2022
B-1Bs conduct CONUS to CONUS Bomber Task Force Mission in support of SOUTHCOM
B-1B Lancers departed Dyess Air Force Base Sept. 7 in support of a bomber task force mission to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility.
Development batch of Checkmate jet to be produced in 2026
VLADIVOSTOK, September 12. /TASS-DEFENSE/. A development batch of Russia’s single-engine Su-75 Checkmate fighter jets will be manufactured in 2026,...
Lockheed Martin Joint-Air-To-Ground Missile cleared for full rate production
Continuing the legacy of superior precision engagement performance, Lockheed Martin’s Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile is ready for full rate production.
Rocket Lab signs agreement with USTRANSCOM to explore using Neutron and Electron rockets to deliver cargo around the world
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global leader in launch services and space systems, announced that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agr...
Protector completes acceptance test procedures
Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP) for the first Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) system was completed on Aug. 26, 2022. Completion o...
Royal Air Force Atlas C.1 trials low level parachute capability
The Royal Air Force’s A400M Atlas C Mk1 is continuing to expand its capability with the start of Low-Level Parachute trials.
Poland willing to buy 96 AH-64E Guardian attack helicopters
Deputy PM and head of the Polish Minister of Defense Mariusz Błaszczak announced that a request has been sent to the US, regarding the acquisition ...
PLA Chinese Naval Aviation gets carrier-based early warning aircraft and trainer jets
The Naval Aviation Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has made preliminary strides in its development from being coast-based to ca...
US approves $450 million possible foreign military sale for F-16 fleet sustainment programme to Pakistan
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 Case for Sustainm...
RAF Voyager builds on Air-to-Air Refuelling training with the Qatari Air Force
Flying from a Qatari airbase the RAF Brize Norton based Voyager took part in Exercise Soaring Falcon, conducting Air-to-Air Refuelling in a range o...
BAE Systems accelerates electronic warfare system production for F-15E and F-15EX Eagle fighter jets
BAE Systems has received a contract from Boeing to produce additional Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability Systems (EPAWSS) for U.S. F-15E an...
Belgium will buy a second A330 MRTT tanker bringing the MMU fleet to ten aircraft
The European fleet of Airbus A330 MRTT ("Multi-Role Tanker Transport") tanker and transport aircraft will eventually increase from nine to ten airc...