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S. Korea To Acquire Four Refuelling Tanker Aircraft

April 2, 2014 @ 02:47 PM

South Korea has started a process to acquire its long-desired four in-flight refuelling tanker aircraft in an effort to enhance the national air defence, according to airforce-technology.com The deal worth $1

Avoiding Russia, Ukraine Flies Upgraded An-32 To India Via Europe

April 1, 2014 @ 02:41 PM

Ukroboronprom, the Ukraine-based aviation company, has flown over European skies instead of Russia to deliver the seventh batch of upgraded An-32 transportation aircraft to India. The aircraft upgraded in Kyiv in the framework of the contract concluded in 2009 were delivered on March 29, 2014, the company said

Lockheed Martin To Deliver First Israeli C-130J On April 9

March 31, 2014 @ 12:35 PM

Lockheed Martin will deliver the first C-130J tactical transport to the Israeli Air Force on 9 April, according to Flight Global. The delivery of the first C-130J "Samson" is a major milestone in the reorganization of the air force's Hercules squadrons

Alenia Aermacchi Begins C-27J Spartan Production For Peru

March 31, 2014 @ 10:49 AM

Alenia Aermacchi has begun production of the first medium transport aircraft C-27J Spartan for the Peruvian Air Force, with delivery scheduled for March 2015. According to Defensa

Qatar To Buy Two A330 MRTT Refuellers

March 31, 2014 @ 09:08 AM

Airbus Defence and Space has won a contract from Qatar for two A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Qatar becomes the seventh nation to select the A330 MRTT following Australia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom which have ordered...

IAF Crashes Lockheed Martin's “Uncrashable” C-130J Super Hercules

March 28, 2014 @ 01:34 PM

An Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft crashed today making it the third time the Lockheed Martin built aircraft has gone down. The aircraft, one of six, inducted about four years ago crashed in near Gwalior city in Northern India killing five crew members

First Two C-130J Super Hercules Delivered To S. Korea

March 28, 2014 @ 11:51 AM

The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) took delivery of first two of four C-130J Super Hercules on March 27. The ROKAF selected the C-130J Super Hercules in 2010 to supplement its fleet of C-130H legacy aircraft

Indian C-130J Earlier Deployed in MH370 Search Crashes Killing Crew

March 28, 2014 @ 08:22 AM

An Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, deployed earlier in the MH370 search operations, has crashed west of the Indian city of Gwalior this morning, Indian media reports said. The Indian Air Forces media wing could not be reached for comment

Mexico To Buy Two Beechcraft Trainer Aircraft For Navy

March 26, 2014 @ 01:01 PM

Beechcraft has won a contract from Mexico to supply two T-6C Texan trainers for the nations navy. The aircraft, designated T-6C+ models, will be delivered "this summer", Beechcraft says

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Squadron Takes Delivery Of First KC-130J Aircraft...

March 18, 2014 @ 08:04 AM

The first KC-130J Super Hercules tanker assigned to a U.S

Airbus’ Next Generation A400M Completes Airdrop Trials

March 13, 2014 @ 11:01 AM

The A400M new generation airlifter has successfully completed one of the most important elements of its continuing military flight-test programme – the first phase of airdrop trials. According to an official statement, “Flying over the Fonsorbes drop zone near Toulouse, an A400M development aircraft dropped a range of different loads by parachute during 11 flights over a two-week period

Singapore To Replace Boeing KC-135 Refueling Tankers With Airbus A330 MRTT Aircraft

March 6, 2014 @ 02:00 PM

Singapore today confirmed its decision to buy the Airbus's A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft as a replacement to its ageing Boeing KC-135R air refuelling tankers. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen told parliament of the decision to acquire the MRTT but did not say how many the country will buy

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