On February 6, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) put into service the first two T129 ATAK Attack Helicopters procured from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) at a ceremony held at the… Continue reading "Nigerian Air Force Puts Its First Two T129 ATAK Attack Helicopters Into Service"
Boeing announced last week in a press release that it had begun production of the first AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for Morocco. Production at Boeing’s Mesa plant in Arizona began… Continue reading "Boeing Begins Production of The First AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters For Morocco"
The US State Department has cleared Poland to potentially purchase 96 AH-64E ‘Guardian’ attack helicopters for the maximum price of $12 billion. In recent months Poland was cleared to procure… Continue reading "Poland Cleared For AH-64E Purchase, Raven Program In Full Swing"
Despite its ongoing attempts to invade Ukraine, Russia continues to export weapons. In this regard, the Kremlin, which recently delivered a new Mi-17V-5 helicopter to the Kyrgyz Air Force, has… Continue reading "The Belarusian Air Force Receives Four New Mi-35M Helicopters From Russia"
The visit of Polish Minister of Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, to the US and his meeting with the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin, saw it officially confirmed that the US… Continue reading "Poland Leases 8 AH-64 Apaches, 96 to be Ordered"
The United States Navy announced on Wednesday that the first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter ordered by the Czech Republic has made its first flight. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released… Continue reading "Czech Air Force AH-1Z Viper Makes First Flight"
The T929 Heavy Duty Attack Helicopter prototype, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) as part of the ATAK-2 Project initiated by the Turkish Defense Industry Agency, successfully completed its first… Continue reading "Turkey’s Heavy Duty T929 ATAK-2 Attack Helicopter Takes Off For The First Time"
At the end of 2022, Japan published its National Defense Strategy (NDS) which laid out a plan for the very tense future security environment. It heavily focused on countering “unilateral… Continue reading "What Will Japan Replace its Attack and Observation Helicopter Fleet With?"
The AH-1Z program of record (POR) for the Kingdom of Bahrain has been completed, Bell Textron, a subsidiary of American Textron Inc., said on Monday, 20 February. The completion of… Continue reading "Bell Completes Production of AH-1Z Attack Helicopter For Bahrain Program"
At the Farnborough Airshow in the UK, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) General Manager Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil confirmed the export of T129B ATAK attack helicopters to Nigeria. In an interview… Continue reading "Turkish Aerospace Industries To Supply Six T-129 ATAK Helicopters To Nigeria"