Wreckage of EgyptAir Flight MS 804 located in Mediterranean sea
A month after crash, wreckage of the EgyptAir Flight MS 804 bound from Paris to Cairo has been located in the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian investigators said. The search vessel John Lethbridge – one of...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters tests HForce equipped H225M
Airbus Helicopters has recently completed a first round of firing tests with HForce, a generic weapon system in development for the company’s commercial helicopter range. The innovative system, which...
View ArticleBell 525 prototype crashes in Texas
Bell Helicopters lost a Bell 525 helicopter prototype during developmental fight testing on Wednesday morning local time. The helicopter operating from Bell's Arlington facility crashed in Chambers...
View ArticleEmbraer E170 is the new ecoDemonstrator
Boeing has selected the Embraer E170 aircraft to lead the next phase of its ecoDemonstrator program, jointly with Embraer. The E170 succeeds the Boeing 757 ecoDemonstrator, which was scraped in 2015...
View ArticleGeneral Atomics begin assembly of first certifiable Predator B drone
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), has begun fuselage integration of its new Certifiable Predator® B (CPB) remote piloted aircraft, designed for flying in civilian airspace. The CPB...
View ArticleKAI begins KF-X wind tunnel tests
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) has commenced low speed wind tunnel trials for designing fuselage for the indigenous KF-X stealth fighter program. Phase 1 and 2 of the program will design an optimum...
View ArticleFarnbourgh: UK signs Boeing P-8A deal
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the deal to purchase nine P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The new aircraft, which will be based at RAF Lossiemouth in...
View ArticleFarnborough: Leornado unveils armed M-346 FT jet
Leornado unveiled the multi-role version of its M-346 advanced trainer aircraft dubbed the M-346FT at the Farnborough airshow in UK. The M-346 FT (Fighter Trainer) variant integrates a wide range of...
View ArticleGE-Pratt & Whitney to develop new engine for Boeing 747
GE Aircraft Engines and Pratt & Whitney have signed an agreement to jointly develop a new jet engine that will significantly lower operating costs of the Boeing 747-500X/600X aircraft. GE and...
View ArticleFarnbourgh: UK signs for 50 Apache attack helicopters
UK has signed an agreement with U.S. government to acquire 50 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, UK Ministry of Defense announced. The $2.3 billion deal are being purchased via a Foreign...
View ArticleIsrael to get Ex-US Navy Sea Hawk helicopters
Israel has been approved to receive eight ex- US Navy SH-60F Sea Hawk Helicopters via the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Program. A notification released by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency...
View ArticleL-3 delivers first upgraded C-130 to Argentina
Farnborough, UK L-3 Communication's Platform Integration division has delivered the first upgraded Lockheed Martin C-130 military transport aircraft to Argentina as part of a U.S. Air Force Foreign...
View ArticleLeonardo wins contract to supply King Air 350ER surveillance aircraft
Farnborough, UK Leonardo-Finmeccanica has been selected to supply two Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft, including their mission systems and sensor load-outs, for an African customer. The aircraft...
View ArticleAirAsia signs firm order for 100 A321neo
AirAsia has signed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 100 A321neo aircraft. The contract was announced at the Farnborough Airshow today by AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer Tony...
View ArticleGo Air orders another 72 A320neo
Indian low-cost airline Go Air has chosen Airbus for its further expansion plans by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 72 A320neo aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow. Go...
View ArticleLockheed Martin unveils armed Black Hawk helicopter
Lockheed Martin unveiled an armed version of its European-built S-70 BLACK HAWK helicopters at the Farnborough Air Show in UK. The company plans to produce an armed kit scalable to the requirements of...
View ArticleRAF Typhoon test fires SPEAR missile
A UK Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft has successfully fired a SPEAR air-to-surface precision strike weapon for the first time in a flight trial conducted from BAE Systems’ site in Warton, Lancashire. The...
View ArticleQinetiQ-Thales selects Scorpion Jet for UK ASDOT program
QinetiQ, Thales and Textron AirLand have announced a collaboration that will bid for the UK Ministry of Defence’s upcoming Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) program. The ASDOT...
View ArticleLeonardo Falco Evo selected by two Middle East customers
The long endurance version of Leonardo Falco EVO unmanned air system (UAS), has been selected by two unidentified customers in the Middle East and Gulf region. A surveillance and...
View ArticleBoeing fixes KC-46A boom axial load issue
This week's successful aerial refuelling test by KC-46A show the boom axial loads hardware fix, designed by Boeing engineers, is performing as expected to alleviate the loads. The KC-46A Pegasus...
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