Aerospace News
Saab receives initial order for USAF T-X trainer EMD phase
Saab has received an order from Boeing for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase for the Advanced Pilot Training Aircraft, T-X....
Portuguese Air Force orders five AW119Kx helicopters
Leonardo announced today that the Portuguese Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected the AW119Kx as its new multirole single engine helicopter to me...
RAF Voyager tanker completes first air-to-air refueling of British F-35B
The RAF’s Voyager Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) tanker has completed the first UK refuel of the F-35B Lightning II jets, the RAF press service said t...
Unitech LASS weapons pylons for Afghanistan's UH-60A Black Hawks
Unitech Composites, a Unitech Aerospace company and leading supplier of complex composite laminates, components and assemblies for the commercial a...
USAF successfully launched 4th Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite
The fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected communication satellite, built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force, was success...
ACCaP program: American offer reportedly extended by two weeks
The American offer for the Belgian F-16s replacement program has been implicitly extended by two weeks, until the end of October, according to Flem...
USAF F-22 Raptor fighters deploy to Belgium for joint training with BAF
F-22 Raptor aircraft arrived at Kleine Brogel Air Base, Belgium today from RAF Lakenheath, England, to conduct local training with the Belgian air ...
Elta to provide undisclosed Asian customer with ELM-2032 Fire Control Radars
ELTA Systems, a division and subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has been awarded a $55-million contract for the provision of Multimod...
Airbus Racer high-speed chopper achieves preliminary design review
Airbus Helicopters continues to progress with the development of its Racer (Rapid And Cost-Efficient Rotorcraft) technology demonstrator, funded by...
Aviastar hands over overhauled An-124-100 airlifter to Russian Air Force
The Ulyanovsk-based Aviastar-SP, an affiliate of the United Shipbuilding Corporation transport aviation battalion, has handed over an An-124-100 Ru...
UAVOS successfully test-flies ApusDuo HAPS prototype
UAVOS Inc. has successfully completed the first stage of the flight tests of the 10-meter prototype of the High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Ap...
AVIC Z-19E attack helicopter ready for production
The China-developed Z-19E armed light helicopter is expected to start batch production, according to its developer the Aviation Industry Corporatio...
Aero Vodochody rolls out first L-39NG trainer jet
On Friday 12th October 2018, at 11:50, the first L-39NG pre-series aircraft rolled out from the hangar at AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE, the leading Cze...
NATO pushing Norway to consider F-35 aerial refueling capability
NATO requires Norway buy two new purpose-built transport aircraft that will supply F-35 fighter jets with fuel while they are in the air, Norwegian...
RAF C-17 completes first rotation at Gao airfield
A Royal Air Force C17 transport aircraft has arrived at Gao airfield in Mali for the first time. The flight was to deliver supplies to the RA...
BAF F-16AM caught fire during routine ground maintenance
Yesterday 11 October, the whole Belgian press mediatized a heavy incident that took place at Florennes, home base for the 2nd Tactical Wing in sout...
Hellenic Air Force receives first P2002JF trainer aircraft
The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) today received the first of 12 P2002JF basic trainer aicraft it ordered on July 5th, the service spokesperson said on ...
TsAGI starts wind tunnel tests with HCA-LB heavy cargo aircraft project
Russia's Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) started wind tunnel tests with models of a heavy transport aircraft featuring an unco...
GE submits final proposal for US Army's ITEP program
After investing $10 billion in their supply chain and $9 billion in maturing technologies over the past decade, GE Aviation stands ready to answer ...
PLA Z-10 attack helicopter receives extra armor
The Chinese Z-10 attack helicopter is now equipped with extra armor involving graphene, a material that is strong and light, a Chinese military exp...