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Kawasaki Delivers First Fan Drive Gear for Airbus A220's Engine
January 24, 2020 @ 09:22 AMKawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered the first Fan Drive Gear System (FDGS) to be fitted in the engine of Airbus A220 narrow-body, twin-engine, medium-range jet airliners. Kawasaki participates in the PW1500G and PW1900G Geared Turbofan engine (GTF) programs for regional jet aircraft as a Risk & Revenue Sharing Partner with Pratt & Whitney (P&W)
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Russia to Swap Western Avionics in MC-21 Airliner with Locally-made Ones
January 24, 2020 @ 08:23 AMRussia has planned to replace MC-21 twin-jet airliner's avionics manufactured by America's Honeywell and Rockwell Collins, and France's Thales with indigenous airborne avionics before 2023. A draft tender was issued to look for potential Russian manufacturers
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Saab Begins Production of USAF T-7A’s Aft Fuselage
January 22, 2020 @ 09:34 AMSaab has begun manufacturing seven aft fuselage section for T-7A advanced trainers ordered by the United States Air Force (USAF). “Saab started assembly production on January 10, 2020 of its (aft fuselage) section of the T-7A aircraft, the advanced trainer developed and produced together with Boeing for the USAF,” the company said in a
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Boeing 737 MAX To Resume Operations in Mid-2020
January 22, 2020 @ 08:36 AMBoeing announced on Tuesday that it is targeting the return of the grounded 737 MAX airplanes to the sky for mid-2020. “We are informing our customers and suppliers that we are currently estimating that the ungrounding of the 737 MAX will begin during mid-2020,” the company said in a statement
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Qatar Launches New France Flights in Deal Seen as Payback for Rafale...
January 16, 2020 @ 12:00 PMQatar Airways yesterday announced the launch of flights connecting Doha with Lyon (France) which together with flights to Paris and Nice, is seen as payback for the tiny Gulf nation buying Rafale fighter from Dassault. Doha has ordered 36 Rafale jets; 24 for $7 Billion in 2015 and 12 more for $2
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Russia's Il-96-400M Prototype Arrives for Final Assembly
January 16, 2020 @ 06:41 AMThe first flying prototype of Russia's Ilyushin IL-96-400M has arrived for its final assembly at the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO) plant. "The IL-96-400M first flight prototype has arrived to the final assembly shop," manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation announced earlier this week
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Dassault Falcon 8X Planes Converted to Electronic Warfare Role
January 14, 2020 @ 11:25 AMThe French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has contracted Dassault Aviation to integrate three of its Falcon 8X aircraft with Thales CUGE universal electronic warfare capability, under the Archange program launched to strengthen France's signals intelligence (SIGINT) capabilities. “The contract awarded on 30 December 2019, covers the first two aircraft on the programme
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US Acquires 50 Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules Planes for $3B
January 14, 2020 @ 06:39 AMThe US Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin $3 billion to supply 50 C-130J Super Hercules planes. The company had won $1
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Iran Owns Up To “Unintentional” Downing Of Ukrainian Jetliner
January 11, 2020 @ 07:07 AMIran has admitted that its military shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) flight that
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What Brought Down the Ukrainian Passenger Plane?
January 10, 2020 @ 10:08 AMThe reason behind Ukrainian Boeing 737 crash that killed all of the 176 onboard the aircraft on Tuesday remains shrouded in mystery- was it a technical glitch or did Iran “accidently” shoot it down as claimed by the US and its allies? The Ukraine International Airlines flight, PS752, crashed near Tehran minutes after take-off. Turbulence in the Middle East reached unprecedented heights when a top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, was killed in US drone strikes just outside Baghdad airport on January 3
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Ukrainian, Iranian Investigators Could Together Decode Passenger Jet’s Black Box
January 10, 2020 @ 08:47 AMA 45-member Ukrainian State Investigative Commission team which arrived in Tehran today is holding talks with Iranian authorities to jointly decode the black box of the downed Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737-800. "At the moment, we are holding effective diplomatic negotiations with the Iranian side, there is every reason to hope for cooperation on all issues, including the participation of our commission in deciphering the recordings from the black boxes of our aircraft," Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov on his Facebook page, Ukrainian media reported
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Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 Crashes, 170 Feared Killed
January 8, 2020 @ 07:10 AMAll 170 passengers and crew on board a Ukrainian Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft are feared dead when the plane crashed soon after takeoff from Tehran International Airport this morning. Irans Red Crescent has said there was no chance of finding survivors, and Pir Hossein Kulivand, an Iranian emergency official, later told state TV all those on board were killed in the crash
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Mitsubishi SpaceJet Delivery Could be Delayed by a Year
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Pakistan Army Gets New EW, Ground Surveillance Radar Facility
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Nearly 3 Dozen US Personnel Diagnosed with Brain Injury Post Iran Strike
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Longbow to Support Apache's Fire Control Radars of S.Korea, Taiwan, Saudi, UAE,...
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Junked Railway Rake Mistook for Indian ICBM
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France “Obstructing” Turkey-Eurosam Missile Defence System Project: Turkish Official
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Turkey All But Gives up on F-35 Jet Deal, Seeks Alternatives
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Indonesia Seeks Rafale Jets, Submarines, Warships in Defence Cooperation Deal with France
January 20, 2020
US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
Several joint production and direct procurement programs could be halted if the US and Europe carry through with their threat...
Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
Sanctions-hit Iran has found ingenious ways to develop military hardware
Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating the defence industry to aid and improve human decision-making
Are Days Numbered for Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Jet?
Upgrade of Russias Sukhoi Su-30SM fighters to equip them with armaments, radar, sensors and engines from the more powerful Su-35...
US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...