2020
Greece to take over F-35As initially intended for Turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on 27 Oct. that Greece will take different measures regarding the defense of its national territory, ...
U.S. Air Force adopts Fox Training Management System to streamline training operations
On Oct. 28, Britannica Knowledge Systems, a leading provider of integrated training and readiness management solutions, announced that their Fox tr...
First Australian-made MQ-4C Triton UAV will enhance maritime security in the Pacific
Northrop Grumman has initiated the build process for Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton, a game-changing unmanned maritime intelligence, surveillance a...
Greece to get MH-60 Seahawk helicopters and sonars
Lockheed Martin is awarded a $193,980,348 contract modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00019-19-C-0013. This modification...
Sikorsky to deliver six CH-53K King Stallion helicopters to U.S. Marine Corps
Sikorsky Aircraft, a Lockheed Martin company, is awarded a $550,372,323 modification to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive (firm target), fir...
Serbian 98th Air Brigade provided with most modern equipment
On Oct. 26, Serbian Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin, together with the Commander of the Air Force and Air Defence, Major General Duško Žarkovi...
Singapore Air Force CH-47 Chinook crews qualify for deck landing on Australian vessels
Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) CH-47 Chinook helicoptercrews have qualifyied for take off and land on Australia’s largest vessels landing h...
Italian Air Force receives last Eurofighter Typhoon
Taking off from Leonardo’s plant in Caselle (Turin), the final and most advanced Eurofighter Typhoon of the Italian Air Force was handed over durin...
Second F-35B squadron officially established in Indo-Pacific region with redesignation of VMFA-242
On October 16, Marine Aircraft Group 12 re-designated Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 as part ...
U.S. sells 135 AGM-84H SLAM-ER missiles and related equipment to Taiwan
On October 21, the U.S. State Department announced it had made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic an...
Russian Su-34 bomber pilot training to be expanded
The standard training program of Sukhoi Su-34 bomber pilots will be expanded. They will be trained to fight at major altitudes and supersonic speed...
Kongsberg Defence to purchase electronic components from Australia for Joint Strike Missile
According to a press release published on October 22, 2020, Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has placed a Purchase Order with BAE System...