The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) received its first two M-346 Block 5+ jet trainers produced by Leonardo Aircraft Division (LAD) on Tuesday, April 16, at a ceremony conducted at the… Continue reading "Hellenic Air Force Receives Its First Two M-346 Jet Trainers"
Turkey’s domestic jet trainer and light attack aircraft Hürjet makes its first flight, reaching a significant milestone for the project. On Tuesday, April 25, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) flew the… Continue reading "Turkey’s Jet Trainer And Light Attack Aircraft Hürjet Makes Its First Flight"
India has proceeded with defence acquisitions worth about $10 billion in March. The approval spree at the end of the financial year saw contracts signed for HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft… Continue reading "India’s Defence Acquisition Counil Greenlights New Acquisitions Worth $10 Billion"
The Turkish Defense Industry Agency has announced the start of taxi tests of prototypes of its indigenous TF-X stealth fighter and Hurjet advanced jet trainer. Turkey’s procurement agency head Ismail… Continue reading "Turkish TF-X Fighter and Hurjet Trainer Prototypes Begin Taxi Tests"
The Iranian Ministry of Defense inaugurated a production line in Tehran on Saturday, March 11, for the mass production of the domestic jet trainer, also known as the Kosar-88 or… Continue reading "Iran Begins Mass Production Of Yasin Jet Trainer Aircraft"
At the end of February, the first group of Polish pilots reached South Korea to participate in 23 weeks of pilot training. They will spend this time with the 1st… Continue reading "Polish Pilots Begin Training On KAI FA-50"
Another significant milestone has been reached in the HURJET project, Turkey’s domestic jet trainer and light attack aircraft. In this context, Turkish Aerospace Industries completed engine integration on the first… Continue reading "TAI HURJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft Completes Its First Engine Test"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s first Weekend Briefing of the year. This is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Japan’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 January)"
The first prototype of Hürjet, the jet aircraft developed by Turkey’s largest aviation manufacturer Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for pilot training and light attack missions, was unveiled last week at… Continue reading "Turkey Unveils The First Prototype of the HURJET Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft"
On November 30, Egypt’s state owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) signed a cooperation agreement with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for manufacturing of training aircraft in Egypt. The cooperation is… Continue reading "Egypt’s AOI Signs Cooperation Agreement With Korea’s KAI For Local Production Of Aircraft"