Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Aviation

The first F-35A Lightning II fighter jets arrive in the Netherlands

Two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets landed on Monday May 23 at Leeuwarden Air Force Base in the northern Netherlands, that reported by airrecognition.com. The F-35A...

Ukraine company plans to deliver first An-132 airlifter in early 2017

The Antonov Design Bureau, a Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing and servicing company, which is part of the state-run Ukroboronprom Concern, plans to supply its first...

ISIS shows the use of MANPADS in targeting airplanes in Fallujah

ISIS fighter seen using Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS or MPADS) are shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) amid Iraq & Coalition offensive on Fallujah in Iraq. Iraqi forces backed by...

Vietnam will buy at least two early-warning aircraft C-295 AEW&C

Vietnam will buy at least two early-warning aircraft C-295 AEW&C to enhance the ability to control the South China Sea airspace. World media simultaneously reported...

Leonardo-Finmeccanica introduces the TH-119 for U.S. Navy

Leonardo-Finmeccanica introduced today an AgustaWestland AW119 single engine helicopter variant designated as the TH-119 during theNavy League Sea-Air Space Exhibition (Washington D.C., May 16-18). The...

Russia signed a contract with Ministry of Defence of Laos for repair of military helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, signed a contract with Ministry of Defence of Laos for repair of military helicopters. Under the contract, the holding...

Russia replace imported engine for light helicopters

JSC Technodinamika Holding announced the beginning of work on the family of the main engines for light helicopters. They are expected to replace the existing engines...

Airbus Helicopters selected for UK’s military flying training

Airbus Helicopters in the UK has been selected by Ascent as the Aircraft Service Provider for the UK’s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS). The...

Russia to deliver first two SSJ-100 aircraft for Royal Thai Air Force

Russia will deliver two Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ-100) aircraft for Thai Air Force in 2016, Minister of Industry Denis Manturov said on Wednesday, reported...

Russia will hold a presentation of Be-200 amphibious aircraft in Thailand

Russia will hold a presentation of Be-200 amphibious aircraft in Thailand on May 24, Russian Minister of Industry Denis Manturov said on Wednesday. "Colleagues from...

Royal ‪Thai‬ ‪‎Army‬ Plans to replace CH-47D ‪‎Chinook‬ with ‪‎Russian‬ Mi-17V5

The Royal Thai Armed Forces plan to replace outdated Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters produced in the United States with Russia's Mi-17V5 helicopters, Thai Army's...

Bell Helicopter Announces Program Relocations to Optimize Manufacturing Capabilities

Fort Worth, TX (May 19, 2016) Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces plans to relocate several programs in order to optimize...

Chinese J-11 fighter jets intercept of a U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft

At least two Chinese J-11  fighter jets have carried out  intercept of U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea. The...

Pakistan receive two Mi-171E military transport helicopters from Russia

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has delivered a two Mi-171E military transport helicopters  to the government of the Pakistan  Defence Forces. The helicopters...

Russian Armed Forces plans to purchase new Mi-38 military-transport helicopters

The Russian Defense Ministry has agreed to supply a new multipurpose helicopter Mi-38 with the Kazan Helicopter Plant within the holding company "Russian Helicopters". The...

Ukraine launches flight testing of Mil-24PU-2 upgrade helicopter

State Enterprise «Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant «AVIAKON», part of state corporation State Concern «Ukroboronprom», has started flight testing of  prototype of the Mil-24PU-2 upgrade helicopter. A prototype of...

Saab has unveiled the first Gripen E multi-role fighter

Saab has unveiled its next-generation Gripen E fighter, some three years before delivering its first of at least 96 production examples to the air...

Libyan Air Force MiG-21 crashes at Air Force Base in Tobruk

The plane, conducting a training flight, crashed upon landing as the result of a technical default. The trainer pilot died in the crash, the...

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