Russian UEC Showcased Aircraft Engine For MC-21 During Farnborough Airshow
Russian United Engine Corporation (UEC) demonstrated its PD-14 1:3 scale engine dummy at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016. “Work on this power unit for the new MC-21-300 domestic airplane is performed via wide-ranging cooperation of the plants belonging to United Engine Corporation
Antonov To Use Of Pratt & Whitney Engines, Dowty Propellers For First...
Ukrainian Antonov will rely on Canadian Pratt and Whitney PW150A for turboprop engines and British Dowty propellers R-408 for its first demonstrator aircraft An-132, it plans to fly by yearend. “AN-132D is the first global project of “Antonov” with the worlds leading aviation companies
Airbus Begins Replacement Process Of Defective A400M Engine Parts
Airbus is starting repair process of defective parts of the A400M engines that caused the latest problems in the military airlifter assembled in Seville. The A400M will be updated with a new Propeller Gear Box (PGB) which has already been approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), according to El...
HAL, Safran Joint Venture To Support Helicopter MRO
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed an agreement to form a joint venture support center in India to provide Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services for Safran TM333 and HAL Shakti engines. The agreement was signed by DK Venkatesh, Director, Engg, and R&D, HAL, and Bruno Even,...
EASA Certifies Interim Fix For A400M Transport Aircraft Engine Power Gearbox Issue...
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified an interim fix for a power gearbox issue with Airbus A400M transport aircraft engines. "It's good news
Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce to Provide Engine Support for RAF F-35B Fighters
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce will join forces to provide comprehensive technical support at Royal Air Force Marham to support F135 engines and the LiftSystems on the U.K
France Offers Missile, Engine Tech As Rafale Offsets To India
France has offered 30 percent out of the 50 percent offsets in the 7.89 billion Euros Rafale fighter deal for research and development programmes in missile and engine technologies in India
United Technologies Wins $1.5 Billion F135 Propulsion Systems Contract
United Technologies Corp has won the US Navy contract worth $1.5 billion for the production of F135-PW-100 propulsion systems that powers the fifth generation aircraft F-35
Will India Ditch GE Engines For Reviving ‘Kaveri’ Project With French Offer?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limiteds (HAL) commitment to order 99 GE F414 engines for Indias Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program in 2012 might possibly be left unfulfilled if Frances lucrative offer to invest EUR 1 billion in the indigenous ‘Kaveri jet engine project is taken up by the Indian government. According to a report by
General Electric, Pratt and Whitney Awarded $2 Billion In USAF Next Generation...
US Air Force has awarded an approximate $2 billion for designing, fabricating, integrating, and testing multiple complete, flight-weight centerline, 45,000 lbs. thrust turbofan adaptive engines to General Electric, Pratt and Whitney in two separate contracts for next generation fighter aircraft
DARPA To Develop Military Aircraft Engine Capable Of Mach-5 Speed
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched its Advanced Full Range Engine (AFRE) program to develop an aircraft propulsion system that could operate over the full range of speeds required from low-speed take-off through hypersonic flight. The engine could play the basis of a reusable aircraft that can reach hypersonic speeds—Mach 5 (approximately 3,300 miles per hour or5,300 kilometers per hour) and above
General Electric Wins $59 Million For Remanufacture Of 18 F108 Engines
General Electric has won an estimated $59 million contract for remanufacture of 18 F108 engines. Work is expected to be complete by June 30, 2017
French DGA Orders 70 New Generation Fuel Tank Trucks
U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin $756M for Hypersonic Weapon System Enhancements
Singapore’s F-16 Crash Caused by Gyroscope Malfunction
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...