Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet gets advanced stealth coating
MOSCOW — A new composite material with enhanced radar wave absorbing properties was used to make the cockpit canopy of...
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UK declares IOC for F-35B fighters
Defence Secretary Sets Sights on Next Century of British Air Power Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has today revealed that Britain’s...
China’s medium-sized stealth fighter jet FC-31 may be deployed on future aircraft carriers
China's future aircraft carriers will see stealth warplanes on their decks, likely the medium-sized fighter jet FC-31, said Chinese military...
Brazilian Air Force confirms Leonardo as AMX logistic support supplier
AMX ROME — The Brazilian Air Force General Command of Support (COMGAP) has confirmed Leonardo as the supplier of long-term...
First M-345 Production Aircraft Performs its Maiden Flight
M-345 HET ROME —The first M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) production basic/advanced trainer aircraft successfully performed its maiden flight at...
Sikorsky, Boeing Provide First Look At SB>1 DEFIANT™
Sikorsky and Boeing provided the first look at the new SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter. The aircraft’s rotor system will allow it...
Second Gripen E test aircraft takes flight
Saab Gripen E 39-9 On 26 November, Saab completed the successful first flight of the second Gripen E test aircraft...
Gripen E Flies with Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile
In October, Saab successfully completed a test flight by a Gripen E aircraft with the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air...
Embraer successfully performs first flight of the series production KC-390 multi-mission airlift
GAVIÃO PEIXOTO, Brazil – Embraer achieved another important milestone today with the completion of the maiden flight of the first...
F-35 price reduced in new production contract
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II F-35A aircraft now below $90 Million FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – The...
Boeing wins U.S. Air Force T-X pilot training program contract
Boeing T-X ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27, 2018 – U.S. Air Force pilots will soon train for combat with T-X jets...
Boeing MH-139 to replace U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey fleet
AW139 S/N 31427 AMI PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Boeing will provide its MH-139 helicopter and related support to the U.S. Air...
Philippine Navy: delivery of two AW159 Wildcat helicopters set for March 2019
AgustaWestland AW159 "Wildcat" By Priam Nepomuceno MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) will receive its first two anti-submarine helicopters, AgustaWestland...
Saab to provide RAF’s Typhoons with new smart self-protection system
RAF Typhoon Saab has received an order from BAE Systems for development of a new pyrotechnic smart self-protection system for...
Lockheed wins US$ 1.1 bn order for 16 Bahrain F-16V fighters
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas; and Lockheed Martin, Greenville, South Carolina, have been awarded a...
Leonardo welcomes Canada’s CH-149 Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade and Fleet Augmentation
AW101 Cormorant - photo courtesy Mike Reyno Leonardo and Team Cormorant will deliver a comprehensive upgrade to Canada’s AW101 primary...
First Leonardo AW101 Commando Merlin delivered to the UK’s Commando Helicopter Force
AW101 Commando Cormorant Delivery of the first AW101 Commando Merlins announced by the UK’s Minister for Defence Procurement at RNAS...
China: Plane Y-20 Conducts 1st Airdrop Drills
Plane Y-20 China's largest domestically-developed transport aircraft, the Y-20, recently conducted its first joint airdrop training with the country's airborne...
MiG-31 Air-Launched Missiles on Test Combat Duty
Russian Air Force MiG-31 Ten MiG-31 fighter jets (NATO reporting name: Foxhound) fitted with the air-launched Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missile...
Air Force: Second Phase of Light Attack Experiment Underway
Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano Pilots are flying the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano and the Textron Aviation AT-6B Wolverine...