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KC-390 aircraft visited AERO Vodochody |
| | July 2016
Prototype of the new military transport and multi-mission aircraft KC-390 made by Brazilian company Embraer stopped in the Czech Republic for a few days after being displayed at Farnborough International Airshow. |
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|
Australian Defence Force PC-21 Completes First Flight |
| | July 2016
Stans, Switzerland. Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is pleased to announce that the first of 49 PC-21 aircraft
destined for the Australian Defence Force has successfully completed its initial production test flight
at the factory in Stans, Switzerland, a Pilatus press statement said July 21. |
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|
Airbus Orders A330 MRTT Full Flight Simulator |
| | June 2016
New Delhi. Airbus Defence and Space has placed an order for the development and provision of
a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) to support the training of crews on the A330 Multi Role Tanker
Transport, a company press statement said June 22. |
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|
Boeing, US Air Force Adjust KC-46 Tanker Schedule |
| | May 2016
Everett, Washington. “As detailed in its statement released May 27, the US Air Force is moving its
formal production decision on the KC-46 tanker programme—known as Milestone C—from June 2016 to August
2016 to allow additional time to implement the solution to a refueling boom loads issue identified during
flight testing earlier this year. |
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|
Airbus Helicopters Selected for UK’s Military Flying Training |
| | May 2016
Oxford. Airbus Helicopters in the UK has been selected by Ascent as the Aircraft Service
Provider for the UK’s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS).
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Boeing KC-46 Programme’s Second 767-2C Aircraft Completes First Flight |
| | April 2016
Everett, Washington. With a successful first flight on April 25th, Boeing has added the
fourth and final flight test aircraft to the KC-46 Pegasus fleet, a 767-2C.
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|
Airbus C295W aircraft completes its tour of Latin America |
| | December 2015
Paris. An Airbus C295W aircraft belonging to the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) and operated
by a mixed crew from Airbus Defence and Space and SEMAR/FAM (Mexican Air Force)
December 15 completed a month-long tour through Latin America demonstrating the
aircraft’s extensive capabilities. |
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|
Final Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Departs Long Beach Assembly Facility
|
| | November
2015
Long Beach, California. The final Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
military airlifter at the company’s plant in Long Beach, California departed November
29 marking the official end of aircraft production in Long Beach. |
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|
Boeing, Tata Announce Aerospace Joint Venture in India |
| | November 2015
Dubai. Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems November 9 announced a joint venture (JV)
that will manufacture aerostructures for aircraft and collaborate on integrated
systems development opportunities in India. |
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|
Airbus A400M completes grass runway certification tests |
| | November 2015
Paris.
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed certification testing of the
A400M new generation airlifter on a grass runway, an Airbus press statement said
November 3. |
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|
Russian Helicopters develops modernisation service for helicopter operators
in Latin America |
| | November
2015
Havana. Russian Helicopters plans to provide after-sales service
and maintenance for helicopters operated in Latin America and the Caribbean, and
will also offer comprehensive services to expand helicopters' operational capabilities
via a modernisation programme. |
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|
Russia and China to Build Advanced Heavy Lift Helicopter |
| | May 2015
Moscow.
Russia and China will jointly build a heavy lift helicopter, drawing its designs
from the Soviet vintage but sturdy machine, Mi 26. |
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|
Mi-26T completes unique transport mission |
| | May 2015
Rostov-on-Don.
