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Russian PAK FA Fighters Equipped With Operational Engines To Be Tested In...

October 20, 2016 @ 01:07 PM

Russia is planning to test its Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation fighters using operational engines in late 2017. Also equipped with advanced avionics and all-digital flight systems, the fighter is set to become the first operational stealth aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces

Russian Beriev Amphibian Plane Manufacturers Unable To Replace Ukraine-Made Engines

September 28, 2016 @ 03:02 PM

Russian Beriev Be-200 amphibian plane manufacturers are not ready to do away with Ukrainian D-436TP turbojet engines for the plane. "The engine has passed a big range of trials in severe environment and I can say that today this is the only engine in the world to undergo this procedure," CEO...

Indian Navy’s MiG-29 Fleet Gets Over 100 Engines From Russia

September 28, 2016 @ 11:07 AM

Russian United Engine Corporation has delivered over 100 turbojet engines for the Indian Navys Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter aircraft. The RD-33MK turbojet engine is a modernized modification of the basic RD-33 engine installed on all versions of famous MiG-29 fighter jet

Cessna ISR Aircraft For US Anti-terror Ops In Chad, Cameroon, Philippines

September 22, 2016 @ 02:39 PM

Cessna has been awarded a $23 million contract for the Building Partnership Capacity C-208B Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Program. Contractor will provide six Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft, three spare Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 engines, and aircraft spares and ground handling equipment to the U

Safran, Urban Aeronautics Sign MoU To Support New Internal Rotor Aircraft

September 21, 2016 @ 01:24 PM

Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Urban Aeronautics to address power system solutions to support the development of an entirely new platform family of internal rotor aircraft. The Cormorant (formerly AirMule) UAV demonstrator is already flying powered by an Arriel 1D driving two ducted-fans, the company...

Indian LUH completes First Flight With Safran's Ardiden 1U Engine

September 13, 2016 @ 11:39 AM

The Indian Light Utility Helicopter powered by Safrans Ardiden 1 U engine took its first flight on september six. The Indian LUH designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), completes its first flight in a South Indian city Bangalore

ISRO Test Fires Scramjet Engine

August 29, 2016 @ 12:34 PM

India has test launched the advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV) with a solid booster carrying scramjet engines from the launch pad of the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre located in South India. The two stage/engine RH-560 sounding rocket took off on Sunday morning from the rocket port of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, various media reported Sunday

US Army Awards $256 Million For Helicopter Turbine Engine Tech Design Review

August 23, 2016 @ 12:18 PM

US Army has awarded two contracts worth $256 million for procurement of a preliminary design review for a new technology center-line improved turbine engine for use on UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64E Apache helicopters. Advanced Turbine Engine Co

China Finalizes Preliminary Works on Long March 5 Rocket Engine

August 20, 2016 @ 09:25 AM

China's preliminary works on the engine system of the Long March 5 (LM-5) next-generation carrier rocket have been completed. The different types of preparatory works on the Long March 5 (Changzheng 5) engines have been completed, Chinas PLA (Peoples Liberation Army) Daily reported Saturday

Russia To Gear Up Kilmov TV-117ST Engines Production In 2018

August 18, 2016 @ 01:45 PM

Russia will be starting serial production of Kilmov TV-117ST engines in 2018 for Ilyush Il-112 light military transport plane. The manufacturing will be done by Russias Omsk Engine-Building Enterprise, part of the United Engine Corporation (UEC) and the Gas-Turbine Engineering Research and Production Center 'Salut' (subsidiary of UEC) has been chosen as the final TV7-117ST engine assembly enterprise

Russia To Start Production Of Upgraded NK-32 Aircraft Engines By Yearend

August 16, 2016 @ 03:00 PM

Russia plans to produce a batch of upgraded NK-32.02 aircraft engines by the end of 2016

Pratt & Whitney Wins $151 Million To Provide Engine Trainers For F-35

August 11, 2016 @ 10:13 AM

United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney is being awarded $151 million contract to provide engine system trainers, spare modules in support of F-35 fighters

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