The Guizhou JL-9 aircraft in new desert livery, being prepared for the 11th Airshow China 2016 – The 11th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai. The JL-9  is an advance trainer or light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by the Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation (GAIC) of China. The JL-9 was designed to be a successor to […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) today announced the CH-53K King Stallion successfully completed initial operational testing by the U.S. Marine Corps to verify the key capabilities of the heavy lift helicopter. The week-long operational assessment by Marine Corps pilots, aircrew and maintainers marked an important step in support of a Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Milestone C […]

Antonov and Beijing A-Star Aerospace Technology Co signed a cooperation agreement for joint development of the new An-178 short-range tactical transport aircraft. That was reported by diana-mihailova.livejournal.com. The  contract №084 / 1098 / 16-156 requires the purchase of twelve Antonov An-178 at a price of 40 million. USD. For each, with an advance of 50% […]

An aviation task force of Soldiers from 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, the 1st Armored Division CAB, Belgium and the Czech Republic participated in Exercise Allied Spirit V at the 7th Army Training Command’s Training Area, here, Sept. 26 to Oct. 15. Allied Spirit V is a force on force exercise involving 1,065 participants from the […]

DCNS, a world leader in naval defence, and Airbus Helicopters, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, are joining forces to design the future tactical component of France’s Naval Aerial Drone (Système de Drones Aériens de la Marine – SDAM) programme. By pooling naval and aerospace skills and expertise, the teaming of DCNS and Airbus Helicopters will […]

Russian Airborne units from Kostroma have performed landing operation in Belarus for the first time in course of the joint Russian-Belarusian tactic exercise. Several airborne groups of Russia and Belarus (about 250 men) landed on the “Sahara” landing pad. Transport aviation crews of the Belarusian Air Force demonstrated high professionalism level in dropping the insert […]

Photographs from satellite posted on Chinese online forums show that a begins serial production of local mystery unmanned aerial vehicles. The two new unmanned aerial vehicles were spotted on the runway of Chengdu Aircraft Corporation airfield. According to experts, the new unmanned aerial vehicles is a Soar Dragon drones, designed by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation. The Guizhou Soar Dragon is an unmanned […]

Analysis of commercial satellite imagery indicates increased activity at a program of development of a new Russian Altius-M long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The images show the new drone at the airfield in Kazan. The Altius-M is a long-range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle develops by reconnaissance missions and destroying targets that have been detected. In 2011, the Tranzas won the Defense Ministry’s […]

“Unmanned Aircraft Complexes « Sparrow» have already passed the departmental tests. We hope that these UAVs will soon undergo production testing by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by director of UOP enterprise SFTE “Spetstehnoeksport” Pavlo Barbul in the framework of international exhibition “Arms and Security 2016.” UAVs «Sparrow» are designed for tactical […]

The Chinese People’s Armed Police Force is to acquire the new Z-11WB light attack helicopters. The Z-11WB  light utility helicopter developed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The Z-11WB  designed for the ground support, attack, battlefield reconnaissance, command, counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics, counter-smuggling, and other tasks. The Z-11WB helicopter based on AC311 and have French Turbomeca Arriel 2B1A turboshaft (based on a […]