Royal Air Force Eurofighters at Anatolian Eagle

Eurofighters from the Royal Air Force’s XI Squadron are in Turkey for the Anatolian Eagle exercise.

Photo: RAF

Source: Royal Air Force Eurofighters at Anatolian Eagle

Belarus orders 12 Mi-8MTV-5 transport helicopters

Belarus has order 12 Mi-8MTV-5 transport helicopters for delivery between 2016-17.

By Alex Beltyukov [CC BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Belarus orders 12 Mi-8MTV-5 transport helicopters

Georgia signs contract with ThalesRaytheonSystems

Georgia’s Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli announced she had signed a contract to buy an air defense equipment from a French company during the Paris Airshow.

Judging from the video and photos released, the country seems to have bought the ThalesRaytheonSystems Ground Master 200 mobile air defense radar.

Source: Georgia signs contract with ThalesRaytheonSystems

Royal Jordanian Air Force to be equipped with more Thales I-Master radars

The Royal Jordanian Air Force has decided to purchase more sets of the Thales I-Master SAR/GMTI radars. The selection follows the successful delivery and installation of the radar onto their Royal Jordian Air Force AC-235 aircraft in 2014.

Photo: Thales

Source: Royal Jordanian Air Force to be equipped with more Thales I-Master radars

Israeli company unveils suicide UAV capable of recovery

An Israeli company has modified its existing mini-UAV as a loitering weapon. Aeronautics’ Orbiter 1K has its nose section converted to a warhead weighing 2.2 kg.

Photo: Aeronautics

Using its electrical propulsion, the drone can loiter for 2-3 hours and recover by parachute and an airbag if an attack did not occur.

Source: Israeli company unveils suicide UAV capable of recovery

France plans new missile for Tiger attack helicopter

France plans to have a new anti-tank missile to replace the AGM-114 Hellfire after 2020. The project, known as FAST-M, could be launched as early as this year.

By besopha (Eurocopter LE TIGRE) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Also, a new guided rocket is in the works to improve the helicopter’s lethality.

Source: France plans new missile for Tiger attack helicopter

U.S. launched F-15E air strike in Libya

The Libyan government said the U.S. government had launched an air strike with two F-15E fighters to take out Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar.

By: Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The United States claimed the strike was successful and it is reviewing the operation.

Source: U.S. launched F-15E air strike in Libya

Hugarian Gripen landing gear failure could be due to software bug

Hungary’s Defense Minister Csaba Hende said the recent accident involving a Hungarian Air Force Gripen could be due to a software error.

Hende said the Swedish Air Force also had a similar experience previously in which the landing gear failed to function properly.

Source: Hugarian Gripen landing gear failure could be due to software bug

Beechcraft delivers four T-6s to U.S. Army

Beechcraft recently delivered four T-6Ds to the U.S. Army and the planes will be stationed at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama to replace the T-34.

Photo: Beechcraft

The Beechcraft T-6D is a hybrid of the T-6B and T-6C trainers.

Source: Beechcraft delivers four T-6s to U.S. Army

Boeing has new mission computer for F-16

Boeing has a new mission computer for the F-16 which it plans to flight test in 2016.

By: Capt. Tana R.H. Stevenson, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Source: Boeing has new mission computer for F-16