Category Archives: Military Aviation

Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have taken a significant step forward in their partnership by signing an agreement to initiate the serial production phase of the Light Armed Helicopters (LAH). This move follows a contract awarded to KAI by South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration in December 2022, which mandated the supply ofRead More

Lockheed Martin has announced that in a significant milestone for the Slovak Republic’s national security, the first F-16 Block 70 aircraft was unveiled at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Greenville, South Carolina. The unveiling took place during a visit from the Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic, Martin Sklenár, highlighting the close partnership between theRead More

Moog Inc. has recently announced that it has secured a contract with Bell Textron Inc., a subsidiary of Textron Inc., to collaborate on the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. The FLRAA program focuses on developing the Bell V-280 Valor, a next-generation tiltrotor aircraft that’s set to transform long-range air assault missionsRead More

Diamond Aircraft has delivered its first DA62 MPP to Qatar’s Centre for Geographic Information Systems (CGIS). The multi-purpose platform, Survey Star was handed over to the CGIS at the Ministry of Municipality in Doha. Diamond had teamed up with Khatib & Alami in a tender from the Gulf state in 2021 for the delivery ofRead More

Egypt and Dassault Aviation have recorded a major milestone in the Rafale export program. The Egyptian air force has celebrated the completion of 10,000 flying hours by its fleet of Dassault Rafale fighters, becoming the first Rafale export customer to do so. A formal ceremony was held In the presence of senior Egyptian authorities andRead More

Botswana may have found a replacement in India for its defense force’s ageing fleet of Canadair CF-5 Freedom Fighter aircraft. The Botswana Defense Force (BDF) is reportedly in talks with India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with a view to acquiring the Tejas fighter aircraft. This was confirmed during the Aero India show at BengaluruRead More

SES Space & Defense announced recently that it has won a five-year contract worth up to $134 million to provide X-band satellite communications services to the US Department of Defense. The contract is a “global X-band blanket purchase agreement,” the first major defense deal awarded to SES’ US subsidiary since it acquired DRS Global EnterpriseRead More

Lockheed Martin has announced its participation and sponsorship of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS) 2024. The partnership signifies the global aerospace and defense manufacturer’s longstanding ties with the airshow and the wider Gulf region. The contract was signed during meeting at the Paris Air Show by Yousif Mahmoud, Director General of the Bahrain International AirshowRead More

Airbus Helicopters has selected Thales to provide third-generation IESI for its new civil and military helicopters: the H135, H145, H160 dual and H175. This new-generation IESI is specifically designed to meet the requirements of helicopter operations, and its environmental footprint is significantly smaller. Progressive entry into service will begin in 2026. On a helicopter, theRead More