Air News

BAE Pays a Visit to Defence Minister Akar
United Kingdom Turkiye

BAE Pays a Visit to Defence Minister Akar

TurDef has learned that a high-level British industrial team visited Turkiye in January to discuss the Eurofighter acquisition programme.

Lockheed Martin's F-35A makes debut at Aero India 2023
USA India

Lockheed Martin's F-35A makes debut at Aero India 2023

U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II aircraft attends the 14th edition of Aero India 2023 at the Air Force Station at Yelahanka airbase in Bengaluru.

V-22 Joint Programme Grounds Tilt Rotor Aircraft
USA

V-22 Joint Programme Grounds Tilt Rotor Aircraft

The U.S. military restricted V-22 Osprey flights due to undisclosed number of tilt rotors to fix the hard clutch engagement issue.

HAL Presents IMHR
India

HAL Presents IMHR

HAL has presented the Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH) at Aero India 2023. Future IMRH helicopters will be manufactured at HAL’s facility at Tumkur.

New Zealand Begins Retiring its C-130H(NZ) Hercules Fleet
New Zealand

New Zealand Begins Retiring its C-130H(NZ) Hercules Fleet

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has started gradually retiring its five C-130H(NZ) Hercules transport aircraft.

US Shoots Down Another "high-altitude object"
USA

US Shoots Down Another "high-altitude object"

The White House has confirmed that the United States military successfully shot down an object flying over Alaskan airspace on Friday.

Argentine Deploys IA-63 Pampa III Fighter Jets near Falkland
Argentina

Argentine Deploys IA-63 Pampa III Fighter Jets near Falkland

The Argentine Air Force (FAA) has ordered the permanent deployment of three IA-63 Pampa III Block II light fighter jets at Rio Gallegos Military Air Base.

SSB Established Specific Department for Turkish Fighter
Turkiye

SSB Established Specific Department for Turkish Fighter

SSB declared some structural changes to its personnel. A new department has been established for the Turkish Fighter Programme (TF).

Menendez signed for Greek F-35s
USA Turkiye Greece

Menendez signed for Greek F-35s

Bob Menendez, the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, stated that he supported Greece to acquire F-35.

General Atomics Tests 'Eaglet' Drone
USA

General Atomics Tests 'Eaglet' Drone

General Atomics' MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) UAS launched a new survivable Air-Launched Effect (ALE) known as "Eaglet" for the first time.

German Navy Receives Final NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter
Germany

German Navy Receives Final NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter

The last of 18 NH-90 Sea Lion naval multi-role transport helicopters were delivered to the Bundeswehr in Donauwörth on January 26, 2023.

F-22 Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon
USA China

F-22 Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon

A U.S. Air Force fighter shot down a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon. This marks the F-22 Raptor’s first enemy air platform kill.

Greece Looks for Talios Pod to Rafale
Greece

Greece Looks for Talios Pod to Rafale

Greece would like to boost its Rafale fleet capability, and Greek representatives met with Thales company administrators.

Indonesia Returns to Korea's KF-21 Boramae Programme
Indonesia Republic of Korea

Indonesia Returns to Korea's KF-21 Boramae Programme

The Deputy Minister of Defence of Indonesia attended a Coordination Meeting for the Follow-up Discussion of Payments for KF-21/Boramae/IF-X aircraft programme.