Air News

Morocco Receives First Batch of AH-64E Apache Helicopters
USA Morocco

Morocco Receives First Batch of AH-64E Apache Helicopters

The Royal Moroccan Air Force has received its first three AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters, bringing strategic capability to the armed forces.

French Navy’s Falcon 2000LXS MSA Takes Flight
France

French Navy’s Falcon 2000LXS MSA Takes Flight

The first new maritime surveillance aircraft of the French Navy was spotted during its takeoff from the Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport with its modifications.

TUSAŞ’s New Hürjet Aircraft Gains More Combat Capacities
Turkiye

TUSAŞ’s New Hürjet Aircraft Gains More Combat Capacities

Hürjet’s second prototype aircraft was modified to accommodate new capabilities, bringing the Advanced Trainer/LCA closer to maturity.

Canada’s Airborne Missiles will be Deployed on Balloons
Canada

Canada’s Airborne Missiles will be Deployed on Balloons

Canada’s “Landing Zones” deploys military glider delivery system “Eagle Advanced Payload Delivery System (APDS)” to stealth balloons. APDS is tested.

Piaggio and Baykar Sign Preliminary Contract for Transfers
Italy Turkiye

Piaggio and Baykar Sign Preliminary Contract for Transfers

Italian aerospace firm Piaggio, recently acquired by Baykar, announced that a preliminary contract was signed to transfer business complexes.

KAAN Fighter Jet Gets Smaller and What Does it Mean
Turkiye

KAAN Fighter Jet Gets Smaller and What Does it Mean

As the KAAN fighter jet’s P1 prototype takes shape, there have been external and internal changes in the design following the experiences from the P0 prototype.

US Delays T-7 Red Hawk Procurement Once Again
USA

US Delays T-7 Red Hawk Procurement Once Again

The US Air Force has postponed the production contract with Boeing for the T-7 Red Hawk jet trainer, signalling a major revision in its procurement strategy.

Could Europe’s Fighter Jet Programmes FCAS and GCAP Merge?
Germany United Kingdom France

Could Europe’s Fighter Jet Programmes FCAS and GCAP Merge?

Guillaume Faury suggested that Europe’s fighter jet programmes, FCAS and GCAP, could cooperate to overcome financial and technological challenges.

Babcock Takes Part in the Training of French Cadets
France

Babcock Takes Part in the Training of French Cadets

Babcock and DGA have signed a 17-year deal to assist in the training of pilots for the French Navy, Air Forces, and Space Forces with PC-7 MkX Pilatus trainers.

Ukrainian F-16 Shoots Down Six Cruise Missiles in One Go
Ukraine

Ukrainian F-16 Shoots Down Six Cruise Missiles in One Go

A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 pilot shot down six Russian cruise missiles using air-to-air missiles and the onboard M61 20 mm gatling gun in a single sortie.

Turkiye and Pakistan Talk About Kaan and the Helicopter
Pakistan Turkiye

Turkiye and Pakistan Talk About Kaan and the Helicopter

Turkiye and Pakistan discuss bilateral projects at the 8th Pak-Turk Industrial Expo Joint Working Group meeting. Some 32 institutions attended the meeting.

Leonardo Tries to Convince Madrid for M-346 over Hürjet
Spain Italy Turkiye

Leonardo Tries to Convince Madrid for M-346 over Hürjet

Italian Leonardo tries to convince Spain to choose its M-346 jet advanced trainer aircraft over the Turkish Aerospace’s Hürjet according to InfoDefensa.

Turkish Defence and Aviation Industry Panorama in 2024
Turkiye

Turkish Defence and Aviation Industry Panorama in 2024

The Turkish defence industries maintained their momentum in 2024, continuing the trajectory set in previous years across air, land, and naval domains.

Embraer Secures C-390 Contract to an Undisclosed Country
Brazil

Embraer Secures C-390 Contract to an Undisclosed Country

According to Embraer’s press release, the company has signed a contract for the sale of two C-390 Millennium transport aircraft to an undisclosed country.