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Boeing 787 Collides with Airbus A350 at Doha Airport: Qatar Airways
May 2, 2020 @ 12:18 PMA Boeing 787-800 airplane operated by Qatar Airways collided with an Airbus A350-900 after strong winds dislodged the aircraft from chocks that secures its wheels. "During extreme weather conditions, with storms and high winds of 70 knots, a parked Qatar Airways 787-800 briefly shifted from its chocks and made contact with a QR A350-900 on Thursday 30 April," Qatar Airways posted on its Twitter account
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Airbus Defence and Space’s Revenue in Q1 2020 is 7X lower than...
April 29, 2020 @ 10:12 AMAirbus Defence and Spaces EBIT Adjusted results for the First Quarter (Q1) for this year stands at €15 million, or nearly seven times lower than in Q1 2019 when it was €101 million, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We saw a solid start to the year both commercially and industrially but we are quickly seeing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic coming through in the numbers
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Airbus introduces "e-Delivery" of Commercial Plans amid COVID-19
April 22, 2020 @ 02:36 PMAirbus has announced contactless shipment of commercial planes dubbed "e-Delivery" to ensure business continuity while avoiding risks of spreading the COVID-19 infection. "A new aircraft hand-over and 'e-Delivery' virtual process has recently commenced operation, guaranteeing continuation of Airbus delivery stream, while integrating the required health & safety requirements during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," the company said in a statement Tuesday
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Airbus Performs First Ever Automatic Air-to-Air Refueling
April 17, 2020 @ 11:55 AMAirbus has announced that a tanker aircraft equipped with its automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) system successfully performed A3R operation with an F-16 fighter. “Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system
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Airbus Revising Aircraft Production Downwards by a Third
April 10, 2020 @ 08:49 AMAirbus is revising its production rates downwards by a third to adapt to the new Coronavirus market environment. In Q1 2020, Airbus booked 290 net commercial aircraft orders and delivered 122 aircraft
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Japanese Coast Guard Orders Two Additional H225 Super Puma helicopters
April 6, 2020 @ 07:54 AMJapan Coast Guard (JCG) today ordered of two H225 helicopters which will take its Super Puma fleet to 15, comprising two AS332s and 13 H225s. The new helicopters will be utilized for territorial coastal activities, security enforcement, as well as disaster relief missions in Japan
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Locally-made PD-14 Engine for Russian MC-21 Airliner Enters Serial Production
March 31, 2020 @ 11:41 AMMass production of PD-14 engines for the MC-21 aircraft has begun signaling a major acceleration of the Russian project to product a medium-haul airliner to compete with the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. “In January 2020, the first engine products for installation on the latest Russian aircraft MS-21 were already delivered to the Irkutsk aircraft plant,” Oleg Yevtushenko, executive director of Rostec, the parent company of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) told RIA Novosti Monday
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Germany Proposes Buying 90 Eurofighters, 45 Boeing FA-18s to Replace Tornado Jets
March 26, 2020 @ 05:20 PMThe German military has proposed buying 90 Eurofighter jets from Airbus plus 45 FA-18s from Boeing to replace its ageing Tornados. In plans revealed to German publication
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Airbus Restarts Manufacture of Aircraft Wings in Europe
March 26, 2020 @ 07:33 AMAirbus has announced resumption of production and assembly activities at wing plants located in Spain, France and other European countries amid COVID-19 pandemic. “Airbus partially resumed production and assembly work in France and Spain on 23 March following a four-day pause
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Production at Airbus, Dassault, Leonardo Hit due to COVID-19 Pandemic
March 23, 2020 @ 06:25 PMProduction at facilities of Aviation and defence firms such as Airbus, Dassault Aviation, MBDA and Leonardo has been hit due to COVID-19 pandemic now sweeping across Europe. Dassault Aviations plants that manufacture the Rafale fighter jet and Falcon business aircraft have been working at below par since last week
Czech Republic Orders Saab’s Mobile Air Defence System worth $189M
Indonesia–France Scorpene Submarine Deal Comes Into Force
U.S. Navy Moves Closer to Submarine-Launched Drone Ops Using REMUS 620
Poland Secures $4B U.S. Loan for F-35s, Patriot Missiles Under Defense Push...
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...