Friday, April 26, 2024

Aviation

Russia to start receiving Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter aircraft in 2017

The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive first units of the Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation fighter aircraft in 2017, Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev, the...

First M-346 aircraft for the Polish Air Force unveiled by Polish Deputy Defence Minister

The roll-out ceremony for the first of eight Polish Air Force M-346 aircraft took place today at Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s facility inVenegono-Superiore (near Varese). The event...

Russian Mi-28N «Night Hunter» attack helicopter shelled by Syrian militants

Russian-made Mi-28N «Night Hunter» modern attack helicopter designed to carry out search and destroy operations against tanks,  are shelled by Syrian militants from the ground...

Pilatus PC-7 light trainer aircraft crashes in central Iran, 2 injured

An Iranian Air Force training plane crashed in the central province of Isfahan on Sunday, injuring two people on board. The PC-7, a light trainer...

A-10 Thunderbolt II made an emergency landing in Kansas

The aircraft, a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog), exercised a precautionary landing at Topeka Regional/Forbes Field Airport (KFOE), Topeka, Kansas. The airplane was not...

New Chinese Y-20 heavy-lifting transport plane will soon be delivered to buyers

The new Chinese  Y-20 heavy-lifting transport plane will soon be delivered to buyers, a project manager said on Thursday. The manager expects that China will...

Thailand is interested in the Japanese P-1 and US-2 aircrafts

Thailand is interested in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s P-1 patrol aircraft and US-2 large amphibious rescue aircraft, according to asia.nikkei.com. Japan wants to get...

Malaysia to receive third A400M transport aircraft by mid-month

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is set to receive its third Airbus A400M aircraft by mid-month. RMAF Chief, General Tan Sri Roslan Saad said...

New Su-34 bomber-fighters were delivered to aviation unit of the Eastern Military District

The first batch of Su-34 bomber-fighters was deployed from aircraft factory in Novosibirsk to permanent location of air unit near Komsomolsk-on-Amur. On the eve, representatives...

Germany is looking at acquiring other transport planes besides the A400M

Germany is not considering cancelling the troubled Airbus Group A400M programme but is looking at acquiring other transport planes since the A400M cannot land...

Israel Defense Forces will be receiving another three Super Hercules transport planes

The Israel Defense Forces will be receiving another three Super Hercules transport planes by the end of the year, supplementing the three aircraft it...

AW101 Norwegian all-weather SAR helicopter unveiled by Norway’s minister of justice and public security

Leonardo-Finmeccanica is pleased to announce the AgustaWestland AW101 Norwegian All-Weather SAR Helicopter was unveiled today by Anders Anundsen, Norway’s Minister of Justice and Public...

Lockheed Martin flies first T-50A upgraded aircraft for T-X competition

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully completed the initial flight test of its T-50A configured aircraft. The T-50A is the company’s aircraft offering in the...

Blue Angels F-18 has crashed in Smyrna, Tennessee

One is confirmed dead in a US Navy Blue Angels jet crash at Smyrna Airport in Tennessee, according to WKRN. A giant explosion was...

Thunderbirds F-16 crashes at Air Force Academy graduation near Colorado Springs

A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon #6 operated by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds force landed to high desert terrain south of City...

Kazakhstan unveils new «Pterodactyl» unmanned combat aerial vehicle at KADEX 2016

Kazakhstan unveils  new Chengdu «Pterodactyl» also known as Wing Loong is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle at International Armament and Military-Technical Equipment...

Kazakhstan has ordered an undisclosed number of Mi-35M attack helicopters

The Russian Helicopters holding announced that Kazakhstan  has signed a contract for an undisclosed number of  Mi-35M attack helicopters. "The first deliveries of the helicopters (Mi-35M)...

Prototype of Piaggio P.1HH HammerHead UAV crash in Mediterranean sea

The Piaggio Aerospace P.1HH HammerHead is a new, state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) crash in Mediterranean sea. The drone lost contact with the ground station during...

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