UK NPAS orders Vulcanair P.86R surveillance aircraft
The police air support in UK is set to become 24/7 all weather capable with the introduction of the new fixed wing aircraft, that will replace the helicopter fleet. The NPAS (National Police Air...
View ArticleImages: RAF Typhoons intercept Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers
© MOD Crown Copyright 2015 RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Eurofighter Typhoon fighter aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland yesterday to intercept two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack supersonic...
View ArticleNorthrop increases F-35 center fuselage production
Northrop Grumman Corporation is again increasing the rate at which it produces center fuselages for the F-35 Lightning II program. On Aug. 11, the company began producing the center fuselage for...
View ArticleBoeing plans to increase 767 production rate
Boeing 767 assembly line in Everett, Washington Boeing announced that it will increase the production 767 aircraft to meet the 50 additional 767 freighters ordered by FedEx. Boeing says the 767...
View ArticleKuwait selects Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets
European Eurofighter consortium secured its third fighter export deal from the Middle Eastern region, with latest order placed by Kuwait. Kuwait signed an agreement with Eurofighter partner nation...
View ArticleIndia approves deal to purchase armed Israeli Heron TP UAVs
Indian government has approved purchase of armed Israeli IAI built Heron TP medium altitude, long range (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle, according to Indian new outlet Economic Times. The $400 million...
View ArticleImages: Seventh Chinese J-20 prototype revealed
The seventh prototype of the Chinese fifth generation fighter J-20 has been unveiled during taxi trials at the Chengdu Aviation Corporation, factory. Chinese internet reports the aircraft is fitted...
View ArticleWizz Air firms up largest A321neo aircraft deal
Wizz Air, the largest low cost carrier serving Eastern and Central Europe, has firmed-up a commitment signed in June at Le Bourget International Paris airshow for 110 A321neo aircraft. The agreement...
View ArticleANA rolls out star war themed Boeing 787
Japanese All Nippon Airlines rolled out the first of three jetliners that will be themed with Star Wars characters, from the Boeing Everett Factory on Saturday. The R2-D2™ ANA Jet, a Boeing 787-9...
View ArticleSABR AESA radar to undergo flight tests
U.S. Air Force Photo Airmen and Technicians at the U.S. Air Force 416th Flight Test Squadron based at Edwards AFB, California are preparing to conduct the testing of new Northrop Grumman developed...
View ArticleAirbus inaugurates U.S final assembly line for A320 family
In a ceremony today in Mobile, Alabama, Airbus inaugurated its first ever U.S. Manufacturing Facility. The plant situated in 116 acres assembles the industry-leading family of A319s, A320s and A321s,...
View ArticleBombardier complete assembly of first Global 7000 business jet
Bombardier Business Aircraft announced major development milestones for its Global 7000 long range business jet. The GE Passport engines have been mounted on the first Global 7000 flight test vehicle...
View ArticleJASSM to arm Polish F-16 fighters
Lockheed Martin has received a Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) to the Polish Air Force for its F-16 fleet. Lockheed...
View ArticleL-39NG completes maiden flight
Czech AeroVodochody successfully completed the first test flight of the upgraded L-39NG trainer demonstrator aircraft on Monday. The L-39NG trainer is upgraded with new FJ44-4M turbofan engine from...
View ArticleUK Merlin Mk2 achieve Final Operating Capability
UK MoD Copyright The Royal Navy’s anti-submarine warfare helicopter, the Merlin Mk2, has achieved Full Operating Capability (FOC), on time and under budget. The significant milestone of the £807...
View ArticleUK A400M fleet cleared for extended missions
UK Ministry of Defense has declared In-Service Delivery (ISD) milestone for its Airbus A400M airlifter fleet following induction of the seventh aircraft in to Royal Air Force fleet, enabling to...
View ArticleBoeing begin final assembly of first 737 MAX single aisle jet
Boeing has started final assembly on schedule of the first 737 MAX 8, the first member of Boeing’s new, more efficient single-aisle airliner family in Renton, Washington. After the first fuselage...
View ArticleAW609 demonstrate advantage of commercial tiltrotor
The only commercial tiltrotor aircraft, the AgustaWestland AW609 has set a speed record on a 1000 km point-to-point’ journey. The aircraft, with its unique combination of the turboprop airplane’s...
View ArticleEurofighter Typhoon complete guided Meteor BVRAAM firing trials
BAE Systems Image BAE Systems has successfully completed guided firing trials of the Meteor® Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. The trials took...
View ArticleNorthrop to increase B-2 Bomber availability
The U.S. Air Force expects to increase the number of B-2 stealth bombers available for combat by one full jet and reduce fleet sustainment costs significantly under a new maintenance agreement worked...
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