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Lockheed Martin flies first T-50A upgraded aircraft for T-X competition
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully completed the initial flight test of its T-50A configured aircraft. The T-50A is the company’s aircraft offering in the...
Blue Angels F-18 has crashed in Smyrna, Tennessee
One is confirmed dead in a US Navy Blue Angels jet crash at Smyrna Airport in Tennessee, according to WKRN. A giant explosion was...
Thunderbirds F-16 crashes at Air Force Academy graduation near Colorado Springs
A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon #6 operated by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds force landed to high desert terrain south of City...
Kazakhstan unveils new «Pterodactyl» unmanned combat aerial vehicle at KADEX 2016
Kazakhstan unveils  new Chengdu «Pterodactyl» also known as Wing Loong is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle at International Armament and Military-Technical Equipment...
Kazakhstan has ordered an undisclosed number of Mi-35M attack helicopters
The Russian Helicopters holding announced that Kazakhstan has signed a contract for an undisclosed number of  Mi-35M attack helicopters.
"The first deliveries of the helicopters (Mi-35M)...
Prototype of Piaggio P.1HH HammerHead UAV crash in Mediterranean sea
The Piaggio Aerospace P.1HH HammerHead is a new, state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)Â crash in Mediterranean sea.
The drone lost contact with the ground station during...
Israeli Air Force will conduct training exercises in Cyprus
In 2016 Israeli Air Force (IAF) will conduct training exercises in Cyprus, that reported by israeldefense.co.il.
2016 will see more exercise of the IAF in Cyprus. IAF...
Flightglobal : German airframer pitches Qatari-funded surveillance aircraft
Platform developer and producer Reiner Stemme Utility Air-Systems has debuted the new Q01 German-Qatari intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for the first time outside...
Ukraine company presents new Yatagan-2 unmanned combat air vehicle
Secretary of the National Security and Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov visited the  proving ground in 31 May, where a demonstration and testing of unmanned aerial...
China’s armed CH-3 drone spotted in Myanmar
China's armed CH-3  drone was spotted in Myanmar when preparing to fly. Myanmar to buy undisclosed number of new Chinese CH-3  UAVs developed by China Academy...
Turkey start to produce bunker-buster bomb for use with F-16
The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, known by its Turkish acronym MKEK, has recently certified the 2,000 pound (907 kilogram) bomb for use with...
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan : Canada needs new fighter jets now
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has pushed the purchase of new fighter jets to the top of his priority list, stating the current fleet of...
New version of Russian amphibious aircraft Be-200 presents in Taganrog
In Taganrog (Rostov oblast) showed the first modernized amphibian Be-200CHS, built by order of the Ministry of emergency situations. On Monday, may 30, according...
BIRD Aerosystems presents a new generation of DIRCM systems at Eurosatory 2016
Eurosatory 2016: Â BIRD Aerosystems presents a new generation of DIRCM systems: the Self Protection Radar Electro-Optic Sensor (SPREOS)
Eurosatory, Paris, June 13-17 2016, Defence...
DSCA announces $700M in proposed sales to Kuwait, Oman, Qatar
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency this week announced $700 million worth of proposed foreign military sales to Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. That reported by insidedefense.com.
On...
Mongolian Armed Forces given UAV training by U.S. military
U.S. Soldiers with 8th Military Police Brigade conducted a demonstration on unmannned aerial vehicles for members of the Mongolian Armed Forces during Khaan Quest...
Russia to start delivering Mi-28NE Helicopter to Algeria
Russian Helicopters Corporation has started the export deliveries of Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters. The first batch formed by two vehicles has been delivered to Algeria, reported...
CH-53K heavy lift helicopters completes first 20K lift
The U.S. Marine Corps' newest helicopter, the CH-53K, completed its first external load flight test carrying a 20,000 lb. load May 26 at Sikorsky...