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Paramount Delivers Localized Version of Marauder MRAP to Kazakhstan

December 15, 2017 @ 07:26 AM

Paramount Group and its joint venture in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) have delivered the latest batch of armoured vehicles to the Kazakhstan Special Forces. The latest delivery of the localised version of the Marauder MRAP, Arlan, will see the vehicles in operation with the Ministry of Defence, Special Forces and other law enforcement agencies
Russian Helicopters to Finish Flight Tests of Upgraded Mi-171E Choppers by Year...

December 4, 2017 @ 08:01 PM

Russian Helicopters has started flight tests of the Mi-171E multipurpose helicopter with upgraded power unit and rotor system at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) and plans to finish the flight tests by the end of the 2017. Mi-171E helicopter is equipped with a new rotor and X-shaped tail rotor with blades made of polymer composite materials, upgraded swash plate, Russian-made VK-2500PS-03 engine with a FADEC-type digital control system, and with modified stabilizer and keel beam, the company said in a statement Friday
Russian Helicopters Concludes First Mi-171A2 Export Contract with India

November 13, 2017 @ 12:53 PM

Russian Helicopters concluded the first export contract for the supply of medium multirole helicopter Mi-171A2 with the Indian company Vectra Group during the second day of the Dubai Airshow 2017. In accordance with provisions of this agreement, Mi-171A2 will be delivered to the customer in 2018
US Navy to Transport Damaged Ship to Japan for Repairs by Month...

October 13, 2017 @ 02:19 PM

The US Navy has completed preparations to transport damaged USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) to Yokosuka, Japan, for repairs, Oct
Japanese F-15 Lost Missile Part During Emergency Take-off

October 5, 2017 @ 01:12 PM

Japan Air Self-Defense Forces F-15 fighter jet lost part of its air-to-air missile while taking off for an emergency mission from Chitose Air Base in May 2017. The fighter jet was reportedly scrambled for an alert mission to intercept an unidentified aircraft in Chitoseon on May 5 when one of the missile blades dropped off mid-flight,
Chinese Fighter Jet Engines Equipped With Home Made Single Crystal Turbine Blades

September 4, 2017 @ 06:06 PM

"China's J-20, J-31 and H-20 fighter jets are now powered by homemade engines that feature single-crystal turbine blades that are manufactured using Rhenium metal. Southwest China's Sichuan Province-based private firm, Chengdu Aerospace Superalloy Technology is capable of producing single-crystal turbine blades using Rhenium metal,
Egyptian KA-52 helicopter Pilots For Mistral Ship To Train In Russia

August 28, 2017 @ 12:54 PM

Egyptian pilots of Kamov Ka-52K helicopters that are designed for operation aboard Mistral-class amphibious assault ships will undergo training in Russia. "Our main efforts are concentrated on preparing crews who will operate Ka-52Ks in Egypt
Human Error, Weather Caused US Marine Osprey Crash-landing In Japan’s Okinawa Island...

August 26, 2017 @ 09:16 AM

A V-22 Osprey aircraft that crash-landed off Japan's southern island of Okinawa in December last year was caused by weather conditions and human factors, according to the US military report. The report refutes various media claims about sustainability of the Ospreys, and a Japanese government source told the Mainichi Shimbun on August 23 that the government is set to release the full report soon, once it formally receives the document from the U
Russian Mi-171A2 Helicopter Type-Certified For Day/Night All-Weather Flight Operations

August 18, 2017 @ 10:26 AM

Russian Mi-171A2 Helicopter has obtained a type certificate for operations in a convertible configuration from the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation (Rosaviatsia). The type certificate confirms that the Mi-171A2 developed at Moscow Mil Helicopter Plant has been approved to transport passengers and cargoes day and night in standard and adverse weather conditions, including over water areas both as per Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR)
Boeing Wins $276M US Army Chinook Block II Manufacturing Contract

July 28, 2017 @ 03:52 AM

Boeing was awarded a $276 million contract for engineering and manufacturing development for the US Army CH-47F Block II program. Work is expected to be completed by July 27, 2020

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