The Royal Jordanian Air Force (Silāḥ ul-Jawu al-Malakī ‘al-Urdunī) signed a contract with the US aerospace company Bell Textron to purchase 10 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters during the… Continue reading "Bell Textron To Supply The Royal Jordanian Air Force With 10 Bell 505 Training Helicopters"
Two years ago the UK Ministry of Defence announced its medium helicopter program to replace the Puma. It has now been reported that the requirement has been delayed and this… Continue reading "Delays To UK’s Puma Replacement Tender But Ajax Trials Restart"
At the recent biannual Euronaval conference in Paris, French military and defense industry representatives presented a scale new model showcasing the latest design for France’s new Porte Avion Nouvelle Génération… Continue reading "France Reveals New Aircraft Carrier Design"
Official British government sources revealed that China may have recruited as many as 30 former military pilots from the United Kingdom to help instruct flyers of the People’s Liberation Army… Continue reading "UK Government Responds to Reports of Former British Pilots Training Chinese Pilots"
The United States Marine Corps has chosen Kaman as the winner of its Medium Unmanned Logistics Systems – Air (MULS-A) program. The company will now be tasked with developing a… Continue reading "USMC Selects Kaman to Build Logistics Drone Prototype"
India is probing indigenous alternatives to Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning helicopters. Earlier in 2022, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) had put multiple proposals for imported equipment under review,… Continue reading "India Considering Indigenous Alternative To Ka-31 AEW Helicopters"
India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh formally inducted the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 3. The… Continue reading "Light Combat Helicopter ‘Prachand’ Inducted Into Indian Air Force"
The Philippine Navy’s Maritime Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance Squadron 71 began its first-ever deployment after a year of training last month on August 9. Founded in 2020 and based at Naval… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Drone Squadron Deploys For The First Time"
The US Embassy in Prague stated on August 19 that the US will provide Czech Republic with eight helicopters from Bell for free. In a tweet in Czech, the embassy… Continue reading "Czech Republic To Get Eight Bell Helicopters For Free From US"
On 9 August, BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) held deck landing qualification for the Wildcat helicopter. Personnel from the frigate, Philippine Navy’s Anti-Submarine Helicopter Squadron, and AgustaWestland were present during the… Continue reading "Philippine Navy Wildcat Helicopters Start Integration onto Frigates"