The world's heaviest-lifting commercial helicopter, the Mi-26T, produced by Russian
Helicopters has successfully completed a mission to transport the 14-tonne fuselage
of a Mi-26 military transport helicopter from Yoshkar-Ola to Rostov-on-Don. |
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|
Airbus Military A400 M aircraft crashes, 4 killed |
| | May 2015
Seville,
Spain. A brand new Airbus Military's A400 M aircraft crashed here May 9 shortly
after takeoff, killing four crew. |
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|
Navantia delivers four more Helicopter Dock Landing Crafts to Australian
Navy |
| | February
2015
Madrid. Navantia has delivered the second group of four LLC (LHDs
or Helicopter Landing Crafts) for the Royal Australian Navy. |
| | |
|
First Airbus A400M for Malaysia makes its maiden flight |
| | February 2015
The first of four Airbus Defence and Space A400M new generation airlifters ordered
by the Royal Malaysian Air Force has made its successful maiden flight, marking
a key milestone towards delivery. |
| | |
|
France announces order for Airbus A330 MRTT air-to-air refuelling aircraft |
| | November 2014
Paris. Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by the French Ministry of Defence
to supply 12 A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the French
Air Force. |
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|
Airbus and Tata pitch C295 for IAF’s Avro replacement programme |
| | November 2014
New Delhi. Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) have submitted
a joint bid to replace the Indian Air Force´s fleet of Avro aircraft with the
Airbus C295 medium transport. |
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|
Turbomeca’s new Arrius 2B2plus Helicopter Engine gets EASA certification |
| | October 2014
Paris.
Turbomeca (Safran) has announced EASA certification of the Arrius 2B2plus turboshaft
helicopter engine. |
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|
Saab and Brazil sign contract for 36 Gripen NG combat aircraft |
| | October 2014
Stockholm.
Defence and security company Saab has signed a contract with the Brazilian Federal
Government (Ministry of Defense through the Aeronautics Command, COMAER) covering
the development and production of 36 Gripen NG fighter aircraft for the Brazilian
Air Force. |
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|
HAL begins Series Production of Tejas LCA |
| | October 2014
Bangalore.
The first Series Production (SP) Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark–I aircraft
was successfully test flown by HAL September 30. |
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|
Military Transport Planes by Private Industry |
| | September 2014
New Delhi. Recently the Defence Minister approved a decision in the Defence Acquisition
Council (DAC) that military transport airplanes can be supplied by private industries
in India. |
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|
Airbus A400M successfully demonstrates tanker capability |
| | August 2014
Seville. The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has performed successfully
air-to-air refuelling tests with a F/A-18 Hornet fighter. |
| | |
|
Sikorsky Boeing selected to build Technology Demonstrator for Future
Vertical Lift |
| | August
2014
Washington. Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies
Corp., and Boeing have been selected to build a helicopter for the U.S. Army’s
Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator Phase 1 program (JMR TD), paving the
way for the next generation of vertical lift aircraft. |
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|
Boeing Delivers 15th Production P-8A Poseidon to U.S. Navy |
| | August 2014
Seattle. The 15th P-8A Poseidon built by Boeing arrived at Naval Air Station Jacksonville,
Fla.Aug 6, where it will help expand the U.S. Navy’s long-range maritime patrol
capabilities. |
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|
Army Aviation and Modernisation Challenges |
| | July 2014
A recent
report about Government approval for the Army getting its own fleet of 39 iconic
Apache attack helicopters has created a buzz both in the Military and Industry
circles. |
| | |
|
Boeing Delivers First U.S. Army Multiyear II Configured Chinook |
| | July 2014
Ridley Township, Pennsylvania. Boeing delivered the first multiyear II configured
CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army July 29, one month ahead of schedule.
|
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|
Elbit Systems Receives Approval to Manufacture Composite Components F-35
Lightning II |
| | July
2014
Haifa, Israel. Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Elbit Systems - Cyclone Ltd. , has been approved as a manufacturer
on the Qualified Products List (QPL) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
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|
Tata group to Produce Dornier 228 NG Fuselage and Wings |
| | July 2014
Hyderabad. Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Switzerland’s RUAG Aviation
have signed an agreement to produce Dornier 228 - 212 NG aircraft’s fuselage and
wings in India for the international markets. |
| | |
|
Northrop Grumman Receives $3.6 Billion Multiyear Contract for 25 E-2D
Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft |
| | June
2014
Falls Church, Virgina. The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman
Corporation a $3.6 billion fixed price, incentive fee multiyear contract to deliver
25 new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, bringing the total number of aircraft on
contract to 50. |
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|
Boeing Offers Next-Generation KC-46 Tanker in Korea Competition |
| | June 2014
Everett, Washington. Boeing has formally offered to the Republic of Korea (ROK)
the KC-46, the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation tanker, as Korea prepares to acquire
four aircraft for its first tanker squadron. |
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|
Sikorsky Awarded US Air Force Contract to Develop New Combat Rescue Helicopter |
| | June 2014
Stratford, Connecticut. Sikorsky Airraft has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract
to develop new combat search and rescue helicopters. |
| | |
|
Attack Helicopters: Chinese WZ-10 versus US AH-64E: A Comparison |
| | May 2014
Ever since the Chinese Attack Helicopter (AH) WZ-10 (CAIC Z-10/WZ-10), produced
by the Change Aircraft Industries Corporation/Wuzhuang Zhisheng and code-named,
Fierce Thunderbolt (Pi Li Huo), was delivered to the PLA in 2009 and later displayed
for the first time. |
| | |
|
Sikorsky wins U.S. Navy deal for president's Marine One helicopters |
| | May 2014
Washington. Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies Corp, won an initial
$1.24 billion contract to develop and build six new U.S. presidential helicopters,
the first step toward a fleet of 21 new aircraft by 2023, the Pentagon announced.
