Embraer To Debut KC-390 Refueler At Paris Air Show 2017
Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer will showcase its multi-mission transport and aerial refueling aircraft KC-390 during Paris Air show held from June 19-25, at the Le Bourget Airport. The KC-390, a medium-size,...
India Tests 'Nag' Anti-Tank Guided Missile
India has flight tested Fire and Forget Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) ‘Nag Tuesday in the desert ranges of Rajasthan. The ATGM Nag is incorporated with many advanced technologies including the...
Airbus C295W Likely To Bag Indian Air Force Transport Aircraft Contract
Indian Air Force is close to awarding a contract to Airbus Defense and Space and its Indian partner, Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) for up to 60 C295W military transport aircraft...
First F-35 Fighter Jet Assembled In Japan Completes Test Flight
The first F-35 fighter jet assembled in Japan has completed its two hours maiden flight. The aircraft's test flight from an airport in Japan's central Aichi prefecture took about two hours,...
Bangladesh Signs Contract To Buy Five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters From Russia...
The Bangladesh Air Force has inked a contract with Russias Rosoboronexport to buy five Mi-171Sh Military Transport Helicopters at an undisclosed value. The contract signing ceremony was held at Air Headquarters...
Raytheon's Long-Range Precision Fires Program Enters Testing Phase
Raytheon has won a $116.4 million contract to enter the technological maturation and risk reduction phase of the Long-Range Precision Fires program
Brazil To Get Two Embraer KC-390 Transport Planes Next Year
Embraer will deliver two KC-390 medium-lift transport aircraft to the Brazilian Air Force in 2018. As two prototypes advance through the flight testing campaign, the first production aircraft is already being assembled at the Embraer facility...
GE Aviation To Recover Strategic Alloys From US Decommissioned Engines
GE Aviation has made a mutually beneficial arrangement with the US government to accommodate the environmentally controlled teardown of hardware and recovery of strategic alloys in exchange for credits on future engine/parts purchases. The Military Engine...
Human Fault Led To Swiss F/A-18 Fighter Jet Crash In France, Says...
A military investigation has disclosed that the crash of a Swiss F/A-18 fighter jet in October 2015 in the French Jura region took place because of human error. The investigation found that the pilot, who survived...
Australian Air Force Conducts Virtual Exercise Connecting F/A-18, AEW&C & C-130 Transport...
Diamond Thunder distributed mission training exercise that saw the Australian Air Force (RAAF) network various simulation assets across the country was supported by CAE as part of its inaugural Air Warfare Instructor Course. The Diamond Thunder...
Insitu To Provide US Marines With Blackjack Drones
Boeing-owned Insitu has won a more than $8 million contract from US Navy to produce Blackjack drones that consists of five air vehicles, two ground control stations as well as launch and recovery equipment for...
Leonardo Opens Norway Center To Support AW101 Helicopter Training
Leonardo has opened its AW101 Norway Training Centre that includes a new AW101 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) which will support the training of the country's aircrew. Having been opened at Stavanger Sola Airport, the center also...
Blast in Iranian Port: Negligence or Sabotage?
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
