Asia-Pacific Country Orders Long-Range Patrol Aircraft Based on ATR 72-600 Plane
Elbit Systems has won a contract worth approximately $114 million with an Asian-Pacific country to supply two long-range patrol aircraft (LRPA) equipped with an advanced and comprehensive mission suite. The contract will be carried out over a period of five years
Swiss Startup Reveals Ultra-Long-Range Hypersonic Hydrogen Airplane
Destinus debuted the latest demonstrator of an aircraft at the Paris Airshow that can connect New York and Paris in about 90 minutes! Founded in 2021, Destinus is headquartered in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It has facilities and offices in Madrid, Munich, Toulouse and Paris
First Flight of "Completely Russian" MC-21 Airliner by End 2023: UAC Chief
Russias troubled MC-21 airliner program which had to replace several imported components with locally-developed ones to get past Western sanctions, will mark its first flight by the end of 2024. Key components which were replaced include an all new engine, designated PD-14, avionics and wings made of composites
RTX Tests Hybrid-electric Propulsion Demonstrator with 1MW Motor
RTX said it completed a rated power test of the demonstrator's 1 megawatt (MW) electric motor, developed by Collins Aerospace. The 1MW motor will be combined with a thermal engine, developed by Pratt & Whitney, as part of a hybrid-electric propulsion system that aims to demonstrate a 30 percent improvement in...
Russian 100-Seater Airliner, SSJ-NEW Getting Prepared for First Flight
The ‘Russified variant of the SSJ airliner, the SSJ-NEW, is being prepared for its first flight, albeit Russian-made PD-8 engine. Irkut Corporation, part of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Rostec, has completed a field session of the Scientific and Technical Council (STC), dedicated to the preparation of the first prototype SSJ-NEW aircraft...
Russian Robot to Replace Foreign Equipment used on MC-21 Jetliner
United Aircraft Corporations (UAC) Irkut has collaborated with South Russian State Polytechnic University. N
Russian MC-21, SSJ-100 Passenger Aircraft Will be Shown in New Livery at...
Russian MC-21 and SSJ-100 passenger aircraft, painted in a new livery with domestically-made paints will be presented at the MAKS-2023 international air show in July this year."The aircraft have been painted in a new livery, designed in accordance with the current corporate identity of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), presented in 2022
Boeing, AVIC Announce Expansion of Aircraft Composites JV amidst U.S.-China Balloon Row...
Boeing and Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC) announced February 6 the third phase expansion of Tianjin Boeing Composites Co., Ltd, a joint venture to make composite parts for the Boeings line of commercial airliners
Mitsubishi Heavy Likely to Terminate SpaceJet Airliner, Could lose $7.6 Billion
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to terminate Japan's first domestically manufactured passenger jet project, Spacejet launched 15 years ago and sink upto 1 trillion yen ($7
Boeing Delivers Final 747 Aircraft to Atlas Air
Boeing completed delivery of the final Boeing 747 to Atlas Air, bringing to a close more than a half century of production. Boeing employees who designed and built the first 747, known as the "Incredibles," returned to be honored at the Everett factory where the journey of the 747 began in 1967
Israel’s Elbit Systems to Supply Large Main Deck Cargo Doors for Boeing...
Elbit Systems wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems-Cyclone LTD., has won a contract for the supply of aero-structure assemblies to The Boeing Company
Last Boeing 747 to Join Atlas Air's Freighter Fleet
The last Boeing 747 to be manufactured left the company's widebody factory in advance of its delivery to air freight operator, Atlas Air in early 2023."For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have designed and built this magnificent airplane that has truly changed the world
Argentina gets U.S. Nod to Buy Basler BT-67 Aircraft
Netherlands, Czech Republic to Purchase Ammunition for Ukraine
First Batch of Modernized Dutch Apache Echo Helicopters Now Combat-Ready
Germany Approves Procurement of Puma Simulator, Practice Rockets for Tiger Helicopter
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...
Grounding of U.S. Military’s V-22 Osprey Fleet Enters Third Month
The grounding of around 400-strong fleet of Osprey V-22 Tilt-rotor aircraft is in its third month with no update on...
How Indian MQ-9B SkyGuardian Acquisition Plan Changes Drone Equation in South Asia
India has recently gained U