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Russian Air Force receives fourth upgraded A-50U airborne warning and control aircraft
The PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" announced that the fourth upgraded A-50U airborne early warning and control (AEW) aircraft was delivered to Russian Air Force.
The A-50U is an improved...
Iran’s defense minister claims newest stealth fighter jet almost ready
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan announced that the Qaher-313 single-seat stealth fighter jet almost ready.
Hossein Dehqan claimed on Sunday that his country had entered the...
China to co-develop air-launched space system with Ukraine
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology will partner with Ukrainian companies to co-develop an air-launched rocket system.
China has planned to develop a new generation of...
Iran unveils new Saba-248 multi-purpose helicopter
The Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC or PANHA) has unveiled new Saba-248 multi-purpose helicopter during a ceremony in Tehran on Tuesday attended...
U.S. THAAD anti-missile defense system arrives Monday night in South Korea
The first batch of equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery landed at the U.S. air base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers...
US military helicopters from 2-10 AHB “Knighthawks” arrived in Romania
Helicopters from the 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade landed at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania on Thursday, Mar....
Russian Army to receive 12 Kamov Ka-52 reconnaissance and combat helicopters in 2017
Russia's Progress Arsenyev aviation company will deliver 12 Ka-52 attack helicopters to the Russian Defense Ministry as part of state orders this year, Deputy...
Rheinmetall signed contract to supply ammunition for the F-35 stealth multirole fighter
German defence and automotive group Rheinmetall said on Monday it had booked a $6.5 million U.S. Air Force contract to supply ammunition for the...
French military selects H160 helicopters for light rotorcraft replacement program
France has selected the Airbus Helicopters H160 as the basis for its tri-service light rotorcraft replacement program to replace six helicopter types with the...
Secret Russian unmanned aerial vehicle spotted in Zhukovsky looks like a US MQ-1 Predator
Satellite imagery posted on Terraserver.com show that Russia develops the new unmanned aerial vehicle. The new Russian armed unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted on the airfield of...
Bell Helicopter plans to showcase the past, present and future of vertical lift at Heli-Expo 2017
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces its show plans for the world’s largest helicopter trade show and exposition, HELI-EXPO 2017. The...
First C-130J Super Hercules of U.S. Air Force is heading Yokota’s way
The first of 14 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules transports that will be assigned to the U.S. Air Force installation at Yokota Air Base,...
Georgia plans to remove from service Su-25 «Frogfoot» combat aircraft
The Georgian Armed Forces plans to remove from service Su-25 «Frogfoot» combat aircraft. That was reported by Head of the Georgian General Staff of the Armed...
US Air Force confirms plan to retire MQ-1 Predator drone
For the past 21 years, the Air Force has flown the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft in combat, and for the last 10, the...
China says it has received its largest foreign combat drone order
AN undisclosed buyer has placed the largest overseas order for China’s home-developed military drones, the Xinhua news agency has reported, in a boost for...
Airbus awarded contract to retrofit 26 Bundeswehr CH-53 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has received an order from the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to retrofit 26 CH-53 heavy...
China’s domestic Wing-Loong II unmanned combat aerial vehicle takes maiden flight
The maiden flight of the first Wing-Loong II unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute (CADI) of the state-owned...
US military helicopters arrive in Greece
Eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and more than 70 other pieces of equipment arrived at the Port of Thessaloniki as part of the 10th...