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|
Sikorsky Unveils CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter |
| | April 2014
West Palm Beach, Florida. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has unveiled the CH-53K
heavy lift helicopter, the next generation in the CH-53 type series that the U.S.
Marine Corps expects to begin operational service in 2019. |
| | |
|
Airbus Helicopters and China’s Avicopter sign joint production agreement
for 1,000 helicopters |
| | March
2014
Paris. Airbus Helicopters and China ’s Avicopter have signed
a joint agreement for the production of 1,000 new-generation EC175/AC352 rotorcraft.
|
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Airbus Helicopters sees an expanded market in India |
| | March 2014
HYDERABAD.
“The Indian helicopter industry is one of the fastest growing in the world, however
the uses remain limited. In the last few years we have seen a phenomenal growth
in the civil helicopter industry in India as the numbers have reached to approximately
below 300 helicopters being operational in India today. |
| | |
|
Harold Rosen, Satellite Communications Pioneer, Gets Life Achievement
Award |
| | March
2014
Washington. Boeing satellite pioneer Harold A. Rosen, whose work
helped make possible the global broadband communications that shapes modern society,
has received a lifetime achievement award from Aviation Week & Space Technology
magazine March 6. |
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|
Boeing, South African Airways Explore Ways for Farmers to Grow Sustainable
Biofuel Crops |
| | March
2014
Johannesburg. Boeing is launching an initiative with South African
Airways (SAA) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to expand opportunities
for “smallhold” farmers in Southern Africa to grow crops that produce sustainable
fuels. |
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|
Wings of Ukraine in the Indian sky |
| | November
2013
This year in August Ukraine celebrated the 22nd anniversary of
its independence. In this short time, the world community has become aware of
its new active participant. |
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|
Boeing QF-16 Aerial target completes 1st pilotless flight |
| | November 2013
New Delhi. Tess as well as greater synergy in Command and Control functions.”
Tyndal Air Force Base, Florida. Boeing has another feather in its already full
cap. |
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|
Airbus Military delivers first A400M to French Air Force |
| | August 2013
Madrid. Airbus Military formally delivered the first A400M new generation airlifter,
which is known in French service as the A400M Atlas, to the French Air Force,
on August 1. The aircraft, MSN7, joined the French airbase of Orleans-Bricy. |
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|
New light multirole Ka-226T begins demonstration tour in mountains of
Kazakhstan |
| | June
2013
Öskemen, Kazakhstan. Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom,
part of State Corporation Rostec and a leading global designer and manufacturer
of helicopters has launched the first demonstration flights of the light multirole
Ka-226T in Kazakhstan. |
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|
Boeing X-51A WaveRider Sets Record with 5.1 Mach Speed |
| | May 2013
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. A Boeing X-51A WaveRider unmanned hypersonic vehicle
achieved the longest air-breathing, scramjet-powered hypersonic flight in history
May 1, flying for three and a half minutes on scramjet power at a top speed of
Mach 5.1. The vehicle flew for a total time of more than six minutes. |
| | |
|
Military helicopters in India |
| | May
2013
New Delhi. Military helicopters are specifically built or converted
for use by military forces. The most common use of military helicopters is transportation
of troops/ stores as utility or cargo helicopters. |
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|
BEL to make components for Boeing's Hornet fighter jet |
| | March 2013
Bangalore. State-run defence behemoth Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) will manufacture
sub-assemblies for the Boeing Super Hornet fighter jet under a follow-on contract
with the US-based global aerospace major. |
