Airbus A400M Tested with Removable Fire-Fighting Kit
Airbus has tested a removable firefighting demonstrator kit on the A400M new generation airlifter during a flight test campaign in Spain. The test campaign took place in daylight conditions with a minimum operating height of 150ft, flight speeds as low as 125 knots and drops involving up to 20 tons of...
Textron Aviation Unveils Cessna Citation Longitude-Based Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Textron Aviation has unveiled a Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) variant of its Cessna Citation Longitude Aircraft.Textron Aviation has developed and has certified factory provisions for various mission equipment supporting maritime patrol and surveillance missions, according to a press release quoting Bob Gibbs, vice president, Special Mission Sales for Textron Aviation...
Israel Aerospace to Provide Special Mission Aircraft to a NATO Member Country...
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said it signed a contract valued at over $200 million to provide Special Mission Aircraft to a country in Europe, which is a NATO member country. The Special Mission Aircraft will be developed by IAIs Group and subsidiary ELTA Systems
First Kiwi P-8A Poseidon Rolls Out of Paint Shop
Boeing today debuted the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft built for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). New Zealand is one of eight nations to have acquired the P-8 as their new multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft
Embraer, BAE Systems Sign MoU to Develop Defence Variant of Eve’s eVTOL...
Embraer and BAE Systems agreed to jointly develop a defence variant of Eves electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle. At the Farnborough Airshow, two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed between the two companies
American U-2, Cold War Era Spy Plane Flies Last Optical Bar Camera...
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Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik Expand Partnership to Support German P-8A Poseidon...
Boeing, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik signed a three-party agreement today to support Germanys new P-8A Poseidon fleet. With the new agreement, Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik will be the team responsible for executing the P-8A sustainment program in Germany
Sweden Orders Two GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft from Saab for $710M
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) awarded Saab nearly$710 million (SEK 7.3 billion) for two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft
Textron Aviation Delivers Special Mission Cessna Citation Aircraft to Japan
Textron Aviation handed over special mission Cessna Citation Longitude jet fitted with flight inspection calibration equipment to be operated by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) on June 30. The aircraft will conduct flight validation and flight inspection operations to ensure the integrity of the airways that constitute the national airspace of Japan
China Could Develop Fixed-Wing Transport Plane for Third Aircraft Carrier
China could develop a transport plane based on the KJ-600 for its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, featuring electromagnetic catapults. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Naval Aviation University recently organized a series of training sessions under realistic combat scenarios with Y-7 transport aircraft at an airfield in North China recently, China National Radio reported on Wednesday
Korea Aerospace Ventures into Urban Air Mobility Aircraft
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) aims to develop an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft that will reportedly be 25-40% smaller than standard-size aircraft by 2024. KAI said it will later develop a full-scale UAM aircraft that can be used as a standardized model for the air taxi business in Korea amid the governments push to commercialize air taxis by 2025
India Procures BHEL’s Upgraded Super Rapid Naval Gun Systems for Navy
France’s Nexter Halves Production Time of Caesar Howitzers
Hanwha Ocean Takes the Helm in Government-Led Stealth Warship Project
Lithuanian Border Guards Order Three Airbus H145s Helicopters
Rafale Marine Comparison with Chinese Carrier-borne J-15 Fighter
French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation confirmed that its Rafale-M (Marine) is selected for the Indian Navys (IN) carrier-based fighter procurement...
Weapons Used by Israel and Hamas in Gaza Conflict
The ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian group, Hamas have brought to light the diverse and contrasting...
Ukraine, Russia Brace for Major Tank Battles
The coming months could see major tank battles between Ukraine and Russia as Kyiv has received or is expected to...
How Russia’s Tornado-S MLRS is Outgunning & Outnumbering HIMARS in Ukraine
Russias "Tornado-S" Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) has a greater range, a highly accurate guidance system and is deployed in...
The Rise and Rise of South Korea’s Arms Exports
South Koreas defense exports more than doubled from $7 billion in 2021 to over $15 billion in 2022 so far,...