Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Kuwait Ministry of Defence for the purchase of 30 H225M Caracal multirole utility helicopters as well as an associated support and services package, during the visit of the French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to Kuwait today. “We are greatly honored that the Kuwait Ministry of Defence […]

NATO is preparing a major boost to its ability to refuel aircraft in mid-air, with the signature of an agreement between the Netherlands and Luxembourg to acquire two Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) aircraft. The new tankers will be acquired on behalf of the participating nations and NATO. They can support NATO […]

In 2015, 24 Su-35 fighters were sold to China under the first export contract, the CEO of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, stated at a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. “The main business event that occurred last year in 2015 was the first export contract for Su-35 fighters signed by Rosoboronexport. We […]

The Chinese company is to showcase its new small hand-launched remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle, that reported by military-informant.com. The new Chinese drone also bears a striking resemblance to the American RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle developed for the United States military and adopted by the military forces of many other countries. The two aircraft appear identical and have the same dimensions and […]

Rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has released footage of the unidentified-type unmanned aerial vehicle of the Turkish army downed on July 17. Rebels reported that they hit Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles operating over Martyr Rüstem area in Zap region with heavy weapons on July 17. One  UAV was downed and one predator was […]

The adaptive training courses of ground target strike of the Aviadarts international contest was held in Russia on Aug 2, local time. The contest is part of the International Army Games 2016, and over 50 aircraft in 15 models from total of 48 flight crews from China, Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus participated in the live-fire […]

Indian Air Force trainer jet crashes in West Bengal state, both pilots ejected safely. The jet crashed around 11:00 am on Thursday in the Eastern Indian state of West Bengal. Both pilots successfully ejected from the aircraft and are in good condition according to Indian media. The IAF received 24 aircraft directly from BAE Systems with […]

The Italian Coast Guard has ordered two additional AW139 helicopters from Leonardo-Finmeccanica. This latest contract will increase the customer’s fleet of AW139s to twelve. The AW139s will be used to perform a range of missions including maritime patrol, search and rescue (SAR), and emergency medical services. The latest order also includes options for a further […]

A Pakistani helicopter has crash-landed in the central Logar province of Afghanistan earlier today, the provincial council officials said. That reported by www.khaama.com. A member of the provincial council Dr. Abdul Wali Wakil said the helicopter crash-landed in the restive Azra district and all 6 on board were captured by the militants. Provincial governor’s spokesman Salim […]

Sierra Nevada Corp., Sparks, Nevada, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $10,224,545 undefinitized contract action for the modification of an M-28 aircraft. Contractor will provide modification of one aircraft, aircraft ferry, spares, and field service representative support for 12 months after aircraft delivery. Work will be performed at Centennial, Colorado; and Amman, Jordan, and is expected […]