Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) unit Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co is being awarded a $7.19 billion contract for 90 F-35 Lightning II jets, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The contract is a modification to a previously awarded low-rate initial production contract, the Pentagon said in a statement. This order includes 76 F-35A aircraft for the U.S. […]

Pakistan and Turkey sign an MoU for the sale of Super Mushshak aircraft. That was reported by azeridefence.com. It was a historic moment when Pakistan and Turkey signed an agreement for sale of Super Mushshak Trainer aircraft. This landmark contract was signed during IDEAS 2016 being held at Expo Centre Karachi. Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Chairman […]

Ukroboronprom, Ukraine’s state-owned defence industry holding group,  will be unveiling a new An-132D transport aircraft in December 2016. “In December we will present new aircraft An-132”,- said director general of Ukroboronprom Roman Romanov. The AN-132D will be the first prototype of the A-132 turboprop light transport aircraft, which is slated to replace the AN-32 and AN-26. The […]

November 23 at the airfield in Lida (Grodno region) took place the solemn events dedicated to the awarding of the personnel of the 116th assault airbase four new Russian combat training aircraft Yak-130, reported naviny.by. Oleg Dvigalev, Chief of the Air Force and Air Defense Command of the Belarusian army, presented the logbooks for the […]

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first three of the 11 AS565 MBe Panther helicopters to Indonesia, ahead of contract schedule, at a ceremony at Airbus Helicopters’ headquarters in Marignane, in the presence of representatives from Indonesia’s Ministry of Defence and the Indonesian Navy. This follows the contract signature in late 2014 with PT Dirgantara Indonesia […]

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 F-16 aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The upgrades are based on the advanced F-16V configuration. Among the enhancements are an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, a modern commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)-based avionics subsystem, a large-format, high-resolution center pedestal display and […]

The China Army and Navy is to acquire new Arctic Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopter from Russia. “He has export potential. China is interested in them and a number of countries. Argentina and all countries with access to the Arctic shores, I think it will be ordered, “- said Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) Managing Director Leonid Belykh. The new […]

Ukrainian company Softex-Aero has unveiled its next-generation VV-2 high-speed helicopter at the Iran Air Show , held in Kish Island in the Persian Gulf from 16-19 November. The VV-2 is a high-speed, single-engine, two seat (tandem) helicopter. It is designed for either piloted or unmanned flight. VV-2 is equipped with modern navigation instrumentation, including autopilot. This fact allows to access necessary information in […]

The first batch of Chinese female attack helicopter pilots have completed two years training and are now ready for action. The five fixed-wing aircraft pilots were chosen by the Chinese army’s aviation corps in 2014 and have undergone rigorous and intensive training involving both simulators and one-to-one actual flight training. They had learned new skills […]

In October, Leonardo-Finmeccanica participated in the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior 2016 event – the largest demonstration of unmanned maritime systems ever held. Among the technologies the company showcased at the event were the SOLO UAS and the capabilities of the skyISTAR mission management system. The SW-4 SOLO UAS is based on the proven SW-4 light […]