ATR plans to launch ATR-42 STOL variant
Franco-Italian regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer is planning to launch a new version of its ATR 42-600 turboprop passenger aircraft with enhanced Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) capabilities....
View ArticleElbit launches SkyStriker loitering muniton
Israeli Elbit Systems introduced its new SkyStriker loitering munition at the 2017 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget. The remotely operated precision guided Loitering Munition(LM) is designed to seek,...
View ArticleIrkut MC-21 expands flight envelope
The Irkut MC-21 passenger jet is slowly expanding its flight envelope ahead of commencing certification flight tests. On June 21, the MC-21-300 prototype completed its fifth developmental flight from...
View ArticleThales-Reliance JV to support Indian Rafale sensors
India's Reliance Defense Limited and French Thales will form an Indian Joint Venture (JV) as part of latter's offset commitment to the Rafale fighter jet deal. With a proposed shareholding of 49 and...
View ArticleCFM LEAP engine achieve 180 minute ETOPS approval
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency have jointly granted 180-minute Extended-range, Twin-engine Operations (ETOPS) approval on June 19 to the LEAP-1A...
View ArticleStellwagen orders 12 Airbus C295 airlifters
Aviation financier and lessor Stellwagen, a 100% subsidiary of Acasta Enterprises Inc. ("Acasta") a Canadian public company (AEF), has signed a firm order for 12 Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft...
View ArticleJapanese Coast Guard orders 3 additional Airbus H225 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has been awarded a contract from the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) for the purchase of three additional H225s. This new order will bring the JCG’s total H225 fleet to nine units by...
View ArticleAirbus launches new fixed and deployable flight data recorders
Airbus has selected L3 Technologies to provide and integrate new voice and data flight recorders for the entire range of Airbus commercial aircraft. The new devices will come in two versions: a fixed...
View ArticleHAL-Russian Helicopters form JV to assemble Ka-226T in India
Russian Helicopters and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has registered a joint venture for the license production of Ka-226T light helicopters in India. The JV will produce at least 140 of the 200...
View ArticleUSAF Global Hawk crashes
A U.S. Air Force Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed near Mount Whitney in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range at approximately 1:45 p.m. PST today. The...
View ArticleOman receive first Eurofighter Typhoon
Royal Air Force of Oman has taken delivery of its first Eurofighter Typhoon swing role combat jet, becoming the 7th operator of type. The first of 12 Eurofighters ordered by Oman arrived at the Adam...
View ArticleSouth Korea test fires Hyunmoo-2C ballistic missile
File photo of Hyunmoo 2A test firing South Korea has successfully test fired longest range variant of its Hyunmoo series tactical ballistic missiles on Friday, amid increased provocations from North...
View ArticleFrance orders more STRIX Optronics for Tiger HAD attack helicopter
Safran Electronics & Defense has signed a contract with the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) to supply 18 more Strix optronic sights for the Tiger helicopter program. This...
View ArticleThunderbirds F-16D flips after landing at Dayton Intl Airport
An F-16D aircraft of U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic team overturned after landing at the Dayton International Airport runway. The incident happened at approximately 12:20 pm, Friday, after a...
View ArticleAirAsia X A330 return to Perth after in-flight cabin shaking
© Bill Mallinson A Malaysia bound AirAsia X Airbus A330 passenger jet was forced to return to Perth, Australia after its cabin experienced violent shaking in-flight. The Air Asia X Flight D7237...
View ArticleTriFan 600 win 3 orders at Paris Air Show 2017
XTI Aircraft, Denver based aerospace startup has announced first order for its under-development TriFan 600 Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft at the concluded Paris Air Show. Company revealed it...
View ArticleHigh Energy Laser tested from Apache attack helicopter
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Raytheon and the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a...
View ArticleBundeswehr receive final H145 helicopter
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the 15th and final H145M multi-role helicopter to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The helicopters, stationed in Laupheim, are operated by the Bundeswehr special...
View ArticleBoeing secures order for last C-17 from Indian Air Force
Boeing has secured order for its last white tail C-17 Globemaster II strategic airlifter, produced before shutting down its production line in 2015. U.S. State Department has approved a possible...
View ArticleAustralia acquiring G550 based ISR platform
U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of Gulfstream G550 Aircraft with Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare (AISREW) mission...
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