HAL launches indigenous helicopter engine development
Indian state owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd launched design and development of a new indigenous turboshaft engine to power helicopters. Dubbed the Hindustan Turbo Shaft Engine (HTSE-1200), the engine...
View ArticleFrance confirms second tranche of A330 MRTT aircraft
Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further eight A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft. The aircraft constitute the...
View ArticleSouthwest Flight 31 skids off runway
A Southwest Airlines Flight 31 skidded from the runway while taxing in the Nashville International Airport. At approximately 5:20 p.m. local time, the plane exited the taxiway shortly after arriving...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters complete H135 delivery to Japan
Airbus Helicopters has successfully handed over the 14th and 15th H135 training helicopters to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). This marks the delivery completion of 15 H135s over the...
View ArticleTecnam P2010 achieve US certification
Italian airframer, Tecnam has secured Federal Aviation Administration Type Certification for its P Twenty Ten piston engined general aviation aircraft. The high wing, four-seat aircraft brings...
View ArticleFirst ASW configured NH90 delivered to Sweden
Airbus Helicopters delivered the first Swedish NH90 in full anti-submarine warfare (ASW) configuration to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration FMV (Försvarets Materielverk). The fully-qualified...
View ArticleKAI-Lockheed rolls out T-X demonstrator trainer
Korean Aerospace Industries and Lockheed Martin rolled out the first prototype trainer jet to be offered for U.S. Air Force T-X next generation trainer competition. The demonstrator is based on the...
View ArticleIndia selects targeting sensor for Apache attack helicopters
Lockheed Martin Image India became the 15th international customer to select the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) systems for its Apache attack...
View ArticleCS100 achieve Canadian Type Certification
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that its all-new CS100 aircraft received Transport Canada Type Certification, paving way for maiden delivery to launch customer SWISS in second quarter...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia commits to 30 Antonov An-178 military transport aircraft
Saudi Arabia will acquire 30 Antonov An-178 medium lift military transport aircraft, according to an MoU signed between Tagnia Aeronautics and Antonov. The under-development An-178, which first flew...
View ArticleAerojet completed design review of AR1 rocket engine
Aerojet Rocketdyne completed a key design milestone for its U.S. made AR1 rocket engine this week, which is being developed as a direct replacement for the Russian-made RD-180 engines that currently...
View ArticleNASA awards second mission for Boeing CST-100 Spacecraft
NASA awarded a second commercial human spaceflight mission to Boeing for transporting crew to the International Space Station (ISS) with flights beginning in 2017. Boeing will transport the crews...
View ArticleTurkey develops armed Bayraktar drone
Turkey joined handful of countries capable of developing an armed drone, with the successful testing of an air to ground munitions from its indigenous Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aircraft system on...
View ArticleRussia-China contract to develop AHL heavy helicopter by mid-2016
Russia hopes to sign the contract for development of a heavy transport helicopter with China by mid-2016, says said Dmitry Shugaev Deputy CEO of Rostec. Both sides have signed a framework agreement...
View ArticleUpdated: Indonesian KAI T-50 trainer crashes during airshow
An Indonesian KAI T-50 trainer jet has crashed while taking part in a aerobatic show at the Adi Sucipto Airport in Yogyakarta, Java killing its two pilots. The trainer was carrying out solo aerial...
View ArticleMaiden flight for NATO Global Hawk AGS
The first Global Hawk unmmaned surveillance aircraft for NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program arrived at Edwards Air Force Base, California on Dec. 19 completing its first flight. The...
View ArticleLockheed meets F-35 production goal for 2015
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 45th F-35 Lightning II aircraft to U.S. Dept of Defense, meeting the program's production goal for 2015. The delivery bring the total F-35 delivered to 154...
View ArticleFrance orders 7 additional Tiger HAD attack helicopters
The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered seven additional Tiger HAD attack helicopters, bringing to 67 the total number of Tigers that will eventually be operated by the French Army...
View ArticleImages: Mahan Air A320 crashes into fence
A Mahan Air Airbus A310 passenger aircraft crashed into a guard rail at the Ataturk Airport, Istanbul today at 08:35 local time after a brake malfunction. While taxing to apron at a very low speed,...
View ArticleAustralia requests Chinook military helicopters
U.S State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Australia. Australia has requested sale of three CH-47F helicopters and six T55-GA-714A...
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