Airbus begin Beluga XL production
Airbus has started production of the first Beluga XL outsized cargo transport aircraft, which is based on its A330-200 Freighter. The first cut of the Beluga XL MSN001 rear fuselage was achieved in...
View ArticleMaiden MRJ delivery delayed to 2018
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has announced another delay to its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) passenger aircraft, the fourth since program launch in 2008. The delay will change the maiden delivery...
View ArticleNorthrop awarded Tern phase 3 contract
DARPA has awarded Phase 3 of the Tern program to a team led by the Northrop Grumman Corporation. The program aims to give small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates, their own unmanned air...
View ArticleMaiden flight for new Russian SR-10 trainer jet
A new trainer jet designed by a private Russian design bureau KB-SAT has completed its maiden flight on Dec. 25 from an airfield near Vorotynsk, in the Kaluga Region, Russia. Dubbed the SR-10, the new...
View ArticleTatarstan Boeing 737 crash attributed to poor crew training
Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee has concluded that inexperienced crew, poor training and weak safety standards at the airline has caused the near vertical Tatarstan Airline Boeing 737 crash on...
View ArticleLockheed Martin wins multi years contract for C-130J Super Hercules
Lockheed Martin will deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear II contract, which was announced by the U.S. government on Dec. 30, 2015. U.S. Department of...
View ArticleBAE Systems to develop new EW system for U.S. Special Ops C-130J fleet
BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop a new electronic warfare system for the fleet of C-130J aircraft. The contract, worth more than $20 million,...
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 ArticleNorthrop to develop US Navy's new ISR and strike UAV
Northrop Grumman has been awarded the third phase of the Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) unmanned aerial systems program contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...
View ArticleMi-38 achieve Russian type certification
Russian Helicopters has received type certification for the medium multirole Mi-38 transport helicopter designed by its Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant. The new helicopter which can carry up to 30...
View ArticleFrance orders 6 additional NH90 helicopters
France has placed an additional order for six NH90 helicopters in tactical troop transport (TTH) configuration, to augment troop transport capability of French Army Aviation. The French armed forces...
View ArticleAir China orders six Boeing 777 jetliners
Boeing and Air China today announced an order for six additional 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners. The order is valued at more than $2 billion at current list prices and bolsters Air China’s...
View ArticleBoeing delivers 762 aircraft in 2015
Boeing delivered 762 commercial airplanes in 2015, 39 more than the previous year and most ever for the company as it enters its centennial year. In 2015, Boeing recorded 768 net orders, valued at...
View ArticleSwedish SHK locates black box of crashed CRJ 200 freighter
The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority (SHK) has located the Black Box of the West Atlantic Bombardier CRJ 200 PF freighter, which crashed in Sweden on last Friday, 8 January. The heavily...
View ArticleUSAF B-52 flies over South Korea in response to North Korean Nuclear explosion
(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton) A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a low-level flight in the vicinity of Osan Air Base, South Korea, in response...
View ArticleDassault Rafale delivery dips to single digit in 2015
French aircraft maker Dassault said its delivery of the ominrole Rafale fighter jet dipped to a single digit number in 2015, producing just 8 aircraft. Of which five where delivered to France and the...
View ArticleGerman Tornado's fly first recon mission against ISIS
German Tornado fighter jets flew their first reconnaissance missions against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria, today from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. The Bundeswehr has up to six Tornado jets stationed...
View ArticleAirbus beats Boeing in backlog and order intakes
Airbus beat its U.S. rival Boeing in order intakes and backlog for 2015, but lagged on deliveries. Airbus completed 635 aircraft deliveries, while Boeing achieved 762 deliveries. Airbus deliveries...
View ArticlePratt & Whitney to deliver last F117 engine to USAF
Pratt & Whitney will deliver the final production F117 engine to the U.S. Air Force for its C-17 Globemaster III fleet later this month. A ceremony commemorating delivery of 1,313 production...
View ArticleLCA Tejus to debut at Bahrain Airshow 2016
The multi role Tejus fighter jet developed by India will mark its international debut at this year's Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS), which will be held from 21-23 January 2016. Two of these...
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