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Alenia Aermacchi Delivers First Turkish Maritime Utility Aircraft

July 24, 2013 @ 04:52 PM

Alenia Aermacchi today delivered the first Maritime Utility Aircraft to the Turkish Navy. This delivery comprises of a total order of eight ATR72s, which consist of two TMUAs and six ATR72-600 TMPA (Turkish Maritime Patrol Aircraft) maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft

U.S Marines Demo V-22 Ospreys To Italian Navy

July 8, 2013 @ 02:29 PM

The Italian Navy has been introduced to the MV-22 Osprey through the members of Special Purpose-Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, or SP-MAGTF Crisis Response, at a recent visit to Taranto-Grottaglie Air Base, Italy. The SP-MAGTF brought two Ospreys to the air base and conducted a capabilities brief and a static...

Israel Takes Delivery Of First C-130J Super Hercules

June 27, 2013 @ 02:28 PM

Lockheed Martin has delivered Israel's first of three C-130J Super Hercules currently on order for the Israeli Air Force (IAF). The IAF has bestowed the nickname "Shimshon" on its C-130Js

Irkut's MC-21 Airliner First Flight at 2015 Moscow Air Show

June 26, 2013 @ 01:10 PM

The MC-21 airliner of Irkut Corp will mark its first flight at the MAKS Moscow Air Show 2015. The manufacturer expects certification by 2017 and customer deliveries to commence by by 2020, said Kyrill Budaev, Vice-president Marketing of Irkut Corp

Russia To Finalize An-26 Cargo Replacement

June 25, 2013 @ 02:55 PM

Russia is considering two possible designs for a replacement for the obsolete Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft, a senior ministry official said. Russian ministry is considering development of a light military transport plane based on the Antonov An-140 turboprop airliner made by Aviakor in Samara, or the rival Ilyushin Il-112V transport...

Germany Takes Delivery Of 1000th Dingo Vessel

June 25, 2013 @ 09:07 AM

Krauss Maffei Wegmann (KMW) on Monday handed over the 1,000th DINGO type vehicle to Germany. The handover sets a milestone in the 13 years of the DINGO history

U.S. Receives First F-35C Lightning II

June 24, 2013 @ 04:14 PM

The U.S

IAE Begins Assembling First KC-390 Engines

June 21, 2013 @ 08:34 AM

IAE is assembling the first V2500-E5 engines which was selected in 2011 to power Embraer's new KC-390 multi-role tanker/transport aircraft in June. IAE is assembling the first engine to test (FETT) at the Pratt & Whitney Middletown, Conn

India To Receive C-17 Heavylift Aircraft Soon

June 11, 2013 @ 02:33 PM

The IAF will soon welcome to India its first Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III heavy-lift transport aircraft, due to arrive shortly. The window of arrival is June, so teams are all set to ferry the first bird back to homebase, Hindon AFS

Russia To Buy Be-200 Amphibious Planes

May 27, 2013 @ 02:38 PM

The Russian MoD has signed a contract with the Beriev Aircraft Company to acquire six Beriev Be-200 amphibious planes making it the first such purchase by the Russian military, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said. “The contract is worth 8

South Korea Approves Acquisition Of 20 Patrol Aircrafts

May 27, 2013 @ 02:30 PM

South Korea has approved plans to buy 20 maritime patrol aircraft to improve the Navys surveillance capabilities of North Korea. The approval allows the addition of 20 maritime patrol aircraft to supplement the aging squadron of 16 Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions and the budget is estimated at $889 million

India, Japan Set To Finalize US-2 Amphibious Aircraft Sale

May 27, 2013 @ 12:01 PM

India and Japan are close to signing a deal to supply amphibious planes to India making this the first sale “of hardware used by the military since a weapons export ban was imposed”, according to reports. With Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh currently on a four-day visit to Tokyo, both parties are set put in motion the purchase of the US-2, a domestically-developed aircraft used by Japan's armed forces

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