the US Air...
Israeli Air Force to Procure Trainer Aircraft
The Israeli Defence Ministry is gearing up for the purchase of trainer aircraft for the Israeli Air Force (IAF) to provide advanced cadet training, and will soon issue a request for proposals...
RNZAF Participates in Exercise PekaPeka 11
Up to four Iroquois helicopters of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) No 3 Squadron are taking part in a night flying exercise, PekaPeka 11, being held from 16-27 May 2011. Exercise...
RAF Afghanistan Reaper UAVs to be Controlled from UK
The Royal Air Force's (RAF) Reaper MQ-9 UAVs that are based in Afghanistan will be controlled for the first time from a new squadron to be formed at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, UK. Control...
United Technologies to Provide Propulsion Systems for USAF
United Technologies Corp's Pratt & Whitney unit has been awarded a contract for the procurement of 36 low-rate initial production 4 (LRIP 4) F-135 propulsion systems for the US Air...
US Announces Sale of Aircraft Spare Parts to Pakistan
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale order (FMSO) for spare parts for Pakistan's existing aircraft. Under the estimated $62m...
US Approves Sale of Saudi Cargo Planes to Turkish Air Force
The sale of Saudi Arabia's six US-built C-130E military cargo planes to Turkey has been approved by the US, senior Turkish and US officials have said. The Hürriyet Daily News quoted...
RNZAF Unveils New A109 Helicopters
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has unveiled three new Augusta Westland A109 helicopters stationed at a new hangar at Ohakea Air Base, Manawatu, New Zealand. RNZAF chief air...
Russia to Deploy Second Regiment S-400 Air Defence Systems
Russia will deploy a second regiment of advanced S-400 Triumf air defence systems near Moscow, as part of the air and missile defence network around the Russian capital, the Defence Ministry...
South Korea to Export Trainer Jets to Peru
Peru's plan to import South Korean KT-1 trainer planes has moved ahead following assurance from the Peruvian president Alan Garcia to South Korea, according to South Korean special envoy...
Boeing to Deliver Combat Survivor Evader Locator to USAF
Boeing has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to manufacture and deliver an additional 2,424 combat survivor evader locator (CSEL) combat search and rescue radios. Under the...
Dutch Air Force Decommissions Utility Helicopters
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has decommissioned 14 Eurocopter AS532 Cougar utility helicopters as part of the government's plan to reduce defence spending by €1bn over the next four years....
PAF Activates Air Defence Radars on Western Border
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) has activated its air defence radars installed on the western border with Afghanistan to ward off any covert strike on Pakistani soil. The activation follows...
Lockheed Awarded Additional JASM Contract
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract modification in support of the Joint Air-to-Surface Missiles (JASM) Program Office. The $45.7m contract...
Finnish Air Force Flight Tests Upgraded Hawk Mk66 Trainer
The Finnish Air Force has flight tested the first upgraded Hawk mk66 jet trainer from its flight test centre's base in Halli, Finland. The flight test verified the aircraft's safe...
Russian Air Force to Purchase Antonov-140 Aircraft
Russian Air Force has placed an order for seven Antonov-140 turboprop military cargo aircraft developed in Ukraine, says Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer Motor Sich. Motor Sich...
Northrop to Develop New Communications Antenna for B-2 Bomber
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to design and develop a new satellite communications antenna system for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The...
UAE Air Force Receives First Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Boeing has delivered the first of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence from its final assembly facility in California, US. UAE Air...
USAF Receives First Lockheed F-35 Lightning II Aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) has accepted the first production-model Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, known as the AF-7, into its fleet. The jet will undergo a flight...
Boeing Delivers Super Hornet Trainers to RAAF
Boeing has completed the delivery of six F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircrew and maintenance trainers to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Queensland, Australia. The aircrew devices...
AAI to Produce JSECST for USAF
AAI Test & Training has received three contract modifications from the US Air Force (USAF) for manufacturing the joint service electronic combat systems tester (JSECST). The $11.5m...
Lockheed to Provide Long-Range Radar for Iraqi Air Force
Lockheed Martin MS2 Tactical Systems has been awarded a firm-fixed-price / cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide a ready-to-use long-range radar 2 site for the Iraqi Air Force. The...
United Launch to Provide EELV Services
United Launch Services has been awarded a not-to-exceed-$575m firm-fixed-price contract to provide evolved expendable launch vehicle (EELV) launch services by the US Space and Missile...
Iran to Produce Long-Range Anti-Aircraft Missile System
Iran plans to develop indigenous long-range anti-aircraft missile systems, Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has said. "Manufacturing long-range missiles is on our agenda...
China Flight Tests Unmanned Helicopter
China has successfully flight tested an indigenous unmanned helicopter, the V750, from the flight test centre of Weifang Tianxiang Aerospace Industry Co, China. Xinhua News Agency reported...
Aero Vodochody Delivers C-27J Spartan Centre Wing Box
Aero Vodochody has delivered the complete centre wing box for installation on the C-27J Spartan tactical military cargo aircraft. The C-27J Spartan has been designed to perform a range of...
Turkey to Receive First Boeing Spy Plane in 2012
Boeing will deliver the first of four spy planes to the Turkish Air Force next year as part of a $1.6bn airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft deal, Boeing director Mark Ellis said. ...
Saab to Provide Support and Maintenance to FMV Helicopter 15
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded a contract to Saab to provide support and maintenance for its Helicopter 15 (Agusta 109 LUHS), operated by the Swedish Armed Forces. ...
Nimrod Extension for Libya Mission to Cost UK Millions
The UK's decision to extend the life of its Nimrod spy plane for three months will cost an extra £4m ($6.6m) in support of military operations in Libya, UK Defence Procurement Minister Peter...
US Eglin Air Force Base Selected as MQ-1 Squadron Base
The US Eglin Air Force Base complex has been selected as a candidate for an Air Force Reserve Command MQ-1 Remote Split-Operations (RSO) squadron. The Eglin base will accept a single MQ-1...
USAF to Launch First SBIRS GEO-1 Spacecraft
The US Air Force (USAF) and Lockheed Martin will launch the first space-based infrared system (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft today. The spacecraft will be launched aboard the...
Embraer Selects Rockwell Avionics System for KC-390 Jet
Rockwell Collins's Pro Line Fusion avionics system has been selected by Embraer Defense and Security for the Brazilian Air Force KC-390 military transport aircraft. Rockwell Mobility and...
Iranian Air Force F-14 Jets Equipped with Advanced Radars
The Iranian Air Force has equipped its F-14 fighter jets with advanced indigenous radars, Iranian Army lieutenant commander rear admiral Farhad Amiri has said. "The radar system of these...
BAE to Provide Interim Basic Flying Training to ADF
BAE Systems has been awarded a six-year contract to provide interim basic flying training to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The six-year contract will begin in January 2012 and...
Marshall to Supply Fuel Tanks for Boeing KC-46A
Marshall Aerospace has been awarded an order to design and supply body fuel tanks for the Boeing KC-767-derived tanker to boost its flight range and refuelling capability. The US Air Force...
Greece Seeks F-16 Spare Parts and Services from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of F-16 aircraft spare parts and services to the Hellenic Air Force. Under the estimated $100m foreign...
USAF Chooses Boeing JDAM Kits
Boeing has received a $92m contract from the US Air Force for 4,000 lot 15 joint direct attack munition (JDAM) kits. The contract is part of a $100m contract and is a follow-on for an...
Russia Performs Test Flights on Su-35S Fighter
Russia has begun test flights of its first series-produced Su-35S Flanker-E multirole fighter, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur Air Field, Russia. Su-35 Flanker-E aircraft's propulsion and control...
AAI Awarded USAF EW Simulator Contract
AAI Test & Training has been awarded a contract to deliver an electronic warfare (EW) radio frequency (RF) simulator for the US Air Force's (USAF) EW avionics integration support...
Lockheed Completes First C-130J Production for Qatari Air Force
Lockheed has completed production of the first of four C-130J Super Hercules for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. The new Hercules for Qatar are the longer fuselage variant of the C-130J...
French Air Force Test Fires AASM
French defence procurement agency DGA has successfully conducted test firing of the AASM modular air-to-ground weapon at DGA's missile test range in Biscarosse, France. The test was carried out...
Peruvian Air Force to Receive Russian Combat Helicopters
The Peruvian Air Force will receive three Russian Mi-171Sh Hip combat helicopters next week for military operations in Peru, Defence Minister Jaime Thorne has said. "Three Russian C...
India to Equip Dhruv Helicopters with Missiles
India is expected to equip Dhruv helicopters with indigenous missiles as part of a missile development programme undertaken by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). "For...
Pakistani Air Force Tests Hatf-VIII Missile
Pakistan has successfully tested the nuclear-capable Hatf-VIII, also known as Raad cruise missile, at an undisclosed location. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the missile...
Cassidian and Frequentis Deliver First CRC to German Air Force
Cassidian and Frequentis Nachrichtentechnik consortium KOFA – GIADS has delivered the first control and reporting centre (CRC) to the German Air Force in Erndtebrück, Germany. The...
Israel Acquires Additional Lockheed C-130J Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has received an undefinitised contract action from the US for the foreign military sale of an additional C-130J aircraft to Israel to expand its advanced airlift fleet. ...
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Boeing to Continue Sustainment of USAF CTII Units
Boeing S&IS Mission Systems has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to continue sustainment of the US Air Force (USAF) combat track II (CTII) sustainment...
New RNZAF Helicopters to be Flight Tested this Week
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is to perform initial flight testing on its two new Augusta 109 helicopters this week. The A109s would be used to train pilots before flying the fleet...
SAAF to Swap Embraer Jets for Boeing Business Jet
The South African Air Force (SAAF) is considering procuring a second Boeing business jet (BBJ) and a slightly smaller Bombardier Global Express XRS instead of leasing two Embraer Linaege 1000...
USAF Reveals Helicopter Acquisition Strategy
The US Air Force (USAF) has revealed plans to launch competition for procuring two new helicopter fleets which would be critical to nuclear weapon security, and combat search and rescue...
ISS Awarded USAF Contract
Intelligent Software Solutions (ISS) has been awarded a $49.9m task order contract by the US Air Force Research Labs to provide intelligence gathering and analysis software for...
RMAF Unveils Su-30MKM Simulator Centre
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has unveiled its new Su-30MKM simulator centre for jet fighter operations training at its base in Gong Kedak, Malaysia, defence minister Datuk Seri Ahmad...
Iranian Air Force Test Fires Laser Missiles
The Iranian Air Force has successfully test fired its laser Sokho-24 missile, Iranian air force lieutenant commander general Seyed Mohammad Alavi has said. "Our experts have revived...
Raytheon Awarded USAF Radar and Systems Contract
Raytheon Technical Services (RTSC) has been awarded a US Air Force (USAF) Cobra Dane radar systems contract by the USAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency. Under the...
USAF Flight Tests MC-130J Combat Shadow II
The US Air Force (USAF) has completed a flight test of the first MC-130J Combat Shadow II special mission aircraft. The flight forms part of a series of tests before scheduled delivery to the...
Lockheed Demos New Communications System for Warfighters
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated integration of the MONAX 3G wireless communications system, which may enable US Air Force personnel to access several smartphone applications on...
China Stages Second Test Flight of New Stealth Fighter
China has staged a second test flight of a new stealth fighter jet prototype, the J-20, from an airfield in Chengdu, south-western Sichuan province, China. According to the Global Times,...
France and USAF Considering RAF Brimstone Missile
The French and US Air Forces are considering acquiring dual-mode Brimstone missiles used by the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), RAF air vice marshall Baz North has said. Brimstone is a...
Lees Avionics to Upgrade RAF Grob 115E Training Aircraft
Lees Avionics has been awarded a contract by Babcock to upgrade 93 Royal Air Force (RAF) Grob 115E training aircraft, also known as the Tutor Fleet. The upgrade includes installation of...
Lockheed Delivers First F-35 Full Mission Simulator to USAF
Lockheed has delivered its first F-35 Lightning II full mission simulator (FMS) system to the US Air Force (USAF) at Eglin AF Base's 33rd Fighter Wing. The simulator will be assembled at...
BAE Upgrades RAF Hawk TMk2 Aircraft Trainer
BAE has upgraded the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) TMk2 aircraft trainer to support the air force's need for improved efficiency and capability enhancement. An operational capability 2 (OC2)...
Czech Republic to Offer Combat Jets to Iraq
The Czech Republic is planning to sell a number of light attack aircraft to Iraq and to modernise its helicopter fleet, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg has said. "The Czech...
ROKAF Receives First Lockheed Sniper Pods
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has received the first Lockheed Sniper pods for its F-15K aircraft. Lockheed Missiles and Fire Control programme manager Marc Nazon said the pods...
GD Awarded PGU-13 Cartridges Contract
General Dynamics (GD) Ordnance and Tactical Systems has been awarded a contract for 30mm PGU-13 ammunition by the US Army Contracting Command for the US Air Force (USAF) inventory. Under...
Iran Test Fires Indigenous Air Defence Systems
Iran has successfully test fired two indigenously built air defence missile systems, Mersad (Ambush) and Sayyad 2 (Hunter), as it marked its National Army Day. Mersad is a mid-range...
RAF to Receive Airbus Military A330 MRTT Aircraft
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is set to receive its first Airbus Military A330 MRTT future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA), the largest RAF aircraft in its history. The aircraft...
Alsalam to Provide C-130 Technical Support to RSAF
Alsalam Aircraft Company has been awarded a second contract to provide C-130 technical support services (TSP) to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). Under the five year SAR545m ($145.2m)...
Raytheon to Provide MTS-B Turrets to USAF
Raytheon has been awarded a firm fixed-price contract for the procurement of 54 multispectral targeting system (MTS) model B turret and high-definition electronic units. Under the $71.2m...
Integral Wins USAF RAIDRS Block 10 Contract
Integral Systems has been awarded a contract to construct the first two deployment sites for the US Air Force (USAF) rapid attack identification, detection and reporting system (RAIDRS) block...
FAB to Purchase Saber Surveillance Radar
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has agreed to purchase four Saber M60 surveillance radar systems from Orbisat. A letter of intent has been signed at the LAAD 2011 exhibition held in Rio de...
Harris to Provide AMRAAM Telemetry Modules to USAF
Harris Corporation has been awarded a warhead replacement tactical telemetry module (WRTTM) order for telemetry modules to support the US Air Force (USAF) advanced medium-range air-to-air...
L-3 Link Awarded F-16 Mission Training Centre Contract
L-3 Link Simulation & Training has been awarded a contract option by the US Air Force (USAF) to construct an F-16 mission training centre (MTC) to provide its pilots with high-fidelity...
Embraer to Modernise Brazilian Air Force F-5 Jet Fighters
Embraer Defense and Security and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have signed a contract to modernise 11 additional F-5 jet fighters as part of a contract signed in 2000. Under the contract,...
Indonesia to Strike Offset Barter Deal with South Korea
Indonesia is seeking to strike an offset barter deal over the purchase of 16 T-50 trainer jets with South Korea. According to industry sources, Indonesia has asked Seoul to purchase four...
Rockwell to Maintain USAF Liberty Aircraft
Rockwell Collins has signed a maintenance agreement with L-3 Communications to provide avionics maintenance service and support for the US Air Force (USAF) Project Liberty Aircraft programme. ...
L-3 Link to Upgrade Swiss Tactical Flight Trainers
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) has been awarded a contract to provide upgrades to Swiss Air Force F/A-18C tactical operational flight trainers. Under the contract, the company...
Raytheon to Pursue USAF Range Integration Contract
Raytheon Technical Services (RTSC) has formed a number of partnerships with companies to provide integrated operations support to the US Air Force (USAF) space community. The company is bidding...
IRIAF Equipped with Modern Training Equipment
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) has been equipped with modern training tools and equipment in line with the latest changes in the country's defensive doctrine, lieutenant...
Israeli Air Force Considers Purchase of Used F-15 Jets
The Israeli Air Force is likely to purchase a used squadron of F-15 fighter jets from the US Air Force (USAF), due to a possible drop in its number of combat aircraft. The decision also...
RSAF F-50 Maritime Patrol Aircraft Deployed to Gulf of Aden
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Fokker-50 maritime patrol aircraft (F-50 MPA) has been deployed for a period of three months to support the international counter-piracy efforts in...
PAF Inducts JF-17 Thunder Aircraft
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) 26 Squadron has been re-equipped with indigenously produced JF-17 Thunder aircraft, having been previously equipped with A-5 III aircraft. The PAF has also...
Lockheed and Atmos to Pursue Brazilian Air Surveillance Radar Programme
Lockheed and Atmos Sistemas have signed an agreement to jointly pursue the Brazilian Air Force's future 3D long-range radar procurement programme. The Brazilian Air Force surveillance...
Norway Plans to Procure Four F-35 Training Aircraft
The Norwegian Defence Ministry is planning to procure four F-35 training aircraft and could soon submit its proposals to parliament. The procurement is in line with the government's...
AEL Sistemas to Upgrade Brazilian Air Force F-5 Aircraft
AEL Sistemas, a Brazilian subsidiary of Elbit, has been awarded a follow-on contract from Embraer Defense for the upgrade of 11 F-5 jet fighter-bomber aircraft. The $85m upgrade contract...
Lockheed to Provide Second C-130J-30 Aircraft for Israel
Lockheed has been awarded a fixed-price contract modification not-to-exceed (NTE) option exercise for the acquisition of a second C-130J-30 aircraft for Israel. The $76.2m contract also...
Tata Power to Modernise IAF Airfield Infrastructure
Tata Power has received an order from the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to modernise the Indian Air Force (IAF) airfield infrastructure under the 'modernisation of airfield infrastructure...
IAF to Equip Fighter Aircraft with Special Gadgets
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will equip its fighter aircraft, LCA mkII, with the on-board oxygen generation system (OBOGS) gadget to allow pilots to be airborne for longer durations. OBOGS...
USAF to Receive MC-12W Liberty Aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) will receive its first MC-12W Liberty aircraft early this summer and will initially use seven MC-12W aircraft for mission qualification training. The MC-12W is...
Indonesia to Purchase Korean T-50 Trainer Jets
Indonesia is planning to purchase T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer jets from Korea as part of efforts to bolster the Indonesian Air Force, chief of staff Imam Sufaat has said. Korea's...
Russia to Complete S-500 Air Defence System by 2016
Russia plans to complete the development of the advanced S-500 air defence system by 2015-2016, Almaz-Antei design bureau deputy general director Yury Solovyev has said. The delay is due to a...
Danish Air Force Retires Sea King Helicopter
The Royal Danish Air Force has retired its S-61 U-276 Sea King helicopter from operational service this month, following 45 years of service. The helicopter was primarily designed for search...
South Korea Reinforces Air Force Units
South Korea has strengthened its air force units, especially standby planes, to better conduct offensive missions against North Korean threats, air force chief of staff Park Jong-heon has...
Indonesian Air Force Plans Hit Budget Roadblock
Indonesian Air Force plans for improving the country's military force by 2025 have been restricted due to budgetary issues, says Indonesian Air Force expert staffer Marshall Parulian Simamora. ...
ELEB to Produce Landing Gear for Embraer KC-390 Cargo Jet
ELEB Equipamentos has been selected by Embraer to develop and produce the landing gear for the new KC-390 military transport jet. Under the contract, the company will design a strong and...
Kaman Awarded USAF Joint Programmable Fuse Contract
Kaman Corporation has been awarded a contract modification for the procurement of joint programmable fuses (JPF). The $19.8m award is a follow-on order under option 8 of Kaman's JPF contract...
Russia and US to Sign Mi-17 Helicopter Deal for Afghanistan
Russia and the US will sign a contract to supply Afghanistan with 21 Mi-17 helicopters following an agreement between both countries. Afghanistan Air Force chief of staff Abdul Wahab Wardak...
Boeing to Upgrade Japan AWACS Aircraft
Boeing has been awarded a contract to modify four Japanese airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft on behalf of the Japan Air Defence Force. The $35.6m contract is a...
AdoAir Receives SAAF Aircraft Supply and Maintenance Contract
AdoAir Aviation Group has been awarded a five-year luxury aircraft supply and maintenance contract from the South African Air Force (SAAF). The N18.4bn ($120m) deal was awarded after a...