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|
China's Xian Y-20 Airborne |
| | March
2013
January appears to have become a highly gifted month for the
Chinese aerospace industry. |
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|
China's new fighter able to attack over 1,000 km |
| | March 2013
Beijing. The J-15 fighter jet, likely to be deployed on China's first aircraft
carrier, is able to cover an area with a radius of over 1,000 km on attack missions,
a chief designer said Mar 2. |
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|
BrahMos developing smaller missiles for aircraft |
| | Feburary 2013
New Delhi. BrahMos Aerospace, the Indo-Russian supersonic missile venture, is
developing smaller variants of its 8-meter long supersonic cruise missile. |
| | |
|
India’s Military Aviation Market: The Party has just Begun |
| | Feburary 2013
New Delhi. Led by the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Indian military in the recent
past may have signed some bigticket contracts for acquiring different types of
military aircraft, helicopters and equipment but it does not mean the armed forces’
appetite for acquiring greater airpower capabilities has diminished. |
| | |
|
India finalizes agreement for GE 414 engine for indigenous Light Combat
Aircraft |
| | January
2013
New Delhi. India has finalized an agreement for 99 GE 414 engines
to power the indigenous single-engine Light Combat Aircraft (LCA). |
| | |
|
Sukhoi T-50 completes first long-range flight |
| | January 2013
Moscow. Russia's prototype fifth-generation Sukhoi T-50 fighter jet has carried
out its first long-range flight. |
| | |
|
HAL flies upgraded Jaguar in Bangalore |
| | November
2012
Bangalore. State-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
(HAL) has test flown the upgraded version of Jaguar fighter with latest avionics
for re-induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF) after final certification and
clearance, an official said. |
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|
Chinese jet successfully lands on aircraft carrier |
| | November 2012
Beijing. China has successfully conducted the landing of a fighter jet on its
first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, naval sources said. |
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|
Saudi Arabia in $ 6.7 billion deal for 25 C-130J Aircraft |
| | November 2012
Washington. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress
Nov. 8 of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Saudi Arabia for 20 C-130J-30
Aircraft and 5 KC-130J Air Refueling Aircraft, as well as associated equipment,
parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $6.7 billion.
|
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|
Youngest Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Achieves 50 Years of Service |
| | October 2012
Wichita, Kan. The last of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers marked 50 years
of service Oct 26, 2012, and the US Air Force says that it is going to use this
bomber fleet for another 30 years, beyond 2040 at least. |
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|
RAF’s Number 1 Squadron, world’s oldest, gets Eurofighters |
| | September 2012
Hallbergmoos, Germany. RAF’s Squadron 1, the oldest fighter squadron in the world,
is the latest to be equipped with Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The Squadron is
also marking its 100th year. |
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|
100th Anniversary of Russian Air Force |
| | September
2012
Moscow. The Russian Air Force has turned 100. But what kind of
aircraft are we going to fly in the future? That’s the question that worries military
pilots across the world, especially in Russia. |
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|
First Tata-made Sikorsky S 92 helicopter airframe is flying |
| | August 2012
London. The first Sikorsky S 92 helicopter with Made-in-India airframe is now
flying in Brazil. |
| | |
|
Embraer-based airborne warning system reaches India |
| | August 2012
Bangalore. India's first indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C)
system based on a fully-modified Embraer 145 jet aircraft has reached here from
Brazil, ahead of integration of DRDO-developed mission systems and flight trials.
