Pilatus PC-24 unveiled at NBAA 2016
Pilatus premiered its new PC-24 business jet at this year's NBAA's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando. The second PC-24 prototype- "P02" momentarily paused its flight...
View ArticleUSAF KC-10 tanker loses refueling boom in-flight
USAF Photo show KC-10 boom refueling F-16 fighter A U.S. Air Force KC-10 tanker lost its aerial refuelling boom while on a training flight in support of the Gunfighter Flag exercise. The KC-10 was...
View ArticleExtended Range Avenger makes first flight
An extended range variant of the jet powered Avenger/Predator C multi-mission unmmaned aerial vehicle has carried out successful maiden flight on October 27, General Atomics announced. Dubbed the...
View ArticleRussian Mig-29KUB crashes in Mediterranean Sea
A Russian Navy Mig-29KUB naval fighter has crashed while operating from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday. The Mig-29KUB was one of the four of the type onboard...
View ArticleA400M demostrate buddy aerial refueling
The Airbus A400M airlifter demonstrated its buddy refueling capability with the air-to-air refueling of another A400M over Seville, Spain. In two flights, the aircraft performed more than 50 contacts...
View ArticleRUSTOM-II completes maiden flight
India successfully completed maiden test flight of its first indigenously developed Medium Altitude Long Range (MALE) Unmmaned Aerial Vehicle on Wednesday. Dubbed the TAPAS 201, the multi-mission UAV...
View ArticleAustralia receive first Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft
Australia received its most advanced maritime patrol aircraft on Wednesday with the arrival of first Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The cutting edge maritime surveillance and anti-submarine aircraft...
View ArticleBoom unveil XB-1 supersonic airliner design
Denver-based startup Boom Technologies unveiled the design of supersonic passenger jet that will usher the supersonic transportation after the of Anglo-French Concorde retired in 2003. The aircraft...
View ArticleFirst Spanish A400M delivered
Spain became the sixth nation to operate the Airbus A400M airlifter with the delivery of its first aircraft MSN 44 to Spanish Air Force .The A400M has been produced in Spain from Airbus Defence and...
View ArticleU.S. approve Certifiable Predator drones to UK
U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale of Certifiable Predator B Remotely Piloted Aircraft to United Kingdom. UK had requested a possible sale of up to 26 Certifiable Predator B...
View ArticleBoeing wins major combat aircraft deal from Qatar and Kuwait
Boeing has landed with two major orders from Middle East for its fourth generation fighter jets through U.S. governments Foreign Military Sale. Kuwait has ordered 32 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter...
View ArticleLockeed to upgrade Korean F-16 fighters
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 KF-16 fighter jets operated by South Korean Air Force (ROKAF). The KF-16 is a Korean license produced version of the combat proven...
View ArticleCanada considers F/A-18 Super Hornet interim buy
Canadian government has announced that it will launch an open and transparent competition to replace the legacy fleet of Boeing CF-18 fighter aircraft. Previous Canadian government had announced...
View ArticleFirst A350-1000 prototype complete maiden flight
The first A350-1000 prototype aircraft, the longest member of Airbus's new generation A350 jetliner family has completed maiden flight. The maiden flight commences a year long developmental flight...
View ArticleSaab Gripen E undergoing engine ground tests
The ground testing of the Saab Gripen E combat jet is in full swing ahead of maiden flight scheduled for second quarter of 2017. Validation and verification activities such as tests in rigs and...
View ArticleFirst Omani Eurofighters takes to skies
Picture Copyright: Vodka Burner The first two Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets destined for Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) have completed maiden flight from BAE Systems final assembly facility in...
View ArticleAirbus delivers Panther ASW helicopters to Indonesia
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first three AS565 MBe Panther submarine hunter-killer helicopters to Indonesia. These helicopters will be outfitted with its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) suite...
View ArticleIsrael to purchase 17 more F-35A jets
Israeli government has cleared purchase of another 17 F-35A conventional take off and landing fighter aircraft, bringing the total on order to 50 jets. These stealthy fifth generation fighters will...
View ArticleBlack Box of crashed RJ85 recovered
Black box of the crashed Lamia Airlines BAe Systems Avro RJ 85 aircraft carrying Brazilian soccer team has been recovered from the crash site. The Flight Data Recorder and the Cockpit Voice Recorder...
View ArticleCertifiable Predator B completes maiden flight
The Type-Certifiable Predator® B (TCPB) drone variant completed its first flight test at the General Atomics's Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, Calif., on November 17th. "The first...
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