Pratt & Whitney to Support F100 Engines for Italian Air Force
Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force (USAF) to extend its fleet management programme for F100-PW-220E engines powering the Italian Air Force's F-16 fighters. ...
Russia Delivers Two Mi-35 Combat Helicopters to Peru
Russia has delivered two disassembled Mi-35P Hind E attack helicopters to Peru to provide air power to counter cocaine production and terrorism. The delivery follows a $108m contract...
RNZAF's Mothballed Skyhawks to be Offered to Museums
The New Zealand Government has decided to abandon attempts to sell the 17 Royal Air Force (RNZAF) mothballed Skyhawk fighter jets, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp has said. "Every effort has been...
ROKAF to Receive Boeing F-15K Fighter Aircraft
Boeing has delivered F-15K 47 and F-15K 48 multirole fighter aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) at Daegu Air Base, South Korea. The F-15K Slam Eagle, an advanced variant...
Denel Delivers Combat Support Helicopter to SAAF
Denel has delivered a upgraded Rooivalk mk1 combat support helicopter, to the South African Air Force (SAAF) at the company's facility in Kempton Park for operational duties. The original...
Raytheon SDB II Programme Completes USAF CDR
The Raytheon small diameter bomb II (SDB II) programme has successfully completed a US Air Force (USAF) critical design review (CDR), paving the way for captive flight testing later this...
Lockheed Awarded USAF SBIRS Modification Contract
Lockheed has been awarded a contract modification to the engineering, manufacturing, and development contract for the US Air Force (USAF) space-based infrared system (SBIRS). The $460.3m...
IAF to Extend Combat Aircraft Bid Window
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning, for the second time, to extend the commercial bid validity of the six contenders for the medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal, according to...
India Defers C-17 Aircraft Deal with US
The Indo-US defence deal for the procurement of ten Boeing C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft worth $4.1bn has been deferred over pricing issues, according to Indian Defence Ministry...
Iranian Air Force to Equip Fighter Planes with New Stealth Systems
The Iranian Air Force is to equip its jet fighters with new radar-evading stealth systems. About three different types of radar interferences systems have been manufactured for installation...
Alenia Delivers Third C-27J to Bulgarian Air Force
Alenia Aeronautica has delivered the third and final C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft to the Bulgarian Air Force at the Vrazhdebna military base of Sofia, Bulgaria. The C-27J is...
ROKAF Deploys Indigenous T-50 Jet Trainer
The Republic of South Korea Air Force has deployed a fleet of indigenously built T-50 'Golden Eagle' supersonic trainer aircraft. The new aircraft, built by the Korea Aerospace Industries,...
USAF Performs First Flyover Using Biofuel
A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft has performed the first flyover using green biofuel. The plane, from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, US, flew...
Israeli Air Force Receives Three Firefighting Aircraft
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has received three Air Tractor F-802 firefighting aircraft at the Sde Dov air force base, which will become a part of the IAF's new firefighting unit. Air...
Danish Military Seeks to Restart Fighter Replacement Program
Denmark's military is seeking to restart the country's Fighter Replacement Program (FRP) in a bid to acquire a more advanced stealth fighter jet than the air force's existing F-16 aircraft. ...
GD to Support USAF F-22A IMIS Programme
General Dynamics (GD) Information Technology has been awarded a contract to support the US Air Force F-22A Integrated Maintenance Information System programme. The three-year,...
USAF to Buy Next-Generation Bombers
The US Air Force (USAF) hopes to purchase future stealth bombers that are expected to be operational by the mid 2020s, USAF Secretary Michael Donley has said. "Between 80 and 100 is the...
Lockheed Unveils First MC-130J Combat Shadow II Aircraft
Lockheed has unveiled the first aircraft of a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the US Air Force (USAF) Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The new aircraft is based on a KC-130J...
Sabreliner to Modify RJAF Black Hawk Helicopters
Sabreliner has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract by the US Army to modify UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF). The $15m award will include...
Saab Receives Gripen System Maintenance Order
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded a contract to Saab to provide system maintenance for Gripen aircraft. The Skr200m ($31m) order is a part of continual...
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Goodrich to Upgrade USAF U-2 Multispectral Sensor
Goodrich has been awarded a contract to deliver two upgraded senior year electro-optical reconnaissance sensors (SYERS) to the US Air Force (USAF) for use on U-2 aircraft. The SYERS-2A...
Boeing to Provide Additional C-130 Modernisation Kits to USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a follow-on contract to Boeing for two more C-130 avionics modernisation programme (AMP) kits and spares as well as logistics, engineering and...
Cobham to Provide Defensive Aids for Eurofighter Tranche 3A
Cobham has been awarded a contract to provide chaff and flare defensive aids systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet tranche 3A programme. Under the £18m contract, the company will...
Reutech to Support SAAF Radar Systems
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded a contract to Reutech Solutions to provide support services for tactical mobile radar (TMR) and monopulse secondary surveillance radar systems. ...
DRG to Train USAF on C-5 Galaxy Aircraft
Delaware Resource Group (DRG) has been awarded a five-year small business subcontract by Flight Safety to train US Air Force (USAF) personnel on the C-5 Galaxy aircraft. As per the terms of...
RMAF Awaits Airborne Warning and Control System
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is waiting for the airborne warning and control system (AWACS) to have full control of air surveillance for tactical and defensive missions. The system...
SAAF to Receive V/UHF Transceivers and AC500 Controllers
The South African Air Force has awarded a contract to Reutech Communications to supply and deliver very / ultra-high-frequency (V/UHF) transceivers and AC500 controllers under Project Enlace. ...
IAF Rejects Upgrades to Original M-MRCA Bid
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will not accept any last-minute offers from contenders for the multibillion-dollar deal for purchase of 126 medium-multirole combat aircraft (M-MRCA). "No offers...
A2B Wins USAF Nuclear Tracking Contract
A2B Tracking Solutions has been awarded a demonstration contract for the US Air Force (USAF) nuclear enterprise tracking system (NETS). Under the contract, the company will demonstrate its UC!...
USAF Bids Farewell to KC-135R Tanker
The US Air Force Meridian Air National Guard (ANG) has bid farewell to the last of the KC-135R air refuelling Stratotankers from Key Field, US. ANG Wing commander Colonel Franklin Chalk said...
Dutch MoD Awards MRO Contract to DutchAero Services
DutchAero Services has signed a public / private partnership agreement with the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of military engines. The main goal...
Nato Assumes Command of Libyan Air Operations
Nato jets have taken control of aerial operations in Libya to enforce the no-fly zone, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said. "Nato allies have decided to take on the whole...
ROKAF Selects SGI Weather Forecasting
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has purchased and begun operating a high performance computing (HPC) solution, the SGI Altix ICE 8400 system, to enhance long-term weather forecasts for...
BAE Upgrades SAAF Hawk Jet Trainers
BAE Systems has completed the upgrade of navigation and weapons system for the South African Air Force (SAAF) fleet of Hawk jet trainers. The software and hardware upgrade, known as...
RNZAF Receives New Agusta Helicopters
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has taken delivery of its first two new Agusta A109 aircraft at its operational air force base at Ohakea, New Zealand. The new aircraft will be the...
RAF to Retire Tornado F3
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) will retire its Panavia Tornado F3 air defence variants (ADVs) from service at the end of this month, the aircraft having served for 25 years with RAF Leuchars. ...
SAAF to Procure New Aden Gun Pod
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded a contract to Aircraft Equipment International Systems (AEI) for the procurement of a 30mm Aden gun and gun pod. The R2m contract is being...
Aero Vodochody to Produce Pylons for Swedish and Thai Air Forces
Aero Vodochody has received a contract from Saab Aeronautics to produce pylons for the Swedish and Thai Air Forces. Under the contract, Aero Vodochody will produce 54 fully assembled, tested...
Airforce-technology.com Launches Major Defence Survey
To understand what our readers view as the most important business issues for 2011-2012, airforce-technology.com is launching a major industry survey covering all its readers worldwide. We...
Swedish Fighters Participate in Nato Baltic Air Exercise
Swedish fighter jets, for the first time, have participated in a Nato Baltic Air exercise involving Nato members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Estonian military spokeswoman Lieutenant...
Russian Air Force to Control Naval Aviation
The Russian Air Force will take control of Russia's naval aviation strike aircraft by the end of 2011, a high-ranking naval source has said. The strike aircraft to be transferred to the air...
Taiwanese Air Force Missiles Miss Targets Again
The Taiwanese Air Force has carried out unsuccessful missile tests of US-made Sparrow and French-made Mica missiles during a drill at an airbase in southern Taiwan earlier this week. Two of...
AgustaWestland to Deliver EMS-Configured AW139 to Qatar Air Force
AgustaWestland has signed a contract with the Qatari armed forces to provide three AW139 medium twin helicopters and a logistics support package. The AW139 aircraft will be operated by...
DRS to Provide CHS/ADS Systems for Embraer KC-390
DRS Defense has been awarded a contract by Embraer for the design, development, testing, production, and after-market support of the KC-390 cargo handling and aerial delivery system (CHS/ADS). ...
USAF Orders GAAS Reaper UAV Trainers
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GAAS) has been awarded a firm-fixed-price modification contract for six MQ-9 Reaper production aircraft and two MQ-9 Reaper aircraft. Under the...
USAF F-15E Warplane Crashes During Allied Operations in Libya
A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Eagle warplane has crashed during allied operations in eastern Libya, near Benghazi, due to an alleged mechanical failure. The F-15E aircraft was on an...
Russia to Equip Air Defence Regiments with S-400 and Pantsir-S Systems
Russia plans to equip all air defence regiments in the armed forces with new advanced S-400 Triumf and Pantsir-S missile systems by 2020, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said. The plan to...
DRS to Continue Overhaul of USAF Tunner Cargo Loaders
DRS Technologies has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to continue providing maintenance and overhaul of Tunner aircraft cargo loaders. Under the $34.2m contract awarded by...
Pakistani and Chinese Air Forces Conduct Joint Exercises
Pakistani and Chinese Air Forces are conducting a joint exercise codenamed Shaheen-1 at an undisclosed location in Pakistan. A Chinese Air Force contingent consisting of combat jets, pilots...
FlightSaftety to Provide C-5 Aircrew Training System to USAF
FlightSafety International has been selected by the US Air Force (USAF) Ogden Air Logistics Center to provide C-5 Aircrew Training System. Under the contract, the company will provide...
HCL to Deploy WCDMA Network for IAF
HCL Infosystems has been awarded a $66m Indian Air Force (IAF) order to deploy the wideband CDMA (WCDMA) based portable wireless network, covering many air force stations across India. The...
Lockheed to Update USAF F-22 Fleet
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract modification to update the US Air Force (USAF) F-22 fleet. Under the $18.5m contract, the company will...
Allied Attacks Ground Libyan Air Force
US Allied strikes by missiles and warplanes have grounded Muammar Gaddafi's air force in Benghazi, Libya's second-biggest city. About 19 US warplanes, including US Marine Corps Harrier...
RTAF Begins First Gripen Flight
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has begun its first Gripen C/D fighter flights from the new Gripen base in Wing 7 Surat Thani, southern Thailand. The first six Gripen fighters are part of...
Radiation Detection Plane to Monitor Japan’s Nuclear Crisis
The Pentagon has deployed a WC-135W Constant Phoenix, a modified Boeing C-135 equipped to detect radioactive clouds, to identify radiation leaks from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in...
Iraqi Air Force Receives New Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device
A new reduced oxygen breathing device - second-generation system, ROBD2, has replaced the altitude chamber for refresher training for the Iraqi Air Force. 7th Aeromedical Squadron...
IAF to Order C-17 Strategic Airlifters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to place orders for ten Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III strategic airlifters this month. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of India, the final authority...
US and Romanian Air Forces Conduct Exercise Carpathian Spring 2011
US and Romanian Air Forces are participating in the annual week-long Carpathian Spring exercise, which is being held at Airlift Base Otopeni and Campia Turzii, Romania. About 70 Airmen...
Global Hawk to Perform Reconnaissance Over Japanese Nuclear Reactor
A Northrop-built RQ-4 Global Hawk drone is set to fly over Japan's damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant to collect data and imagery, USAF deputy chief Lieutenant General Herbert Carlisle...
Sukhoi PAK FA Reaches Supersonic Speeds
The Sukhoi PAK FA fighter, the second prototype of the Russian T-50 fifth-generation fighter, has performed successfully during flight tests, reaching supersonic speeds for the first time. The...
Croatian Air Force Offered German F-4 Phantom Jets
Germany has offered the Croatian Air Force 20 aging F-4 Phantom fighter planes free-of-charge, reports Croatian state TV HRT. The McDonnell Douglas Phantoms will replace Croatia's six...
UN Sanctions Libya No-Fly Zone
The UN Security Council has sanctioned a no-fly zone over Libya in order to protect civilians, but has so far rejected sending an occupation force. The resolution imposes a ban on all...
IAF to Launch 3G Wireless Service
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will launch its own 3G wireless service in June this year, which will enable commander and air warriors to remain connected 24/7. The latest value-added service on...
Lockheed Completes USAF GPS III Flight Software Integration
Lockheed has successfully completed the US Air Force (USAF) next-generation global position system, GPS III, first flight software integration. The GPS team has successfully integrated the...
AAF to Acquire New Rotary Wing Primary Training Aircraft
MD Helicopters has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to provide new rotary wing primary training aircraft for the Afghan Air Force (AAF). The $20m award will provide for the...
USAF Readies for Hypersonic Missile Test
The US Air Force (USAF) is all set to flight-test a hypersonic missile, X-51 WaveRider, with tests scheduled to take place on 22 March 2011. The 14ft-long X-51 Waverider will be launched from...
USAF Orders Bomb Fuses for Aerial Weapons
Kaman Aerospace Group has received an order from US Air Force (USAF) for bomb fuses for aerial weapons. The $23.8m order brings the volume of orders received for joint programmable fuses (JPF)...
Lockheed to Refurbish Re-Entry Vehicle for USAF's ICBM Programme
Lockheed has received a one-year subcontract from Northrop for the refurbishment of re-entry vehicles for the US Air Force's (USAF) Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)...
TCG Delivers Ground Support Systems to RSAF
Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has successfully completed the deployment of the Link 16 ground support system (GSS) to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). The GSS, installed at four...
South Korean Air Force Receives Additional F-15K Fighter Jets
The South Korean Air Force has received two additional F-15K Slam Eagle fighter jets from Boeing, which are deployed at the South's 11th Fighter Wing in Daegu, Seoul. The F-15K Slam Eagle is...
RAF to Delay Retirement of Nimrod Aircraft
The UK Royal Air Force is planning to delay the retirement of two Nimrod electronic intelligence aircraft and extend their services to June 2011. The aircraft were originally scheduled to...
India to Deploy BrahMos on Fifth-Generation Aircraft
India has plans to deploy its supersonic cruise missile, BrahMos, on the fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), BrahMos Aerospace chief A Sivathanu Pillai has said. "If we are able to...
IRIAF Fighters Equipped with New Navigation Systems
Iranian Air Force fighter jets have been equipped with new navigation systems and missiles to conduct operations in all weather and climatic conditions, the Islamic Republic of Iran's Air...
US Military Grounds F-35 Fighter Fleet
The US military has grounded its entire fleet of ten Lockheed-built F-35 fighter jets due to a dual generator failure and oil leak that occurred during a flight test last week. Lockheed...
Australia Seeks C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a potential sale of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and associated equipment to Australia. Under the estimated $300m...
Northrop Flight-Tests Guardian Anti-Missile System
Northrop and the US Air National Guard's 190th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), have completed the first round of flight testing the Guardian anti-missile technology onboard a KC-135 air...
AAF to Acquire Nostromo Yarara UAV
The Argentine Air Force (AAF) has awarded an initial contract to Nostromo Defensa to design and produce three Yarara unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The Yarara UAV is a small system for ISR...
Iran Needs to Focus on Air Power, Says Former Defence Minister
Iranian defence strategy should focus on boosting air force capabilities through several foreign air bases in the region, Former Iranian Defence Minister Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani has...
Pacific Air Force Personnel Deployed to Support Relief Efforts in Japan
Pacific air force personnel from various specialties have been deployed to support the ongoing disaster relief effort in Japan, following the 11 March earthquake of 8.9 on the Richter scale,...
Japanese SDF Mobilised Following Massive Earthquake
A powerful earthquake registering 8.9 on the Richter scale struck north eastern Japan on Friday, triggering a massive tsunami killing at least 15 people in Miyagi Prefecture. Power outages...
Elbit to Develop New Head-Up Displays for USAF C-17
Elbit Systems of America a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract from Boeing for the development of the C-17 replacement head-up display (RHUD) for the US Air...
IAF to Purchase Indigenous Combat Helicopters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is to purchase 64 light combat helicopters (LCHs) worth $1.4bn from Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). The two-engine, 5.5t LCH has undergone several test flights, and will...
South Korea to Buy Stealth Bomber
The South Korean Defence Ministry plans to purchase stealth bombers capable of avoiding radar detection to counter the threat of North Korea. South Korean Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin said...
TNI–AU Receives Two Used Boeing 737s
Garuda, Indonesia's national flag carrier, has delivered two second-hand Boeing 737-400 aircraft to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI–AU). The two passenger jets were handed over to support the VIP...
RTAF Pilots Train on Gripen Fighters
Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) pilots are receiving training on Gripen Fighters at Skaraborg Wing, F7, in Sweden. The two phase training – Conversion Training (CT) and Combat Readiness...
Boeing Launches USAF X-37B OTV
Boeing has launched the second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the US Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) on an Atlas V rocket into a low-Earth orbit. The X-37B design...
Raytheon to Provide Imaging Systems for USAF HH-60G Helicopters
Raytheon has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force to provide additional AN/AAQ-29A forward-looking infrared imaging systems. Under the $42m contract, Raytheon's AN/AAQ-29A systems...
BAE Test Flies Paveway IV Precision Guided Bomb for RAF
BAE Systems has completed a test flight of the first Paveway IV precision-guided bomb from a Typhoon multirole combat aircraft. During the one-hour-long test flight, the Typhoon avionics...
Sukhoi Flight Tests PAK FA Jet Fighter for Russian Air Force
Sukhoi has conducted the first flight of the second prototype of the fifth-generation aviation complex (PAK FA) jet fighter for the Russian Air Force. The flight successfully tested the...
IAF Transport Aircraft to be Equipped with Signal Intelligence Systems
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to install signal intelligence (SIGINT) systems on its medium-sized transport aircraft fleet to upgrade its surveillance capabilities. Signals...
Burma Expands Air Force Capabilities
Burma has allocated K1.8tr ($2.04bn) for military expenditure, which coincides with the purchase of 20 Russian MiG-29 fighter jets. The purchase forms part of Burmese Government plans to...
PAF Eyes Additional F-16 Multirole Fighter
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) may receive additional F-16 Fighting Falcons as the country negotiates with the US to purchase the Lockheed Martin multirole fighter. Pakistani air chief Marshall...
RAAF C-17s to Receive Northrop Flight-Line Security Systems
Northrop Grumman has secured an Australian Defence Materiel Organisation contract to provide integrated airfield and asset protection solutions for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)...
Wyle Teams with Northrop Grumman on USAF TLPS
Engineering and information technology services provider Wyle has teamed with Northrop Grumman to perform two US Air Force task orders under the A-10 Thunderbolt lifecycle programme support...
IRIAF to Receive New Trainer Aircraft
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is planning to develop jet trainer aircraft to keep abreast with modern technologies and sciences. IRIAF Commander Brigadier General Hassan...
AAF Personnel Train on Combat Skills
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) security forces quick reaction force has undergone combative training at the AAF base in Kabul, Afghanistan. The training included escape techniques, offensive...
ROKAF to Receive First AEW&C Aircraft
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) will receive the first of four Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft in July. An official at the Defense Acquisition...
IAF Enhances Strike Capabilities
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has raised a new squadron of Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft at Chabua Air Base to enhance its strike capabilities along the Chinese border in north-east India. The...
UK to Disband Two Air Force Squadrons
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has decided to disband its Number 13 and 14 Tornado squadrons in June this year. The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) has taken this decision on the...
BAE Systems to Install Crashworthy Seats on USAF C-130s
The US Air Force has awarded BAE Systems a contract to provide crashworthy seats for C-130 aircraft, which will help protect crewmembers in the event of mishaps or hard landings. BAE...
