The Chinese Air Force will showcase H-6K medium and long range bomber to the public for the first time at an aviation open activity held from September one. The event, under the theme of "Pursuing the Aero Dream", is to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Old Northeast Aviation School in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province, Shen Jinke, spokesperson for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force, said on August 26
The Chinese PLA Air Force is now strengthened with third generation surface to air missiles that are capable of hitting U-2 ultra high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. The PLA Air Force's "Hero Battalion", assigned to a missile division with the air force of the Central Theater Command has formed combat capability after employing this 3rd-generation surface-to-air missiles independently, China Military online reported Monday
Israel's Rada will provide its CHR-based RPS-10 radar system to integrate and test with the US' Artis "Iron Curtain" close-in Active Protection System (APS). The Compact Hemispheric Radar (CHR) platform is an S-band, software-defined, pulse-Doppler, active electronically scanned array radar
India has test launched the advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV) with a solid booster carrying scramjet engines from the launch pad of the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre located in South India. The two stage/engine RH-560 sounding rocket took off on Sunday morning from the rocket port of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, various media reported Sunday
The US and the Bulgarian Air Force will jointly conduct air policing to protect Bulgarian airspace. Two F-15 fighter jets will join Bulgarian MiG-29s for a week on the mission, which is part of NATOs enhanced air policing measures for eastern Allies
Russian advanced bombers and jet fighters have been shifted to bolster Aerospace Forces Fleet in Crimea. The Su-34 bombers have been moved to Crimean Peninsula as a part of snap combat readiness inspection, whereas MiG-39 and MiG-31 fighter jets have been relocated to mainland Russia
India is considering the purchase of US Predator drones to boost its combat capabilites along the vast land borders with Pakistan and China. India also needs the drones to keep a closer eye on the Indian Ocean, Economic Times reported Monday
The US Boeing is set to ship the first twelve AH-6i light attack and reconnaissance helicopters to Saudi Arabia. The US has begun to deliver AH-6i helicopters that are capable of carrying AGM-114 Hellfire missiles after a one-month delay
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has partnered with Finlands Robonic Ltd Oy to deliver Robonics third-generation launcher to support US Army drone requirements. Under the Kratos-MRC prime contract, Kratos-MRC and Safran's subsidiary Robonic will deliver two KONTIO launchers to the U
The US Air Force this week has delivered the final four of 27 MD-530 Cayuse Warrior helicopters to the Afghan air force in the capital city of Kabul. The helicopters arrived to Afghanistan from Travis Air Force Base in California aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft