Pictures: Qatari Dassault Rafales takes off
The third Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft for Qatar Emiri Air Force has taken off for the first time, from the Bordeaux-Merignac airport in France. The single seat aircraft EQ02 completed its maiden...
View ArticleIsrael receive more F-35I Adir stealth fighters
An additional batch of three Lockheed Martin F-35I stealth fighters for Israel Air Force has arrived at the Nevatim air base in Southern Israel. Christened Adir by Israel, the arrival of F-35I stealth...
View ArticlePictures: JF-17B fighter trainer complete maiden flight
The twin seater version of the Chinese FC-1/JF-17 fighter has successfully completed maiden flight on April 27, from Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAC) plant in Sichuan, China. Dubbed J-17B,...
View ArticleP-8A completes maiden boom refueling
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen) U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy has completed maiden boom refueling of U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. The P-8A is the...
View ArticleAustralia orders HARM anti-radar missiles
U.S. State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale of Anti-Radiation Missiles to Australia, worth $137.6 million. Australia has requested sale of up to seventy AGM-88B High Speed...
View ArticleU.S. approve P-8A sale to New Zealand
U.S. has approved a Foreign Military Sale of Boeing P-8A maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft to New Zealand. New Zealand has requested the potential sale of up to four P-8A Patrol Aircraft...
View ArticleArmed Turkish Anka UAV commence trails
SSM Copyright Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has commenced trails of an armed version of the indigenous Anka medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft, integrated with Turkish...
View ArticleEPAWSS system for F-15 pass CDR
An advanced electronic warfare system being developed by BAE Systems for U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter jets, has passed the critical design review (CDR) milestone. The Eagle Passive/Active Warning...
View ArticleSecond production KC-46A takes off
Boeing Copyright The sixth Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft has completed maiden flight on April 29, expanding the flight test activities towards first delivery to U.S. Air Force in 2018. The aircraft is...
View ArticleVector-R achieve maiden test launch
U.S. based space startup Vector has completed maiden test launch its Vector-R (Rapide) micro-satellite launch vehicle from Spaceport Camden, Camden County, Georgia. Vector space plans to offer its...
View ArticleGreece acquiring Ex-US Army CH-47D Chinooks
U.S. State Dept. has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of the Boeing CH-47D Chinook military helicopters to Greece for CH-47D helicopters. Greece has requested the possible sale of five CH-47D...
View ArticleComac C919 achieve maiden flight
The first prototype of Chinese indigenous single aisle passenger jet C919 has took off for its maiden flight today, from Shanghai Pudong international airport. The aircraft is intended to break the...
View ArticleUSAF MQ-9 Reaper add GBU-38 JDAM bomb capability
An MQ-9 Reaper is loaded with a GBU-12 laser-guided bomb on the left and a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition on the right April 13, 2017, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by...
View ArticleFirst Italy assembled F-35B rolled out
The first Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing version of the F-35, or F-35B, assembled outside the United States has been rolled out of the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Cameri, Italy....
View ArticleFirst Omani Hawk Mk166 trainer jet takes off
The first BAE Systems Hawk Mk 166 advanced trainer jet for Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has completed maiden flight from BAE's Warton site in Lancashire, UK. The aircraft (ZB123/161) is the first of...
View ArticlePictures: Secretive X-37B lands at Kennedy Space Center
U.S. Air Force courtesy photo The secretive unmanned X-37B spaceplane operated by the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, has completed its fourth mission, Air Force announced today. The...
View ArticleBoeing demonstrate Talon HATE communication pod
Boeing successfully demonstrated its Talon HATE airborne networking pod that is designed to improve communication and information sharing among multiple aircraft and ground stations. During flight...
View ArticleEvasive maneuver caused USAF HH-60 Pave Hawk crash in Aug 2016
A USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk refueling from a KC-130! An evasive maneuver to prevent a collision with another helicopter of the formation, caused the Aug 18, 2016 crash of a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave...
View ArticleICON A5 inovled in fatal crash
An Icon A5 amphibious light sport aircraft has crashed killing the two on board on Monday morning, while flying over Lake Berryessa in Napa County, northern California. Two ICON employees, Jon Karkow,...
View ArticleAirbus perform maiden automatic aerial refueling contact
Airbus Copyright Airbus Defence and Space has successfully demonstrated automatic air-to-air refuelling (AAR) contacts with a fighter aircraft from a tanker’s refuelling boom – the first time in the...
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