RAAF to Receive Additional C-17A Globemaster Transport Aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) plans to purchase an additional C-17A Globemaster III heavy-lift transport aircraft from the US, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith has said. Australia...
GE Aviation to Supply Flight Management Systems for USAF KC-46A Tanker Platform
GE Aviation has secured a contract to provide advanced technologies in mission control systems for the Boeing KC-46A aircraft for the US Air Force (USAF) tanker replacement platform. ...
TASC to Provide Engineering, Analysis and Concept Development Support to USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded TASC a contract to support the concept development division of the Development Planning Directorate. Under the contract awarded by the USAF Space and...
IRIAF to Receive Advanced Saeqeh Fighter Bomber
Iran has unveiled a project to build an advanced fighter jet for the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF). The IRIAF is cooperating with the Defence Ministry in the project, which...
AAF Train on Entry Control Procedures
Afghan Air Force (AAF) personnel have undergone basic apprentice security force training and entry control procedures (ECP) at Pohantoon-e-Hawayee (PeH) in Kabul, Afghanistan. PeH...
UK RAF May Enforce No-Fly-Zone Over Libya
UK is planning to deploy Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya to protect its people from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces. The fighter fleet will be...
Lockheed Conducts Flight Test of USAF F-35 Stealth Fighter
Lockheed Martin has conducted the inaugural flight of its first production model of the F-35 Lightning II fifth generation multirole fighter for delivery to the US Air Force (USAF) soon. ...
Digital Management to Support USAF Trusted Computing Technologies
Digital Management has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to support the development of trusted computing (TC) technologies. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) award covers...
IAF to Retire MiG Series Fighter Aircraft by 2017
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to retire the majority of its MiG series fighter aircraft by 2017 and to replace them with modern aircraft, Defence Minister AK Antony has said. ...
Northrop to Develop Collaborative Navigation System for US Air Force
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to develop a collaborative navigation system, which will enhance the overall navigational accuracy of aircraft. The navigation system...
Cobham to Supply Aerial Refuelling Systems for USAF Tanker Aircraft
Boeing has awarded a contract to UK aerospace and defence company Cobham to provide hose and drogue aerial refuelling systems for use on the new US Air Force KC-46A tanker aircraft. Under...
SLAF Develops Indigenous UAV
Sri Lanka has developed its own unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is being tested by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), former Chief of Defence Staff and Air Force Commander Roshan Goonetileke...
AAF C-27 Spartan Transport Aircraft to be Fitted with Japanese Propeller Blades
The US has decided to buy used propeller blades from Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) search-and-rescue aircraft for use by the Afghan Air Force (AAF). Although the US intended...
IAF to Induct LCA Tejas this Year
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will induct the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) within the next few months, Indian Centre for Military Airworthiness scientist Gantayat Gauda has said. ...
UAEAF to Receive Airbus Transport and Air-to-Air Refuelling Aircraft
Airbus Military will deliver the first of three new military version of the A330 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft to the United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) by the end of the...
IAI Unveils Ghost UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Ghost, for the Israeli Air Force (IAF). The new tilt-rotor aircraft, designed for IAF reconnaissance missions...
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Brazil Postpones Fighter Aircraft Acquisition Deal
The Brazilian Air Force decision to buy 36 fighter jets to revamp its fleet of fighters has been postponed until next year as a result of massive budget cuts. Brazilian President Dilma...
Thai Air Force Receives Six Gripen Fighters
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has received six Swedish-made Gripen 39 C/D fighter aircraft at Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base, to be stationed at the Wing 7 Air Force Base in Surat...
Sikorsky to Upgrade UAEAF Black Hawk Helicopter Fleet
The United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) will receive an upgraded fleet of Black Hawk helicopters from Sikorsky. Sikorsky will upgrade the Black Hawk fleet as part of the $270.4m...
Selex and Czech Republic Air Force Test SEER Radar Warning Receiver
Selex Galileo and the Czech Republic Air Force have tested Selex's new-generation SEER radar warning receiver (RWR). The SEER RWR helps aircraft evade threats including missiles and...
AAF to Replace Antonov-32 Transport Aircraft
The Afghan Air Force (AAF), with Nato Air Training Command-Afghanistan support, has completed 2,000 hours of flight time in the C-27 Spartan. US Air Force C-27 advisor with the 538th...
USAF Awards KC-46A Tanker Contract
The US Air Force has announced the award of a $3.5bn engineering and manufacturing development contract to Boeing for the KC-46A aerial refueler. Experts from the US Department of...
ESL Defence to Support Italian Air Force IBOSEC Programme
Elettronica (ELT) has selected ESL Defence to participate in the Italian air force's Infrared Bench for Seeker Characterisation (IBOSEC) programme. The Italian air force has awarded ELT...
BAE Secures Canadian Hawk Support Contract
BAE Systems has received a new contract to continue support of Hawk jet trainers at the Nato Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme. Under the contract, BAE will provide both scheduled...
RAAF C-130H Hercules Participates in Red Flag Simulation Exercise
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is participating in the airborne warfighting simulation and training exercise Exercise Red Flag 11-3 at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, US, being held from...
USAF Modifies JASSM Missiles
US Air Force (USAF) personnel in Europe have assisted an AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) team to modify missiles at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The modification of...
Raytheon to Train AAF Pilots
Raytheon has secured a contract to train Afghan Air Force (AAF) pilots in the Middle East. Raytheon's vice president for the Middle East and North Africa, Kevin Massengill, confirmed that...
Rolls-Royce to Provide Engine Support Services to USAF C-130 Fleet
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a $203m contract modification to Rolls-Royce to provide engine support services for C-130 transport aircraft. The MissionCare contract covers...
US Air Force Awards F-22 Raptor Sustainment Contract to Lockheed
Lockheed Martin has won a contract modification from the US Air Force for sustainment of its fleet of F-22 Raptors. The $726.6m modification is for the Follow-On Agile Sustainment for the...
US Air Force to Receive Paveway II Plus LGB Kits
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to develop Paveway II Plus Laser-Guided Bomb (LGB) GBU-12 kits. The Paveway II Plus LGB is the latest development in the Paveway II...
IAF Eyes Training Aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has submitted the flight evaluation report to the Indian Defence Ministry for the purchase of basic trainer aircraft. The aircraft vying for the deal includes...
Rolls-Royce to Provide Engine Support Services to RAF C-130 Fleet
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to support the C-130 transport aircraft fleet in operation with the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). Under the one-year, $43m contract extension,...
Northrop Submits Bid for AOC Weapon System Programme
Northrop Grumman has submitted its proposal for the US Air Force (USAF) air and space operations centre (AOC) programme, which features weapon system modernisation efforts to integrate...
Rolls-Royce May Pull Out of IAF Jaguar Re-Engining Programme
The Indian Air Force's (IAF) plans to equip its Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft, Jaguar, with new engines have hit a hurdle with Rolls-Royce indicating that it may back out of the race...
AAF Receives Tenth C-27/G-222 Transport Aircraft
Alenia North America has delivered the tenth of 20 C-27/G-222 transport aircraft to the Afghan Air Force (AAF) for deployment to Kabul to conduct mission operations. The C-27/G-222...
USAF Missile Warning Spacecraft Completes Final Installations and Factory Confidence Test
The US Air Force (USAF) space-based infrared system (SBIRS) team has completed final installations on the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite. The spacecraft has also completed its...
IAF to Equip LCA Tejas with Israeli Derby Missile
The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to equip the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) with the Israeli supersonic Derby beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVR-AAM). India will sign a...
IQAF Train on New Calibration System
The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) has undergone a three-week training course on a new torque-wrench calibration system at New Al-Muthana Air Base, Iraq. The US Air Force (USAF) conducted the...
Italian and Danish Air Forces Conduct Joint Exercise
The Italian and the Royal Danish Air Forces have conducted a joint exercise, known as 'Winter Hide 2011', at Grosseto, Italy, home of the Italian Typhoons. As part of the exercise,...
USAF Awards C-130 Aircrew Training System Contract to Lockheed
Lockheed Martin has been awarded the C-130 transport aircraft aircrew training systems (ATS) contract by the US Air Force to provide academic and simulation training programme for C-130...
Indonesian Air Force to Receive Multirole Jet Fighter Aircraft
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI–AU) is to receive 24 F-16A/B Fighting Falcon multirole jet fighter aircraft from the US to upgrade the current fleet. Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Admiral...
IAF to Test 'Smart' Pill on Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to use a 'smart' pill to keep its pilots awake and vigilant during long-haul operations. Armed Forces Medical Services medical research ADG Major...
USAF to Train on F-35 JSF this Year
The US Air Force (USAF) will begin training on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft before the end of the year. The new JSF programme executive officer Vice Admiral Dave Venlet said...
Lockheed Manufactures USAF Special Mission Aircraft
Lockheed Martin has completed the manufacture of the first MC-130J Combat Shadow II special mission aircraft for the US Air Force (USAF). The aircraft will begin flight tests after...
USAF Releases Proposed 2012 Budget
The US Air Force has placed a request of $166.3bn for its 2012 budget – down $4.5bn from 2011 – with primary focus on combat capabilities and balance. The budget proposal priorities...
IAF to Expand its Helicopter Fleet
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to acquire more than 230 helicopters in the near future to modernise its fleet, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik has said. The process of acquiring helicopters...
USAF Italy Conducts Coalition Training with Slovenian Army
The US Air Force (USAF) in Aviano Air Base, Italy, has conducted a Nato coalition combat capability training exercise with the Slovenian Army at Pocek A-G Range, Postojna, Slovenia. The...
Embraer and India to Co-Develop Trainer Aircraft
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and India intend to develop a basic turboprop trainer aircraft to meet the air force requirements of both nations. Embraer executive vice-president...
South Korea Equips KF-16s with Precision Guided Bomb
The South Korean Air Force has equipped its KF-16 fighter planes with the precision-guided bomb, JDAM (GBU-31). South Korea has developed software linking the KF-16 with a GPS...
IRIAF to Stage Joint Military Exercises with Allies
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) intends to test its capabilities by staging joint military exercises with allies, IRIAF Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shah Safi said. "The...
IAF Eyes Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) may acquire 126 fifth-generation fighter jets worth an estimated $10bn during the next fiscal year, starting 1 April, as part of the country's plan to increase...
Boeing Completes IP Programmes for First Five RAF C-17 Globemaster III Transport Aircraft
Boeing has completed its industrial participation (IP) programmes for the first five C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) ahead of schedule, fulfilling...
Raytheon Completes Free-Flight Demonstrations of JSOW for IAF
Raytheon has conducted a series of free-flight demonstrations of the joint stand-off weapon (JSOW) AGM-154-C from an F-16IN fighter aircraft, as part of the Indian Air Force (IAF) medium...
Brazil Seeks Technology Transfer in Fighter Aircraft Deal
Brazil considers the Boeing F-18 the best jet among three participants vying to supply fighter aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said the country...
Boeing and EADS Submit Final Bids for USAF Tanker Contract
Boeing and EADS North America have submitted final bids for the US Air Force (USAF) KC-X aerial refuelling tanker contract, to replace 179 KC-135 aircraft. Boeing has offered a fleet of...
Canadian Air Force to Receive Long Range Air Defence Radars
The Canadian Air Force will receive two Ground Master 400 (GM 400) long-range air defence radars from ThalesRaytheonSystems as part of a command and control air defence system contract awarded...
IAF to Induct Upgraded Indigenous Multirole Fighter Aircraft by 2015
The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to induct the mkII version of the indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA), Tejas, by 2015, and to develop an indigenous medium combat aircraft (MCA) in a few years....
Jacobs to Support USAF Aeronautical Systems Center
The US Air Force has awarded Jacobs Engineering Group a contract for acquisition support of its Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) F-22 division based in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB),...
Saab Grintek Wins SAAF Maintenance and Support Services Contract
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded Saab Grintek Defence a maintenance and support services contract for self protection systems (SPS) to be fitted to the SAAF fleet of Denel Oryx...
Thales Validates AESA RBE2 Radar on French Air Force Rafale
Thales has validated the production model AESA RBE2 radar with active electronically scanned array antenna on the French Air Force twin-engined delta-wing multirole jet fighter aircraft, Rafale. ...
SAAF Awards Gripen Technical Support Contract to CSIR
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa, has received a contract from the South African Air Force (SAAF) to assist the Gripen team with on-demand technical support....
Cassidian Tests MIDS Data Transmission System on German Air Force Tornado
The German Air Force Tornado combat aircraft fleet has undergone testing of the latest capability standard ASSTA 3 (avionics software system Tornado Ada) at Cassidian's facility in Germany. ...
Vuzix to Deliver Head-Mounted Display System to USAF
Vuzix will deliver its first volume shipments of Tac-Eye LT displays to the US Air Force over the next three months. The Tac-Eye LT is a wearable display solution for viewing computer data...
Raytheon Awarded USAF Space Fence Preliminary Design Contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Raytheon a contract to further develop the design of the Space Fence system. The multistatic radar system detects orbital objects in low and medium...
EADS Offers Hi-Tech Helmet to IAF
European consortium EADS has offered the Indian Air Force (IAF) a high-tech helmet that helps fighter pilots operate aircraft through a seemingly fictional vision-and-voice command. With the...
HAL to Deliver Cheetah Helicopter to Namibian Air Force
The Namibian Air Force will receive a Cheetah helicopter from India-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) during Aero India 2011. HAL Chairman Ashok Nayak said the light combat...
USAF Selects Lockheed Radar System
Lockheed Martin has won a follow-on contract from the US Air Force (USAF) for the next phase of Space Fence, a programme that will revamp the way the USAF identifies and tracks objects in...
Goodrich Wins USAF Retrofit Order
The US Defense Logistics Agency Aviation has awarded Goodrich a follow-on retrofit production order to supply over 1,600 carbon brakes and over 1,400 boltless wheels for the US Air Force...
Bulgarian Air Force Eyes Multirole Fighter Aircraft
Bulgaria plans to enhance its air force's capabilities with a new type of multirole fighter aircraft, equipped and armed in compliance with Nato standards. The reinforcement of the air...
Camgian to Develop Ultra-Low-Power ASICs for USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Camgian Microsystems a phase 3 small business innovation research (SBIR) project to develop two ultra-low-power application specific integrated circuits...
Upgraded IAF Fighter Aircraft Completes First Test Flight
The Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft MiG-29 has been test flown by Russia's MiG Corporation. MiG Corporation was awarded a $900m contract to upgrade all 69 operational IAF MiG-29s. ...
YAF Receives Four Helicopters from US
The Yemeni Air Force (YAF) has received four Bell utility helicopters from the US. The US delivered the helicopters under a $27m contract signed with Yemen, which included training, spare...
SAAF Awards Carl Zeiss Argos 410-Z Sensor Contract
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded Carl Zeiss Optronics a contract to provide on-demand support for the Argos-410 A4 observation system aboard AgustaWestland A109 light...
IRIAF Upgrades Smart Bomb "Qassed"
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) has upgraded its smart bomb, named Qassed-3 (messenger), to provide it with a longer range, said an IRIAF commander. The new smart bomb is...
USAF Awards EISM Contract to CACI International
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded CACI International a contract to provide a broad range of support services for enterprise integration and service management (EISM) activities. Under...
IAF Inducts C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Chief of air staff Air Chief Marshal PV Naik said the aircraft was capable of landing on all terrains and at...
IAF Hermes 450 UAV Receives Engine Upgrades
Elbit Systems' Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicles (UAV) are being re-engined with the R902(W) engine by the Israeli Air Force (IAF). The IAF is configuring the engine with enhancements to...
SAAF Defers Transport Aircraft Fleet Replacement Programme
The South African Air Force (SAAF) will not renew its aged transport fleet too early, chief of the air force Lieutenant General Carlo Gagiano has said. Gagiano further said the SAAF will not...
General Atomics to Deliver 24 MQ-9 Reaper UAVs to USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) will receive 24 MQ-9 Reaper hunter-killer unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. Reaper MQ-9, which is a larger and more capable...
Canadian Air Force to Sell Chinook Helicopters
The Canadian Air Force plans to sell its five Chinook helicopters deployed in Afghanistan. The air force decided to sell the choppers once combat missions have ended in Afghanistan as there is...
RoKAF to Receive 22 T/A-50 Trainer Aircraft by 2012
The Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) has ordered 22 T/A-50 fighter trainer aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). RoKAF will use the aircraft to supplement the T-50 Golden...
Boeing to Submit New Bid for USAF Tanker Aircraft
Boeing is planning to submit a new bid for the $35bn US Air Force (USAF) contract to replace 179 aerial refuelling tankers, after the two parties discussed the company's proposal. A...
USAF Awards Sensor Technology Contract to Etegent
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Etegent a phase I small business innovation research (SBIR) grant to build performance models for feature-aided trackers. The goal of performance modelling...
France Orders 200 Meteor Ramjet Missiles
The French Air Force is to receive 200 Meteor high-speed (ramjet), long-range air-to-air missiles. A European consortium comprising of Britain, Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Sweden...
Atlantis Team to Support Canadian Air Force Management Programme
Atlantis Systems Eduplus (ASE), in collaboration with Australia-based Ocean Software and Canada-based integrator Accenture, will support the implementation of the FlightPro management system to...
Northrop to Research SOA Interoperability for USAF
Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from the US Air Force to demonstrate information interoperability among different implementations of service-oriented architecture (SOA)...
USAF Receives First Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Boeing and iRobot have delivered the first 30 small unmanned ground vehicles (SUGV) under a contract with the US Air Force (USAF) for the service's explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team. This...
USAF GEO-1 Satellite Launch Moves Ahead
The US Air Force (USAF) and Lockheed Martin-led space-based infrared system (SBIRS) team has completed a major space to ground interface and functional system test for the first...
Raytheon and Lockheed to Supply Radar System to USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Raytheon and Lockheed Martin two separate contracts worth $107m to provide designs for the Space Fence S-band radar system. The radar system comprises...
SAAF to Phase Out Cheetah Aircraft
The South African Air Force (SAAF) has awarded Denel Personnel Solutions a contract to provide manpower to assist with the phasing out of the Cheetah system under Project Belgrado. The...
IAF to Receive Air-to-Air Supersonic BrahMos Cruise Missile by 2012
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will receive an air-to-air variant of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile by 2012, according to an official from the Defence Research and Development...
Integral Systems Receives USAF CCS-C Contract Modification
The US Air Force (USAF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded Integral Systems a contract modification to its command and control system-consolidated (CCS-C) contract. Under the...
India's AMCA to be Powered by Indigenous Engine
India's indigenous fighter jet engine, Kaveri, is to power the home-grown fifth-generation advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA). DRDO's gas turbine research establishment (GTRE) is...
South Korea to Deploy Stealth Fighters in 2015
South Korea is planning to purchase its first stealth fighter jets ahead of schedule to enhance its capabilities to counter North Korea's increasing provocations, a defence official has...
France to Sell Mirage Fighter Jets to Iraq
France has offered to sell 18 Mirage F1 retrofitted fighters to Iraq for $1bn as part of the comprehensive military air programme, French ambassador Boris Boillon has said. "France has proposed...
Boeing Flight Tests Dutch Air Force Chinook Helicopter
Boeing and the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) have conducted the first flight of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter at Summit Aviation in the...
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Italian Air Force Receives First Boeing KC767-A Tanker Aircraft
The Italian Air Force has taken delivery of the first of four Boeing KC767-A tanker aircraft at the Pratica di Mare base south of Rome, Italy. The KC767-A has been configured for...
Meggitt Supports Indian Hawk Jet Trainer Programme
Meggitt has been awarded two contracts by BAE to supply components as part of the Indian Hawk advanced jet trainer programme. The first contract, valued at £5m, will involve a range of...
Bulgarian Air Force to Sell Soviet-Built Helicopters
The Bulgarian Air Force has plans to sell half of its Soviet-made helicopters to finance the modernisation of the remaining aircraft, Defence Minister Anyu Angelov has said. The funds raised...
Airbus Military Demonstrates Final Aircraft Refuelling System
The Airbus Military A330 MRTT has successfully demonstrated the refuelling system for UK Royal Air Force future strategic transport aircraft (FSTA) variant using the fuselage refuelling unit...
USAF Selects Lattice to Develop IED Detector
The US Air Force has awarded a prime contract to Lattice Government Services to develop a system for detecting improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Under the contract, the company will develop...
