Two new Mi-17-V5 helicopters officially handed over to the Serbian Air Force at Batajnica Air Base  is a military air base in Serbia, that reported by novosti.rs. The ceremony in Batajnica was led by commander of air force and air defence, major general Ranko Zivak who has saluted the crew of the first Mi-17 V5 helicopter. […]

The first of 8 Aermacchi M-346 advanced trainers for the Polish Air Force off for its first flight at Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s facility in Venegono Superiore (Lombardy), that reported by defence24.pl. The M-346s will enter into service with the 4th Training Wing Squadron at Poland’s Deblin base. With the M-346, the base aims to become an international […]

Poland withdrawal from the multinational program of regarding acquisition of the  Airbus A330 (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) aircraft, that reported by Marek Swierczynski senior analyst for security affairs of Polityka Insigh. «3 days before the planned signing of the contract, Poland withdraws from the multinational program of acquiring Airbus A330 MRTT»,- said Marek Swierczynski. Earlier the European Defense Agency has published a […]

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel for Excess SH-60F Sea-Hawk Helicopter equipment and support, reported by militaryedge.org. The estimated cost is $300 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on July 5, 2016.

The Government of Israel has requested to procure twelve (12) T-700 GE 401C engines (ten (10) installed and two (2) spares), eight (8) AN/APN-194(V) Radar Altimeters; eight (8) AN/APN-217A Doppler Radar Navigation Sets; eight (8) AN/ARN-15l (V)2 Global Positioning Systems; eight (8) AN/APX100(V) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder Sets; eight (8) OA-8697 A/ARD Direction Finding Groups; eight (8) AN/ARN-118(V) NAV Receivers; eight (8) AN/ARN-146 On Top Position Indicators; sixteen (16) IP-1544A/ASQ-200 Horizontal Situation Video Displays (HSVD); eight (8) AN/ARC-174A (V)2 HF Radios; sixteen (16) AN/ARC182(V) UHF/UHF Radios; eight (8) PIN 70600-81010-011 Communication System Controllers; eight (8) GAU-16 50 Caliber Machine Guns; eight (8) M-60D/M-240 Machine Guns; eight (8) Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tanks; sixteen (16) External Auxiliary Fuel Tanks; and eight (8) C-11822/AWQ Controllers, Armament System. Also included are spares and repair parts, support and test equipment, communication equipment, ferry support, publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated cost is $300 million.

The first serial Y-20 military transport aircraft  (seriall number 11051) developed by Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation was handed over to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in a ceremony. Second aircraft serialled 11052 to follow soon – it is assigned to the 12th Regiment of the 4th Transport Division at Qionglai, Chengdu. The Y-20 has an […]

A Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk helicopter of Turkish Gendarmerie, with senior officers on board, has crashed in the country’s northern province of Giresun on the Black Sea coast, Turkish media reports say. The incident took place in the highlands of Giresun on Tuesday. There were conflicting reports about the number of casualties. According to CNN Turk television, six people were […]

A US military MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed Tuesday  in Northern Syria.  No reports of civilian injuries or damage. “The aircraft was flying a combat mission when positive control of the aircraft was lost,” the release stated. “The remotely piloted aircraft crash was not due to enemy fire. There are no reports of civilian injuries or damage to […]

During the NATO summit, which will take place in Warsaw on 8-9 July 2016 over Warsaw will fly Israeli  Hermes 900 medium size multi-payload unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Hermes 900 drone designed for medium altitude long endurance (MALE) tactical missions and was delivered from Israel. It will also controlled  by the soldiers from Israel. The Polish Ministry of Defence is considering […]

Russia’s Defense Ministry will start receiving T-50 PAK FA (Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation) fighter jets in 2018, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said during a visit to the Aircraft-Manufacturing Enterprise in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the Russian Far East. While checking the fulfillment of the 2016 state defense order, Borisov was shown assembly workshops and […]

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation and Kazan Aircraft Production Association (KAPO) n.a. Gorbunov signed the contract on Tu-214R reconnaissance aircraft delivery. Under the contract, KAPO will supply to the Defence Ministry third Tu-214R reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian Tu-214R is a special-mission aircraft based on the Tu-214 commercial transport aircraft under codename Project 141 to replace the Ilyushin IL20M […]