Defense News Aerospace 2024
Australian Pilots Prepare for Transition to AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter with US Army
As Australia prepares to receive its first Apache helicopters in just over a year, five Australian Army pilots are getting a head start by familiar...
Raytheon Secures $1.1 Billion Contract to Increase AMRAAM Production for Allied Nations
Raytheon, a division of RTX, received a $1.1 billion contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on September 11, 2024, aimed a...
Piasecki Achieves First Flight of Tilt-Duct Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Demonstration Vehicle
On September 6, 2024, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) marked a turning point in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) technology with the succe...
First Images of J-20A Stealth Fighter Prototype Equipped with WS-15 Engine
The development of domestic aircraft engines has long been considered a weakness of China's aerospace industry. For decades, the People's Liberatio...
US Marine Corps Enhances F/A-18 Capabilities with Addition of AGM-158A Missile
The United States Marine Corps has successfully integrated the AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) into its arsenal for the F/A-...
Taiwan to receive first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet by end of September
As reported by Liberty Times on September 12, 2024, Taiwan is set to receive the first of its 66 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets by the end of September...
Spain Signs Deal to Keep Its F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jets Combat-Ready
On September 11, 2024, the Spanish government approved significant defense contract concerning F-18 fighters, totaling 40 million euros, as part of...
US Army's FTUAS Program Tests Drone System Interoperability with Textron Aerosonde 4.8 HQ and Griffon Aerospace Valiant UAVs
On September 10, 2024, the U.S. Army achieved two significant milestones in the development of its Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS)...
Russia Delivers New Batch of Su-57 and Su-35S Aircraft to Russian Aerospace Forces
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered a new batch of Su-57 and Su-35S aircraft to the Russian Aerospace Forces. These deliveries mark...
US Air Force Integrates AMRAAM Missiles Onto CCA Drones
The U.S. Air Force, in collaboration with Raytheon, is integrating the AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) onto its first ser...
L3Harris Technologies Successfully Integrates Hybrid Satellite Communication for the US Air Force's Global Lightning Program
On September 10, 2024, L3Harris Technologies announced the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the US Air Force's Global ...