Canada to Upgrade Air Force
The Canadian Federal Government has signed a $55.7m contract to modernise two military radar systems in a move to upgrade its air force. Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay said the...
South Sudan Inaugurates Air Force
South Sudan has launched the air force of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in the region's capital Juba. The nearly independent region fought a civil war with the north for two...
India Unveils Indigenous LCA
India has unveiled its indigenous light combat aircraft, Tejas, for the first time at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. The aircraft recently received initial operational clearance to be...
IAF to Induct Hercules Aircraft Next Month
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will officially induct its first C-130 J Hercules transport aircraft into the fleet on 5 February at the Hindan air base. The aircraft is expected to enhance...
Turkish Air Force to Purchase F-35s, says Defence Minister
Turkey's air force is planning to buy 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II aircraft, according to defence minister Vecdi Gonul. "We're planning to buy 100 aircraft with an...
Saab to Modify Swedish Aircraft System
The Swedish Defence Material Administration has awarded a task order to Saab for the development of the existing material system in its Gripen C/D aircraft. The SEK127m ($19.3m) order...
ATK to Support DARPA ISIS Airship Program
ATK has been selected to provide the thermal control subsystem for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Integrated Sensor is Structure (ISIS) programme. The company will...
New Zealand to Upgrade Whenuapai Airfield
The New Zealand Government is planning to upgrade the Whenuapai Air Field at RNZAF Base Auckland, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp confirmed. "National promised retention of Whenuapai as an...
IAF Jaguar Fleet to be Equipped with ASRAAM Missile
The Indian Air Force Jaguar fleet is to be equipped with MBDA's advanced short-range air-to-air missile (ASRAAM) to provide both short and within-visual-range protection. The weapon system is...
South Korea Unveils First Armed Version of T-50 Trainer Jet
South Korea has unveiled the first armed version of its T-50 supersonic trainer jet, the Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA) has said. "With the production of the TA-50, the...
Boeing Flight Tests UK RAF Chinook Mk4 Helicopter
Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support team has begun flight testing the first Chinook mk4 helicopter for the Royal Air Force (RAF) as part of the Project Julius mk4 modernisation programme. Project...
Airbus Bids Against Ilyushin for IAF Midair Tanker Contract
Airbus Military has bid against Russia's Ilyushin to supply six mid-air refuellers for the Indian Air Force (IAF) tanker tender, announced in September 2010. Airbus has offered its A330...
Raytheon to Provide Paveway Munitions to Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has awarded a $475m contract to Raytheon to provide the combat-proven Paveway family of precision-guided munitions. The Paveway is a family of laser-guided...
Royal Air Force to Receive Seventh Boeing C-17
The UK Royal Air Force's (RAF) seventh C-17 Globemaster III airlifter has arrived at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England, after undergoing modifications. RAF Air Officer Commanding...
Moldova to Sell MiG-29A Fighters
The Defence Ministry of the Republic of Moldova is again trying to sell six grounded MiG-29A Fulcrum fighters, a ministry spokesman has said. The fighters, which are in need of $30m of...
Japan and US Reach Agreement on F-35 Fighter Jets
The US and Japan have reached a confidentiality agreement on the F-35 fifth-generation multirole stealth fighter system to become the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force's (JASDF) main...
Boeing C-17 Programme Ups Production Rate
Boeing will deliver 13 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters in 2011 as part of its strategy to move to a new production rate of ten C-17s a year. The move to the new production rate will be...
Iran Test Fires Upgraded Surface-to-Air Missile
Iran has successfully test fired an upgraded version of the mid-range surface-to-air Haag missile near Khondab nuclear facilities, senior Iranian military commander Colonel Abolfazl Farmihani...
Australian KC-30A MRTT Damaged in In-Flight Incident
An Australian KC-30A multirole tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft has been damaged in an in-flight incident with a Portuguese Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft. The incident occurred during a...
Aeroeletronica to Supply Hermes UASs to Brazilian Air Force
Elbit Systems' Brazilian subsidiary Aeroeletronica has been awarded a contract to supply Hermes 450 unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to the Brazilian Air Force. The Hermes 450 UAS is designed...
CSC to Provide Cybersecurity Services to US Air Force
CSC has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force to provide cybersecurity services for the 33rd Network Warfare Squadron (NWS). Under the contract, CSC will provide full spectrum...
Boeing Withdraws from IAF Midair Tanker Competition
Boeing has decided to withdraw from the midair tanker tender announced by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in September 2010. Boeing vice-president for defence, space and security in India Dr Vivek...
Raytheon to Launch New GPS Collaboration Centre
Raytheon will open its new global positioning system (GPS) collaboration centre in February 2011 in El Segundo, California, US. The centre will allow US Air Force space and missile...
Embraer to Modernise Brazilian Air Force AMX Fighters
The Brazilian Air Force and Embraer have signed a follow-on contract to modernise 43 AMX jet fighters in a move to improve Brazil's defence system. The agreement includes a structural...
Airbus Military Begins Fatigue Testing of A400M
Airbus Military has begun major fatigue testing of the A400M turboprop military transport aircraft in Dresden, Germany. The test airframe, known as MSN5001, will be subjected to a...
BAE Wins F-35 Mission Planning Support Contract
BAE Systems has received a $3.8m contract to continue supplying the secure operating system used to run the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's mission-planning software. BAE's operating system...
Thailand Expects Gripen Jet Delivery in February
The Royal Thai Air Force is due to receive six Swedish-built JAS-39 Gripen jet fighters in February 2011. The single engine, multirole fighters will be stationed at the Wing 7 air force base...
USAF Selects Harris Handheld and Vehicular Amplifier Systems
The US Air Force has awarded a contract to Harris to supply Falcon III AN/PRC-152 multiband, multimission handheld radios and vehicular amplifier systems. The $11m order was awarded through...
Bell Helicopter to Provide Support Services to Canadian Griffon Fleet
Bell Helicopter has been awarded a ten-year, CH146 optimised weapon system support (OWSS) services contract for the Canadian Forces CH146 Griffon fleet. The $640m initial contract will be...
USANG to Test Guardian Anti-Missile System on KC-135
The US Air National Guard (USANG) and Northrop Grumman are making modifications to a KC-135 air refuelling aircraft in preparation for the operational utility evaluation of the...
ARINC to Upgrade Indonesian C-130B Aircraft
ARINC Engineering Services has received a $63.7m contract to upgrade five C-130B transport aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force. Under the contract, ARINC will carry out structural and...
IAF to Receive First C-130J Airlifter
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will receive the first of six C-130J Super Hercules airlifters from the US this week under a $950m deal signed in 2008. The C-130J will be flown into Hindon Air...
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Conduct Joint Air Exercise
The Pakistani (PAF) and Royal Saudi Air Forces (RSAF) are undergoing a joint air power exercise in Saudi Arabia to enhance interoperability. During the exercise, named Al Saqoor-II, which will...
Patria to Supply MLU2 Systems to Finnish Air Force
The Finnish Air Force has awarded a task order to Patria for series installations of MLU2 systems upgrades for its Hornet fighters. The €24m order covers the modification of 35...
RAF Crews Begin Training on Intelligence Aircraft with USAF
The UK Royal Air Force's (RAF) 51 Squadron crew of four has completed the first week of training on the Rivet Joint aircraft with the US Air Force. The co-manning arrangement will allow...
HAL Expects Additional Combat Aircraft Order from IAF
Indian defence company Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) expects the Indian Air Force (IAF) to order an additional 42 indigenously built Sukhoi Su-30MKIs. The multirole combat aircraft is a variant...
AMI Inaugurates First Fixed Air Defence Radar Systems
The Italian Air Force (AMI) has inaugurated the first of 12 RAT31 DL fixed air defence radar (FADR) systems with the 112th remote radar Squadron of Mortara (Pavia). The Selex Sistemi...
Russian Air Force Lifts Ban on Tu-95 Bomber Flights
The Russian Air Force has lifted the ban on flights of Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers. Russia imposed the ban on Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber flights in December after an An-22 Cock transport...
USAF May Award Tanker Aircraft Deal Next Month
EADS North American expects the US Air Force $35bn tanker aircraft deal to be awarded next month, the company's chief executive Sean O'Keefe has said. The final offer is expected to be...
US Air Forces in Hungary and Germany Participate in Aerial Port Training
US Airmen in Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW) at Papa Air Base, Hungary, and Ramstein Air Base, Germany, have participated in aerial port training near Ramstein AB and Grafonvier, Germany, between...
USAF in Italy Starts Using New Asset Marking and Tracking System
Personnel at US Air Force Aviano Air Base, Italy, have begun using the new asset marking and tracking (AMT) system being implemented at air force installations around the world. The new...
ROKAF Selects Elbit Electronic Warfare and Missile Warning Systems
South Korea has awarded Elbit Systems subsidiary Elisra Electronic Systems a contract to supply airborne electronic warfare (EW) suites and missile warning systems (MWS) for the Republic of...
Iranian Air Force May Manufacture Third-Generation Guided Missiles
The Iranian Air Force is planning to manufacture the third-generation of guided Qased (messenger) missiles. The new-generation missile, equipped with an engine, will fly over a distance...
USAF Selects DynCorp for Aviation Maintenance
DynCorp International (DI) has received a task order from the US Air Force for aviation maintenance to support the US Army at Ft Campbell, Kentucky, US. Under the contract, DI will...
IAF to Roll Out Airborne Early Warning Combat Aircraft by Next January
The Indian Air Force (IAF) airborne early warning combat aircraft will be ready for roll out in January next year, Defence Minister AK Antony has said. The airborne early warning and...
Iraqi Air Force Conducts Aerial Demonstrations
Iraqi Air Force has flown 20 Raytheon-built T-6A Texan II turboprop trainer aircraft in 12 flyovers and conducted aerial demonstrations during the annual Iraqi Army Day Parade at the...
China Confirms J-20 Stealth Aircraft First Flight Test
China has carried out its first flight test of a fifth-generation J-20 stealth fighter jet, Chinese President Hu Jintao has confirmed to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The confirmation...
TNI AU F-16 Fighter Aircraft Undergo Maintenance
The Indonesian National Army Air Force (TNI AU) F-16 fighter aircraft are undergoing maintenance work at Iswahyudi Air Base, East Java, in Indonesia. Former commander of the US Air Force...
USAF Starts the Multimission Satellite Operations Center
The US Air Force's satellite command and control system, the Multimission Satellite Operations Center (MMSOC) ground system architecture, has gone operational with the launch of the...
Denmark to Train Serbian Air Force
Serbia and Denmark have signed a bilateral military agreement under which the Serbian Air Force will be trained by Denmark to participate in international missions. Danish...
USAF Upgrades GPS Software
The US Air Force (USAF) has completed another sustainment software release for the GPS operational control segment ground system. USAF Space Command completed the release as part of its...
Integral Systems Completes Testing of USAF Detection System
Integral Systems' Military and Intelligence Group (MIG) has completed the factory acceptance testing (FAT) of the US Air Force rapid attack identification, detection and reporting system...
New Zealand Air Force Pilots to Train in Australia
New Zealand Air Force pilots are likely to receive fast-jet training in Australia as the New Zealand Government plans to fill a ten-year gap in the air force left by scrapped...
IAF Inducts Supersonic Fighter Jets
India's first indigenous supersonic fighter jet, the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas, has been inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF). The LCA, which is meant to replace MiG 21s and...
USAF New Long-Range Radar Demonstrates Critical Technologies
The US Air Force (USAF) three-dimensional expeditionary long-range radar (3DELRR) has completed demonstration of critical technologies in its full-scale prototype. 3DELRR will replace the...
USAF Tactical Aircraft Engine Completes Biofuel Test Flight
The US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle tactical aircraft engine F100-PW-220, developed by Pratt & Whitney, has completed its first biofuel test flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, US. ...
Philippine Air Force to Receive Additional Utility Helicopters
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will receive five more refurbished President of the US (POTUS) programme (UH-1H) utility helicopters from the US. PAF spokesman Lt Col Miguel Ernesto Okol...
RAF Fighter Pilots to Receive Innovative Helmet and Support System
UK Royal Air Force Typhoon jet fighter pilots are to receive the BAE Systems-developed helmet and support system, the helmet-mounted symbology system. The system will allow RAF pilots to...
RAAF Receives Additional Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet Multirole Aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received four new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet multirole aircraft, enabling it to perform critical missions. The Super Hornet offers the RAAF...
Qatari Air Force to Buy Fighter Jets
Qatar is planning to procure a major fleet of fighter jets for use by the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF). The proposed aircraft will replace the QEAF's existing fleet of French-made...
USAF Approves Northrop JICO Support System Production
The US Air Force (USAF) has given Milestone C approval to Northrop Grumman's joint interface control officer (JICO) support system (JSS). Northrop Grumman vice-president and deputy...
USAF to Train RAF RC-135V/W Reconnaissance Aircraft Crews
The US Department of Defense and the UK Ministry of Defense have signed an agreement under which the US Air Force (USAF) will train the initial cadre of Royal Air Force (RAF) aircrews on...
Russia and US to Conduct New Hijacking Exercises
The air forces of Russia and US are planning to conduct new joint training hijacking exercise to test their air defence abilities in the face of potential international hijacking by...
German Air Contingent Replaces USAF Troops on Baltic Air Policing Mission
US Air Force (USAF) troops conducting the quick reaction alert (QRA) Baltic air policing mission are being replaced by a German air contingent with six F-4 Phantom fighters after four months...
German Air Force Inducts New Weapon System
The German Air Force (Luftwaffe) has begun operating a new weapon system named Mantis, a short-range counter-rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) system. The weapon system will be deployed...
RE2 to Supply Small Robot Toolkit for Use in USAF UGV
Northrop Grumman subsidiary Remotec will receive small robot toolkit (SRT) from intelligent modular manipulation systems developer Robotics Engineering Excellence (RE2) to upgrade the...
Thai Air Force Buys Unmanned Air Vehicle System
The Royal Thai Air Force has purchased an Aerostar unmanned air vehicle system from Aeronautics Defense Systems. The Aerostar is 4.5m long with a wingspan of 7.5m, has a 12-hour endurance and...
Lockheed Demonstrates 3D Surveillance Radar to USAF
The US Air Force's (USAF) development of the next-generation mobile, long-range surveillance and ballistic missile defence radar has achieved another milestone as Lockheed Martin has completed...
Russian Air Force to Receive Ka-52 Alligator Helicopters
Russia is planning to procure Ka-52 Alligator helicopters for the national Air Force in 2011, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Vladimir Drik has said. The Ka-52, an upgrade of...
USAF Increases Airmen in Afghanistan
The US Air Force (USAF) has increased the number of airmen in Afghanistan, due to an increasing reliance on airstrikes with bombs and missiles. In 2010, the number of joint terminal...
IAF Replaces Old Aircraft Fleet and Renovates Airfields in North East
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is replacing its old aircraft fleet in the eastern and north-eastern region of the country with Sukhoi and medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRC) in a phased...
Russia to Receive Sukhoi Fighter Jets by 2015
The Russian Air Force is to be equipped with 100 Sukhoi fighter jets by 2015. According to Defence Ministry spokesman Vladimir Drik, Russia has signed three state contracts with the...
USAF to Deploy New Surveillance System to Afghanistan
The US Air Force (USAF) is to deploy a new intelligence drone to Afghanistan with the capacity to transmit live video images of movement across an entire town. The airborne surveillance...
Canada Deploys CC-130J Hercules Tactical Aircraft to Afghanistan
The Canadian Air Force has deployed its first CC-130J Hercules tactical aircraft into operational service at Kandahar Airfield in support of UN-mandated, Nato-led missions to Afghanistan. ...
IAF Eyes New Training Aircraft
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has requested information Korean and Italian aerospace companies on new training aircraft for use by pilot school cadets before advancing to combat jets training. ...
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Italian Air Force Receives First Tornado IS86 Aircraft
The Italian Air Force has received the Tornado IS86 (MM 7087) from Alenia Aeronautica, the series-lead of 15 aircraft envisaged by the Air Force's IT Basic Full MLU (RET 7) retrofit...
Ulan-Ude Delivers Transport Helicopters to Russian Air Force
JSC Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant has supplied ten Mi-171AMTSh transport helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, under the Russian Federation Air Force Modernisation programme....
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RAAF Receives Consolidation Approval for F/A-18A/B Hornet
The Australian Federal Government has approved the consolidation of the Royal Australian Air Force's F/A-18A/B Hornet structural refurbishment programmes under the First Pass Approval for...
PoAF, RAF and RAAF to Receive Multi-Role Tanker Transport Aircraft in 2011
Airbus Military has announced that it will deliver A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft to the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF), the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Australian...
USAF Awards Aircraft Maintenance Contract to L-3
The US Air Force has awarded L-3 Communications' Systems Field Support division a contract to provide trainer maintenance and precision measurement as well as equipment laboratory support. ...
Lockheed Delivers First C-130J Hercules to Indian Air Force
The Indian Air Force has received the first of six C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin ordered under the US Foreign Military Sale programme in late 2008. The C-130J...
Sukhoi 25UBM Attack Aircraft Completes State Acceptance Trials
Russia's major aircraft holding company, Sukhoi, has completed trials for the Su-25UBM twin-seat attack aircraft and operational trainer. The trials, which included the use of live weapons,...
Swiss Air Force Orders Additional PC-21 Training Aircraft
The Swiss Air Force has placed a follow-up order with Pilatus Aircraft for two additional PC-21 turboprop training aircraft. The $31.17m contract, which includes logistics, engineering...
Saab to Deliver Gripen Fighter Aircraft to SAAF
Armaments Corporation of South Africa has awarded Saab a contract involving the South African Air Force’s (SAAF) fleet of Gripen C and D advanced fighter aircraft. Under the $6.43m...
Brazilian Air Force Test Flights Upgraded C-95 Aircraft
The Brazilian Air Force has completed the debut flight of its C-95 freighter-wayfarer aircraft following its upgrade by Aeroeletrônica (AEL). The upgrade included the integration of...
RAF Tanker Performs First Contacts with Receiver Aircraft
The UK Royal Air Force A330 MRTT Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA) has completed its first contacts with an F-18 fighter of the Spanish Air Force during a series of dry contacts...
German Air Force to Receive Euro Hawk Aircraft in 2011
The German Air Force unmanned aircraft system Euro Hawk, developed by Northrop Grumman and EADS Cassidian, has proved its long-endurance capability with a 30hr flight over Edwards Air Force Base...
USAF to Use New ISR System for Warfighters
The US Air Force (USAF) is to use a new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system developed by Raytheon as the USAF has completed evaluation of the upgraded distributed...
Indian and Singaporean Air Forces Conduct Joint Training
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) have conducted joint military training (JMT) at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, India. The RSAF deployed its...
USAF Awards Enterprise Integration and Service Management Contract to DRC
The US Air Force (USAF) has selected Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC) as one of six awardees for the network-centric solutions (NETCENTS-2) enterprise integration and service management...
Thai Air Force Receives Air Defence System from Sweden
The Royal Thai Air Force has received a Saab 340 Erieye AEW (airborne early warning) and a Saab 340 for transport and training aircraft from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration...
Swiss Air Force Retires Alouette III Light Helicopter
The Swiss Air Force Alouette III light helicopter took to the skies for the final time with a formation flight over its home base at Alpnach, Switzerland, after 46 years of service and...
RAF Harrier Jets Take Final Flight
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has officially retired 16 Harrier jets after more than 40 years of military service. The Harriers will be decommissioned in 2011, and will be replaced by the...
USAF Tests First Space-Based Missile Warning Satellite
The US Air Force (USAF) has completed the final integrated system test (FIST) of the first space-based infrared system (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite. The launch of GEO-1 will...
USAF to Use Zeus Situational Awareness for RPA Activities
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded a contract to Raytheon Solipsys to deliver and install its Zeus situational awareness and collaboration system for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Zeus...
USAF Awards KC-135 Aircrew Training System Contract to CAE
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded CAE USA a contract to provide comprehensive KC-135 aircrew training services at 13 USAF bases in the US and internationally, where more than 3,500 KC-135...
Denel Aviation Delivers Supersonic Fighter Aircraft to Ecuador
The Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) has received 12 Cheetah C supersonic fighter aircraft from Denel Aviation. Under the terms of the agreement, the South African company will continue to provide...
