German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger helicopter performs maiden flight
Airbus Helicopters celebrated the successful maiden flight of the NH90 Sea Tiger, the first of 31 multi-role frigate helicopters ordered by the German Bundeswehr...
Canada selects Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon as its Multi-Mission Aircraft
Canada has chosen Boeing's P-8A Poseidon as its Multi-Mission Aircraft (CMMA) through a Foreign Military Sales Letter of Offer and Acceptance, aiming to acquire...
Airbus to make Eurofighter fit for electronic combat
Airbus has received parliamentary approval to equip 15 German Eurofighters for electronic combat, creating the Eurofighter EK (Electronic Combat). This initiative will incorporate a...
Boeing awarded $2.3 billion for 15 additional U.S. Air Force KC-46A tankers
Boeing has secured a $2.3 billion Lot 10 contract from the U.S. Air Force, allowing the construction of an additional 15 KC-46A Pegasus tankers....
Airbus signs contract with the Spanish Ministry of Defence for the acquisition of SIRTAP UAS
Airbus has inked a pivotal deal with the Spanish Ministry of Defence for the procurement and development of SIRTAP, a cutting-edge High-Performance Tactical UAS...
Embraer delivers upgraded fifth E-99 aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force
Embraer has delivered the fifth EMB 145 AEW&C aircraft, upgraded to the E-99M designation, to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). This aircraft marks the...
Kenya Air Force Mi-171E and privately owned Eurocopter crash on the same day in Wajir, Kenya
In the afternoon of 20 November, at around 17:00 local time, a Kenya Air Force MIL Mi-171E (registered KAF1101) crashed in Buna, Wajir County,...
U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon overruns runway and ditches into Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
On 20 November, a Boeing P-8A Poseidon (registered 169561 and coded YD-561), operated by VP-4 "The Skinny Dragons", suffered a runway overrun during landing at...
First Boeing T-7A Red Hawk arrives at Edwards Air Force Base to begin U.S. Air Force flight testing
The first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer for the U.S. Air Force has completed its 1,400-mile cross-country flight to Edwards Air Force Base...
Textron Aviation receives U.S. Army contract for 3 Beechcraft King Air turboprops
Textron Aviation has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL, to provide Cessna SkyCourier, Cessna Grand Caravan EX,...
Hundreds of people witness the acrobatics of the Patrulla Águila for the 110th anniversary of aviation in the Canary Islands
The Águila Patrol and Parachuting of the Spanish Air Force delighted hundreds of spectators with an acrobatic display on the Las Canteras promenade in...
Airbus signs € 1.2 billion in contracts for Capability Enhancement and In-Service Support of the French A330 MRTT fleet
Airbus Defence and Space has signed contracts worth €1.2 billion with France's Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) and Direction de la Maintenance Aéronautique (DMAé)...
First KC-390 Millennium in NATO configuration enters into service with the Portuguese Air Force
The first multi-mission aircraft to operate outside BrazilThe first KC-390 Millennium aircraft in NATO configuration has entered service with the Portuguese Air Force (FAP)...
Czech Republic selects the Embraer C-390 Millennium as its next medium military transport aircraft
The Czech Republic's Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces has announced its intention to enter negotiations for the acquisition of the Embraer C-390 Millennium,...
First repatriation flight from Israel to Belgium, conducted by a Belgian Air Force Airbus A400M
The first group of Belgians who were in Israel and wanted to return to Belgium are back in the country. The flight BAF643 operated...
This October, the “Frisian Flag” exercise took place at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands
The international air exercise Frisian Flag 2023 took place from Monday 2 to Friday 13 October 2023 at Leeuwarden Air Base, The Netherlands. Unrest...
Approval by the Belgian Government of the aid project to Ukraine through the sale of F-16 fighter jets
This Friday, October 13, the Belgian Select Council of Ministers approved the proposal of the Minister of Defence, Ludivine Dedonder, to grant F-16 defence...
Successful first flight of enhanced AH-64E Apache helicopter Version 6.5
Boeing has successfully conducted the first flight of the enhanced AH-64E Apache Version 6.5 (V6.5), marking a significant milestone in the platform's modernisation efforts....
KLM to let Ministry of Defence operate repatriation flights from Israel for Dutch people
State of affairs of KLM repatriation flight
KLM is pleased that the Ministry of Defence can provide a military flight to get Dutch people home...
Airbus and Republic of Singapore Air Force achieve successful A330 MRTT automatic refuelling tests for F-15 fighter jets
In a significant milestone for air-to-air refuelling, Airbus and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) have successfully completed a series of automatic air-to-air...