Russia To Gear Up Kilmov TV-117ST Engines Production In 2018
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...
Russia To Start Production Of Upgraded NK-32 Aircraft Engines By Yearend
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
United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney is being awarded $151 million contract to provide engine system trainers, spare modules in support of F-35 fighters
Russian UEC Showcased Aircraft Engine For MC-21 During Farnborough Airshow
Russian United Engine Corporation (UEC) demonstrated its PD-14 1:3 scale engine dummy at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016. “Work on this power unit for the new MC-21-300 domestic airplane is performed via wide-ranging cooperation of the plants belonging to United Engine Corporation
Antonov To Use Of Pratt & Whitney Engines, Dowty Propellers For First...
Ukrainian Antonov will rely on Canadian Pratt and Whitney PW150A for turboprop engines and British Dowty propellers R-408 for its first demonstrator aircraft An-132, it plans to fly by yearend. “AN-132D is the first global project of “Antonov” with the worlds leading aviation companies
Airbus Begins Replacement Process Of Defective A400M Engine Parts
Airbus is starting repair process of defective parts of the A400M engines that caused the latest problems in the military airlifter assembled in Seville. The A400M will be updated with a new Propeller Gear Box (PGB) which has already been approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), according to El Diario de Sevilla report
HAL, Safran Joint Venture To Support Helicopter MRO
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed an agreement to form a joint venture support center in India to provide Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for Safran TM333 and HAL Shakti engines. The agreement was signed by DK Venkatesh, Director, Engg, and R&D, HAL, and Bruno Even, CEO-Turbomeca, at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow in the presence of T Suvarna Raju, CMD-HAL and Philippe Petitcolin, CEO-Safran
EASA Certifies Interim Fix For A400M Transport Aircraft Engine Power Gearbox Issue...
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified an interim fix for a power gearbox issue with Airbus A400M transport aircraft engines. "It's good news
Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce to Provide Engine Support for RAF F-35B Fighters
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce will join forces to provide comprehensive technical support at Royal Air Force Marham to support F135 engines and the LiftSystems on the U.K
France Offers Missile, Engine Tech As Rafale Offsets To India
France has offered 30 percent out of the 50 percent offsets in the 7.89 billion Euros Rafale fighter deal for research and development programmes in missile and engine technologies in India
United Technologies Wins $1.5 Billion F135 Propulsion Systems Contract
United Technologies Corp has won the US Navy contract worth $1.5 billion for the production of F135-PW-100 propulsion systems that powers the fifth generation aircraft F-35
Will India Ditch GE Engines For Reviving ‘Kaveri’ Project With French Offer?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limiteds (HAL) commitment to order 99 GE F414 engines for Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program in 2012 might possibly be left unfulfilled if Frances lucrative offer to invest EUR 1 billion in the indigenous ‘Kaveri jet engine project is taken up by the Indian government. According to a report by
Denmark Allocates $4.5B to Buy 16 Additional F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Sanctions French Automaker Renault for Producing Drones for Ukraine
Bayraktar Kizilelma Unmanned Jet Completes First Live-Fire Test with Tolun, Teber-82 Munitions
Helsing Acquires Blue Ocean to Advance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Capabilities
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
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...