Maiden flight for LM-100J commercial freighter
Commercial freighter variant of the venerable Lockheed Martin C-130 military transport aircraft has completed maiden flight. Dubbed the LM-100J, the civil variant is based on the C-130J Super Hercules...
View ArticleImproved HAL LUH helicopter prototype commence flight testing
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) completed maiden flight of the second Light Utility Helicopter (LUH)-PT-2 prototype on Monday, featuring improvements over the PT-1. The flight lasting 22 minutes, was...
View ArticleDARPA selects Boeing to design XS-1 Spaceplane
DARPA has selected Boeing to design and build the experimental spaceplane XS-1 intended to provide rapid and low cost space access for launching satellites to low-earth orbits. Dubbed the Phantom...
View ArticleIrkut MC-21 complete first flight
The first prototype of new generation Russian airliner, Irkut MC-21 has completed maiden flight from Irkutsk Aviation Plant in Siberia, Russia. The MC-21 is the first narrow-body aircraft development...
View ArticleGoma Air LET L410 crashes in Nepal
A LET L410 turboprop commuter aircraft operated by Summit air (formerly Goma) of Nepal crashed killing both pilots. The aircraft with registration no 9N-AKY crashed while attempting to land at the...
View ArticleCombat debut for Egyptian Rafale fighter jets
Egyptian Rafale File Photo Egyptian Dassault Rafale fighter jets marked their combat debut on last Friday, when they flew their maiden combat sorties against targets in Libya. Egyptian Air Force...
View ArticleKC-46A undergoing electromagnetic testing
(U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula) The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft is undergoing electromagnetic testing at the Benefied Anechoic Facility in Edwards Air Force Base, California....
View ArticlePakistan orders additional Aselpod targeting pods
Pakistan have reportedly ordered an additional batch of Aselpod targeting pods from Turkish Aselsan according to a disclosure released by the company. The contract valued at $25 million include supply...
View ArticleStratolaunch carrier aircraft rolled out
Stratolaunch Image Space transportation venture Stratolaunch Systems, founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, has rolled out the Stratolaunch carrier aircraft designed to launch rockets to low...
View ArticleInsitu Integrator to replace Netherlands ScanEagle UAV fleet
Netherlands have selected the Boeing Insitu Integrator UAV to meet requirement for a small tactical unmanned air system (STUAS). Netherlands Ministry of Defense (NMOD) awarded the Short Range Tactical...
View ArticlePratt & Whitney develops performance upgrade for F135 engine
Pratt & Whitney says it has developed the first performance upgrade to the F135 engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Dubbed the Growth Option 1.0, the engines...
View ArticleIndia prepares to launch its heaviest space rocket GSLV Mk3
GSLV Mk III on Launch pad Image Credit ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation is preparing to launch its heaviest satellite launch vehicle, the GSLV Mk III on Monday June 5. GSLV Mk III-D1 mission...
View ArticlePAS 2017: Rafael to unveil Spike LR II missile
Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, will unveils a fifth generation variant of its Spike guided anti armor missile during the 2017 Paris Air Show. Dubbed Spike LR II, the advanced multi-role...
View ArticleBoeing delivers first batch of AH-6I Little Bird helicopters to Saudi Arabia
Boeing has delivered the first batch of AH-6i Little Bird light attack and reconnaissance helicopters to Saudi Arabia. Of the 12 helicopters delivered by Boeing, 9 have arrived in the Kingdom, while...
View ArticleFirst Japan assembled F-35A rolled out
The first Japanese-assembled F-35A was unveiled during a ceremony at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility in Nagoya, Japan today. The Komaki South...
View ArticleSikorsky complete HH-60W CRH helicopter CDR
Artist rendering courtesy of Sikorsky Sikorsky has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of U.S. Air Force's Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program intended to replace its ageing...
View ArticleChina rolls out first export FTC-2000 trainer for Sudan
China’s Guizhou Aircraft Industries Corporation (GAIC) has rolled out the first FTC-2000 trainer jet for Sudanese Air Force. The aircraft painted in typical Sudanese desert camouflage is first of six...
View ArticleAdvanced Hawk complete maiden flight
BAE Systems BAE Systems has completed maiden flight of an improved version of the BAE Hawk advanced trainer jet, which was first unveiled in February, during the Aero India 2017 in Bangalore, India....
View ArticleUSAF deploys B-2 bombers to UK
(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Miguel Lara III) Two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers joined B-1B Lancers and B-52H Stratofortresses on June 9, 2017, to participate in theater bomber assurance and...
View ArticleRussian Su-27 intercepts USAF bombers over Baltic Sea
Russian Su-27 intercepting B-1B Lancer, photo from KC-135 tanker Photo: Nolan Peterson A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker air superiority fighter intercepted U.S. Air Force bombers flying...
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