An-124 Ruslan to be upgraded with new engines
Antonov has signed an agreement with engine makers Ivchenko Progress and Motor Sich to upgrade the D-18 high bypass engines powering the Antonov Airlines An-124-100 Ruslan heavy cargo planes. Under...
View ArticleTecnam P2012 Traveller complete maiden flight
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam completed maiden flight of its P2012 Traveller aircraft from its Experimental Assembly Line (XAL) in Capua (Italy) on July 21. The new eleven seat commuter...
View ArticleBrimstone to arm UK Apache AH-64E fleet
MBDA and Boeing have successfully completed a series of firing trials of the MBDA Brimstone ground attack missile on the Boeing AH-64E attack helicopter to confirm the feasibility of integrating the...
View ArticleFrench E-3F AWACS upgrade completed
Air France KLM Industries has completed the Mid Life Upgrade (MLU) of French Air Force E-3F AWACS radar aircraft in partnership with Boeing, delivering the last upgraded aircraft in the end of June....
View ArticleMalaysian Airlines identified as new 737 MAX customer
Boeing has identified Malaysian Airlines as a customer for Boeing 737 MAX passenger plane with firm order for 25 737 MAX 8 airplanes, valued at USD 2.75 billion. Previously attributed to an...
View ArticleRussia supplied faulty MiG-29K fighters to India
The navalised MiG-29 fighters acquired by Indian Navy to arm its aircraft carriers has serious operational shortfalls, according to a audit report tabled by India's Comptroller and Auditior General...
View ArticleA400M military capability introduction lagging and challenging
Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders revealed persisting challenges with its A400M military transport aircraft development announcing a fresh $1.1 billion (€ 1,026 million) charges against the program. He said...
View ArticleIndian Navy Searcher-2 RPA ditched after engine malfunction
An Indian Navy Searcher II remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) was ditched in the Arabian sea, while operating from INS Garuda naval base in Kochi, a port city on the south-west coast of India. The...
View ArticleSafran to triple Rafale's M88 engine production
To meet the export orders bagged by Dassault's Rafale fighter, Safran Aircraft Engines (formerly Snecma) is tripling its M88 turbofan engine production. Safran Image The ramp up will see Safran...
View ArticleNetherlands and Luxembourg buy A330 tanker aircraft
Netherlands has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Luxembourg to acquire a shared fleet of two Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) aircraft, with options for up to six more. The...
View ArticleSpaceX test fires landed Falcon 9 booster
SpaceX successfully carried out static test firing of a landed first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday, passing a key milestone ahead of reusing the type in a mission later this year. The full...
View ArticleMarine corps F/A-18 crash kills pilot
A U.S Marine Corps F/A-18C fighter crashed during a training sortie near Twentynine Plams, California on Thursday. The pilot was killed in the crash which occurred approximately at 10:30 pm PDST, who...
View ArticleUkraine receive U.S. built Raven UAVs
Ukraine received a batch of U.S. built RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicles, as a part of the European Reassurance Initiative package and on-going security assistance. A U.S. Air Force transport plane...
View ArticleUSAF release RFP for new ICBM weapon system development
U.S. Air Force issued an request for proposals (RFP) for development of a new intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system under the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program to replace the...
View ArticleKC-390 demonstrated high maturity during international debut
The first prototype of Embraer KC-390 military transport plane arrived back in Brazil after making international debut at the concluded Farnbourgh Air Show in UK and completing demonstration flights...
View ArticleRussian Mi-8 helicopter shot down in Syria
An undated picture of the shot down helicopter A Russian Air Force Mi-8 military helicopter was shot down over Syria, in the idlib province while carrying out a humanitarian mission on Monday. The...
View ArticleF-35 achieve maiden air-to-air kill
An F-35 stealth fighter successfully destroyed a target drone with a short range missile on July 28, marking the first live air-to-air kill for the type. U.S. Air Force test pilot, Maj. Raven LeClair,...
View ArticleCroatia receives first batch of Kiowa Warrior helicopters
Croatia received its first batch of ex-US Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, donated by United States on July 30. The first batch of five helicopters were airlifted to the to Zemunik Air base...
View ArticleUSAF declares F-35 combat ready
U.S. Air Force's newest fighter jet, the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II was declared ‘combat ready’ by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command. Carlisle lauded the aircraft’s...
View ArticleEmirates Flight EK521 crash lands in Dubai
An Emirates Airline flight EK521 crashed while attempting landing at Dubai International Airport today, at approximately 12:45 local time. The Boeing 777-300 was flying from Thiruvananthapuram, India,...
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