PAF Receives Additional Jet Fighter Aircraft
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) has received five new F-16 multirole jet fighter aircraft from US. This is the fourth batch of new F-16s delivered and represents the near completion of...
Saudi Air Force to Train at USAF Base
The US Air Force (USAF) has selected Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, US, as the site for maintenance and flying training of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) over the next decade. ...
IAF to Receive Medium-Lift Multirole Helicopters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will receive 80 Mi 17-V5 medium-lift multirole helicopters along with spares and associated equipment worth $1.34bn from Rosoboronexport of Russia. The IAF will...
Boeing to Provide Engineering Sustainment Support to USAF
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract for engineering sustainment support on the KC-135 fleet support programme. Under the five-year, $20m annual contract, the company will...
Turkey Could Join South Korea and Indonesia to Develop Fighter Aircraft
Turkey may develop a new fighter aircraft with South Korea and Indonesia as part of its plans to refurbish the Turkish Air Force. "There have been some preliminary talks about our...
US Air Force AWACS to Use Improved IFF
The US Air Force will use an improved identification friend or foe (IFF) system capability for E-3 sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft (AWACS). AWACS aircraft provide...
Cambridge Pixel Supplies Radar Plot Extractors for South African Air Force
UK-based Cambridge Pixel is supplying SPx radar plot extraction and SPx scan conversion software to South African technology company Tellumat for the South African Air Force's airfield...
Kazakh Air Force to Receive Russian Trainer / Light Attack Aircraft
The Kazakh Air Force is to use the Yakovlev Yak-130 pilot training aircraft from early next year, as per an agreement signed between Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov and his...
Indian Air Force to Receive Additional C-130J Transport Aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is to receive the first of an order of C-130J transport aircraft on 16 December, manufacturer Lockheed Martin has said. Two more will be delivered to India early...
Sypris Solutions to Secure USAF Communications Networks
The US Air Force (USAF) has selected a Sypris Solutions subsidiary, Sypris Electronics, to deliver really simple key loader (RASKL) electronic key fill devices to serve as the replacement for...
German Air Force Receives Last KEPD 350 Guided Missile
Taurus System and Saab Dynamics have concluded a series order with delivery of the 600th missile to the German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) for delivery to the...
JASDF to Receive New Fleet of Search and Rescue Helicopters
The Japanese Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) will receive a new fleet of 40 advanced UH-60J search and rescue helicopters from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Over the life of the...
EADS to Build USAF KC-45 Tanker Production Facility
EADS North America is planning to construct a mobile conversion centre in the US, where the KC-45 aerial refuelling tanker aircraft will be militarised for the US Air Force. The KC-45 is the...
Brazil Undecided on Jet Fighter Purchase
The Brazilian Air Force may not purchase its longstanding order of 36 jet fighters as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is unlikely to make a decision on the multibillion-dollar...
RAAF Ready to Operate F/A-18F Multirole Fighter Aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) first squadron of F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets has achieved initial operational capability. The achievement follows the arrival of four new...
USAF Upgrades A-10A Thunderbolt II Attack Aircraft
The US Air Force (USAF) in South Korea has completed the transition of the last Thunderbolt II aircraft A-10A model to the A-10C model. The new model features improved precision...
ROKAF Receives Additional Boeing Multirole Combat Aircraft
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has received three more Boeing F-15K Slam Eagles under the next fighter II contract at Daegu Air Base, South Korea. The F-15K is an advanced variant...
Kazakh Air Force to Defend Russian Airspace
Russia and Kazakhstan are planning to form a joint regional air defence network, under which the Kazakh Air Force will defend Russian airspace along the border with Kazakhstan. The creation...
Northrop Wins USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II Total Lifecycle Program Orders
The US Air Force (USAF) has awarded Northrop Grumman three task orders under the A-10 Thunderbolt Lifecycle Program Support (TLPS) – indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. ...
IAF to Procure Six C-130J-30 Transport Aircraft
The Indian Air Force is purchasing six C-130J-30 transport aircraft from the US through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) procedure for $962.7m. The proposed deal also includes procurement...
RAAF Launches Air-to-Surface Missile
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has launched two Joint Standoff Weapon Cs from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The JSOW C-1 maintains the land attack capability of JSOW C and adds a...
Raytheon Wins Radar Upgrade Contract
Raytheon Company has been awarded a contract by Boeing for the production of advanced APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array radars, to be delivered to the US Air Force and US Air...
Northrop Grumman to Enhance Situational Awareness of US C-130H Aircraft Crews
Northrop Grumman has received a contract to provide Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) capability for US Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command C-130H tactical...
Airbus Military Upgrades P-3 Orion for Brazilian Air Force
Brazilian Minister of Defence Nelson Jobim has inspected the first of a fleet of nine P-3 Orion aircraft modified by Airbus Military for the Brazilian Air Force in Spain. The...
RAF and UAE Air Force Conduct Joint Training Exercise
The UAE Air Force and the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) have held joint training exercises over the past two weeks to showcase the ability to co-operate with each other and maritime forces at the...
US Air Force Orbital Test Vehicle Completes Maiden Flight
The US Air Force orbital test vehicle (OTV) X-37B has successfully de-orbited and landed, concluding an experimental test mission more than 220 days after it was launched from Cape Canaveral...
Boeing Submits Proposal to Replace 179 US Air Force KC-135 Aircraft
The Boeing NewGen Tanker is a widebody, multi-mission aircraft based on the Boeing 767 commercial airplane and updated with advanced technology. Capable of fulfilling the Air Force's needs...
Peruvian Air Force to Receive 12 Twin Otters from Canada
The Ministry of Defence of Peru has inked a $67m contract with Viking Air for 12 DHC-6-600 Twin Otters for use by the Peruvian Air Force. Under the contract, the Canadian equipment...
Korean Air Force to Receive C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft
The Republic of Korea has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to provide four C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The C-130J offers greater operational efficiency than older C-130s, can fly...
Aerojet Delivers Final F-22 Forward Boom to USAF
GenCorp's subsidiary Aerojet has supplied the last F-22 Raptor forward boom to Boeing for delivery to the US Air Force. The forward boom is a structural component, which provides wing,...
IAF Seeks Additional Akash Missile Systems
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is to offer contracts worth at least Rs100bn ($2.1bn) to Bharat Electronics (BEL) to produce several squadrons of the Akash missile system. The IAF will place...
USAF, Boeing Complete Satellite Communications System Testing
The US Air Force and Boeing have completed intersegment tests of communications between a Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T) and an Advanced Extremely High Frequency...
USAF Flies New Combat Radar on F-16
The US Air Force has successfully completed a series of flight trials of the Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR), the latest active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, on an Air Force...
Russia to Acquire 1,500 New Aircraft by 2020
The Russian Air Force is considering acquiring over 1,500 new aircraft to increase the number of its high-precision weapons by 2020, a deputy Air Force commander said. Lt Gen Igor Sadofyev...
IAF Upgrades First F-16C/D Strike Aircraft
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has upgraded its first Lockheed Martin F-16C/D to the 'Barak 2020' configuration. The attack aircraft has been equipped with a new head-up display and...
US Air Force Awards Contract to Protect Minuteman Weapon Systems
The US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has selected Transtector Systems' Source Region Electromagnetic Pulse Electrical Surge Arrestor (SREMP ESA) hardened technology, which will be used...
French Air Force Fires New Missile from Nuclear Strike Variant Mirage 2000N
The French Air Force has completed the first evaluation firing of the new weapon system formed by the nuclear strike variant Mirage 2000N and the ASMPA enhanced stand-off missile. The...
US Air Force to Upgrade Mobile Ground System
The US Air Force has signed a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates to upgrade its mobile ground system software under the Eagle Vision Program. The solution will allow the Air...
Malaysia Considers Additional Pilatus PC-7 Mk II Training Aircraft
The Royal Malaysian Air Force is considering procuring 12 additional Pilatus PC-7 Mk II low-wing tandem-seat training aircraft in two batches, with the first batch delivered after April...
US Air Force Selects UCS Platform to Automate Mission-Critical Testing and Interoperability
Onpath Technologies' Universal Connectivity System (UCS) platform has been chosen by the Tactical Data Link Interoperability Test Center (TDLITC) at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, US. ...
US Air Force Receives Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Sensor
The US Air Force has received the first production Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor from Northrop Grumman for integration on the first Block 40 Global...
Indian Air Force to be Equipped with C-17 Globemaster-III Aircraft
India's Ministry of Defence has issued a letter of request to the US for the procurement of Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III aircraft for the Indian Air Force. The ministry is planning to...
Airforce-Technology Launches Major Defence Industry Survey
To understand what our readers view as the most important business issues for 2011-2012, airforce-technology.com is launching a major industry survey covering all its readers worldwide. We...
BAE Systems to Upgrade Italian Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft
Italian Air Force has selected BAE Systems to upgrade its fleet of Tornado multi-role fighter aircraft. The £20m upgrade contract includes the design, development and manufacture kits for...
Iraqi Air Force Opens New Facilities at Ali Air Base
Iraqi Air Force has recently opened new facilities and transferred Squadron 70 to Ali Air Base, Iraq, as part of its strategy to secure southern provinces of the country. Commander of the...
Cobham to Supply Equipment for New Indian BAE Systems Hawk Trainer Aircraft
Cobham will deliver Weapons Carriage and Release equipment for the Indian Air Force Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer programme, under a contract with Hawk manufacturer BAE Systems. Cobham's...
USAF Flight Tests Remotely-Piloted Aircraft on Alternative Fuel
The US Air Force has completed a 32-hour flight test of the 412th Test Wing's Global Vigilance Combined Test Force's Block 20 RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely-piloted aircraft (RPA), using...
Australian Air Force to Decommission F-111
The Royal Australian Air Force is planning to decommission its last General Dynamics F-111Cs, closing a chapter in aviation history that began with the first flight of the F-111A prototype in...
KAF to Receive F/A-18 Trainers
Kuwait Air Force (KAF) will receive two F/A-18C Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFTs) and associated training equipment from L-3 Communications Link Simulation & Training division. ...
LaBarge to Support Joint Strike Fighter Programme
LaBarge has won a contract from Moog to produce printed circuit card assemblies for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The F-35, a next-generation strike aircraft...
Indian Air Force to be Equipped with 126 Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
India is planning to sign a contract to acquire 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) fighter aircraft by March 2011, according to Indian Air Force chief of staff P. V. Naik. ...
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US Air Force Unveils Maintenance Flight to Support Warfighters
The US Air Force has launched the Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Flight (EDMF) to support warfighters around the world. The EDMF is responsible for battle damage repair of C-130s, F-15s...
Russia May Resume Su-25 Aircraft Production
The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAZ) in Eastern Siberia may resume production of Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot strike aircraft if orders come from the Russian Defense Ministry and the United...
Israel and Italy Conclude Joint Air Force Exercise
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) and the Italian Air Force have concluded a two-week exercise in Sardinia, Italy. The exercise was aimed at strengthening IAF operational capabilities and...
Australia Adds JASSM Project to Concern List
Australia has added the acquisition of Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) for its F / A-18A / B aircraft to its projects of concern list. The AIR 5418 Phase 1 project, approved...
F-35 Delivery Delay Concerns US Air Force
The US Air Force is concerned that software development and production issues will delay its plan to begin using new F-35 fighter jets in April 2016. The possible F-35 delivery delay has...
India Tests Electronic Warfare Suite for Fighter Aircraft
India has successfully tested the electronic warfare (EW) suite for MiG-27 fighter aircraft that will be used to prevent any kind of enemy threats. The EW suite for MiG-27 fighters of the...
Nammo to Develop Ammunition for F35 Lightning II
The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation has awarded a contract to Nammo for the development of 25mm APEX ammunition and associated training ammunition for the Lockheed Martin F35 Lightning...
US Air Force Monitoring Tension in Korea, Says USAF Chief
The US Air Force is monitoring the tension in Korea and is prepared to respond immediately if hostilities between North and South Korea escalate, according to chief of staff general...
BAE Delivers Super Hornets to RAAF
BAE Systems has delivered two F/A-18 Hornets to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), as part of the air force's deeper maintenance support contract. The BAE Systems Australia fast jet...
Saab to Supply Gripen Fighters to Thailand
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV, to supply six Gripen aircraft to the Royal Thai Air Force. Under the contract, Saab will deliver single-seat...
US Air Force Receives New Air Traffic Control Radar
The US Air Force's 48th Fighter Wing has become the first unit in Europe to receive new radar systems for air traffic control. The digital airport surveillance radar (DASR) and standard...
India to Launch Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft Project
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in India is seeking $2bn from the Indian Government to develop an advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA). ADA director and programme director...
US Air Force Begins Major AWACS Upgrade
The US Air Force has begun a major upgrade on its E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The first AWACS aircraft to receive...
PAF Receives Third Batch of US F-16 Aircraft
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) has received the third batch of six F-16 C/D block 52 fighter aircraft from the US. The F-16 C/D block 52 aircraft is a high-tech fighter aircraft, equipped with...
Russia to Test Fly Second Prototype Fifth-Generation Fighter
Sukhoi CEO Mikhail Pogosyan has announced that Russia will conduct flight trials of the second prototype of the fifth-generation T-50 fighter aircraft by the end of 2010. Pogosyan said...
Boeing Considers Partnership with Embraer
Boeing is considering forming a partnership with Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (Embraer) in an effort to strengthen its bid to develop 36 fighter jets for the Brazilian Air Force. ...
US Air Force to Receive Additional F-35 Fighters
Lockheed Martin will supply ten F-35A conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) variants for the US Air Force under a $3.5bn contract from the US Department of Defense, which also includes...
Pakistan to Induct Chinese Airborne Warning System
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) will induct the ZDK-03 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from China to increase its air defence capability. PAF Air Chief Marshal Rao...
Phantom Ray Completes Low-Speed Taxi Tests
The Boeing-developed Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system has successfully completed low-speed taxi tests at Lambert International Airport in St Louis, US. During the taxi test, the Phantom...
Alenia Delivers C-27J Full-Flight Simulator to Italian Air Force
Alenia Aeronautica has delivered the first C-27J full-flight simulator to the Italian Air Force at its base in Pisa, Italy. The simulator is specifically designed for basic and advanced...
US Air Force STPSat-2 Satellite Launched
The US Air Force STPSat-2 satellite has been successfully launched from the Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, US, aboard a Minotaur IV rocket. The STPSat-2 is the first spacecraft for...
EAF to Receive Airborne Reconnaissance System
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) is to receive one advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system from Goodrich Corporation for its new block of 52 F-16 fighter aircraft. The EAF will receive...
France Receives MICA Air-to-Air Missile
The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has received the 1,000th missile d'interception, de Combat et d'autodéfense (MICA) air-to-air missile to equip its fighter jets. The...
US to Provide C-130J-30 Logistics and Training Support to Oman
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency in the US has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale of logistics support and training for one C-130J-30 aircraft to the Government of Oman. ...
North Korea Launches Attack on South Korean Military Base
South Korea has retaliated after North Korea opened fire with around 200 artillery shells on a military base situated on the border island of Yeonpyong, killing at least two...
Poland to Host US F-16 Fighter Jets
Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich has said the US will deploy its F-16 jet fighters and Hercules transport planes in Poland on a rotating basis from 2013. He said Poland had decided to...
Uniflight Upgrades Honduran Bell 412 Helicopters
Uniflight has completed the overhaul and refurbishment of five Bell 412 helicopters for the Honduran Air Force. The extensive upgrade project included a complete overhaul and inspection of...
RAAF Vigilare Command and Control System Pass Final Factory Test
The Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) Vigilare network-centric command and control system (NC3S), has passed its final factory and tactical data link (TADIL) acceptance tests. The tests...
PAF to Purchase Chinese Missiles for JF-17 Fighter Fleet
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) is to purchase avionics and missiles from China to equip its fleet of 250 JF-17 Thunder jet fighters. PAF air chief marshall Rao Qamar Suleman said the...
Russia to Sell Advanced Su-35 Fighter Jets to China
Russian state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport has said it is ready to hold talks with China for the sale of advanced Su-35 fighter aircraft to the Chinese Air Force. Rosoboronexport...
Boeing Delivers Seventh C-17 Globemaster III to RAF
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has taken delivery of the seventh C-17 Globemaster III from Boeing. The C-17, currently the world's only tactical airlift aircraft with strategic capabilities, can...
Egyptian Air Force F-16s to be Equipped with EEP Engines
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has awarded a $46m contract to Pratt & Whitney to provide F100-PW-229 enhanced engine package (EEP) engines to power its new fleet of 20 F-16 aircraft. ...
Lockheed Conducts JASSM-ER Flight Tests
Lockheed Martin has conducted two successful test flights of the joint air-to-surface stand-off missile - extended range (JASSM-ER) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US. During the...
India Develops Life Support for Combat Aircraft Pilots
The Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL) in India has developed an integrated life support system (ILSS) for the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA)....
Iran to Conduct Air Defence Exercise
Iran is considering conducting a five-day nationwide air defence exercise in order to improve its air defence capabilities. The exercise will include testing of Iranian long-range...
RAAF Receives Super Hornet Trainers
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received two Super Hornet integrated visual environment maintenance trainers (IVEMT) from the Naval Aviation Training Systems Programme Office (PMA-205). ...
Saab Receives 3D Gripen Simulators
Saab has received a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, for the delivery of 3D models for the Gripen simulators. The 3D models, which will be generated by the Rapid...
BAE Signs Agreement for UK Fixed-Wing Aircraft Service
BAE Systems has signed an agreement to lead a team offering a training aircraft availability service solution for UK armed forces. The team will include Gama Group, Babcock Aerospace and...
Lockheed Conducts Flight Test of F-35 Block 1 Software
Lockheed Martin has begun flight testing of block 1 software for all variants of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter. The maiden flight of block 1 software was conducted in the F-35B...
Afghan Air Base Receives Mi-17 Helicopters
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has taken delivery of two Mi-17 helicopters at Shindand Air Base in Herat province in western Afghanistan. The Mi-17 helicopters will be the first AAF aircraft to...
Sukhoi Flight Tests Su-34 Bombers
Sukhoi has conducted flight tests of serial Su-34 fighter bombers at the Chkalov Aviation Production Association (NAPO) flight testing station in Novosibirsk, Russia. The Russian Air...
China Unveils First AWACS Aircraft for PAF
China has unveiled the first ZDK-03 airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft for the Pakistani Air Force (PAF). The ZDK-03 is a sophisticated AWACS aircraft, which is fitted...
Northrop to Upgrade to Sentry E-3D AWACS Aircraft
Northrop Grumman has received a contract for the mode S upgrade to the identification friend or foe (IFF) systems for the Sentry E-3D airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft. ...
Embraer to Supply Super Tucano Aircraft to Indonesia
Embraer has received a contract from the Indonesian Ministry of Defense to supply eight Super Tucano light attack turboprops to the Indonesian Air Force. The company will also supply...
Malaysia Committed to A400M Aircraft Orders
Malaysia has remained committed to its order for four Airbus A400M military transport aircraft despite reductions made by some countries on their orders, according to an Airbus Military official. ...
Cubic to Provide CRIIS for US Military Test Ranges
Cubic Defense Applications has received a $35m contract to develop its common range integrated instrumentation system (CRIIS) for US military test ranges. The CRIIS programme aims to fulfil...
FAF to Decommission Hawk Trainer Jets
The Finnish Air Force (FAF) is considering the decommission of 41 BAE Hawk attack and trainer jets by 2014 as well as replacing all 27 Vinka trainer aircraft by 2017. The FAF's move will...
RAAF Completes First Wedgetail Mission Crew Training Course
Number 2 Squadron personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have completed the first Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) mission crew training course. ...
Harris Wins US Air Force IT Services Contract
Harris Corporation has received a contract from the US Air Force for its headquarters air force information management enterprise business solutions software development services support...
Israel Upgrades Air Force Surveillance Aircraft
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has upgraded its Shachaf surveillance aircraft with new surveillance and communication systems and a new interior design to enhance its capability. The...
RSAF Receives First Upgraded C-130 Aircraft
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has received the first of ten C-130 aircraft upgraded with communications, navigation and surveillance / air traffic management (CNS / ATM) technology. ...
Raytheon and Boeing Complete Third JAGM Launch
Raytheon and Boeing have successfully completed the third missile launch of the joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) in preparation for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD). ...
