Russian Helicopters Unveils Ansat Variant with 750km Range, Upgraded Avionics
A new variant of Ansat rotorcraft built by Russian Helicopters will come with latest avionics; besides an enlarged main tank and internal fuel tanks, which would increase the range of...
BAE System to Supply Flight Control System for World’s First Supersonic...
BAE Systems has received a contract from Aerion Supersonic to supply flight control system for its new AS2 supersonic business jet that will fly at a maximum speed of Mach...
Turkish CEZERİ Flying Car Completes First Flight
Turkeys CEZERİ Flying Car developed by Baykar completed initial flight tests recently. The tests began on September 11
Trump has “No Problem” Selling F-35 Jets to UAE
US President Donald Trump announced on September 15 that he had “no problem” selling American F-35 fighters to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) despite Israeli opposition. Speaking to Fox News today,...
Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Jet Crashes, Pilot Ejects
A Pakistani Air Force (PAF) JF-17 fighter jet crashed earlier today marking the fifth such crash for a PAF aircraft this year. In five crashes since January 2020, three pilots have died in two crashes...
PLA's Mystery Jet Defeats 17 Other Fighters in Combat Drills
A mystery jet operated by the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), likely the J-20 fighter, triumphed in a war game where it was pitted against 17 other fighter jets. Chinese media was abuzz with reports of...
First MQ-9B Configured for Surveillance Over Open-Water Makes Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) concluded a set of maritime test flights over the sea-lanes off the coast of Southern California on September 11th, using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS)...
General Atomics Unveils MQ-9 Successor Drone With 'Ultra-Long Endurance'
General Atomics has unveiled a rendering of its stealthy, next-generation unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that could replace U.S
BIRD Aerosystems to Upgrade Czech Air Force Mi-17 AMPS Fleet
BIRD Aerosystems has won a new contract to upgrade and improve the Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) systems which were previously provided to the Czech Air Force. BIRDs AMPS are installed on the Czech Air Force...
Greece is First European Nation Decide on French Rafale Jets: Def Minister...
In its decision to acquire Rafale fighter jets, Greece became the first European nations to announce plans to buy jets from France breaking more than a decade long jinx where European nations have ignored the...
Lockheed Awards Elbit Contract to Manufacture F-35 Composite Assemblies
Elbit Systems announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems – Cyclone Ltd., was awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin for the manufacture of assemblies for Forward Equipment Bay assemblies for the F-35 jet
Taiwan Denies Shooting Down Chinese Warplane
Greece to Buy 10 Rafale Jets, Receive 8 More as ‘Donation’ from
Russian Drone Attack
After lagging behind major drone powers such as the United States, Israel and China, Russia is attempting to challenge, if...
Russian Pantsir Air Defense System- Sitting duck or Top Dog?
Russian Pantsir air defense system (ADS) has been much maligned in the war zones of Syria and Libya as having...
Free Flow of Weapons Make Peace Difficult in Libya
An almost in-exhaustible flow of weapons to the two main fighting sides in the Libyan conflict has made peace a...
Land of the Blazing Guns: Japan’s Quest for Advanced Weapons
After laying to rest its pacifist post-World War II posture since the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to...
Mixing Business with Pressure: Chinese Arms Sales in South East Asia
China is pulling off the impossible- selling arms to nations it is in conflict with over its claim in the...
US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...