Friday, April 19, 2024

Aviation

Russia reportedly loses second A-50 radar jet

Recent social media footage captures a burning aircraft on the ground, suspected to be the A-50 Mainstay airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) jet,...

Hungary orders more Gripen fighter jets

Saab announced on Friday that it has finalized a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to supply four more Gripen C fighter...

US Marines use TRV-150 drones for Arctic operations in Norway

U.S. Marines from Combat Logistics Battalion 6, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, recently employed the TRV-150 unmanned aircraft systems during test...

India moves closer to procuring 15 C295 maritime patrol aircraft

India is edging closer to finalizing the acquisition of a maritime patrol variant of the Airbus C295 aircraft, with the country’s Defence Acquisition Council...

Azerbaijan looks to buy Pakistani JF-17 jets in record $1.6bn deal

Azerbaijan is in talks with Pakistan to purchase an undisclosed number of fourth-generation JF-17 Thunder Block-III fighter jets equipped with enhanced radar systems and...

Boeing secures $405M contract to support Minuteman III missile

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded the new deal to Boeing for the maintenance and testing of the Minuteman III weapons system, a key...

Ukraine unveils first wreckage of Russia’s stealthy cruise missile

Experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise have showcased the remains of a Kh-69 stealthy cruise missile for the first time,...

Turkish stealth fighter prototype made its first flight

The prototype of the Türkiye's next-generation fighter jet, KAAN, successfully completed its maiden flight. Developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the KAAN represents Türkiye's most...

Elbit Systems unveils next-gen unmanned aircraft system

Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems has introduced its latest innovation in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with the launch of the Hermes 650 Spark....

South Korea develops new drone interceptors

South Korea is set to unveil a groundbreaking system designed to intercept drones at distances of up to 30 km using a tube-launched, unmanned...

British-made Banshee drone found near Russian position

British-made MQM-185B drone, based on the Banshee Jet 80+, was found near a Russian position in the occupied Luhansk region in the East of...

US Air Force uses VR headsets for airmen training

Virtual reality (VR) maintenance training has officially arrived and is poised to revolutionize the way airmen are trained on the intricacies of maintaining the...

Russia confirms loss of Su-35 fighter jet

Several Russian Telegram channels have confirmed the loss of one of their Su-35 fighter jets in Eastern Ukraine. According to reports, the loss of the...

Ukraine says it shot down three Russian combat jets

Ukrainian Chief of General Staff, General Colonel Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that Ukrainian forces have successfully shot down three Russian combat aircraft on the Eastern...

South Korea awards $355M contract for F-100 engines

Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of RTX, has been awarded an F100 engine performance-based logistics (PBL) sustainment contract by South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program...

BAE Systems to equip new EA-37B jets with advanced EW systems

BAE Systems has secured a contract to supply advanced electromagnetic warfare (EW) mission systems for aircraft 7-10 in the U.S. Air Force’s expanding fleet...

US military uses revolutionary V-Bat drone during exercises in Japan

The U.S. military showcased the Shield AI's innovative V-Bat drone during recent expeditionary advance base operation exercises at W-174 Joint Okinawa Range Complex, Irisuna...

US Air Force to test autonomous flight capabilities on KC-135 tanker

Merlin, a developer of safe and autonomous flight technology, announced that it had forged an agreement with the United States Air Force (USAF). The collaboration,...

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