U.S. Army orders improved Gray Eagle UAV
General Atomics has been awarded a full-rate production contract by the U.S. Army for 19 Improved Gray Eagle (IGE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to be delivered by September 2018. IGE is a...
View ArticleAeroVironment RQ-11 Raven bag export order
AeroVironment has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract from the United States Army totaling $18,485,495 to supply initial RQ-11B Raven® unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The deal include spare...
View ArticleGulfstream G500 clock 100 flight hours
The flight test program of Gulfstream G500 business jet has achieved more than 100 hours in 45 missions, since maiden flight in June 2015. The longest of those was 5 hours and 22 minutes for a total...
View ArticleImage: US Navy divers salvage crashed F/A-18 from sea
US Navy Photo U.S. Navy divers and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 salvaged an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft from the sea floor on July 22,...
View ArticleUSAF orders JASSM and JASSM-ER standoff missiles
Lockheed Martin has received a $305.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for continued production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and its Extended Range (ER) version. The...
View ArticleSaudi requests more Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of nine Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk Utility Helicopters to Saudi Arabia. The $495 million deal also include associated equipment,...
View ArticleWatchkeeper UAV flies in UK civil airspace
The Thales Watchkeeper Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) was successfully flown alongside a manned aircraft in controlled civil airspace, a major milestone in integration of UAS into the commercial and...
View ArticleEcuador cancels Dhruv helicopter deal with HAL
In a major blow to Indian defense export dreams, Ecuador has unilaterally canceled the Dhruv helicopter contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. The decision comes after the type was involved in...
View ArticleTurkish F-16 shoot down Russian UAV in Syria
Turkey has shot down a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle near Syrian border that intruded into its airspace. Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jets shot down the small Orlan-10 UAV operated by Russian Air...
View ArticleIndian Nirbhay cruise missile test failed
Third flight test of India's Nirbhay Long Range Subsonic tactical cruise missile from Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, failed after the missile deviated from the flight path. The missile flew 128...
View ArticleMassive Iranian underground ballistic missile storage tunnel revealed
Iran has revealed a massive underground ballistic missile storage tunnels, reported to be 500 metre below ground surface. The huge tunnels is seen to be packed with no of Transporter Erector Launcher...
View ArticleIranian Boeing 747 engine part broke off mid-air
Tasnim News Agency An engine part from a Iranian Boeing 747 jumbo jet airliner fell off mid flight, forcing the pilots to return to the airport. The airliner operated by Mahan Air landed back at the...
View ArticlePW&C PW150 engine to power An-132 airlifter
Antonov has selected the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW 150A turboprop engine to power the under development An-132 airlifter. Both companies has signed an agreement according to which the first two...
View ArticleTurbomeca to begin TECH3000 demonstrator engine trials
© Turbomeca Turbomeca is slated to begin ground trials of the full scale TECH3000 demonstrator engine later this year, featuring advanced technologies for a new family of next generation heavy lift...
View ArticleNASA books LauncherOne test flights
NASA has awarded commercial spaceline Virgin Galactic a $4.7 million contract for the launch of more than a dozen cutting-edge experimental satellites. The satellites, which will be selected and...
View ArticleRaytheon-USAF tests HARM missile upgrade
Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force have completed the latest in a series of successful flight tests for the HARM Control Section Modification (HCSM). An upgrade to existing HARM missiles, HCSM...
View ArticleL-3 to missionize two U.S. Coast Guard C-130J aircraft
L-3 Communications has been competitively awarded a $30 million contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to missionize two Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules aircraft using a next-generation mission...
View ArticleSaab receive follow on BOL countermeasure order from RAAF
Saab has received an order from Australia for a number of additional BOL countermeasure dispensers to be used on Royal Australian Air Force Boeing F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter jets. BOL is a high-capacity...
View ArticleIndian LCH attack helicopter cleared for weapon trials
India's indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has been cleared for weapon trials, following completion of 5 year long performance trials. LCH has completed performance flight trials which involved...
View ArticleATR-72 passenger-combi version achieve EASA certification
The turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its passenger-cargo “combi” version of the ATR 72-600. The new cabin configuration of the...
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