|
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|
Lockheed Martin performs first-ever Outdoor Flight Test of Laser Powered
UAS |
| | August
2012
Palmdale, Calif. Lockheed Martin and LaserMotive, Inc., have
completed a series of flight tests of the Stalker Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)
to further validate the performance of an innovative laser power system. These
tests mark the first-ever outdoor flight of a UAS powered by laser. |
| | |
|
Boeing Completes Major Join of India's 1st C-17 Airlifter |
| | August 2012
Long Beach, California. Boeing has integrated the forward, center and aft fuselages
and the wing assembly of India's first C-17 Globemaster III due to be handed over
to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Dec 2012. |
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|
Lockheed Martin provides Italy with ISR aircraft |
| | July
2012
Denver. An innovative Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory
(AML) developed by Lockheed Martin for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
(ISR) is now being used by the Italian Air Force in a live operational environment.. |
| | |
|
Boeing Delivers 100th Modified Chinook to US Army |
| | June 2012
Millville,
New Jersey. Boeing delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the
U.S. Army June 22 in a ceremony at the company's modification center in Millville. |
| | |
|
Russia Buying Western Weapons |
| | June
2012
Moscow. Once again, the Russian military forces are about to
lay out huge chunks of money to buy military equipment in the West, thus causing
bouts of righteous indignation among supporters of the domestic defence industry. |
| | |
|
Korea to get MH-60R Seahawk |
| | June
2012
Washington. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified
Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of South Korea
for eight MH-60R Seahawk Multi-Mission Helicopters, associated parts, equipment,
training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.0 billion. |
| | |
|
Airbus Military focuses on the multi-faceted role of A400M |
| | June 2012
Toulouse, France. Despite delays in starting the 300- hour function and reliability
(F&R) testing campaign because of problems with the TP400D engine, Airbus Military
still believes it can deliver the first A400M airlifter to the French air force
(MSN7) this year. The delivery process to France is to start in November, following
a first flight nominally planned for Aug 23. |
| | |
|
C 130J Super Hercules Lands at Air Force Station Car Nicobar |
| | June 2012
New Delhi. In yet another operational accomplishment in terms of reach, the Indian
Air Force (IAF) landed its C-130J super Hercules aircraft at Air Force Station,
Car Nicobar on 28 May 2012 on its maiden flight to the island airbase. The six-hour
flight from IAF Station Hindan was commanded by Gp Capt Tejbir Singh, Commanding
Officer of the Hercules Squadron. |
| | |
|
Boeing Delivers 1st EA-18G Growler |
| | June
2012
Bangalore. Boeing delivered to the U.S. Navy the first EA-18G
Growler electronic attack aircraft with a cockpit subassembly produced by Bangalorebased
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). The subassembly provides cockpit floodlighting
compatible with the aircraft’s Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS). |
| | |
|
Legacy of heroes soars through delhi skies |
| | May
2012
New Delhi. Sitting tight in a multi-point seat harness, participating
in the in-cabin talks in decibels high enough to match the roaring of the engine,
soaring in the skies over Delhi, piloted by an all-women cockpit, made the ride
in Sikorsky S-92 “Legacy One” helicopter not only joyful but also memorable. A
once in a life time opportunity to be a part of “Legacy of Heroes” (LOH) demonstration
helicopter on its worldwide tour, in its Indian sojourn. Flying across Chennai,
Bangalore, Hyderabad and New Delhi the tour concluded in Mumbai, after which,
the aircraft was shipped back to the US. |
| | |
| India
successfully tests second indigenous airborne radar flight |
| | April 2012
New Delhi. India's second indigenous airborne warning radar, formidable eyes in
the sky, built aboard a Brazilian Embraer plane has been successfully flight tested. |
| | |
| Sukhoi
Su-30SM: An Indian Gift to Russia’s Air Force |
| | March
2012
Moscow. Russia’s Defense Ministry has ordered 30 heavy Sukhoi
Su-30SM fighter planes. |
| | |
| Boeing
optimistic about India |
| | March
2012
Singapore. Boeing did not win the Indian MMRCA tender with its
F/A 18 E?F Super Hornet but the company continues to be enthusiastic about various
Indian military modernisation programmes. |
| | |
| Boeing
B-1 Bomber Completes 10,000th Combat Mission |
