SABR Provides High-Definition Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery More
Coalition Plane Crash
A coalition pilot died after his plane crashed yesterday in eastern Afghanistan. More
Cassidian produces the world’s most advanced Eurofighter
IPA 8 is based on the latest Eurofighter Tranche 3 construction standard and is furthermore equipped with state-of-the-art flight test instrumentation. That makes the aircraft the most advanced Eurofighter in the world More
Fly-By-Wire F-15SA Makes First Flight
The U.S. Air Force and its prime contractor Boeing have completed a successful first flight of the new F-15SA advanced fighter aircraft for the Royal Saudi Air Force. More
Tranche 3 Typhoon Goes on Test
Assembly of the first Tranche 3 Typhoon, destined for delivery to the Royal Air Force, has now been completed together with initial testing. More
Eurofighter Typhoon Joins New Danish Fighter Competition
Eurofighter Typhoon joins the New Danish Combat Aircraft Competition targeted at safeguarding Denmark’s national air defence. More
Republic of Korea Selects The AgustaWestland AW159
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Republic of Korea has selected the AW159 helicopter to meet its Maritime Operational Helicopter requirement. More
Crashed U.S. Drone Found in Philippines
A U.S. drone believed to be used for reconnaissance was recovered Jan. 7 in waters off the central Philippines, police and naval authorities said. More
U.S. Patriot Teams in Turkey
U.S. soldiers who will man Patriot anti-missile batteries to protect Turkey from the spillover of Syria's civil war began arriving in the country on Friday, the U.S. military said, but the missiles themselves are due later. More
Last Qualification Firing Test Of Sagem’s Laser-Guided AASM Hammer Missile Against A Moving Land Target A Complete Success
French defense procurement agency DGA successfully carried out the last qualification firing test of the AASM modular air-to-ground missile developed and produced by Sagem (Safran), in its laser terminal guidance version (NATO designation: SBU-54 Hammer). More
Israel working on Stealthy UAV
The Israeli military is developing a large, classified unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with features consistent with stealthy aircraft designs, according to a knowledgable source. More
J-15 jet Lands On Liaoning Aircraft Carrier
The J-15 fighter jet made the unprecedented landing on the 300m (990ft) former Soviet carrier during recent exercises, China's defence ministry said on Sunday. More
Russia to Build New Air-Defense Systems
Russia will develop artillery, missile defense and nuclear, biological and chemical defense systems using a uniform tank platform, Ground Forces chief Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin said on Thursday. More
Irkut Delivers First Su-30SM Fighters to Russian Air Force
Aircraft maker Irkut delivered the first two Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter aircraft to the Russian Air Force on Thursday, the company said. More
Egypt to buy Anka UAVs
Egypt intends to buy 10 Turkish indigenously built Anka unmanned aerial vehicles. The contract follows negotiations that lasted 2 1/2 months. The decision was made during a visit by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cairo last week, when Turkey and Egypt signed a number of cooperation agreements, including a related to defense industry cooperation. More
Czech Air Force L-159A Crashes, Pilot dies
The pilot of the Czech subsonic one-seat L-159 military aircraft that crashed in central Bohemia this afternoon was found dead in its wreckage, general staff spokeswoman Jana Ruzickova has told CTK. More
USAF F-22 Crashes Near Panhandle Air Force Base
USAF officials say a jet has crashed in the Florida Panhandle. More
Sukhoi to Build Strike, Recon UAVs
ZHUHAI, November 13 (RIA Novosti) - Russian aircraft maker Sukhoi is to focus on creating reconnaissance and strike unmanned air vehicles (UAV) in the near future, United Aircraft Corporation President Mikhail Pogosyan said at the Zhuhai Airshow China exhibition on Tuesday. More
LM Continues To Deliver CBP P-3's To U.S. Ahead Of Schedule
Lockheed Martin delivered the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s sixth Mid-Life Upgraded P-3 Orion on Friday, Nov. 9, about 40 days ahead of schedule. This upgrade was completed in 11 months. More
Iraq signs contract for second batch of F-16 Fighter Jets
Iraq has signed a new contract to buy its second set of 18 F-16 fighters from the United States, part of a deal to purchase 36 of the jets to rebuild its air force, Iraq's acting defence minister said on Thursday. More