Eurofighter Consortium Leads Indian Fighter Jet Deal
The Eurofighter consortium is set to win an $11.3bn deal to supply 126 Typhoon fighter jets to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Typhoon aircraft has topped the IAF's technical assessment of...
Europe Signs A400M Bailout Deal
European buyers of the A400M military transport plane have signed an agreement in Toulouse in France to rescue the €20bn programme to build the beleaguered transport aircraft. The...
IAF Receives First Small Diameter Bombs
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has received the first batch of GBU-39 small diameter bombs (SDB) from the US. Developed by Boeing, SDB is a 250lb bomb capable of high-precision...
Japan Plans to Buy F-35 Stealth Fighter
The Japanese Defence Ministry is considering theh purchase of the F-35 joint strike fighter as its main combat jet after giving up a plan to buy additional F-2 aircraft. The ministry plans...
Boeing Receives US Air Force SDB I Contract Extension
Boeing has received a contract extension from the US Air Force to supply 2,700 small diameter bomb increment I (SDB I) munitions and 380 BRU-61 carriages. Under the $106m contract, Boeing...
India Conducts Maiden Flight Test of Kaveri Engine
The Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested an indigenously designed and developed Kaveri engine, developed for use on fighter aircraft. ...
IAI Delivers Modified B767 MMTT to Colombia
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered a modified B767-200ER multimission tanker transport (MMTT) aircraft to the Colombian Air Force (CAF). The MMTT aircraft, which also includes...
Thales to Provide ILS for Canadian Air Force Bases
The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded a contract to Thales to install four instrument landing systems (ILS) at Canadian Air Force bases in Trenton, Bagotville and Comox. ...
Raytheon Installs AESA Radar on F-15C Aircraft
Raytheon has completed the installation and acceptance testing of APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on ten US Air Force F-15C aircraft. Raytheon F-15 programme...
Dutch F-16 Fighter Jets Fly to Chile
The first batch of 18 F-16s sold to Chile by the Netherlands have taken off from Leeuwarden Air Base to fly to Antofagasta. The F-16s will first stop in Gran Canaria, after which they will...
Goodrich Wins Additional C-5M Super Galaxy Contract
Goodrich Corporation has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to supply 160 pylons for the US Air Force C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifter reliability enhancement and re-engining programme (RERP)....
Boeing and KAI Sign F-15 Silent Eagle CWB Production Agreement
Boeing has contracted Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to design, develop and manufacture the conformal weapons Bay (CWB) for the F-15 Silent Eagle. The CWB is an internal carriage to...
CAE Wins Turkish Air Force Simulator Contract
CAE has received a contract from Havelsan to supply its image generator for Turkish Air Force fighter aircraft simulators. Under the contract, CAE will deliver 190 Medallion-6000...
IAF to Upgrade Capabilities in North-East
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is to upgrade its capabilities in the north-east of the country, after which, similar steps will be taken in the north, according to Air Chief Marshal PV Naik. ...
AgustaWestland Receives Major Helicopter Order from Italy
Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland unit has received an order for 22 helicopters from the Italian Air Force. Under the current order, AgustaWestland will deliver ten search-and-rescue (SAR)...
Nato Air Defence Exercise Begins in Baltic Region
Nato's 7th Baltic region training event (BRTE VII) has begun in the skies of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia at Ramstein Air Force Base. The exercise involves four US Air Force F-15C...
PAF to Receive Trainer Aircraft from Italy
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will receive four of 18 new trainer aircraft from Italy as part of its modernisation programme. The PAF is acquiring the 18 basic trainer aircraft, as well...
Korea Proposes T-50 Jets Sale to US
South Korea is proposing the sale of approximately 500 supersonic trainer jets to the US, whose air force is considering replacing its aging fleet of trainer aircraft. The US Air Force...
Argentina and Brazil Sign Agreement to Develop KC-390 Aircraft
The defence ministers of Argentina and Brazil have signed a letter of intent for the joint development of KC-390 twin-engine military cargo aircraft. Both countries will negotiate the terms...
Costs Rise as F-35 Production is Delayed for Three More Years
The production of Lockheed Martin's F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft is expected to cost more and see a delay of up to three years before its delivery to the US Government. ...
L-3 and Lockheed Join Forces for Canadian Joint Strike Fighter
L-3 MAS and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) as part of planning for future in-country support of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter programme. ...
Egyptian Air Force Orders C295 Aircraft
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) has awarded a contract to Airbus Military for the delivery of three C295 aircraft. The EAF ordered the C295 because of its ease of maintenance and...
India to Flight Test Indigenous AWACS by 2011
India is developing nine indigenous advanced airborne warning and control system (AWACS) and is expected to flight test the first of them by the end of 2011. Defence Research and...
Pakistan Takes Delivery of Additional US F-16 Fighters
The Pakistani Air Force has taken delivery of the second batch of three F-16 C/D block 52 fighter aircraft from the US. The air force will shortly receive two additional aircraft of the...
Raytheon to Upgrade US Air Force F-16 Displays
Raytheon has received a contract to upgrade the centre display unit (CDU) of the US Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard F-16 fighter aircraft. The CDU will replace multiple analogue...
Lockheed to Provide IT Support to Air Force AMC
Lockheed Martin has received a $65m task order to provide information technology support to the US Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) directorate of logistics. Under the contract,...
Bulgaria to Issue New Fighter Plane Tender by 2011
Bulgarian Defence Minister Anyu Angelov has said that the government will issue a tender in 2011 for the purchase of new fighter jets worth BGN1bn ($707m) for the air force. The defence...
Nimrod Aircraft May Become Scrap Metal
BAE Systems unions have said that the £9m ($114m) Nimrod aircraft could be turned into scrap metal following the new defence review. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said in the review that...
Russia Test Launches Cruise Missiles from Strategic Bombers
The Russian Air Force has test fired aircraft-based guided cruise missiles from three strategic bombers at the Pemboi testing site in the Urals republic of Komi. The air force used its...
Dutch F-16 Pilot Training to Begin in US
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) will restart its F-16 pilot training exercises at Tucson International Airport in the US after a three-year absence. The RNLAF plans to deploy 14 of...
Brazil Delivers Super Tucano Aircraft to FAD
Brazil has delivered eight Super Tucano intercept aircraft, purchased from Embraer, to the Dominican Air Force (FAD). The air force will use the Super Tucano aircraft to patrol airspace...
Lockheed Delivers Advanced F-16 Fighter Aircraft to India
Lockheed Martin has delivered its advanced F-16IN Super Viper aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The F-16IN Super Viper aircraft has been equipped with an active electronic scanned...
Cubic Wins Air Combat Training Equipment Contract
Cubic Defense Applications has received a contract to supply air combat training systems and spares for the US Air Force and Navy. Under the contract, Cubic will deliver its P5 Combat...
Equipment Glitch Leads to US Missile Communication Failure
An equipment malfunction has led to communication failure between 50 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and a launch control centre in the US. US Air Force...
Russia, India to Design Fifth-Generation Fighter
Russia will sign an agreement with India in December to begin work on the preliminary design of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft. Both countries have agreed to develop a single-seat...
UK Jets May Fly from French Carrier
A defence treaty between France and the UK may see the Royal Air Force's fighter jets being allowed to fly from France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. The treaty is likely to be...
US MDA Studies Advanced Airborne Optical Sensor System
Raytheon Company's advanced airborne optical sensor system (AOSS) is being studied by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), US, for missile defence applications. The AOSS will allow the MDA...
October 2010
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Afghan Air Force Conducts Second Field Training Exercise
The Afghan Air Force's (AAF) Kandahar Air Wing (KAW) has successfully conducted its second field training exercise. During the FTX 11-01 scenario, KAW participated in two simulated indirect...
Second RAF A330 MRTT Completes Maiden Flight
The second A330 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed its maiden flight, following its conversion. The...
France May Sign A400M Finance Deal by Year End
France may sign a formal contract to finance an A400M military transport aircraft deal by the end of 2010, according to Laurent Collet-Billon, head of the Délégation...
Raytheon Team Completes JAGM Launcher and Missile Flight Test
Raytheon and Boeing have completed flight testing of the joint air-to-ground missile's (JAGM) fixed-wing launcher and instrumented measurement vehicle (IMV) on F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet...
Israeli Apache Helicopter to Receive Monitoring System
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has decided to install a new system on its Python Apache helicopters that will warn pilots about possible system failures in real-time. The new system,...
Lockheed Integrates AMF JTRS with Apache Helicopters
Lockheed Martin has begun integration of its airborne and maritime / fixed-station joint tactical radio system (AMF JTRS) with the AH-64D Longbow Apache helicopter. The integration marks,...
BAE Opens New F-35 Machining Facility
BAE Systems has opened a new advanced titanium machining facility at its Samlesbury site in Lancashire, UK. The robotic facility will be used to manufacture detail and assembly components of...
Australian Chinook Helicopters to Return Home
Australia's Rotary Wing Group rotation and its CH-47 Chinook helicopters will return home from Afghanistan for mandatory maintenance. The task group and their two CH-47 Chinooks will return...
Lockheed and ARINC to Compete for US Air Force ATC System
Lockheed Martin and ARINC have formed a team to provide the US Air Force with a new deployable air traffic control radar system. The radar system has been designed to rapidly establish...
Raytheon Tests New Weapon for UAV
Raytheon has successfully flight tested the small tactical munition (STM) weapon, designed for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The 2ft-long STM is a 13lb guided bomb, which is equipped with...
Selex and RMAF Flight Trial SEER Radar Warning Receiver
Selex Galileo and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) have jointly conducted flight trials of the SEER radar warning receiver (RWR). SEER helps aircraft to evade threats such as missiles...
Afghan Air Force Completes First 100-Hour Mi-17 Inspection
The Afghan Air Force's (AAF) Kandahar Air Wing (KAW) has completed its first 100-hour maintenance phase inspection on an Mi-17 transport helicopter. The 100-hour phase inspection was carried...
RNZAF Receives Upgraded C-130 Hercules Aircraft
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has received the first of five upgraded C-130 Hercules aircraft as part of the life extension programme (LEP). The RNZAF will now begin...
Northrop to Integrate CLIP on B-1B and B-52 Aircraft
The US Air Force has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to integrate its common link integration processing (CLIP) system on B-1B and B-52 aircraft. Under the $14m contract, Northrop...
RAAF to Receive Additional Super Hornets
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will receive three additional Super Hornet fighter jets by the end of 2010. The new Super Hornets will add to the 11 such aircraft already in service...
BAE Launches New Aircraft Equipment Testing Facility
BAE Systems has launched its new Worrell / Weeks aircrew protection centre for testing and evaluating aircraft equipment. The $20m facility will be used to test equipment for defending...
Colombian Air Force Receives Modified King Air 350C Aircraft
The Colombian Air Force has received a modified King Air 350C turboprop aircraft from Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) for use as an air ambulance. The King Air 350C aircraft has...
Lockheed Designs Next-Generation Long-Range Surveillance Radar
The preliminary design of Lockheed Martin's next-generation mobile, long-range surveillance and ballistic missile defence radar has received approval from the US Air Force. The 3D...
Saudi Arabia to Purchase F-15SA Aircraft from US
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale of 84 F-15SA aircraft to the Government of Saudi Arabia. The $29.432bn sale will also...
India Develops First Laser-Guided Bomb
India has developed its first laser-guided bomb (LGB) to improve the accuracy of air-to-ground bombing by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The LGB uses a laser designator to mark a target,...
Saab Fires Meteor Missile from Gripen Fighter
Saab and FMV Test & Evaluation Department have jointly conducted the first safe-separation firing of a Meteor missile from a Gripen fighter aircraft as part of the Swedish...
IAF to Deploy Third Arrow Anti-Missile Battery
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is preparing to deploy a third Arrow anti-missile battery, currently under development, to protect its boundary from the threat of long-range missiles. The...
Northrop Wins Advanced Targeting Pods Contract
Northrop Grumman has received a US Air Force contract to provide Litening SE advanced targeting pods as part of the advanced targeting pod – sensor enhancement (ATP-SE) programme. The...
Airbus Military Opens New Training Centre in Spain
Airbus Military has opened a new military aircraft training centre in Seville, Spain. The two-storey building, covering 13,000m², will house six full-flight simulators and a range...
Hawker Beechcraft Conducts AT-6 Operational Assessment Test
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has conducted an operational assessment (OA) test of AT-6 light attack and armed reconnaissance (LAAR) aircraft. The US Air Force (USAF) and Air...
Taiwan to Review French Mirage Fighter Jets
Taiwanese Defence Minister Kao Hua-chu said a review was to be launched into the air force's French-made Mirage fighter jets due to concerns about a possible engine problem. During...
RAF Faces Major Changes in Defence Review
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) will face major changes in its strength as a result of the new Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). Under the SDSR, the C-130 Hercules transport fleet...
EADS May Offer A330 MRTT at Competitive Price to India
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) has said that it will offer its new advanced A330 MRTT at a competitive price to India for the reopened multibillion-dollar...
Pratt & Whitney Wins Greek Air Force F100 Engine Contract
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has received a contract from the Hellenic Air Force to supply additional F100 spare engines in support of its F-16 aircraft fleet. Under the $33.9m...
Harris Corporation Wins Canadian CF-18 Maintenance Contract
Harris Corporation has received a C$273m (US$268m) contract from the Government of Canada for the CF-18 avionics optimised weapon system support (OWSS) programme. Under the contract,...
P&W Completes F135 STOVL Thermal Test
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has successfully completed rigorous thermal tests of the F135 short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant propulsion system. The...
General Dynamics Wins C-17 Components Contract
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has received a contract from Boeing for the production of composite components and spares for the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The company...
SAIC to Support F-16 Aircraft Structural Integrity Programme
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has received a contract to provide engineering and software system services to the US Air Force F-16 aircraft structural integrity...
Northrop Begins B-2 EHF Satcom Hardware Flight Test
Northrop Grumman has begun flight testing of the new computing hardware and communications infrastructure for the US Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber. The new B-2 extremely high-frequency...
IAI Signs UAV Assembly Component Deal with Russia
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed a contract with Russian defence firm Oboronprom to deliver assembly components and servicing for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The deal,...
Slashing RAF Jets Makes UK Vulnerable to Attack
The UK Government's decision to reduce the number of fighter jets in the Royal Air Force will make the UK vulnerable to a terror attack similar to 9/11, according to a senior RAF...
RAAF Grounds Hawk Fighter Training Aircraft
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has grounded Hawk fighter training planes at two RAAF air bases following a shutdown of one such aircraft during taxiing for take-off in Western...
Portuguese Air Force Receives First Upgraded P-3C Orion
The Portuguese Air Force has received the first of five upgraded P-3C Orion aircraft to replace its six aging P-3P aircraft. Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems carried out the first two...
Canadian Air Force to Receive Equipment Maintenance Training Solution
The Canadian Air Force is to receive an interactive 3D simulation solution from Ngrain for use in integrated information learning environment (AFIILE). The virtual task trainer (VTT)...
Boeing and iRobot Receive US Air Force SUGV Contract
A team of Boeing and iRobot has received a contract from the US Air Force to provide small unmanned ground vehicles (SUGV) to its explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team. Under the contract,...
Air National Guard to Receive BAE IFF Systems
BAE Systems has received a contract to provide identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) systems for US Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons. Under the four-year $17.2m contract, BAE will...
Cobham to Compete for MDA Task Order
Cobham Analytic Solutions' strategic business unit has received an indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) programme worth $1bn. Under...
Taiwan to Develop Unmanned Aircraft System
Taiwan has decided not to put the US-built RQ-4 Global Hawk on its arms procurement list, but to develop an indigenous unmanned aircraft system for the country's air force instead. Minister...
Russian Air Force to Receive First Su-35 by 2010
The Russian Defence Ministry will take delivery of the first Su-35 fighter jet for the Russian Air Force by the end of 2010. In 2009, the defence ministry signed a deal with Sukhoi to...
Harris Wins US Air Force Missile System Contract
Harris Corporation has received a $25m contract from the US Air Force to modernise the missile systems of the US Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Superiority Systems Wing at Los Angeles...
Obama Proposes End of C-130 Sales Embargo
US President Barack Obama has proposed that Congress lifts a 21-year arms embargo against selling C-130 cargo aircraft to China. The President has written a letter to the House and the Senate...
IAF and RAF to Participate in Joint Air Exercise
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) will conduct the Indra-Dhanush air exercise at Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal, India, by the end of October. During the exercise,...
RAAF to Participate in Joint Exercise in Malaysia
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is to participate in a major military exercise with the Australian Army and Royal Australian Navy in Malaysia. Exercise Bersama Padu 2010 is a...
US to Sell F-16 Pilot Training Programme to Singapore
The Government of Singapore will buy a three-year pilot training programme from the US under a proposed foreign military sale agreement. The $150m deal will include F-16 basic,...
Ghanaian Air Force to Purchase New Aircraft
Ghanaian Vice-President John Dramani Mahama said the country's air force would acquire eight new aircraft in 2011. The air force will take the delivery of an Embraer 190 jet, financed by...
Israel Signs F-35 Procurement Agreement with Lockheed
Israeli Ministry of Defence Director General Udi Shani has signed a letter of offer and acceptance with Lockheed Martin for the procurement of F-35 aircraft. The agreement follows the...
RAF Tests Equipment for Operations in Afghanistan
Pilots and engineers at the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) testing station at Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, England, are testing every item of aircraft equipment used on operations in...
A330 MRTT Receives Military Certification
Spanish military certification authority Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Aerospacial (INTA) has awarded military certification to the A330 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft. ...
Brazil to Resume F-X2 Programme in November
Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said that the process of awarding a contract for the air force's F-X2 fighter programme will resume in November, after the presidential elections. ...
Afghan Air Force Receives New Mi-17 V5 Helicopters
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has received four of ten new Mi-17 V5 helicopters, bringing the current fleet to 31, six of which are the latest V5 variant. The delivery of the remaining six Mi-17...
Lockheed Wins ICBM Equipment Contract
Lockheed Martin has received a contract from Northrop Grumman to develop re-entry field support equipment (RFSE) for the US Air Force's Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile...
Antonov to Compete for US Tanker Contract
Antonov is to jointly compete with Boeing and EADS for the multibillion-dollar contract to supply 180 airborne refuelling tankers to the US Air Force (USAF). In January 2007, the USAF...
Selex Galileo Wins Italian Support Contract
Selex Galileo has received contracts worth €110m ($152m) to provide support and service solutions for a number of programmes in Italy. The contract will provide support services to...
RAAF Restructures C-130 Hercules Unit
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has consolidated its C-130 Hercules workforce and squadrons under No 84 Wing. Under the restructuring, No 37 Squadron's C-130 Hercules fleet will move...
IAF to Field Trial Trainer Aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will begin field evaluation trials of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation's (HBC) T-6C military trainer aircraft today at Air Force Station Jamnagar in India. The IAF...
First Indian C-130J Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the maiden flight of the first of its six C-130J Super Hercules airlifters for India. The C-130J aircraft will now complete a series of company...
IAF to Launch Fighter Jet Simulator Unit
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is to launch a new squadron comprising eight simulator pods of Israeli fighter jets, including various models of the F-15 and F-16. The IAF will deploy the...
Philippines Defers Air Force Helicopter Contract
The Philippine Department of National Defence (DND) has deferred the award of a PHP3.2bn ($730mm) contract for seven attack helicopters for the air force due to anomalies in the deal. ...
Selex Wins Eurofighter Typhoon Radar System Contract
Selex Galileo has received a contract, worth £200m ($317m), to supply an additional 88 Captor radar systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon tranche 3A programme. The Captor mechanically...
F-35 Flight Tests Resume After Software Corrections
Flight tests of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have been resumed after corrections were made to the fuel system software. On 1 October Lockheed Martin suspended flight tests of all three...
Saab Wins Swedish Airborne Surveillance System Contract
Saab has received a SEK4.5bn ($666m) contract from the Swedish Ministry of Defence to supply an airborne surveillance system for the country's air force. Under the contract, Saab will...
Philippine Air Force to Receive New Trainer Aircraft
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will receive four SF-260F Marchetti trainer aircraft to begin flying courses. PAF spokesman Miguel Ernesto Okol said the new aircraft will enhance the...
