Malaysia selects Thales ForceShield air defense system
Malaysian armed forces has selected the Thales ForceShield Integrated Air Defense System along with StarStreak missiles to upgrade its air defense system. Thales announced today the contract with...
View ArticleBoeing unveil F-15C 2040C Eagle upgrade package
Boeing unveiled an upgrade package to its F-15C fighters that will enable these air superiority fighters to double its air to air missile payload. The upgrade package called 2040C Eagle, will double...
View ArticleAirbus Beluga XL program achieve design freeze
The new Beluga program, christened Beluga XL, has successfully passed the latest maturity gate milestone – marking the end of the ‘concept phase’ or design freeze ‘at aircraft level’ which is a key...
View ArticleSkyWest orders 18 additional E175s to fly as United Express
Embraer has signed a firm order with SkyWest Inc. for 18 Embrear E175 jets. The order, which will be included in Embraer’s 2015 third-quarter backlog, has an estimated value of USD 800 million, based...
View ArticleUSAF fields extended range MQ-9 Reaper-ER
General Atomics Image General Atomics announced the first operational fielding of its Reaper ER armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) last month. The MQ-9 Reaper® Extended Range...
View ArticleVirgin announce payload increase to LauncherOne launch vehicle
Virgin Galactic announced significant performance increase to its LauncherOne satellite launch service, at the annual World Business Satellite Week in Paris on Monday. Virgin Galactic has nearly...
View ArticleLockheed-Rokestan to jointly develop SOM-J cruise missile for F-35
Lockheed Martin and Turkish missile maker Roketsan signed a contract to cooperatively develop the SOM-J mid-range cruise missile for integration into the F-35 internal weapons bay. The new generation...
View ArticleSoftware upgrade improves Gulfstream G280 performance
Gulfstream is offering an avionics software upgrade to its Gulfstream G280 business jet that improves performance of the super mid-size jet. The new PlaneView280 TMsoftware, offered in conjunction...
View ArticleMBDA wins ASRAAM sustainment contract from UK
Crown Copyright MBDA has received a contract worth over £300 million from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) that ensures the Royal Air Force remains equipped with the highly capable...
View ArticleAirbus develops counter-UAV systems
Airbus Defence and Space has developed a Counter-UAV System which detects illicit intrusions of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over critical areas at long ranges and offers electronic countermeasures...
View ArticleLockheed U-2 successor dubbed 'TR-X' revealed
Lockheed Martin's elite 'Skunk Works' is currently studying a stealthy successor to its revolutionary U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance aircraft. Even though its too early to decide the aircraft...
View ArticleBAE conducts Striker II HMDS night trials
BAE Systems has begun night trials on the Striker® II helmet-mounted display (HMD), to evaluate its digital night vision capability. Striker II provides combat pilot with exceptional night vision and...
View ArticleMaiden flight for Finnair Airbus A350
The first A350 XWB for Finnair has completed its first flight from Toulouse. The aircraft will now enter the final production phase including further ground checks and flight tests. The aircraft is...
View ArticleUK sign support contracts for UAS systems
UK Ministry of Defense is bringing two Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) used to protect troops in Afghanistan into its core equipment program. Contracts worth approximately £23 million ($36 million) have...
View ArticleImages: TAM Airlines Airbus A350 rolled out
The first A350 XWB for TAM Airlines rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, revealing the aircraft in its signature red, white and blue livery. The aircraft will continue through the next...
View ArticleBoeing takes over Tirumph's 747 workshare
Boeing said it will take over the Boeing 747 fuselage panel work from its supplier Triumph Aerostructures. The fuselage panels will be built at Boeing's Macon, Georgia facility beginning in 2018,...
View ArticleUK maritime patrol aircraft competition attracts global defense giants
UK MoD Copyright UK is preparing to fill its vital airborne anti submarine warfare capability gap that resulted following retirement of the Nimrod MR2 submarine hunter aircraft in 2010, and cancelling...
View ArticleRussian Su-27 fighters deployed to Syria
Amid concerns raised by United States and Israel, Russia has deployed fighter jets to Syria. Satellite images revealed a deployment of four Sukhoi Su-27 fighters to Russian forward operating base...
View ArticleCzech Gripen clocks 20,000 flight hours
The 14 Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighters operated by Czech Air Force has clocked 20,000 flight hours, since entry into service in 2005. Saab honored the Czech pilots from Čáslav Air Base, for reaching the...
View ArticleMitsubishi expands 787 composite wing box production
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed facility expansion at the Aircraft Shop of the Yamatomachi Plant of its Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan,...
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