Aviation

Argentine Air Force received first upgraded IA-58A Pucará ground-attack aircraft

Fábrica Argentina de Aviones Brigadier San Martin (FAdeA) delivered the first prototype of an upgraded IA-58 PUCARA ground-attack aircraft to the Argentine Air Force. That...

U.S. Navy to deploy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye advanced early warning aircraft to Japan

The U.S. Navy announced that its newest airborne early warning and control aircraft, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, will join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces...

Vanilla Aircraft claims world record with 56-hour flight

Vanilla Aircraft, LLC announced that on December 2, their VA001 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed a non-stop, unrefueled 56-hour flight. The flight was submitted for...

France receives 17 Pilatus PC-21 training aircraft

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is delighted to announce the signing of three PC-21 fleet orders by end of December 2016, for a total of 21...

US B-52 heavy bomber loses engine while flying over North Dakota

One of eight medium-thrust engines fell off a U.S. Air Force B-52 heavy bomber from Minot AFB, North Dakota, in a Jan. 4 incident. That...

New Zealand looks to buy Japanese P-1 maritime patrol plane and C-2 transport aircraft

Japan is in negotiations with New Zealand to export the Self-Defense Forces' patrol and transport aircraft, in hopes of beating out U.S. and European...

Algeria receives eight Su-30MKI(A) multirole fighters from Russia

The Algerian Air Force has taken delivery of eight new Su-30MKI(A) multirole fighters from Russia. The first eight multi-role fighters Su-30MKI(A) were delivered to Algeria from Irkutsk...

AH-64D Apache attack helicopter crashed during a training flight

Two soldiers are dead after an AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in Galveston Bay near the Bayport Cruise Terminal Wednesday afternoon. Ccrews responded to reports of...

Kazakhstan’s Armed Forces takes delivery of Su-30SM fighter jets from Russia

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan has received two new  Su-30SM two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft from Russia. That was reported by press service of the Kazakh...

Ukraine executes repair of military transport aircraft for Angola

AVIAMIR limited liability company executes repair of Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO reporting name: Candid) military transport aircraft for National Air Force of Angola. AVIAMIR LLC...

Reception of new Su-34 bombers for Russian Air Forces is finished at the Novosibirsk aviation plant

Reception of Su-34 bombers for the Russian Eastern MD troops is finished at the Novosibirsk aviation plant. In course of the inspection, technical staff approved...

Chinese Army Aviation accepts first Y-9 medium-range transport aircraft

The People's Liberation Army Aviation has accepted into service the first Y-9 medium-range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company. Together with the Naval Aviation, the...

Chinese new prototype of the FC-31 fifth-generation jet fighter makes first flight

The first flight of the new improved prototype of the FC-31   mid-size fifth-generation jet fighter, development by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, took place today in...

Serbia to receive six MiG-29 fighter jets from Russia in 2017

Russia will deliver four six MiG-29 fighter jets to the Serbian Armed Forces in 2017, said by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic during diplomatic...

Su-27 fighter jet crashes in Kazakhstan

The Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet of crashed near an airport on Wednesday while training flight, military sources said. The pilot received no injuries and successfully...

Rolls-Royce wins $408 million Pentagon contract

Rolls-Royce Corp of Indianapolis, Indiana, a unit of Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC , has been awarded a $408 million modification to a contract to provide...

Russian Helicopters deliver first upgraded Ka-27M helicopter to Russian Navy

The Russian Helicopters (part of Holding of Rostec State Corporation) has handed over the first modernised Ka-72M multipurpose helicopter to the Russian Navy aviation, that...

Boeing T-X advanced trainer aircraft completed the first flight

Boeing and partner Saab today completed the first flight of their all-new T-X aircraft, which is designed specifically for the U.S. Air...

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