H175 logs 1000 flight hours
The first two Airbus Helicopters H175 super medium size helicopters delivered to launch customer NHV Group has logged 1000 flight hours, since induction in last December. The rotorcraft’s demonstrated...
View ArticleLockheed unveil next generation HWB airlifter concept
Aviation Week revealed Lockheed Martin's next generation airlifter design called the Hybrid Wing Body (HWB) concept, that promises drastic reduction in operating cost. The HWB will be capable of...
View ArticleFirm configuration milestone for Boeing 777X program
Boeing announced today the completion of the firm configuration milestone for the 777-9, the first member of the 777X family to be developed. The Boeing 777X team reached this significant design...
View ArticleZala 421 UAV unveiled at MAKS 2015
Zala Aero group part of Russian defense giant ROSTEC, unveild its new ZALA 421-16E5 tactical reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle at the MAKS 2015, in Zhukovsky, Russia. The UAV features digital...
View ArticleUK to upgrade Army Apache attack helicopters
Crown Copyright United States has a approved a Foreign Military Sale of equipments worth $3 billion to upgrade British Army Apache attack helicopters to the latest standard. United Kingdom will...
View ArticleImages: CSeries complete water ingestion tests
Bombardier confirmed today it successfully completed its C Series aircraft’s water ingestion tests in Mirabel, Québec – the tests validate how the aircraft behaves on rain-soaked runways. “These were...
View ArticleRAF Typhoon complete Baltic Air Policing mission
After four months of operations, the Royal Air Force detachment of Typhoon fighters concluded its deployment to Estonia as part of the NATO led, Baltic Air Policing mission to protect the airspace of...
View ArticleNASA concludes initial RS-25 engine developmental tests
Credit: NASA NASA has completed the first developmental test series on the RS-25 engines that will power the agency's new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on missions deeper into space than ever...
View ArticleContract awarded for first Australian P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft
Boeing will provide the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Australia and additional P-8As for the U.S. Navy following a $1.49 billion contract award from the Navy for 13 aircraft....
View ArticleDLR showcases SpaceLiner 7 suborbital transport concept at MAKS 2015
Passenger stage jettisoned from booster stage photo: DLR German Aerospace Center (DLR) has unveiled its latest SpaceLiner 7 concept at the at MAKS airshow in Moscow, which envisions ultra fast...
View ArticleDARPA's Gremlins program to demonstrate distributed capabilities
DARPA has launched a new program, that will study the ability to send large numbers of small unmanned air systems (UAS) with coordinated, distributed capabilities that could provide U.S. forces with...
View ArticleUSAF F-22 Raptors deployed to Europe
USAF Photo Four U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fifth generation fighters and a Boeing C-17 airlifter along 60 airmen arrived at USAF's Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. These initial F-22 training...
View ArticleMAKS 2015: Laser rangefinder equipped Yak-130 unveiled
Irkut Corporation, part of United Aircraft Corporation has unveiled its Yak-130 trainer jet fitted with a laser rangefinder that improves its ground attack capabilities, at MAKS airshow in Moscow. The...
View ArticleBelarus sign for additional Yak-130 trainer jets
During the MAKS -2015 airshow in Moscow, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus and Irkut has signed a contract to supply four additional combat training aircraft Yak-130. The aircraft...
View ArticleRussian helicopters to develop tiltrotor aircraft
U.S Marine Corps V-22 Osprey Russian Helicopters presented a draft proposal to develop a unmanned tiltrotor aircraft during MAKS-2015 airshow in Moscow. The aim of the project is to create a family of...
View ArticleMAKS 2015: Airshow images
All Images Copyright of AVIASALON JSC Yakovlev Yak-130 trainer/strike aircraft (Alenia M-346) Chinese Harbin Y-12F turboprop Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter Russian Navy Sukhoi Su-30 fighter MIG-29K...
View ArticleKlimov TV7-117 turboshaft certified
The TV7-117V turboshaft engine developed by Klimov, part of Russian United Engine Corporation has achieved Russian type certification. The announcement was made at the MAKS airshow in Moscow. IAC AR...
View ArticleISRO to augment GSLV Mk II launch capability
After the second successful launch of the GSLV Mk II satellite launch vehicle on August 27, using the indigenous C12 Cryogenic Upper Stage, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to...
View ArticleLatest AIM-9X Sidewinder missile awarded full rate production
An AIM-9X Block II loaded on a USAF F-15 Eagle for a developmental flight at Eglin AFB, Florida. US Navy Photo The latest variant of the joint U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force air-intercept missile...
View ArticleScanEagle demonstrate fire monitoring capability
Insitu ScanEagle unmanned aircraft demonstrated its capability to monitor forest fires, during an operational demonstration designed to show how unmanned aircraft technology can be a powerful force...
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