2020
Montenegro Air Force signs purchase agreement for two Bell 505 helicopters
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Montenegro Air Force has signed a purchase agreement for two Bell 505 Jet Ranger X’s....
Jolly Green II and Apache helicopters complete joint test mission
The US Air Force’s (USAF) new combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, has undertaken a joint mission with the army’s multi-...
GE Aviation delivers first F414 engine to South Korea for KF-X program
GE Aviation delivered the first F414-GE-400K engine in May to Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) for South Korea’s next-generation indigenous fig...
Honeywell and US Army to demo next-generation T55 engine for Chinook helicopters
Honeywell has entered into an agreement with the U.S. Army to demonstrate and fly its upgraded T55 engine on the heavy-lift, twin-engine Chinook he...
US Navy completes first AARGM-ER captive carry flight on F/A-18
The US Navy completed the first captive carry flight test of an Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile on an F/...
GA-ASI acquires IJK Controls
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a global leader in Remotely Piloted Aircraft, announced on June 4 that it has acquired a major...
FARA program: Bell unveils its manufacturing team for the Bell 360 Invictus prototype
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc.company, has announced agreements with nine premier aerospace industry leaders to form Team Invictus. The companie...
Russian Defense Ministry finalizes contract for 76 Su-34
The Russian Defense Ministry agreed the details of a contract for a new batch of Su-34 frontline bombers. At least 76 aircraft have to be delivered...
RAF to enhance tactical air command and control capabilities on the ground through Collins Aerospace FasTAK Gateway
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has selected the Collins Aerospace Systems FasTAK Gateway to advance its tactical data link capabilities on the ground as...
GKN Aerospace thermoplastic components flight tested on Bell V-280 Valor
GKN Aerospace delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction-welded Ruddervators and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured fro...
Kongsberg awarded contract for air-to-air pylons for F-35 program
On June 3, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS announced it has signed a contract with Marvin Engineering worth 136 MNOK to supply air-to-air pylo...
US Army launched the first flight of Martin UAV V-BAT
Soldiers assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) launched the first flight of the Martin UAV V-BAT at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, as part of ...