India Clears RAFALE-M Deal for Navy 11/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the procurement of 26 RAFALE Marine aircraft along… [leggi la notizia]

KAI Completes New Hangar to Accelerate Flight Test Activities 08/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has announced the completion of a new aircraft hangar that will allow it to accelerate its flight testing activities to cater… [leggi la notizia]

Leonardo unveils new cockpit for M-346 Block 20 03/04/2025 | Eugenio Po During the Military Flight Training 2025 conference—hosted by Defence IQ and concluded on April 2—Leonardo officially unveiled the new cockpit configuration for the M-346 Block… [leggi la notizia]

The MQ-28 GHOST BAT will fire a missile in the coming months 01/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Boeing has announced the intention of “accelerating” a test firing of an unspecified air-to-air missile from the MQ-28 GHOST BAE, an event that could happen… [leggi la notizia]

NGAD: Boeing wins — the fighter jet of the future will be called F-47 24/03/2025 | Editorial Team US President Donald Trump personally announced Boeing’s victory in the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and US Air… [leggi la notizia]

METEOR flies on the F-35 for the first time 05/03/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Following extensive drop-pit trials and integration activities, an MBDA METEOR has now flown for the first time on an F-35, presumably an instrumented test aircraft.… [leggi la notizia]

Insightful recap from Aero India: a showcase of ambitions 28/02/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s biennial airshow, Aero India showcased the subcontinent’s growing aerospace and defence capability, with a wide range of indigenous programmes on display. India’s Aeronautical Development… [leggi la notizia]

Update and new tactics for Russian FORPOST reconnaissance drone 21/02/2025 | Francesco Bossi During the IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi, the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), a major Russian manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, announced the launch of… [leggi la notizia]

Heven Drones unveils innovative hydrogen-powered UAS 11/02/2025 | Editorial Team The RAIDER, to be unveiled by Heven Drones at IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi, is a sleek and innovative unmanned aerial system (UAS) designed for… [leggi la notizia]

From Paris to Kyiv, Mirage 2000s bolster Ukraine’s air defence 07/02/2025 | Editorial Team Yesterday, 6 February, French Defence Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, announced that the first MIRAGE 2000 promised by France to Ukraine in June 2024 have arrived in… [leggi la notizia]

UK continues with DRAKEN Europe for EW and Aggressor training support services 06/02/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The British Ministry of Defence has announced a new £173 million contract with DRAKEN Europe for the continued provision of a range of training support… [leggi la notizia]

RMAF grows leased Leonardo AW-139 fleet 31/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) announced the arrival of another AW-139 (M104-05) at Kuching Air Base late in January. The new AW-139 helicopter is… [leggi la notizia]

Malaysia’s ATSC Completes First RMAF Su-30MKM Service Life Extension Programme 31/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Malaysia’s Aerospace Technology Systems Corp. Sdn Bhd (ATSC) has handed over to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) its first Sukhoi SU-30 MKM which has… [leggi la notizia]

Fleet Readiness Center East celebrates the growth of its F-35 servicing capabilities 30/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On January 14, an informal ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the completion of its F-35 LIGHTNING II expansion project, which saw the facility’s JSF Modification Line acquire… [leggi la notizia]

Five A-29 SUPER TUCANO for Uruguay, the point on deliveries 20/01/2025 | Tommaso Massa On 14 January 2025, the Uruguayan Ministry of Defence exercised its option for 5 A-29 SUPER TUCANO aircraft, as part of a contract previously signed… [leggi la notizia]

The production of the B61-12 tactical nuclear bombs is complete 17/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On December 18, 2024, the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) completed the Last Production Unit (LPU) of the B61-12 Life Extension… [leggi la notizia]

South Korea Completes Tactical Air Navigation Equipment Modernisation 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced the completion of a modernisation effort that has replaced tactical air navigation equipment at its air… [leggi la notizia]

Korea Aerospace Industries Inks KF-21 PBL Contract 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has received a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for the KF-21 4.5 generation… [leggi la notizia]

GCAP: first flight tests of EXCALIBUR testbed completed 13/12/2024 | Andrea Mottola This week, in the UK, the EXCALIBUR testbed completed the first phase of a 5-flight campaign, for a total of 14 hours and 45 minutes, started on… [leggi la notizia]

Bombardier delivers the first Global 6500 for the US Army’s HADES Project 02/12/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli On Monday 25 November, with a ceremony in Wichita, Texas, Bombardier Defense delivered its first Global 6500 business jet to the US Army, ahead of… [leggi la notizia]