2023
US clears $100 Mn deal for AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM missiles for Lithuania
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale to Lithuania. The deal, estimated to be worth around $100 million, include...
US approves nearly $1 Bn JAGM Joint Air-to-Ground Missile sale to United Kingdom
The United States Department of State has granted authorization for a potential arms sale to the United Kingdom, involving nearly one billion dolla...
Saab to upgrade Swedish Air Force JAS Gripen C/D fighters
Saab has received an additional order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to ensure the continued operation and capability enhan...
Russia receives new batch of Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighters
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has manufactured and transferred a new batch of multi-role Su-35S fighters to the Russian Ministry of Defense...
Saudi Arabia considers purchasing French Dassault Rafale jets
Saudi Arabia is considering the purchase of 54 multi-role Dassault Rafale fighter jets from France, marking what could be the kingdom's first-ever ...
Airbus signs € 1.2 bn contracts for Capability Enhancement and In-Service Support of French A330 MRTT fleet
Airbus Defence and Space has signed two contracts valued at € 1.2 billion in total with France’s Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) and Directi...
New Zealand Air Force gets C-130J-30 Super Hercules flight simulator
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is taking a significant step forward in modernizing its aging C-130H fleet with the construction of C-130J-...
Croatia transfers 14 Mi-8 helicopters to Ukraine
On October 19, 2023, Croatia confirmed the transfer of 14 Mi-8-MTV-1 helicopters to Ukraine, a move supported by U.S. and Croatian Defense official...
NASA delays first flight of pioneering supersonic X-59 QueSST to 2024
NASA's Quest mission has postponed the maiden flight of its revolutionary X-59 supersonic aircraft until 2024. The delay comes as the agency works ...
Shield AI's V-Bat Teams lead the way in US Army's future drone strategy
California-based defense technology company Shield AI introduced its new drone grouping technology, called V-Bat Teams, earlier this week. Develope...
Royal Australian Air Force deploys F/A-18F Super Hornets and C-27J Spartan in Malaysia for FPDA Exercise Bersama Lima
Flying out of north-west Malaysia, the Royal Australian Air Force has deployed six F/A-18F Super Hornets and a C-27J Spartan to support Exercise Be...
US Army and Lockheed Martin conduct successful test of MFEW-AL Multi-Function Electronic Warfare-Air Large System
Lockheed Martin on October 18 announced a successful flight test of the Multi-Function Electronic Warfare-Air Large (MFEW-AL), an airborne electron...