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Qatar to receive 24 AH-64E Apaches attack helicopters by 2020
The US Department of Defense approved contract the order of 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters  for  Qatar.
Boeing Co., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $667,522,500 undefinitized fixed-price-incentive, foreign military...
Senegal is upgrading Mil Mi-35P gunships of the national Armed Forces
Senegal is upgrading Mil Mi-35P (NATO reporting name: Hind) gunships of the national Armed Forces, according to airrecognition.com.
“Senegal is collaborating with Israeli Controp company....
New Ukrainian An-178 aircrafts may be assembled in the territory of Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani company signed the agreement on the purchase of ten Ukrainian-made An-178 aircraft with the Ukrainian state enterprise Antonov, according to military-informant.com.
The price...
Turkey orders 109 new T-70 medium transport helicopters
Under the program, Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP) prime contractor Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and TUHP subcontractors Sikorsky, Aselsan, TEI and Alp Aviation will...
Safran selected as engine supplier for South-Korean LCH and LAH helicopters
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has selected Safran Helicopter Engines as engine supplier for its Light Civil Helicopter (LCH). It will be powered with the...
Russia signs deal for 150 Yak-152 basic trainer aircrafts
The Ministry of defense of Russia have signed a contract for the provision of 150Â Yak-152 new-generation primary trainer aircraft developed by Yakovlev Design Bureau,...
Russia to start receiving Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter aircraft in 2017
The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive first units of the Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation fighter aircraft in 2017, Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev, the...
First M-346 aircraft for the Polish Air Force unveiled by Polish Deputy Defence Minister
The roll-out ceremony for the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft took place today at Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s facility inVenegono-Superiore (near Varese). The event...
Russian Mi-28N «Night Hunter» attack helicopter shelled by Syrian militants
Russian-made Mi-28N «Night Hunter» modern attack helicopter designed to carry out search and destroy operations against tanks, are shelled by Syrian militants from the ground...
Pilatus PC-7 light trainer aircraft crashes in central Iran, 2 injured
An Iranian Air Force training plane crashed in the central province of Isfahan on Sunday, injuring two people on board.
The PC-7, a light trainer...
A-10 Thunderbolt II made an emergency landing in Kansas
The aircraft, a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog), exercised a precautionary landing at Topeka Regional/Forbes Field Airport (KFOE), Topeka, Kansas.
The airplane was not...
New Chinese Y-20 heavy-lifting transport plane will soon be delivered to buyers
The new Chinese  Y-20 heavy-lifting transport plane will soon be delivered to buyers, a project manager said on Thursday. The manager expects that China will...
Thailand is interested in the Japanese P-1 and US-2 aircrafts
Thailand is interested in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s P-1 patrol aircraft and US-2 large amphibious rescue aircraft, according to asia.nikkei.com.
Japan wants to get...
Malaysia to receive third A400M transport aircraft by mid-month
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is set to receive its third Airbus A400M aircraft by mid-month.
RMAF Chief, General Tan Sri Roslan Saad said...
New Su-34 bomber-fighters were delivered to aviation unit of the Eastern Military District
The first batch of Su-34 bomber-fighters was deployed from aircraft factory in Novosibirsk to permanent location of air unit near Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
On the eve, representatives...
Germany is looking at acquiring other transport planes besides the A400M
Germany is not considering cancelling the troubled Airbus Group A400M programme but is looking at acquiring other transport planes since the A400M cannot land...
Israel Defense Forces will be receiving another three Super Hercules transport planes
The Israel Defense Forces will be receiving another three Super Hercules transport planes by the end of the year, supplementing the three aircraft it...
AW101 Norwegian all-weather SAR helicopter unveiled by Norway’s minister of justice and public security
Leonardo-Finmeccanica is pleased to announce the AgustaWestland AW101 Norwegian All-Weather SAR Helicopter was unveiled today by Anders Anundsen, Norway’s Minister of Justice and Public...