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Turkey successfully carried out the first flight of a prototype heavy attack helicopter. The helicopter, called T929, took a short flight over the test facility on Friday, April 28. The 11-ton T929 is Turkey’s second homemade helicopter gunship after t…
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the EV technology startup Joby Aviation a contract to deliver nine Electric Air Taxi Electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. According to a press release from Joby, as part of the agreement, the company…
Turkish drone-maker Baykar has developed a light cruise missile to increase the strike capability of its combat drones. The new cruise missile, called Kemankeş, was unveiled during Turkey’s TEKNOFEST 2023 at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport for t…
A former captain of what was once the largest cargo airplane in the world, the one-of-a-kind Antonov An-225 Mriya, has donated surveillance drones to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Captain Dmytro Antonov, the chief pilot for Antonov Airlines, helped to ra…
Defense giant GE Aerospace on Thursday announced that it has been awarded a $683.7 million contract with NAVAIR for the sixth, seventh and eighth lots of T408 engines to power the U.S. Marine Corps’ most advanced heavy-lift helicopter, the Sikors…
Itaky’s defense giant Leonardo said it delivered a prototype ECRS Mk2 (European Common Radar System Mk2) to BAE Systems as part of the ongoing development program for the UK Typhoon fleet. As noted by the company, Leonardo is developing the ECRS …
Forty-nine fighter jets and drones assigned to the 49th Wing lined the runway for an incredible display of airpower at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The “elephant walk” occurred on April 21st, with F-16 Viper fighter jets and MQ-9 Re…
When the Russian invasion started in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin could not have imagined that Ukrainians would begin selling parts of Russia’s most capable and secret weapon systems as souvenirs. One such example is the team of aviation enthusiasts f…
Turkish Aerospace Industries on Apr. 25 conducted the first flight test of its basic trainer and light-assault aircraft, known as the Hürjet. Hürjet is the first manned jet-powered aircraft in Turkish history. It successfully completed its first flight…
The Russian Armed Forces reportedly use their attack helicopters to destroy abandoned armored vehicles on the front lines. According to Militarnyi, pro-Russian media shared footage showing ongoing helicopter attacks in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukr…