ANA inducts first A320neo in Japan
Tokyo-based airline ANA has taken delivery of its first A320neo becoming the first A320neo operator in Japan. Powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G-JM engines, ANA’s A320neo is configured...
View ArticleRAAF C-27J Spartan achieve IOC
Royal Australian Air Force Leonardo C-27J Spartan medium lift transport aircraft fleet has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC), Defense Minister Marise Payne announced today. “The Spartan can...
View ArticleAustralia operationalise Challenger SAR aircraft
Australia’s new dedicated search and rescue aircraft, the Bombardier Challenger CL-604 has officially entered service with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). This is the first of four...
View ArticleAR equipped E-2D complete maiden flight
Northrop Grumman Copyright Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye equipped with aerial refueling capability. Under a 2013 engineering, manufacturing,...
View ArticleIndia developing new medium range ballistic missile
Agni I test fire in 2012 India is developing a new short range ballistic missile to replace its first generation Pakistan focused ballistics missiles Prithvi and Agni I developed in the 1980s. This...
View ArticleIndonesian Ex-RAAF C-130H crashes
An Indonesian Air Force C-130H military transport plane crashed in remote Papua highlands in the east of country on Sunday early morning local time. The plane crashed in the Lisuwa mountains and was...
View ArticleRussian Il-18 turboprop passenger jet crashes
An Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop passenger aircraft operated by Russian Defense Ministry has crashed in Bulunsky district of Yakutia. Sixteen of the 39 passengers including 7 crew members were seriously...
View ArticleIAI delivers first G550 based AEWS to Italy
Photo: IAI Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has delivered the first Gulfstream G550 based Conformal Airborne Early Warning aircraft to Italian Air Force. The two aircraft deal was signed in 2012 as a...
View ArticleBoeing-Saab T-X trainer complete maiden flight
Boeing and Saab carried out the maiden flight of the T-X trainer aircraft designed specifically to meet a U.S. Air Force requirement for a advanced pilot trainer aircraft on Tuesday. The 55-minute...
View ArticleAntonov rolls out first An-132 prototype
Antonov has rolled out the first An-132 Demonstrator transport aircraft on Tuesday, developed for and with Saudi Arabian support. The An-132 is designed as a short-medium airlifter, capable of...
View ArticleVideo shows Colombian Boeing 727 crash
A Boeing 727-200 aircraft operated by Colombian AeroSucre crashed shortly after taking off from the Puerto Carreno's German Olano Airport. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight to the Colombian...
View ArticleChinese AC352 helicopter complete maiden flight
Chinese version of the Airbus Helicopter H175 medium lift helicopter has completed maiden flight from Harbin, seven years after its European version first took off. The 7 ton AC352 is a twin-engined,...
View ArticleNorway to become fifth P-8A operator
Norway will become the fifth nation to operate the Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft after U.S. government cleared the deal on Dec. 20. U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military...
View ArticleAirbus-Iran sign 100 aircraft deal
Iran Air and Airbus have signed a firm contract for 100 aircraft, building on an initial commitment signed in January 2016 in Paris. The agreement signed by Farhad Parvaresh, Iran Air Chairman and CEO...
View ArticleContract awarded for French Tiger HAD Mk 2 development
Contract to upgrade French Army Airbus Helicopters Tiger HAD attack helicopters has been signed between OCCAR, Airbus Helicopters and TDA Armements on 15 December 2016. Under the contract, French Army...
View Article30th anniversary of Rutan Voyager nonstop world flight
On Saturday, December 17th, the team who participated in building, testing, and flying the Rutan Voyager gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its flight at the Mojave Air & Spaceport in...
View ArticleImproved production spec Scorpion jet debuts
Textron AirLand has carried out successful maiden flight of the first production conforming Scorpion jet. The enhanced version incorporates a number of improvements as result of the extensive flight...
View ArticleKongsberg JSM complete long range flight
The Kongsberg has carried out the first long range flight test of its Joint Strike Missile (JSM), being developed to arm Norwegian F-35 stealth fighters. The JSM was launched from an Edwards Air...
View ArticleIndia tests new precision guided bomb
Indian Air Force Specat Jaguar fighter bomber File Photo India has successfully tested an new precision guided bomb capable of engaging ground targets from standoff distances. Defense and Research...
View ArticleRussian Tu-154 transport crashes into Black Sea
A Russian defense ministry transport aircraft on flight to Syria from Moscow has crashed into the Black Sea, off the Sochi coast. The Tupolev Tu-154B was carrying 92 people including 84 passengers and...
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