NASA's subsonic ultra efficient transport plane program moves ahead
Boeing's hybrid wing body aircraft concept has turbofan engines on top of the back end, flanked by two vertical tails to shield people on the ground from engine noise NASA is working to develop next...
View ArticleC-295W demonstrate aerial refueling capability
Airbus C295W tactical military transport plane successfully demonstrated its aerial refueling capability on September 29 over Spain. A C-295W equipped with palletized air to air refueling (AAR) unit...
View ArticleSpain receive first Airbus H215 heavy rotorcraft
Spanish Air Force received its first Airbus Helicopters H215 heavy helicopter on October 3 from Airbus plant in Albacete. The new H215 will be assigned to the Air Force’s 802 Squadron/RCC Canarias and...
View ArticleUS approve additional Hellfire armed Cessna Combat Caravans for Iraq
U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of armed Cessna AC-208 turboprop light attack aircraft to Iraq. Along with related equipment, training, and support, the deal is...
View ArticleSpirit becomes first U.S. Airliner to operate A320neo
Florida based Spirit Airline became the first U.S. Airline to take the improved Airbus A320neo single aisle passenger jet. Headquartered in Miramar, the airline took delivery of the very first of 50...
View ArticleIndia-Russia ink Ka-226 local production agreement
Russia and India signed an agreement to jointly produce the Ka-226T light multirole helicopter in India. The agreement was signed by Russian Helicopters CEO Alexander Mikheev and the head of...
View ArticleRussia commence flight testing of improved Mi-28 attack helicopter
Russian Helicopters commenced flight testing of the improved Mi-28N Night Hunter combat helicopter on October 12, from its plant in Moscow. The maiden test flight comes after the helicopter achieved...
View ArticleScorpion jet complete first weapon trials
The Scorpion twin jet has completed its first weapon firing exercises from the White Sands Missile Range, Textron Airland announced. Operating from USAF's Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB) in New Mexico,...
View ArticleAirbus-DCNS to develop new naval drone for France
French ship builder DCNS and Airbus Helicopter will design a tactical naval Unmanned Helicopter for France’s Naval Aerial Drone (Système de Drones Aériens de la Marine - SDAM) program. Under the terms...
View ArticleFrench Surveillance plane crashes in Malta
A surveillance configured Fairchild SA227 Metroliner twin prop aircraft operated by Luxemberg based CAE Aviation crashed shortly after taking off from the Malta International Airport. The aircraft...
View ArticleSikorsky CH-53K completes intial operational testing
The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion successfully completed initial operational testing by the U.S. Marine Corps to verify the key capabilities of the heavy lift helicopter. The week-long operational...
View ArticleSWISS orders another 777-300ER
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) confirmed a new order for one Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) widebody jetliner, that will replace another Airbus A340-300 in its fleet. Valued at $339.6...
View ArticleSouth Korea receives Taurus cruise missiles
South Korean Air Force received its first batch of Taurus KEPD 350K air-launched standoff cruise missiles to arms its Boeing F-15K Strike fighters. TAURUS Systems GmbH, a joint venture of MBDA...
View ArticleUPS order boosts Boeing 747-8 backlog
Boeing announced a major order for its 747-8 Jumbo Freighter, doubling the current poor backlog for 15 aircraft. Global logistics major UPS ordered 14 Boeing 747-8s with an option to purchase an...
View ArticleAerojet complete Boeing CST-100 launch abort engine hot-fire tests
Aerojet Rocketdyne has successfully completed a series of hot-fire tests on two Launch Abort Engines (LAE) featuring innovative new propellant valves for Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100...
View ArticleRoyal Marines Merlin Mk4 helicopter complete maiden flight
The first upgraded UK Royal Marines Merlin Mk3 helicopter completed maiden flight earlier this week from Leonardo's plant in Yeovil, UK. Dubbed the Merlin Mk4, the helicopter is much better adapted to...
View ArticleSpaceX narrows down on Sept 1 Falcon 9 explosion cause
SpaceX says the Accident Investigation Team continues to make progress in examining the anomaly on September 1 that led to the loss of a Falcon 9 and its AMOS-6 payload at Launch Complex 40 (LC-40),...
View ArticleJ-20 debuts at Zhuhai air show
(Xinhua/Liu Dawei) The J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter made its first public debut at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai in Southern part of China, today....
View ArticleRepaired F-35A restart flight operations
The first two F-35A stealth fighters part of the limited numbers temporarily grounded following coolant line issue have started flying again after repair. U.S. Air Force ordered grounding of 57 F-35A...
View ArticleBoeing Unveils BBJ MAX 7
Boeing Business Jets unveiled the BBJ MAX 7, the newest addition to the BBJ fleet at NBAA 2016 in Orlando. The BBJ MAX 7 has a range of up to 7,000 nautical miles, opening up key city pairs between...
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