Germany Grounds Two Of Three A400M Military Transport Aircraft Citing Engine Issues...
Germany has grounded two of its three A400M military transport planes delivered by Airbus Group SE due to newly discovered gearbox issues on their turboprop engines. Airbus is already due to replace one of the four engines on the first aircraft in coming days, the ministry said
Russia Suspends Co-development Of Il-214 Medium Airlifter With India, Ilyushin To Resume...
Russian Ilyushin has suspended the co-development program with India to build Il-214 medium airlifter under the MTA program and has resumed the development at its own expense. "The Ilyushin Aviation complex is developing the future medium airlifter for the Russian Aerospace Force at its own expense
Russia Plans Serial Production Of Yak-152 Trainer Aircraft From March Next Year
Russia plans start serial production of the Yakovlev Yak-152 primary training aircraft in March 2017. "The trainer is planned to perform its debut flight within the next two months
Qatar To Buy Super Mushshak Trainers From Pakistan
Qatar Emiri Air Force has finalized the purchase of Mushshak trainers from Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Thursday. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and Qatar Emiri Air Force signed an agreement for supply of Super Mushshak Aircraft
Bluedrop To Provide Training Courseware For Canadian Maritime Patrol Aircraft Program
Bluedrop has received a $13 million contract from Sikorsky to provide instructors and training courseware for pilots and maintainers learning to operate Canadas new fleet of 28 CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters. The agreement extends by three years the training that Bluedrop has provided to the programme — known as the Canadian...
India Likely To Finalize Boeing 777-300 For Prime Ministerial Plane
India is likely to finalize modified Boeing 777-300 to replace its VIP Boeing 747 jumbo jet to fly the Prime Minister and will be renamed, Air India One. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is likely to finalise the deal of two new Boeing 777-300s in the Defence Acquisition Council meeting to be held on June 25
Turkey Issues RFP To Procure Six General Purpose Aircraft
Turkey has issued a request for proposal to procure six Liaison and General Purpose Aircraft (GMU) shall be procured in order to carry/drop material and personnel for Turkish Land Forces (TurLF). According to the RFP floated by Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) on Tuesday, “The Company who will receive RFP shall have Facility Security Clearance at appropriate level and shall present this document to SSM during delivery of the RFP
Indra To Provide Full Flight Simulator For Airbus A330 Tanker Training
Airbus Defence and Space has placed an order for the development and provision of a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to support the training of crews on the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport. The contract, signed with Indra of Spain, covers the installation at the Airbus Defence and Space International Training Centre in Seville of a Level D FFS, which is certified to qualify pilots on the A330 MRTT with zero flight time in the real aircraft
Norwegian Long Term Defense Plan Recommends 4 New Subs, Maritime Patrol Aircraft...
The Norwegian Government long term plan proposes an acquisition of four new submarines to replace the current fleet, replace Norways Maritime Patrol Aircraft and other investments in air defense systems after completing the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets. The long term plan will both see the introduction of longer range weapons to Norway's current NASAMS II-system, as well as the acquisition of dedicated long range air-defence systems to protect critical areas
Vietnamese Airbus CASA 212 Goes Down With Nine Servicemen
The debris of the Vietnamese Airbus CASA 212 coast guard plane along with nine people was found by the military rescue forces Friday. The turboprop plane was in a search operation for an Air Force pilot missing from another crashed aircraft a few days earlier
India Carries Out Inaugural Flight Of Indigenous Trainer Aircraft HTT-40
India carried out the inaugural flight of its indigenous basic trainer aircraft, Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) today. Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar witnessed the inaugural flight carried out at Bangalores HAL unit
Canada Awards $500 Million To Lockheed Martin For Transport Fleet Maintenance
Canada has extended an earlier contract by inking $500 million agreement with Lockheed Martin to provide maintenance support and training for one of the militarys transport plane fleets. The agreement, which extended an earlier contract to 2021, was never publicly announced or put to a competition
Polish F-16 Fires Missile at House While Aiming for Russian Drone
U.S. Approves 12 F-16 Jets Sale to Peru worth $3.42B
Gulf States to Activate Joint Defense Mechanisms Following Israeli Bombing of Qatar
Lockheed Martin to Upgrade ROKAF F-16 Simulators to F-16V Standard
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...