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Lockheed Martin Wins $1.13B US Navy Contract For CH-53K Heavy Lift Choppers...
May 18, 2019 @ 08:25 AMSikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin has won a contract worth $1.13 billion to supply the US Navy with 12 CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters
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CAE Wins Boeing Contract to Develop Additional P-8A Operational Flight Trainer for...
May 13, 2019 @ 11:02 AMCAE has won a contract from Boeing for simulator hardware for an additional P-8A operational flight trainer (OFT) for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force (RAF). This follows a contract award last year for CAE to design and manufacture the hardware for the first P-8A OFT for the RAF as well as a P-8I OFT for the Indian Navy
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Indian Fighters Divert Georgian An-12 Flying Through Pak To Jaipur
May 10, 2019 @ 06:19 PMFighters belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) intercepted and diverted Georgian Antonov An-12 transport aircraft from Tbilisi to Delhi via Karachi to land at the Jaipur airport, in the northwestern state of Rajasthan on Friday. "One An-12 aircraft of Georgia entered Indian Air Space from an unscheduled point in North Gujarat, today at 1515h
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AERALIS Offers Leasing Model for Fighter Jet Pilot Training
May 1, 2019 @ 12:58 PMAERALIS is developing a new generation of fighter jet pilot training aircraft and flying training system for lease to reduce costs. The AERALIS suite of jet trainers will have 85% commonality of parts allowing for cost savings over purchasing more traditional aircraft, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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Boeing to Include ‘Disagree Alert’ on all 737 MAX airplanes
April 30, 2019 @ 09:48 AMAll Boeing 737 MAX production aircraft will have an activated and operable disagree alert and an optional angle of attack indicator. As the MAX returns to the air after recent software modifications are approved and certified, customers with previously delivered MAX airplanes will have the ability to activate the disagree alert per a service bulletin to airlines, a Boeing statement said Monday
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IAF’s Military Transport Aircraft Procurement Plan Moves Forward
April 15, 2019 @ 09:10 AMIndian Air Forces (IAFs) plan to procure Airbus C-295 Military Transport Aircraft has taken a step forward with the IAF having completed negotiations and discussions. “Negotiations for the C-295 deal have been completed,” a senior defence official was quoted as saying by
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China’s AVIC Plans Airplane Cabin Manufacturing Plant in Croatia
April 10, 2019 @ 05:21 AMAviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC), China state-owned civil and military plane manufacturer plans to set up a plant in the European country of Croatia. AVIC makes several civilian airplanes and has big plans to get into the global market for single and double aisle airliners challenging the traditional dominance of Airbus and Boeing
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Ilyushin Il-112V Military Transport Aircraft Targets An-32 Replacement Market
April 1, 2019 @ 01:31 PMThe Russian Ilyushin Il-112V military transport aircraft which performed its first flight on Saturday is targeting the replacement market for the An-32 class of aircraft, one of the most popular transport planes of the Soviet Era. "An Il-112V light military transport aircraft performed its maiden flight successfully," the press service said as quoted by TASS
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Russian MoD To Buy Over 100 Upgraded Il-76 Military Aircraft in 10
March 23, 2019 @ 10:13 AMRussian Ministry of Defense has announced its plan to acquire over 100 Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A military aircraft before 2030. “This is the main aircraft in Defense Ministrys plans
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Leonardo to Configure C-27J For Fire-fighting Capability
March 19, 2019 @ 06:05 PMLeonardo is looking to configure the C-27J to make the aircraft better capable of fire-fighting operations to expand its multirole capabilities. The C-27J fire-fighter has a roll-on/roll-off Fire Attack System (FAS) made by Simplex Aerospace for airborne fire-fighting technology and capability, the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Third Iteration of Irkut's MC-21 Completes Maiden Flight
March 16, 2019 @ 10:03 AMThe third iteration of the Irkut MC-21-300 aircraft has completed its maiden flight, at the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the affiliate of Irkut Corporation (a UAC member). The duration of flight was 1 hour 30 minutes at an altitude of 3500 meters at a speed of up to 450 kmph, the company said in a statement Saturday
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China to Debut One or More Y-20 Variant Aircraft This Year
March 13, 2019 @ 11:27 AMChina is developing several types of variants of Y-20 large transport aircraft, including an aerial tanker and early warning aircraft. One or more Y-20 aircraft variant is expected to debut this year
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Indian Sukhoi-30 MKI Aircraft Test Fires Homegrown Guided Bomb
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Trump Uses Emergency Authority to approve $8 B Arms Sales to Saudi,
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Angola Receives Last Batch of Su-30K Fighters From Belarus
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Rand Corporation Suggest Options to "Overextend and Unbalance" Russia
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Russian Buk-M3 Viking Defense Missile System Has Enhanced Features
Russian state-run Almaz-Antey has released additional data on its latest export-version of Buk-M3 Viking air defense missile system (ADMS)
Upgraded MiG-29 to take on F-16 in the Refurbished Fighter Jet Market
The MiG-29, one of Russias most exported military jet has been upgraded in India that expands its capabilities from an...
First Public Flight of Russian Su-57 Stealth fighter at Army 2018
Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) Su-57 will for the first time perform flights during the ARMY 2018 event near...
Battle of the Air Defense Systems: S-400 Vs Patriot and THAAD
The American-made Patriot and Russian S-400 Triumf air defense systems are currently hogging international orders despite their price tags running...
Russian MoD Releases Videos of Latest Missile Production, Testing
The Russian ministry of defense on Thursday published a series of videos showcasing the production, deployment and installation and testing...
Aircraft Manufacturers Vie for $60 to $80 Billion Global Fighter Jet Purchase Programs
The market for fighter jets in countries which are expected to have open competitions is estimated at US$50 billion to...