Qatar’s deal to buy 24 Typhoon jets and nine Hawks is officially effective after BAE Systems received its first payment on 18th September.
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Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of four H225M multirole utility helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF).
India's Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) has completed another step towards Final Operational Clearance (FOC) following the successful completion of a ‘wet contact’ in-flight refuelling trial on 10th September.
Airbus has delivered the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s first A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT).
NATO has received the first lot of Precision Guided Munitions (PGMs), acquired through a NATO project involving 11 allies and one NATO partner.
BAE Systems Australia will integrate customised software from South Australian company Dedicated Systems as part of its upgrade of the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN).
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Leonardo has formally booked the order into its backlog following receipt of advance payment.
Hindustan Aeronautics reports the successful demonstration flight of a 10kg rotary wing UAV developed in cooperation with academia.
Saab has received an order to upgrade Thailand’s national Air Command and Control System (ACCS) which is based on Saab’s 9AIR C4I.
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has reported another successful Ballistic Missile Defence test.
HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail to the U.S. later this month for initial deck trials with two F-35B test aircraft.
The RAF is stepping up its support for Operation Barkhane in Mali.
Airbus Defence and Space reports that its solar-powered Zephyr S remotely piloted aircraft has completed a 26-day maiden flight.
Aero Vodochody and Israel Aerospace Industries have unveiled the F/A-259 Striker, an upgraded version of the L-159 Alca.
Leonardo’s CEO, Alessandro Profumo, and the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli, have signed an agreement to establish an all-new “International Flight Training School” (IFTS).
Bell Helicopter and Subaru Corporation have announced their collaboration on a commercial enhancement of the Bell 412 EPI.
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tested latest quadcopter software to navigate simulated urban environments, performing real-world tasks without human assistance.
Leonardo has unveiled a new Electronic Warfare (EW) communications intelligence (COMINT) product, called ‘Spider’, designed to provide high-end COMINT features at a significantly reduced cost compared to competing systems.
The second prototype of the NH90 Sea Lion has entered the qualification phase following its first flight in production configuration on July 10.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has taken delivery of its 20th A400M as the programme continues to add new capabilities.
Not content with selling thousands of A320neos to airline customers, Airbus is exploring the market for specially equipped versions of the aircraft targeted at military customers.
Three months after France and Germany joined forces to develop the Future Combat Air System, the UK is making it clear that it has no intention of sitting on the sidelines of next-generation fighter development efforts in Europe.
Qatar has confirmed that it is adding nine Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers to the contract for Typhoon aircraft signed with BAE Systems in December 2017.
Hungary has ordered 20 Airbus Helicopters H145M military helicopters equipped with the HForce weapon management system under the Zrinyi 2026 military modernisation programme.
The French Air Force has held the official retirement ceremony for the Mirage 2000N — the version of the Mirage 2000 designed to deliver the airborne component of the French nuclear deterrent.
Paris and Berlin have signed two Letters of Intent on the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) and the Next Generation Weapon System within a Future Combat Air System.
An A400M airlifter has been used for the first time to transport a French Army Tiger combat helicopter directly from France to Gao, Mali.
The EU plans to allocate €13bn for the new European Defence Fund in an effort to increase the EU's strategic autonomy, bolster the EU's ability to protect its citizens and make the EU a stronger global actor.
Germany has finalised arrangements for deployment of IAI Heron TP unmanned aerial systems, to be supplied and operated by Airbus.
Estonia will acquire an additional batch of MBDA's Mistral short-range air defence missiles/ man-portable surface-to-air missiles, training missiles, simulators and testing and maintenance equipment under a €50m contract.
Thales and Microsoft are creating a preferred partnership for the development of a common Defence Cloud solution for the armed forces.
Spain's Directorate-General for Armament and Material (DGAM) has awarded Thales two contracts to supply unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms to the Spanish Navy and Army.
MBDA has added an anti-drone capability to its Licorne pocket air defence command and control (C2) system.
Daher has announced the development of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) versions of its TBM 910 and TBM 930 single-engine turboprops.
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) has selected Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for its Rafale aircraft. Rafale will be the 10th platform to fly with the Lockheed Martin pod.
The A400M airlifter has completed a flight test campaign demonstrating its ability to refuel the Rafale fighter using its underwing nacelles.
Britain's first four Lockheed F-35Bs flew into their new home at RAF Marham on 6th June.
Italy's Elettronica Group and Indra of Spain aim to develop the first European Quantum Cascade Laser-based infrared countermeasure system, dubbed EuroDIRQM.
Leonardo delivered the 1,500th fuselage for an ATR regional turboprop on 6th June.
The Tata-Boeing joint venture has announced the delivery of the first AH-64 Apache combat helicopter fuselage from its facility in Hyderabad.
MBDA’s Sea Venom missile — known as ANL in France — has successfully completed its second development firing from a Panther test helicopter at Ile Du Levant in southeast France.
The contract is one of three recent orders for Dassault Aviation's multi-mission Falcons.
The UK Royal Marines have taken delivery of the first Commando Merlin Mk4, a faster, more powerful version of the Merlin Mk3 featuring a folding main rotor and tail.
MBDA's Sea Ceptor missile system has officially entered service with the Royal Navy, where it will protect the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers against airborne threats.
India performed two successive test firings of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile on 21st and 22nd May from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore, Odisha.
French Navy pilots are currently training on the USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic as part of exercise Chesapeake 2018.
The first Sea Fire solid-state multifunction radar for the French Navy’s FTI future medium-size frigate programme is now in production.
BAE Systems and another UK firm, Prismatic, are joining forces to develop a solar-powerd high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the potential to remain airborne for up to one year.
India's Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has successfully completed a second firing test of a Derby beyond visual range air-to-air missile.
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