Aviation

U.S. Air Force awards contract to AeroVironment for Raven RQ-11B small unmanned aircraft systems

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 2 October that it had awarded a $13 million contract for...

U.S. Navy awards Northrop Grumman with $171M contract for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles

On 2 October, the Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that U.S. Navy has awarded the company a $171 million...

Lockheed Martin to supply Hellfire II missiles to Netherlands and Japan

The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a $631 million contract for Hellfire missiles for...

Antonov’s international cargo airport and testing facility in Gostomel

The Ukrainian State Enterprise "Antonov" on Monday allowed Defence Blog's reporters to visit the company's international cargo...

U.S. Air Force awards contract to Gentex for laser eye protection

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on 28 September that it had awarded a $98,3 million...

U.S. Navy looking to upgrade its C-130 Hercules aircraft fleet

U.S. Navy officials describe upgrade of C-130 Aircraft Hercules aircraft. The Navy provides a continuous forward-deployed maritime strike and expeditionary...

NATO moves to combat Russian hybrid warfare

Russia is disturbing the peace, and NATO countries must combat its hybrid strategy, the alliance’s supreme allied U.S. European...

Airbus’ MUT at the threshold of the future

Airbus has demonstrated manned-unmanned teaming for future air combat systems during manned-unmanned teaming (MUT) test flight campaigns...

Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet crashed in South Carolina

A US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter jet crashed in South Carolina on Friday, just outside...

U.S. Air Force releases report on cause of mysterious RQ-4 crash in Sierra Nevada mountain range

More details about the mysterious RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft crash in June 2017 were released on 26...

Bell unveils V-247 Vigilant vertical take-off and landing unmanned system

Bell has unveiled a full-scale mock-up of the V-247 Vigilant unmanned aerial system at Modern Day Marine...

U.S. Air Force wants to procure 35 Chinese commercial drones

The U.S. Air Force wants to procure a 35 commercial Mavic Pro Platinum drones developed by the...

Russia test-fired newest Kh-35U anti-ship missiles during recent drills

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) successfully test-fired a Kh-35U anti-ship missile (ASM) from its Su-34 long-range strike aircraft at a...

Boeing MH-139 wins USAF competition for replacing UH-1N helicopter fleet

Boeing has announced that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) chose MH-139 helicopter for replacing the more than 40-year-old...

Russian fighter jets intercept U.S. F-22 Raptor flying over Syria

A Su-35S air-superiority fighter jet of Russia's Aerospace Force has intercepted and visually identified the U.S. F-22 Raptor Raptor combat aircraft flying over Syria. A photographs posted...

Canada to acquire used F-18 fighter jets from Australia

The U.S. government has approved Canada’s purchase of used F-18 fighter jets from Australia, the National Post...

Kazakhstan receives first Y-8 military transport aircraft from China

The National Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan has received its first Y8F200W military transport aircraft from...

Russian fighter jet performs ‘unsafe’ intercept of Ukrainian Navy plane

The Ukrainian Navy is accusing Russia of "unsafe" intercept of an An-26 military transport aircraft which occurred...
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