India to Buy Fifth-Generation Stealth Fighters
India will spend nearly $25bn to induct 250 advanced stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), jointly developed with Russia for the country's air force. Each FGFA...
Philippine Air Force to Strengthen Capability
The Philippine Air Force is to acquire 26 trainer and combat utility aircraft from Italy and Poland to increase its capability to carry out anti-insurgency attacks and respond to disasters. ...
Japan May Acquire Global Hawk Aircraft
The Japanese Defence Ministry is considering acquiring three Global Hawk reconnaissance aircraft from the US to enhance its air surveillance capabilities. Japan's move is seen as a measure...
RAF Airfield to Receive Radio Communications System
Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has received a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide a ground-to-air voice radio system. Under the contract, Northrop will provide the...
IAF Considers New Air Base Near Chinese Border
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought permission from the country's government to develop a new air base in Ladakh, near the Chinese border. If the government gives approval for the new...
First Russian Su-30M2 Completes Test Flight
Sukhoi has completed flight tests of the first serial multirole double-seater Su-30M2 fighter jet for the Russian Air Force. The test was carried out at the flight test station of...
French Air Force Receives Mamba Missile
The French Air Force has received the first contingent of the new Mamba ground-to-air medium-range missile system. The missile will be initially deployed in a unit in the 04/950...
Italy to Receive 767 Aircraft Refuelling Tankers
The Italian Air Force will receive two 767 aircraft refuelling tankers from Boeing by the end of 2010, after a delay of five years. The delivery of an additional two tankers will be...
Boeing Wins B-52 Modernisation Contract
The US Air Force has awarded an $11.9bn contract to Boeing for the modernisation of the B-52 Stratofortress weapon system. Under the eight-year contract, Boeing will carry out...
Chilean Air Force to Receive Upgraded F-16 Fighters
The Chilean Air Force will take delivery of upgraded F-16 fighter bombers from the Netherlands at the Leeuwarden base. The first three of 18 F-16 fighters will be handed over to the air force...
DSTO Develops C-130J Aircraft Propeller Balancing Software
The Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has developed propeller balance software for air force C-130J aircraft. The software will help improve the process of...
US May Sell C-17 Globemaster III to Kuwait
Kuwait will receive one Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and associated parts, equipment and logistics support worth $693m from the US, under a possible foreign military sale. The sale...
Demon UAV Completes Maiden Flapless Flight
The Demon unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has successfully completed its maiden flapless flight from an airfield at Walney Island in Cumbria, UK. The UAV, with a wingspan of 8ft and...
ST Aerospace to Acquire M-346 Aircraft for RSAF
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has received a contract from the country's Defence Ministry (MINDEF) to acquire 12 M-346 aircraft and a ground-based training system. ST...
MEADS Demonstrates Interoperability with Nato ACCS
The medium extended air defence system (MEADS) battle management capability has successfully demonstrated interoperability with the Nato air command and control system (ACCS) during a test. ...
IAF Considers Additional AWACS
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is considering inducting ten airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) aircraft to strengthen the country's air defence. The IAF will place fresh orders for...
Norwegian F-16 Aircraft to Receive Missile Warning Sensors
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) has awarded a contract to Cassidian to deliver missile warning sensors for its F-16 fighter aircraft. Under a multimillion-euro contract,...
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Thales Delivers Reconnaissance Pod for SAAF Gripen Aircraft
Thales has delivered its digital joint reconnaissance pod (DJRP) to Saab AB for installation on the South African Air Force's (SAAF) Gripen aircraft. Saab will begin a series of...
Terma Wins F-35 Gun Pods Contract
Terma has received a contract from General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products for the delivery of 16 low-rate initial production (LRIP) gun pods for the F-35 joint strike fighter...
Germany to Withdraw Tornado Fighters from Afghanistan
Germany has decided to withdraw six Tornado fighter jets from Afghanistan and send 90 army personnel to help train Afghan military. The Tornado jets will be withdrawn from Afghanistan...
SBSS Satellite Sends Initial Signals from Space
The first US Air Force space-based space-surveillance (SBSS) satellite has sent initial on-orbit signals following its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US. The signals...
Poland Unveils Upgraded Orlik Trainer Aircraft
Poland has unveiled two PZL-130 Orlik TC II trainer aircraft at the EADS PZL Okecie Warsaw plant following the completion of an upgrade. A fully aerobatic, two seat military turboprop...
Boeing Builds First Hornet with Electronic Attack Capability
Boeing has completed production of the first Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornet with an electronic attack aircraft capability. The company is currently pre-wiring...
Indonesia Takes Delivery of Russian Mi-35M Helicopters
Indonesia has taken delivery of three Mi-35M Hind assault helicopters from Russia as part of an agreement signed in September 2007. An export version of the Mi-24 Hind, the Mi-35M can be...
First Indian Super Hercules Prepares for Maiden Flight
Lockheed Martin is preparing the first of six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for India for a maiden flight scheduled in October 2010. Lockheed has successfully completed the engine test of...
India and US Considering Globemaster Deal
India is considering signing the largest-ever defence deal with the US, worth $3.5bn, for the acquisition of ten C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The deal...
Raytheon and Boeing Complete Final JAGM Test
Raytheon and Boeing have successfully completed the third and final joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) test. During the test, the JAGM used its millimetre wave radar guidance system to hit...
L-3 to Modify US Air Force MC-130W Aircraft
The US Air Force has awarded a contract to L-3 Communications TCS to install a precision strike package on MC-130W aircraft. Under the $61m contract, L-3 will provide eight kits and...
BRS to Provide Parachute Recovery Systems to IAF
BRS Aerospace has received a contract to integrate its parachute recovery systems on the Indian Air Force's (IAF) basic training aircraft. Under the contract, BRS Aerospace will install...
Iraqi Air Force Takes Delivery of T-6A Training Aircraft
The Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) has taken delivery of three T-6A Texan II training aircraft in Tikrit, increasing the number of total training aircraft to 11. The IqAF will use the T-6As to develop...
US and Bangladesh Jointly Conduct Cope South 2010
The US Air Force has deployed two C-130 Hercules and 40 airmen from Yokota Air Base to participate in a joint exercise with Bangladeshi airmen at Kurmitola Air Base, Bangladesh. During...
US Air Force Launches Atlas V Rocket
The US Air Force has successfully launched the Atlas V rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket, in...
French Air Force Receives First SAMP-T Missile
The French Air Force's air defence artillery squadron (EDSA) has received the first section of the Mamba medium range surface-to-air missile, also called the sol-air moyenne portee...
Sweden Signs Meteor Missile Contract
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed a production order contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the Meteor missile, which will equip the JAS39 Gripen. The...
UK Deploys Additional Reaper Aircraft in Afghanistan
The Royal Air Force's (RAF) 39 Squadron has received an additional Reaper remotely piloted aircraft in Afghanistan to support ground troops. The Reaper will deliver a total of 36 hours of...
US Air Force Conducts Minuteman III Flight Test
The US Air Force has successfully completed flight tests of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Launch Facility-09 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California,...
Singapore Air Force Receives First Upgraded C130 Aircraft
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has received the first of ten modernised C130 Hercules transport aircraft from ST Aerospace. The upgraded C130 aircraft includes a modernised...
Mexico Orders Additional Eurocopter Helicopters
The Mexican Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to Eurocopter for the delivery of six additional EC725 helicopters for transport and civil security operations. Eurocopter will supply...
Spain Halts Eurofighter Operation
Spain has grounded its Eurofighter combat aircraft until it completes an investigation into a possible ejector seat problem. The Spanish defence ministry took the decision a day after...
US Air Force to Receive Weather Sensing Radar
The Electronic Systems Center's aerospace management systems division weather systems branch is developing a portable doppler radar system for the US Air Force. The doppler radar will enable...
STSS Demonstration Satellite Sends First Tracked Data
The US space tracking and surveillance system (STSS) demonstration satellite has successfully transferred target track data from its acquisition sensor to its tracking sensor. The...
IAF Evaluates Aircraft for MCRA Competition
India has completed an evaluation of six aircraft before it orders the final 126 multirole combat aircraft (MCRA) for the country's air force. Air Chief Marshal PV Naik told the Hindu that...
Afghan Air Force Implements New Aircraft Documentation Forms
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) has jointly developed a new set of aircraft forms with the Nato Air Training Command-Afghanistan. The forms will include information about aircraft servicing, pre...
KnAAPO Signs Su-35S Funding Deal with Sberbank
Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association (KnAAPO) has signed an agreement with Sberbank to fund production of 48 multitarget jet fighter Su-35S for the Russian Air Force. KnAAPO...
First RAF Nimrod MRA4 Completes Trial Flight
The first Nimrod MRA4 PA04 aircraft to be accepted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) has successfully completed its trial flight. The MRA4 took off from the BAE Systems Lancashire test air field...
US Air Force to Deploy Global Hawk Drones in Guam
The US Air Force has decided to deploy its Global Hawk drones in Guam to gather intelligence, and conduct surveillance and reconnaissance around North Korea. The air force has plans to...
RAF A330 MRTT Completes Maiden Flight
The Royal Air Force's (RAF) first A330 MRTT future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) has completed its maiden flight, following its conversion from a basic A330-200 aircraft. The FSTA took off...
Indonesia Considers Purchasing Additional Sukhois
The Indonesian Air Force is considering purchasing six additional Su-30MK fighter jets from Russia to enhance the country's air defence capability. Air Force chief of staff Marshal Imam...
German Air Force Grounds Eurofighter Fleet
The German Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of 55 Eurofighter combat jets for an indefinite period due to technical problems with the plane's ejection seats. The air force will use...
AgustaWestland Offers HH-71 for US Combat Search and Rescue Mission
AgustaWestland North America has offered its HH-71 aircraft for the US Air Force's critical combat search and rescue missions. The HH-71 aircraft has successfully completed 200,000 fleet...
India to Develop Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
India is to develop an unmanned combat air vehicle, having already identified all the technologies required for the project. Aeronautical Development Agency project director and chief...
Northrop to Bid for Missile Defense Agency OSF Programme
Northrop Grumman is to bid for the US Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) objective simulation framework (OSF) programme. The MDA is expected to award the OSF contract, worth $850m, in May...
Iran Considers New Air-to-Air Missile Development
Iran is considering development of a new air-to-air missile to increase the aerial combat capabilities of the country's air force. Deputy commander of the IRAF Lieutenant General Aziz...
Argentina to Jointly Develop KC-390 with Embraer
The Argentine Government is considering talks with Brazil to jointly develop the KC-390 military transport plane with Embraer. The governments of both countries plan to sign a letter of...
Iran Launches Combat Helicopter Simulators
Iran has launched the third generation of Cobra combat helicopter simulators to increase the Iranian Air Force's training potential. Air Force Commander Kyomars Ahadi told the Fars News...
US Air Force to Receive Sniper ATP Upgrade
The US Air Force has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to upgrade sniper advanced targeting pods (ATP). Under the $13m contract, Lockheed will upgrade the Sniper ATP's existing data...
Kazan to Build Russian Next-Generation Bomber
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said that Kazan Aircraft Production Association is to begin the production of a new strategic bomber for the country's air force. The plant will...
RAAF C-17A Achieves 100 Missions in the Middle East
The Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) fleet of C-17A Globemaster III heavy-lift transport aircraft has recorded 100 missions in the Middle East area of operations (MEAO). The RAAF C-17A...
Raytheon Equips First F-15C with AESA Radar
Raytheon has successfully installed APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on the first US Air Force F-15C aircraft following a series of flight tests. Boeing and the...
Saudi Arabia to Buy Advanced Aircraft from US
The US Government is considering the sale of advanced aircraft worth $60bn to Saudi Arabia under a foreign sales agreement. The US intends to approve the sale of 84 new F-15 fighter jets...
IAF Trains Malaysian Sukhoi Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has completed training Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) pilots to operate the Russian-made Sukhoi Su30-MKM Flankers. The IAF 31-member team, comprising four...
US Air Force Awards Software Development Contract
The US Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate has awarded a contract to Intelligent Software Solutions (ISS) for software development activities. The 12-month, $25m contract...
Philippines Grounds Huey Helicopter Fleet
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has grounded its entire fleet of UH-1H Huey helicopters after one was destroyed in a fire accident. PAF spokesperson Lt Col Migue Okol said the entire Huey...
India and Russia to Form MTA Joint Venture
India and Russia have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company to manufacture multirole transport aircraft (MTA). The MTA is a 15t-20t payload capacity aircraft, which will be...
Canada Unveils F-35 Lightning II Base
Canada has selected Canadian Forces Base Bagotville and Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake to house 65 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. Delivery of the F-35 Lightning II jets is expected to begin...
US Air Force Awards Network Management Upgrade Contract
The US Air Force has awarded Telos Corporation a contract to deliver a web proxy server replacement for the combat information transport system (CITS) programme. Under the contract, Telos...
BAE Delivers Typhoon Support Rig to RAF
BAE Systems has delivered the weapons systems support rig (WSSR) to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) for the Typhoon availability service (TAS). The WSSR delivered at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire,...
Saab to Equip Swedish Gripen with BVR Missile
Saab has received a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to integrate the active radar-guided beyond visual range (BVR) missile, Meteor, on Gripen fighters. Under...
Atlantis Wins Canadian Helicopter Support System Contract
The Canadian Air Force has awarded a contract to Atlantis Systems Eduplus (ASE) for the development of a job performance system for the fleet of CH146 Griffon tactical helicopters. Under...
RAF Typhoon Reaches Scotland Base
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has formed Number 6 Squadron, the first Typhoon fighter squadron in Scotland, based at Royal Air Force Leuchars. Number 6 Squadron will be the first of three...
Northrop F-35 DAS System Completes BMD Test
Northrop Grumman has tested the ballistic missile defence (BMD) capabilities of the AN/AAQ-37 electro-optical distributed aperture system (DAS) for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike...
Burmese Air Force Acquires Combat Helicopters
The Burmese Air Force (BAF) has acquired 50 Mi-24 helicopters and 12 Mi-2 armoured transport helicopters from Russia to fight insurgency in the country. The Mi-24 fighter helicopters and...
South Korea Receives First Batch of F-15K Fighters
The South Korean Air Force has received the first batch of three F-15K fighter jets from Boeing under the second-phase F-X fighter acquisition programme. Boeing delivered the high-end...
Vigilare Enters RAAF Service
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has inducted Vigilare, the network-centric command and control system (NC3S). The RAAF is now using the Vigilare Northern Regional Operations Centre...
USAF C-17 Completes Flight Test with Biofuel
The US Air Force has conducted a flight test of the C-17 Globemaster III using JP-8 biofuel, jet fuel blended with a combination of traditional petroleum-based fuel. The flight test...
Russia Acquires Israeli Drones
Russia has acquired 12 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from Israel as part of a military cooperation agreement. Israel has delivered two Bird Eye 400 systems worth $4m, eight I View...
Selex Wins Eurofighter Typhoon Defence System Contract
Selex Galileo has received a contract from BAE Systems to supply the Praetorian defensive aids subsystem (DASS) for tranche 3A Eurofighter Typhoons. Under the £400m ($616m) contract, Selex...
IAI Tests Refuelling Aircraft for Colombia
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed tests on a Boeing 767 tanker for the Colombian Air Force. IAI has converted the aircraft for air-to-air refuelling for Colombian Air Force Kfir...
Indian Air Force to Begin AFNET Operation
The Indian Air Force will begin operation of its network-centric warfare capability, Air Force Net (AFNET) on 14 September 2010. AFNET is a fibre optic-based network on which the integrated...
Turkish Air Force to Receive First KT-1T Trainer Aircraft
The Turkish Air Force will receive the first KT-1T basic trainer, jointly produced by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), in October 2010. KAI was awarded...
Indonesia to Receive Final Su Fighter this Month
Indonesia will receive the last of six Su fighter jets from Russia on 17 and 19 September 2010 as part of a $300m contract signed in 2007. Russia will deliver three Su-30MK2 and three...
US AC-130U Gunship to Receive Boeing Support
Boeing has received a contract from the US Air Force to provide spare servo-actuators for the AC-130U gunship. Under the contract, Boeing will provide ten servo-actuators for the trainable...
Lockheed Prepares C-5 for Delivery
Lockheed Martin is transforming the C-5 aircraft into a C-5M Super Galaxy strategic airlifter in preparation for its delivery to the US Air Force. The next C-5M Super Galaxy will be delivered...
BAE to Provide Network Management System to Finnish Air Force
BAE Systems is to provide the Link 16 network management system to the Finnish Air Force. The system will enable ground command and control operators to connect and maintain contact with...
IAF to Begin Basic Trainer Aircraft Trial
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will begin trials of six basic trainer aircraft for training new pilots at Jamnagar, Gujarat, later this month. The IAF will test the German GROB 120 TP, Embraer...
South African Air Force to Receive Rooivalk Helicopters
The South African Air Force (SAAF) will receive 11 Rooivalk combat helicopters from Denel by the end of March 2011. Denel will deliver five baseline Rooivalk helicopters to SAAF's 16 Squadron...
India to Buy Harpoon Block II Missiles
India will acquire 24 Harpoon Block II missiles to armour Jaguar strike aircraft, under a foreign military sales agreement signed with the US government. Under the $170m deal, India will buy...
Raytheon, Boeing Complete Second JAGM Test
Raytheon and Boeing have together completed the second test fire of the joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM). During the test, all three guidance systems operated simultaneously and...
Argentina to Receive Russian Mi-17 Helicopters
Russia has signed a contract to deliver two Mi-17 helicopters to the Argentine Air Force. The air force will use the multi-purpose helicopters for logistic and rescue operations in...
Chinese Mi-171E Helicopter Crew Trains in Russia
Chinese Mi-171E helicopter pilots are receiving training at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) in Russia. The training programme will include theoretical and practical courses in the UUAP...
Afghan Air Force Fires Rockets From Mi-17
Afghan Air Force (AAF) helicopter pilots in Kandahar are participating in training to plan and execute Mi-17 helicopter live weapons fire by firing over 100 air-to-ground rockets. The ...
South Korea to Delay Fighter Jet Acquisition
South Korea has decided to delay its F-X fighter jet acquisition by a year due to budget constraints. The third-phase acquisition of 40 to 60 F-X advanced stealth aircraft was...
First GPS IIF Satellite Enters USAF Service
The US Air Force's first of 12 global positioning system (GPS) IIF satellites has entered service after successful completion of on-orbit tests. The GPS Wing has transferred satellite...
Afghan C-27 Aircraft Completes 1,000 Flight Hours
The Afghan Air Force's (AAF) C-27 Spartan fixed-wing aircraft has completed 1,000 flight hours since its inception in December 2009. During the past nine months, the AAF C-27 has...
Kongsberg Wins F-35 Fighter Component Contract
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has awarded Kongsberg a contract to deliver components for the F-35 fighter aircraft. Under the NKr270m ($42m) contract, Kongsberg will deliver composite and...
CAE to Upgrade USAF C-5 Training Device
CAE USA has received a contract from the US Air Force to upgrade two C-5 Galaxy weapon systems trainers (WSTs). Under the contract, CAE will initially upgrade a C-5 WST currently located...
Alenia Team to Support Italian C-130J Fleet
Alenia Aeronautica has joined forces with Avio and Lockheed Martin to provide technical and logistical support services for the Italian Air Force's C-130J airlift fleet. Under the...
Boeing Inducts First C-130 Aircraft for AMP Upgrade
Boeing has inducted the first C-130 aircraft in preparation to receive the avionics modernisation programme (AMP) upgrade at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Georgia, US. The C-130...
New Zealand to Complete C130 Upgrade Programme
The New Zealand Government has signed an agreement with L3 Communications to complete the air force's C130 Hercules aircraft life extension programme. The $254m contract was awarded to...
Lithuania to Provide Advisory Support to Afghan Air Force
Lithuania is to provide a team of advisors for Nato's Afghanistan training mission and the Combined Air Power Transition Force (CAPTF) at the Afghan Air Force base in Kabul. The Lithuanian...
HP to Provide Enterprise Computing Support to USAF
The US Air Force has signed a five-year enterprise computing blanket purchase agreement (BPA) contract with HP. Under the $800m client computing / servers (CCS) BPA contract, HP will...
RAF A330 MRTT Completes Indoor Trials
The Royal Air Force's (RAF) first A330 MRTT future strategic tanker aircraft (FSTA) has completed indoor trials in preparation for its first flight. The A330 MRTT has been rolled out of...
