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NATO Orders MVRsimulation's Fixed-Wing Part Task Mission Trainers

September 22, 2021 @ 11:11 AM

NATO Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) based at Los Llanos Air Base, Albacete, Spain, has purchased 30 new fixed-wing Part Task Mission Trainer (PTMT) cockpit shells for fighter pilot simulation training built by MVRsimulation.The acquisition includes 54 Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) licenses with location-specific geospecific terrain
Sikorsky S-92 Helo Completes Maiden Flight Using Biofuel

September 22, 2021 @ 05:06 AM

Sikorskys S-92 medium-lift helicopter has completed its first flight using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), often referred to as Biofuel. The Lockheed Martin company said it has approved the use of biofuel for the S-92 helicopter as an alternative to petroleum-based fuels and the aircraft completed its first flight
Lockheed Martin Reveals LMXT Strategic Tanker Based on Airbus A330 MRTT

September 18, 2021 @ 05:17 PM

Lockheed Martin has unveiled LMXT being built in response to the U.S
Turkey’s KC-135R Stratotanker Leaves U.S. After Receiving Block 45 Upgrade

September 17, 2021 @ 07:47 AM

The first of seven Turkish KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft recently returned to Turkey after receiving “Block 45” upgrades at Field Aerospace, Oklahoma City. The upgrade, termed “Block 45,” completely remodeled the inside of the aircrafts flight deck, with new liquid crystal displays, radio altimeter, computer module updates, autopilot, and a digital flight director, replacing approximately 63 parts to include analog instruments which are considered high-maintenance or obsolete altogether
Rostec Establishes First Yak-130 Engine Service Center

September 17, 2021 @ 06:46 AM

Russias United Engine Corporation (UEC), a company owned by Rostec, said it opened a new facility to service Al-222-25 engines that power Yak-130 trainer aircraft. “Maintenance of the engine in the place of its operation became possible thanks to the development of the technology of modular replacement of units
Rostec to Test Engines that Power Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 Planes

September 17, 2021 @ 06:35 AM

Rostec-owned United Engine Corporation (UEC) has signed an agreement with S7 Technics on the testing of CFM56 engines that power Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft. The agreement to test the S7 Technics-repaired power plants from 2022 was signed at the MRO Russia 2021 exhibition
North Korea Launched Missiles from a Train

September 16, 2021 @ 12:37 PM

The twin surface-to-surface missile launches by North Korea on September 15 were made from a train, the country's media has revealed. Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the state news agency of North Korea, confirmed a day later that those missiles came from the countrys test of its new “railway-borne missile system
Leonardo, Northrop Grumman to Join Hands on VTOL Drones

September 16, 2021 @ 12:27 PM

Leonardo and Northrop Grumman today announced a partnership to pursue opportunities in the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) domain. Drawing on Leonardos expertise in rotorcraft and Northrop Grummans capabilities in advanced aeronautics and next generation autonomous uncrewed aerial systems, the companies will focus on jointly addressing global opportunities in the VTOL UAS market
Australia to Pass France's Naval Group; Looks to the U.S., U.K. for...

September 16, 2021 @ 08:28 AM

Australia has scrapped its intent to buy submarines from French shipbuilder Naval Group in what could have been the countrys largest ever defence contract, and is now eyeing at collaborating with the United States and the United Kingdom for the project. “Today, Australia begins an enhanced trilateral security partnership with the U
South Korean Submarine Launches Missile Hours After North's Ballistic Missile Firing

September 15, 2021 @ 12:07 PM

Hours after North Korea tested two surface-to-surface missiles which landed in the East Sea, its arch-enemy Seoul proceeded with a submarine launched ballistic missile test in what appears to be a show of technological superiority. Seoul tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) near its Agency for Defence Development (ADD) in South Chungcheong Province

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