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Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced today that the first assembled Il-76MD-90A has been submitted for testing. The heavy-lift aircraft is the all-new version of the popular IL-76 plane
The defence ministers of France, Germany and Spain have finalized the next phase of the NGWS / FCAS (Next Generation Weapon System / Future Combat Air System) program, which should culminate by 2027 with the first flight of a combat aircraft demonstrator. Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces of France, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Minister of Defense of Germany, and Margarita Robles, Minister of Defense of Spain
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Russias MiG-35 jet the 4++ generation fighter from MiG, will soon be entering pilot batch production. The aircraft has received a preliminary certificate for the limited series production even as it is undergoing state joint trials, Director of the MiG-29M and MiG-35 Aircraft Programs Directorate at the MiG Aircraft Corporation, Musheg Baloyan was quoted as saying by TASS on Thursday
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Aviation Group said today it signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), with the Incheon International Airport and Sharp Technics, to establish a Passenger 2 Cargo (P2F) conversion site in South Korea. The facility will specialize in converting Boeing 777-ERSF ("Big Twin") from passenger to freighter
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Germanys MTU Aero Engines, Frances Safran Aircraft Engines, and Spains ITP Aero on Thursday agreed to build an engine to power the Next-Generation Fighter (NGF), which is a core element of FCAS (Future Combat Air System). Until the three companies develop a new engine for the NGF, it will be powered by
Even as global GDP dropped by 4.4% owing to the coronavirus pandemic last year, the world continued decade-long trend of buying more weapons
Chinas J-20 jet could be upgraded with 2D thrust vectoring nozzles for its engines, a feature that will give it enhanced maneuverability and stealth capability. The J-20 is expected to be equipped with engines with 2D thrust vectoring nozzles, said Li Gang, the pilot of the J-20's first flight, when asked about his expectations on the future development of the J-20's thrust vector control capability in a recent interview with Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV aired on Monday