Denmark Refuses Afghanistan F-16 Deployment Request
The Danish Government has rejected Nato's request to deploy F-16 fighters to Afghanistan due to its tight defence budget. Foreign Minister Lene Espersen told AFP that Denmark is one of...
Australian Hornets to Perform First Live Weapons Trial
The Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornets are to fly over Adelaide in South Australia to conduct the first live weapons trials. The trials will be conducted by No 1...
RAF Prepares for Afghanistan Deployment
The Royal Air Force's (RAF) 34 Squadron Regiment has participated in Exercise Lion Strike II/10 in preparation for deployment in Afghanistan in October 2010. The squadron, based at RAF...
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Northrop Opens New IRCM Sustainment Centre
Northrop Grumman has opened its new infrared countermeasures (IRCM) sustainment centre in Warner Robins, Georgia, US. The sustainment centre will be used to repair IRCM equipment for the US...
Thailand Allocates Budget for Second Gripen Batch
The Thai House of Representatives has approved a defence budget that includes an allocation to buy a second Gripen batch for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). The house has approved...
Japan Sends Helicopter Unit to Pakistan
Japan has sent the first contingent of a military helicopter unit to Pakistan to join international relief efforts in the flood-affected country. Arrangements for the rest of the unit and...
Switzerland Delays Fighter Jet Acquisition
The Swiss Government has decided to delay the purchase of new fighter jets for the country's air force until 2015 due to restrictions in its defence budget. Switzerland had intended to buy...
India to Test Air-Launched BrahMos in 2012
India is expected to test the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in 2012, according to BrahMos Aerospace chief A Sivathanu Pillai. The Indian Air Force has...
Afghan Air Force Crew Flies with Night Vision Goggles
The Afghan Air Force's (AAF) Mi-17 transport helicopter crew has completed operational flight task using night vision goggles (NVGs) for the first time in Afghanistan. During the task, the...
Lockheed to Sustain F-22 Raptor Fleet for US Air Force
The US Air Force has awarded a modification contract to Lockheed Martin for the sustainment of the F-22 Raptor fleet. The $111.4m contract is part of the 2010 follow-on agile sustainment for...
Embraer to Develop KC-390 Aircraft for Chile
Embraer has signed an agreement with Chile's national aeronautical enterprise Empresa Nacional de Aeronautica (ENAER) to jointly develop the KC-390 military transport jet for Chile. ...
US Air Force Awards WGS Satellite Contract to Boeing
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract to develop the seventh wideband global SATCOM (WGS) satellite, as part of the new WGS block II follow-on contract. Under the $182m contract,...
Australia Deploys Medical Team in Flood-Hit Pakistan
The Australian Defence Force (ADF), in a joint operation with AusAID, has sent a medical team to Pakistan to provide immediate medical and healthcare services to flood-affected people. The...
Babcock Wins UK Aerial Delivery System Contract
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Babcock a post-design support contract for the small boat aerial delivery system (SBADS). The SBADS will deliver small rigid and...
L-3 and Terma to Develop F-16 Simulation System
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) and Terma will jointly develop an electronic warfare management system (EWMS) for F-16 fighter aircraft. The advanced fighter aircraft...
Nato Aircraft Delivers Flood Relief to Pakistan
Nato has sent an aircraft to Pakistan to conduct humanitarian relief missions in the flood-affected country. A trainer cargo aircraft of the Nato airborne early warning and control force...
Iran Launches New Bomber Drone
Iran has launched its first indigenously developed long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Karrar, which has a flight range of 1,000km. Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad...
Northrop to Provide IMU for Eurofighter Typhoon
Northrop Grumman has received a contract to deliver 88 inertial measurement units (IMU) for tranche 3A of the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet. Under the contract awarded by EADS Defence...
Philippine Air Force to Receive New Aircraft
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will receive 18 new light aircraft and eight helicopters as part of the armed forces of the Philippines modernisation programme. PAF 1st Air Division...
Cobham Wins US Air Force Kits Contract
The US Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a contract to Cobham Life Support to provide crew-breathing regulator overhaul kits for the US Air Force. The kits will provide critical parts to...
Saab Unveils Air Defence Solutions for Thailand
Saab has unveiled the air defence systems acquired by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) at its factory in Sweden. Thailand has acquired Gripen C/D multirole fighter aircraft, the ERIEYE...
PAF Takes Control of Flood-Hit Air Base
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) has confirmed that the Shahbaz Air Base is under complete operational control and there is no threat from flood water. Air vice marshal of the Southern Air...
HAL Proposes Upgrades to Indian Su-30 Fleet
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has proposed upgrades to the Indian Air Force's (IAF) fleet of Su-30 MKI aircraft with assistance from the Russian original equipment manufacturer. The...
UK MoD Receives Upgraded Chinook Helicopter Engines
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has received the first 28 upgraded T55-L-714A engines and fielding kits for Chinook helicopters from Honeywell. Under a $185m contract, Honeywell has...
PAF to Build Air Bridge for Flood Relief
The Pakistani Air Force (PAF) is to construct an air bridge in the flood-affected area of Jacobabad in Sindh province, which has been cut off from the rest of the country. Pakistani air...
CAE to Develop C-130H Simulator for Egyptian Air Force
CAE has received a contract from the US Air Force to design and manufacture a C-130H full-mission simulator for the Egyptian Air Force. The simulator will include the True electric...
Terma to Upgrade Gripen Reconnaissance Pod System
Terma has received a contract from Saab to upgrade the modular reconnaissance pod system (MRPS) for the Swedish Air Force's Gripen fighter aircraft. Under the contract, Terma will...
Lockheed Conducts First Flight of F-35 EOTS
Lockheed Martin has conducted the first flight of the F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) on the Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) platform. The EOTS flight on the CATBird is...
Indian Light Combat Helicopter to Receive IOC in 2011
The Indian Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) will receive final operational clearance (FOC) after it receives initial operational clearance in December 2011. Following the receipt of FOC,...
RAF C-17 to Provide Flood Relief in Pakistan
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has called in a Royal Air Force (RAF) C-17 aircraft to assist with the supply of flood relief in Pakistan. The C-17 will carry tents...
Rockwell Wins US Next-Gen Military Test Range System Contract
The US Air Force has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to develop the Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS), a next-generation military test range system. Under the...
RAAF Hosts International Strategic Meeting
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has organised a key strategic meeting in Australia with the US Air Force, the Royal Air Force and the Canadian Air Force to discuss capabilities. The...
US Air Force F-16 Falcon Crew Returns from Sweden
The US Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon crew has returned home after completing air-to-air and air-to-ground exercises with the Swedish Air Force at Norrbotten Wing in Sweden. The F-16...
Omani Air Force to Acquire Additional C-130Js
Oman has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin to acquire two additional C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the country's air force. Lockheed will deliver the two C-130J short...
Russian Air Force to Upgrade MiG-31BM
The Russian Air Force will soon complete a programme to upgrade its MiG-31 interceptor aircraft to the MiG-31BM standard. The air force is currently carrying out deep modification of the...
Israel Decides on F-35 Purchase
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has approved the purchase of an F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) from the US for the country's air force. "The F-35 will provide Israel with continued...
Indonesia to Receive Additional Sukhoi Fighter Jets
Indonesia will receive three additional Sukhoi jet fighters from Russia in September 2010, according to Indonesian Air Force chief Marshal Imam Sufaat. Sufaat said the fighter jets would...
Russian Fifth-Generation Fighter to Exceed Rivals
The Russian fifth-generation T-50 fighter, currently being developed by Sukhoi, will exceed all rivals, according to Russian Air Force commander Colonel General Alexander Zelin. The...
US Air Force Launches First AEHF Satellite
The US Air Force has successfully launched the first advanced extremely high-frequency (AEHF) satellite aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral. Developed by Lockheed Martin, the...
Russia to Equip Il-76 Aircraft with Firefighting Gear
Russia is to equip its Il-76 military transport planes with firefighting equipment, according to Russian Air Force commander Colonel General Alexander Zelin. Zelin told RIA Novosti that...
Global Observer UAV Completes Wing Load Tests
The Global Observer joint capability technology demonstration (JCTD) programme has successfully completed a series of wing load tests (WLT) for the Global Observer flight test programme. ...
US Air Force Deploys F-22 Raptors for Global Gem
The US Air Force has deployed 12 F-22 Raptors and 150 airmen to participate in the air force's first joint training exercise, Global Gem. The F-22 Raptors deployed are from the 43rd...
Afghan Air Force Increases C-27 Transport Aircraft Fleet
The Afghan Air Force's (AAF) fleet of C-27 Spartan aircraft has increased to six with the arrival of aircraft 4087. The AAF received the C-27 aircraft as part of a three-year $368m contract...
Russia Deploys S-300 Air Defence System
The Russian Air Force has deployed high-precision S-300 air defence missiles in Abkhazia to prevent attacks from Georgian rebels. Russian Air Force commander General Alexander Zelin...
UK RAF to Deploy Additional Tornados in Afghanistan
UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox has said that the Royal Air Force (RAF) will deploy two additional Tornado jets in Afghanistan for three months to support ground forces. Two Tornado GR4...
Indonesia Considers T-50 Trainer Jets
Indonesia is considering the South Korean T-50 Golden Eagle trainer jet as the potential option to replace the air force's Hawk mk53 planes, which will be decommissioned in 2011. Air...
First GPS IIF Satellite Reaches Station
The US Air Force Space Command's Global Positioning Systems Wing has announced that the first GPS IIF satellite has arrived on station. It has reached its designated orbital position and is...
TAI Delivers F-35 Centre Fuselage Structure to Northrop
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered a prototype of its all-composite air inlet duct to Northrop Grumman for the production of the F-35 centre fuselage. The air inlet duct, known...
RAF Tornado Unit Returns from Afghanistan
The Royal Air Force's (RAF) Tornado aircraft squadron, including crews and engineers, has returned to RAF Marham in the UK after completing operation Herrick in Afghanistan. During...
First US Air Force Advanced EHF Satellite Encapsulated
The US Air Force's first advanced extremely high-frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite has been encapsulated in preparation for launch in mid August 2010. The AEHF satellite will...
Russian Air Force Grounds Su-25 Fleet After Crash
The Russian Air Force has temporarily grounded its fleet of Su-25 Frogfoot fighter jets to conduct an investigation into a crash that happened during a training mission. The Russian...
Australia and Indonesia Begin C-130 Exercise
C-130 Hercules transport aircraft crews from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Indonesian Air Force (IAF) have begun a joint exercise, Rajawali AusIndo, which is taking place from...
Finland Considers Hornet Fighter Upgrade
The Finnish Defence Force is seeking to invest over €1bn ($1.31bn) to upgrade its fleet of F-18 Hornet jet fighters used by the Finnish Air Force. The country will upgrade the fighter...
Indian Air Force to Acquire Additional Su-30 Fighter Jets
The Indian Air Force will acquire 42 additional Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters from Russia at a cost of Rs201bn ($4.3bn) to increase the size of its combat fleet. The current proposal, a repeat...
Raytheon Wins USAF Small Diameter Bomb Contract
The US Air Force has awarded a contract to Raytheon to develop a weapon system for the small diameter bomb (SDB) increment II programme. Under the $450m contract, Raytheon will begin...
RAF Forms New Force Protection Unit for Afghanistan
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has formed two new units to provide specialist force protection capabilities at Bastion and Kandahar Air Fields in Afghanistan. The two units are 58 Squadron...
UK MoD to Shrink RAF Strength
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has proposed a plan to significantly reduce the strength of the Royal Air Force (RAF) to save money. The RAF will lose 7,000 airmen, one sixth of its...
Lockheed and Raytheon to Partner for GMD Contract
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon will unite to pursue the US Missile Defense Agency's ground-based midcourse defence (GMD) development and sustainment contract. Both companies will work jointly...
USAF Performs First Long-Term F-22 Raptor Maintenance
The US Air Force has performed the first accelerated packaged maintenance plan (PMP) on a deployed F-22 Raptor aircraft. The PMP, performed by airmen of the 27th Expeditionary...
Israel to Finalise JSF Acquisition Deal
Israel is to decide if the Israeli Air Force will acquire new F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) jets, during a meeting between Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak and defence procurement...
Colombia May Buy Black Hawk Helicopters from US
Colombia has requested the sale of nine UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters as part of a foreign military sales agreement with the US. The Colombian Air Force will divide the aircraft between the...
Bulgaria to Cancel Military Aircraft Order
The Bulgarian Government is likely to cancel orders for three military helicopters and two transport aircraft from France's Eurocopter and Italy's Alenia Aeronautica in a bid to cut...
Harris Receives F-35 Avionics Production Contract
Harris Corporation has received a follow-on contract from Northrop Grumman to supply avionics systems for the US F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Under the $55m three-year contract,...
USAF and Lockheed Transition Operations of Milstar Constellation
Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force have jointly transitioned the Milstar satellite constellation ground control system to the new advanced extremely high-frequency (AEHF) mission control...
Indian Air Force to Modernise AN-32 Aircraft Fleet
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sent its first batch of AN-32 aircraft to Ukraine as part of an aircraft modernisation agreement signed on 15 June 2009. The upgrade programme will involve...
Italian Air Force Awards C-130J Support Contract
The Italian Air Force has awarded a contract to a team of Alenia Aeronautica, Avio and Lockheed Martin to provide technical and logistical support services to its fleet of C-130J...
India Considers Additional C-17s from US
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is considering acquiring six additional C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the US, an addition to the ten already ordered. Air Chief Marshal PV Naik...
Omani Air Force to Receive F-16 Aircraft from US
Oman will receive 18 F-16 block 50/52 aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support from the US Government as part of a $3.5bn foreign military sale. The Royal...
NORAD and Russian Air Force to Conduct Joint Air Defence Exercise
The Russian Federation Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) are to conduct a joint air defence exercise from 8-11 August 2010. The exercise, named Vigilant...
L-3 Wins US Air Force F-22 Full Mission Trainer Contract
L-3 Link Simulation & Training has received a contract from Boeing to build 12 F-22 full mission trainers (FMTs) for the US Air Force. Under the $39.2m contract, L-3 will...
Iran Asks US to Return F-14 Bombers
Iranian Air Force deputy commander Hossein Chitforoush has said that Iran will request that the US returns fighter jets that the air force bought in the 1970s. The US sold 80 F-14...
Ball Aerospace Delivers STPSat-2 Satellite
Ball Aerospace & Technologies has delivered the STPSat-2 satellite to Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska, in preparation for launch aboard a Minotaur 4 rocket in 2010. The STPSat-2...
Airbus Completes Critical A400M Airlifter Wing Test
Airbus Military has successfully completed the ultimate-load up-bend test of the highly advanced all-composite wing of the A400M new airlifter. During the critical static test, required...
Indian Air Force to Upgrade HPT-32 Trainer Aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to upgrade its fleet of HPT-32 trainer aircraft, which was grounded following a fatal air crash in 2009. Defence Minister AK Antony said in parliament...
Third US Air Force WGS Satellite Enters Service
The third wideband global SATCOM (WGS) military communications satellite developed by Boeing has entered service with the US Air Force. The WGS-3 satellite will now be part of a...
UK Considers Grounding RAF Tornado Fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering grounding the Royal Air Force's (RAF) fleet of 120 Tornado fighter jets to save over £7.5bn ($11bn). According to the MoD, grounding the...
Canadian Air Force Intercepts Russian Bombers
The Canadian Air Force has intercepted two Russian strategic bombers that entered Canadian airspace while patrolling over the Atlantic Ocean. Canada sent two F-18 jets from the Bagotville...
Chinese Air Force Begins Large-Scale Military Exercise
The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has begun a large-scale military exercise in the central province of Henan and eastern coastal province of Shandong. The five-day...
Lockheed Completes Maiden US HC-130J Aircraft Flight
Lockheed Martin completed the maiden flight for the US Air Force's HC-130J personnel recovery aircraft on 29 July 2010 at its facility in Marietta, Georgia, US. The HC-130J, which will...
US Air Force Picks Beale as MC12W Base
The US Air Force has proposed Beale Air Force Base in California as the preferred alternative basing option for the MC-12W aircraft. Beale Air Force Base has been selected for its access...
Lockheed Delivers First Targeting System Unit to USAF
Lockheed Martin has delivered its first AN/AAQ-39 targeting system full production unit to the US Air Force. Based on the gunship multispectral sensor system (GMS2), the Q-39 is...
Italian Air Force to Conduct Advisory Programme in Afghanistan
The Italian Air Force has sent a six-member team to Shindand, Afghanistan, to develop an advisory programme similar to Nato's combined air power transition force (CAPTF) in Kabul. The...
South Korean Air Force to Upgrade Faulty F-5 Ejection Seats
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has decided to equip its fleet of F-5 aircraft with advanced ejection seats to help save the lives of pilots in case of emergency landing. The move...
US Air Force Picks F-35 Fighter Bases
The US Air Force has proposed Arizona, Florida, Utah and Vermont as the preferred alternatives for operational and training bases for F-35 joint strike fighter (JSF) aircraft. Hill Air...
RAF Squadron Completes Merlin Mission in Afghanistan
The Royal Air Force's (RAF) Merlin helicopter crew from 28 (Army Cooperation) Squadron's B Flight have successfully completed a mission in Helmand, Afghanistan. B Flight has been deployed...
SAIC to Support Joint Electronic Warfare Centre
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has received a contract to support the Joint Electronic Warfare Center, Nevada (JEWC-N). Under the contract, SAIC will provide support...
Lockheed Begins F-35 Lightning II Centre Wing Production
Lockheed Martin has begun F-35 Lightning II centre wing production at its Marietta facility in Georgia. The firm will begin actual centre wing assembly work for the fifth generation...
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India Signs £700m Hawk Deal
India has signed a £700m ($1.1bn) deal for 57 Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft during UK Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to the country. BAE Systems will receive £500m ($779m)...
Canadian Air Force Installs New Command and Control Software
The Canadian Air Force has installed a new command and control (C2 core) software suite developed by Intelligent Software Solutions (ISS). The national aerospace planning process...
UAE Air Force Orders Upgraded Alenia MB-339 Aircraft
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force has ordered ten MB-339A aircraft that have been upgraded to aerobatic configuration from Alenia Aermacchi. Under the contract, Alenia will upgrade...
RAAF to Conduct Globemaster Training Flights
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is to conduct a series of flights with C-17A Globemaster aircraft over defence training areas in South Australia. The C-17A flights will be part of...
Israel to Jointly Upgrade Arrow Missile with US
Israel has signed an agreement with the US to develop Arrow II ballistic missiles that can shoot down missiles at higher altitude. The Israeli Defense Ministry said that the upgraded Arrow...
Northrop to Develop New Net-Centric Fighter Aircraft Architecture
Northrop Grumman has received a $46.3m contract to develop, test and field demonstrate a net-centric architecture system for combat aircraft. Under the contract, Northrop will develop...
Raytheon-Boeing Team Completes First JAGM Test Fire
Raytheon and Boeing have successfully completed the first of the three firings of the joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM). During the test, the JAGM used its laser guidance system to hit...
Iranian Air Force Plans Major Air Exercise
The Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) has planned a major air exercise to demonstrate its air power and boost the combat strength of its different air force units. Air bases in...
Saudi Arabia Considers Spy Planes
L-3 Communications Holdings is currently holding talks with Saudi Arabia regarding the potential sale of spy planes similar to those used by the US Air Force. L-3 Communications Holdings...
Russian Fifth-Generation Fighter Completes Key Flight Trial
Sukhoi has completed the preliminary on-land and in-flight trials of three engineering prototypes of the Russia fifth-generation aircraft, the frontline aviation advanced airborne complex (PAK...
Brazil to Buy KC-390 from Embraer
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will purchase 28 KC-390 aircraft from Embraer under a contract signed at Farnborough International Airshow in the UK. In April 2009, FAB and Embraer agreed...
RAF Typhoons Take Part in Hijacked Plane Exercise
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has used two Eurofighter Typhoons jets in an exercise to test the UK's preparedness to respond to a terrorist hijack plot. During the exercise, the fighter jets...
Turkey Launches Indigenously Developed Drone at UK Air Show
Turkey launched the first indigenously designed and developed large-scale drone, Anka (Phoenix), at the Farnborough Air Show in the UK. Developed by Turkish Aerospace Industr