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Dassault Falcon 8X Planes Converted to Electronic Warfare Role

January 14, 2020 @ 11:25 AM

The French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has contracted Dassault Aviation to integrate three of its Falcon 8X aircraft with Thales CUGE universal electronic warfare capability, under the Archange program launched to strengthen France's signals intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities. “The contract awarded on 30 December 2019, covers the first two aircraft on the...

US Acquires 50 Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules Planes for $3B

January 14, 2020 @ 06:39 AM

The US Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin $3 billion to supply 50 C-130J Super Hercules planes. The company had won $1

Iran Owns Up To “Unintentional” Downing Of Ukrainian Jetliner

January 11, 2020 @ 07:07 AM

Iran has admitted that its military shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) flight that

What Brought Down the Ukrainian Passenger Plane?

January 10, 2020 @ 10:08 AM

The reason behind Ukrainian Boeing 737 crash that killed all of the 176 onboard the aircraft on Tuesday remains shrouded in mystery- was it a technical glitch or did Iran “accidently” shoot it down as claimed by the US and its allies? The Ukraine International Airlines flight, PS752, crashed near Tehran...

Ukrainian, Iranian Investigators Could Together Decode Passenger Jet’s Black Box

January 10, 2020 @ 08:47 AM

A 45-member Ukrainian State Investigative Commission team which arrived in Tehran today is holding talks with Iranian authorities to jointly decode the black box of the downed Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737-800. "At the moment, we are holding effective diplomatic negotiations with the Iranian side, there is every reason to hope for...

Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 Crashes, 170 Feared Killed

January 8, 2020 @ 07:10 AM

All 170 passengers and crew on board a Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft are feared dead when the plane crashed soon after takeoff from Tehran International Airport this morning. Irans Red Crescent has said there was no chance of finding survivors, and Pir Hossein Kulivand, an Iranian emergency official, later told state TV all those on board were killed in the crash

Pakistan Navy Receives ATR Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Surveillance Drone

January 6, 2020 @ 09:59 AM

Pakistan Navy (PN) inducted an ATR aircraft-based maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and LUNA NG unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for coastal reconnaissance on January 4. The ATR turboprop aircraft was converted into MPA role by Germany-based Rheinland Air Service (RAS) as per a contract awarded in December 2018

UAC Delivers First Five Sukhoi SSJ100 Jetliners to Aeroflot

January 1, 2020 @ 07:30 AM

Russias flagship air carrier Aeroflot has received first five of the total 100 ordered Sukhoi SSJ100 regional jetliners, manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced on Wednesday. “The first five Superjet aircraft were delivered to Russias Aeroflot,” UAC

Malaysia May Become First International Customer of Russia MC-21 Jetliner

December 30, 2019 @ 12:29 PM

Export of MC-21 airplane to Malaysia, which has signed a ‘soft agreement to buy the jetliner may start in 2023, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said on Monday to Rossiya-24 TV Channel. "Commercial deliveries will start in 2021

Fourth Irkut MC-21 Plane Completes Maiden Flight

December 27, 2019 @ 10:06 AM

The fourth Irkut MC-21-300 test airliner completed its maiden flight on Wednesday, December 25. The aircraft, with test registration 73056, departed from the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, located in the city of Irkutsk in Siberia, Russia

Boeing Sacks CEO Mullenberg

December 24, 2019 @ 09:21 AM

Amidst an un-ending scandal involving the 737 Max airplane, Boeing has replaced Dennis A. Muilenburg with David L

Sukhoi Superjet With Horizontal Winglets Gets Approval From Russia's Federal Air Transport...

December 20, 2019 @ 05:34 PM

Following a series of flight tests, SSJ100 Sukhoi Superjet with horizontal Winglets dubbed saberlets has received Major Change Approval from Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency. In October 2019, United Aircraft Corporation (UAV) announced that tests of two SSJ100 jets (bearing manufacturer serial numbers 95032 and 95157) with the horizontal wing tips was successfully completed

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