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First Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning II fighter jet lands In UK
The first of the RAF's new fleet of supersonic £100m fighter jets has touched down in the UK, that reported by news.sky.com.
The F-35B Lightning...
Russia deliver first 2 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to Serbia
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, delivered two medium military-transport helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia. The rotorcraft...
US Marine Corps pull F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from «boneyard»
Marine Corps aviation, struggling to meet its operational and training missions with a shrinking fleet of aged F/A-18 Hornets, is pushing a program to...
Algeria receives two more Mi-28NE combat helicopters from Russia
Algeria took the delivery of two more Mil Mi-28NE 'Night Hunter' (NATO reporting name: Havoc-B) combat helicopters in late June, according to the MenaDefense.net.
"Algeria...
Russian spy plane flying near the Japanese coast in the Pacific
The General staff of the defense Forces of Japan said that Japanese fighters were raised into the air due to the passage in the...
BIRD Aerosystems to present live demonstration of AMPS-MV on Mi-8-MTV at Farnborough
BIRD Aerosystems specializes in the developing and deploying of two main product lines: Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) and Airborne Surveillance, Information and Observation...
Qatar to purchase undisclosed number of Super Mushshak aircraft from Pakistan
The State of Qatar has signed a contract for the purchase of “Super Mushshak” training aircraft from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Qatar News...
BrahMos Aerospace successfully demonstrated the integration of cruise missile BRAHMOS on Su-30MKI
BrahMos Aerospace today on 25th of June 2016 successfully demonstrated the integration of world's most formidable supersonic cruise missile system BRAHMOS on Su-30MKI frontline...
Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force negotiates buy od additional 12 AW101 helicopters
Leonardo Helicopters is in discussions with the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force for a follow-on order of a dozen Agusta-Westland AW101 rotorcraft.
Tokyo already operates seven...
Russia has overcome import dependence on helicopter engines
The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has started a serial production of new engines TV7-117V developed by JSC "Klimov" for helicopters Mi-38. Turboprop engine modifications...
Prospects in the North African helicopter market
North African states including Algeria, Sudan, libya, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco represent prospective markets for all global helicopter manufacturers.
The reason for this is the...
Sikorsky accepts prototype Turkish Utility Helicopter from PZL Mielec
Just two weeks after the Turkish Government announced the start of the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP) to build a fleet of multi-role T70...
CH-53K King Stallion achieves 27,000 pound external lift
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) announced the CH-53K King Stallion successfully completed an external lift of a 27,000 pound payload at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Test Center...
Australian army gets three new CH-47F Chinook helicopters
In a major boost to Army’s medium lift helicopter capability, CASG has delivered three additional CH-47Fs Chinooks two and half months ahead of schedule....
S. Korea and the United States conduct joint helicopter attack drill
South Korea and the United States on Wednesday conducted a joint helicopter attack exercise in an effort to test their combat readiness to counter...
Russia holds flight-tactic exercise on Kamchatka
Russia holds large-scale flight-tactic exercise on Kamchatka (peninsula in the Russian Far East).
In course of the flight-tactic exercise, fighters of the Pacific Fleet Naval aviation...
USAF demonstrated its ability by conducting C-130 supply delivery operation in support of Swift Response
The U.S. Air Force's 821st Contingency Response Group demonstrated its ability to quickly build combat and sustainment power by conducting C-130 supply delivery operations...
First Airbus A400M military transport aircraft for Spain leaves the paintshop
The first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft destined for the Spanish Air Force has finished its painting process and appeared in the colours of the...