Antonov Details AN-178 Aircraft Manufacture for Peru Under ‘Quarantine’
Antonov Company has completed key pre-production work on the AN-178 aircraft under a contract with the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Peru. “Due to the quarantine conditions we keep operation of separate production sites to continue an assembly of the aircraft according to the international contract
USAF Reserve Takes Delivery of First Lockheed HC-130J
The US Air Force Reserve recieved their first HC-130J Combat King II on April 2. "The 39th Rescue Squadron took possession of their first, brand new HC-130J Combat King II aircraft on April 2
Saab to Supply Water-bombing Aircraft to Sweden
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency has awarded Saab a contract to provide two AT-802F water-bombing aircraft to put out raging forest fires. “The order is for the capability to fight fires with two firefighting aircraft, from 1 April to 30 September, through to 2023
Boeing Preparing KC-46 Aerial Tanker for Autonomous Refueling
Boeing and the US Air Force are preparing to upgrade the KC-46 Pegasus tanker for autonomous refueling capability. “The Air Force and Boeing will make the KC-46 synonymous with aerial refueling excellence
US Navy Orders 3 More Boeing MQ-25 Stingray Aerial Refueling Drones
The US Navy has placed an order for three additional MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling drones from Boeing. “The US Navy has awarded Boeing a contract modification for three additional MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft, bringing the total number of aircraft Boeing is manufacturing to seven,” Boeing announced Thursday
Boeing to Manufacture 18 P-8A Poseidon Jets for S Korea, New ...
Boeing has received a $1.5 billion production contract for 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft including 8 for the US Navy, six for the South Korean Navy and four for the Royal New Zealand Air Force
USAF to Lease KAI T-50As Ahead of Training With T-7As
The United States Air Force is planning to lease T-50A trainers made by Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Lockheed Martin to teach pilots "tactical fighter skills," ahead of beginning training in their new T-7A Red Hawks. The USAF will lease between four to eight T-50A trainers, even as the jet lost the T-X contest to the T-7A, built by Boeing and Saab, in September 2018
Airbus Restarts Manufacture of Aircraft Wings in Europe
Airbus has announced resumption of production and assembly activities at wing plants located in Spain, France and other European countries amid COVID-19 pandemic. “Airbus partially resumed production and assembly work in France and Spain on 23 March following a four-day pause
Production at Airbus, Dassault, Leonardo Hit due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Production at facilities of Aviation and defence firms such as Airbus, Dassault Aviation, MBDA and Leonardo has been hit due to COVID-19 pandemic now sweeping across Europe. Dassault Aviations plants that manufacture the Rafale fighter jet and Falcon business aircraft have been working at below par since last week
First Flight of Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 Airliner in final, certifiable configuration
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has announced the maiden flight of its first SpaceJet M90 plane in final, certifiable configuration. “Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, a MHI Group company, announced today that it has completed the maiden flight of Flight Test Vehicle 10 (FTV10), the first Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 in final, certifiable baseline configuration,” the company said in a statement Wednesday
India to buy Aerial Fuses, Twin-Dome Simulators for Hawk Mk32 Jets
Indias Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Wednesday greenlighted the Indian Air Force (IAF)s plan to buy Aerial Fuses and Twin-Dome Simulators for its Hawk Mk32 jet trainers. “The DAC has accorded approval for acquisition of indigenous Defence equipment for about INR 1,300 crore ($174 million)
Airbus A320neo Sales 11 Times More Than Boeing 737 in 2019
Airbus sold 796 A320neo planes in 2019, more than eleven times Boeings tally of 737 order of 69 aircraft. The overall gross orders for Boeing in 2019 stood at 246 aircraft, down from 1090 a year before
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
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NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
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