News

Parked Plane at Narita Airport Spun Around by Heavy Wind

April 15, 2020 @ 01:54 PM

It is not only headwinds caused by the Coronavirus pandemic proving problematic for Japans airline industry, but also heavy winds that forced a parked airliner to spin around in Narita International Airport on April 13. The approximately 50-tonne Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 737-800 airplane spun around 90 degrees clockwise with the tip of its left wing hitting an aerobridge and damaging it, Mainichi reported Tuesday
General Atomics Sets Up Satellite Factory in Colorado

April 10, 2020 @ 05:58 PM

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has opened a new spacecraft development, integration and test factory in Centennial, Colorado. The 33,514 square foot facility triples GA-EMS capacity for satellite production, integration and testing for single to constellation-sized orders, and also houses an expanded mission operations center to support on-orbit satellite and customer payload commissioning and operations, the company said in a statement Thursday
Japanese Coast Guard Orders Two Additional H225 Super Puma helicopters

April 6, 2020 @ 07:54 AM

Japan Coast Guard (JCG) today ordered of two H225 helicopters which will take its Super Puma fleet to 15, comprising two AS332s and 13 H225s. The new helicopters will be utilized for territorial coastal activities, security enforcement, as well as disaster relief missions in Japan
General Atomics Completes MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAV’s First Flight for UK

April 2, 2020 @ 06:45 AM

General Atomics has completed the first flight of the production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) meant for the UKs Royal Air Force (RAF) on March 30 “With first flight of the production-representative aircraft, we remain on schedule for delivering MQ-9B Protector to the RAF,” said Linden Blue, CEO, GA-ASI. Protector RG Mk1 is being procured for the UK RAFs configuration of SkyGuardian
USAF Procures JASSM-ER Missiles for $818M

April 2, 2020 @ 05:48 AM

The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin $818.2 million to supply 790 JASSM-Extended Range (ER) missiles
Air National Guard to Install GA-ASI Detect and Avoid System on two...

March 27, 2020 @ 05:51 AM

The United States Air Force's Air National Guard (ANG) has contracted General Atomics for the provision of Detect and Avoid System (DAAS) for installation on two of its MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft. The DAAS will be equipped on one MQ-9 Block 1 and one MQ-9 Block 5 drones
Russia Loses L-39 Trainer, Su-27 Fighter in Crashes

March 26, 2020 @ 04:48 AM

The Russian military lost two aircraft in crashes on Wednesday- an L-39 light attack aircraft and a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter. The L-39 trainer crashed at the Dmitrievskaya settlement in the Krasnodar Region on Wednesday morning, killing the pilot
Russia to Offer MiG-35 Jet with Auto Landing, G-Force Protection for Indian...

March 23, 2020 @ 10:47 AM

Russia will offer an upgraded MiG-35 fighter jet equipped with an automatic landing and G-force protection systems as its entry for the Indian light fighter jet competition, sources told defenseworld.net Russia had received a request for information in 2019 and is awaiting a request for proposal from the Indian MoD to build over 100 jets in India, Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia Dmitry Shugaev had told Interfax news agency last week
Lockheed Wins $155M Moroccan Apache M-TADS/PNVS Contract

March 7, 2020 @ 07:29 AM

Lockheed Martin has won a contract $155 million for Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System (M-TADS/PNVS) systems for the Apache attack helicopter in support of the Moroccan government. The Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) is a long-range, precision engagement and pilotage solution for day, night and adverse weather missions
MiG Aircraft Corp Develops g-force Protection System for Fighters

March 5, 2020 @ 05:48 AM

Russias MiG Aircraft Corporation has rolled out a critical g-force protection system for high-maneuverability fighter jets such as MiG-35 and MiG-29M/M2 aircraft. Pilots now need to monitor the g-force using dashboard indicators while simultaneously conducting maneuvers during a dogfight

<
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
>

Latest News

All News

FEATURES/INTERVIEWS

Chinese Sixth Generation Fighter Video a Hoax?

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...

Are Helicopters Giving Way to Drones as Combat Platforms?

NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?

Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...

Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions

Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...

Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?

After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U

MORE