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Bell Helicopter’ Jet Ranger X Helicopter Receives Certification by EASA

November 12, 2017 @ 09:59 AM

Bell Helicopters Bell 505 Jet Ranger X has received a certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). “We are hosting our first Bell 505 European operators this month at our Bell Training Academy in Fort Worth and the first aircraft in the region is scheduled to be delivered at the beginning of 2018,” Glenn Isbell, executive vice president, Customer Support and Services said in a statement Sunday during the ongoing Dubai Air Show
Twenty Aircraft per year Production Line for MC-21 Airliner

November 11, 2017 @ 06:03 AM

Irkut Corporation of Russia is setting up a 20 aircraft per year production line for its MC-21 commercial airliner project at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP). The aircraft has received advanced orders of some 175 aircraft, mainly from Russia-based airlines
Thales To Unveil On-Demand Surveillance Aircraft At Dubai Airshow 2017

November 10, 2017 @ 02:43 PM

Thales and PAL Aerospace are unveiling the Force Multiplier, an aircraft with an endurance of more than 10 flight hours at Dubai Airshow starting on November 12. The aircraft is specifically designed to provide an operational service that meets the immediate needs of both government and private customers in terms of maritime and ground surveillance
Lockheed Martin Wins F-35 Weapons Tech Maturation and Risk Reduction Contract

November 10, 2017 @ 06:35 AM

Lockheed Martin is being awarded a $34.6 million contract for weapons capabilities technology maturation and risk reduction pre-engineering, manufacturing and development activities for dual-capability F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft and small-diameter bomb 2 (SDB-II) in support of the Marine Corps and Air Force
Airbus Helicopters Tests Hforce Ballistic Weapon System Onboard H145M Light Helicopter

November 9, 2017 @ 01:16 PM

Airbus Helicopters has recently completed a ballistic development test of an HForce weapon system on a H145M helicopter held at Pápa Airbase in Hungary. The tested system included guns (FN Herstal HMP400), unguided rockets (Thales FZ231) and cannons (Nexter NC621) as well as an electro-optical targeting system by Wescam (MX15) and a helmet mounted sight display by Thales (Scorpion)
Malaysian Air Force Tech Team to Evaluate Maritime Patrol Aircraft

November 9, 2017 @ 12:59 PM

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) will set up a technical team to evaluate several types of maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) following government approval of the purchase of the surveillance aircraft as announced in the 2018 Budget recently. The technical team will analyse several aspects of the contender's aircraft and choose the best option which fits the RMAF requirements, RMAF Chief, Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang was quoted as saying by
New Russian Tu-160M2 Strategic Bomber To Fly In February 2018

November 9, 2017 @ 10:34 AM

The first prototype of Russia's upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M2 strategic bomber will perform its maiden flight from the airfield of the Kazan Aviation Enterprise in February 2018. "The plane with the factory number 804 based on Soviet aircraft breakthroughs will be rolled out of the final assembly workshop of the Kazan Aviation Enterprise and delivered to the flight testing station in November this year
Raytheon To Provide Telemetry, Transmitter Systems For US Navy G550 AEW Aircraft

November 9, 2017 @ 10:11 AM

The US Navy has awarded a $79.6 million worth contract to Raytheon to develop the Commercial Aircraft Based Instrumentation Telemetry System and the Airborne Command Transmitter System for its newly ordered Gulfstream G550 airborne early warning aircraft
Bechtel Receives $229.7M Naval Nuclear Propulsion Components Contract

November 9, 2017 @ 09:49 AM

Bechtels plant machinery company has received almost $230 million cost-plus-fixed-fee, sole-source contract to provide nuclear propulsion components to the U.S
France Approves Euro 2 Billion 2018 Defence Spending Hike to Fund Anti-terror

November 8, 2017 @ 01:23 PM

French lawmakers approved a two billion euros defence spending hike in 2018 to fund renewing military transporters, fighter jets and other equipment used in anti-terror operations in west Africa and the Middle East. The 1

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