This first PC-21, registered as A54-001, will be handed over to the Royal Australian Air Force at East Sale in June 2017 after completion of testing and verification work in both Switzerland and Australia. Under a contract signed in December 2015 aimed at harmonising Australian Defence Force flight training across all three services – Army, […]

The head of Djibouti, Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, has sponsored  at the air base a ceremony of receipt of two new aircraft y-12 intended to strengthen the capacity of the army of the djiboutian air. A Y-12E aircraft.Djibouti’s Air Force has taken delivery of two Y-12 transport aircraft from China, joining an MA60 that was […]

The German Ministry of Defence procurement agency (BAAInBw) and Airbus Defence and Space have signed a contract to provide Heron 1 unmanned surveillance aircraft to support the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) mission in Mali. That reproted by flugrevue.de. “A major success factor for this new assignment is our experience gained in more than 2300 missions over […]

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced on July 19 that it signed an agreement on July 15 to supply four KT-1 basic training aircrafts to Senegalese Air Force. That reported by businesskorea.co.kr. With this, the total number of KT-1 trainer aircrafts supplied to overseas countries has gone up to 81 (17 to Indonesia, 40 to Turkey, 20 […]

Japanese officials were interested in the Heron TP UAV developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). That reported by asahi.com. The IAI Heron is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Malat (UAV) division of Israel Aerospace Industries. It is capable of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) operations of up to 52 hours’ duration […]

The  improved version of Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter was spotted at Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant. Mi-28NM  has been in development since 2008. but specific characteristics are not known, but may include a low radar signature, extended range, advanced weapons control systems, air-to-air engagement capability, and increased top speed of 600 km/h (370 mph). Recent press reports […]

China used its latest bomber, the H-6K, in recent patrol over Huangyan Island in South China Sea, that reported by Air Force spokesman. Beijing sends nuclear capable H-6K bomber over Scarborough Shoal in new South China Sea escalation. The People’s Liberation air force (PLAAF) at the weekend released photographs of one of its newest H-6K long-range nuclear-capable bombers […]

A Dignity Operation helicopter was shot down in east Libya on Sunday, Defend Benghazi Brigades (DBB) reported. The LNA, however, says that the helicopter, a Mi-17 gunship, crashed as a result of a technical failure.  The four-member crew are reported to have been killed, but there is also confusion as to who they were. LNA sources say all […]

Drone Aviation Introduces “Bolt,” its next generation heavy lift, higher altitude tethered drone designed for persistent missions. The coaxial helicopter rotor UAS is designed to meet military applications that require access to altitude for surveillance and communications. The system can operate at altitudes of up to 800ft for 10+ hours at a time in near-silence. […]

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, stow an MV-22B Osprey aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, in the Mediterranean Sea, July 6, 2016. This training exercise was the first time a U.S. MV-22B Osprey has landed on the French ship Charles de Gaulle, testing […]