| | March
2012
Oklhoma City. The formidable Boeing B-1 bomber aircraft has completed
its 10,000th combat mission. |
| | |
| '3
Idiots' UAV inducted into counter-insurgency operations |
| | January 2012
New Delhi. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), that awed viewers in the Bollywood
hit "3 Idiots", has been officially inducted into the paramilitary forces. The
Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are using
the drone, titled Netra (or eye), in counter-insurgency operations. |
| | |
| F-35A
Executes First Night Flight |
| | January
2012
FORT WORTH, Texas. The first night flight in the history of the
Lockheed Martin F-35 program was completed on Jan. 19, 2012 in the skies above
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Piloted by Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Mark Ward,
AF-6, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, launched at 5:05
p.m. PST and landed after sunset at 6:22 p.m. |
| | |
| Honeywell
committed to create a new generation of Indian Aerospace engineers |
| | December 2011
New Delhi. Catch them young and get them interested is the new mantra in India’s
growing aerospace industry. Honeywell pioneers in crusading to instill the love
for aerospace in the growing India. |
| | |
| Saab
proud about Swiss government selecting Gripen |
| | December
2011
Stockholm. The Swiss government has decided to select Gripen
as its future multirole fighter aircraft for the Swiss Air Force. |
| | |
| Lockheed
Martin rolls out 187th, final F 22 Raptor |
| | December
2011
Marietta. The final Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor rolled off the
assembly line here Dec 13 and was commemorated with a ceremony recognizing contributions
from thousands of people associated with the design and construction of the Raptor
fleet1. |
| | |
| Russia
deploys airspace umbrella |
| | December
2011
Moscow. Russia has deployed a new airspace umbrella effective
Dec 1. |
| | |
| Agusta
Westland to deliver VIP helicopters from 2012 to IAF |
| | July 2011
Paris.
Close on the heels of having taken delivery of Business Jets for VVIP travel,
India will receive the first batch of the 12 helicopters for transportation of
VIPs by next year. |
| | |
| Boeing
EA-18G Growlers Complete 1st Combat Deployment |
| | July
2011
St. Louis. Boeing EA-18G Growlers operated by U.S. Navy electronic
attack squadron VAQ-132 safely returned to their home base at Naval Air Station
Whidbey Island, Wash., on July 9, after completing an eight-month deployment that
included combat operations in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Africa
Command (AFRICOM) areas of responsibility. |
| | |
| Boeing
Delivers 2nd C-17 to UAE Air Force |
| | June
2011
LONG BEACH, Calif. Boeing delivered a second C-17 Globemaster
III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence June
10 at the C-17 program’s final assembly facility in Long Beach. |
| | |
| A320/A321
passenger to freighter conversion program |
| | June
2011
Moscow. Cooperation between the Russian and West-European partners
to convert passenger A320/A321 to freighter, set up in 2007, is steady and strong. |
| | |
| Boeing
Delivers first C 17 to UAE Air Force |
| | May
2011
Long Beach. Boeing has delivered the first of six C-17 Globemaster
III airlifters to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence. |
| | |
| Boeing
wins USAF Contract for Next-Gen Refueling Tanker |
| | Feburary 2011
St Louis. Boeing has finally won the world’s biggest aerial tanker programme,
defeating EADS which had appeared to be the favourite so far. |
| | |
| Embraer
rolls out plane for India's airborne radar |
| | Feburary
2011
New Delhi. Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has rolled
out the first of the three EMB-145I planes that India has ordered for its indigenous
airborne early warning radars. |
| | |
| Flight
of the Dragon: China’s First Stealth Aircraft is Ready |
| | Feburary 2011
New Delhi. Keeping in tune with its much-debated and controversial military modernisation
programme, China has rolled out its first J-20 radarevading stealth fighter in
early January 2011. |
| | |
| DRDO’s
UAV Nishant completes Confirmatory Trials |
| | January
2011
Bangalore. India’s Nishant UAV has successfully completed the
series of confirmatory trials conducted by the Indian Army. |
| | |
| A
tale of two night witches and one war |
| | January
2011
Moscow. The Soviet Union’s all-female air regiments flew more
than 30,000 missions and dropped 3,000 tons of bombs along the Eastern Front in
World War II. |
| | |
|
India, Russia sign Fifth Generation stealth fighter project |
| | December
2010 New Delhi. India and Russia signed a big Fifth Generation Fighter
Aircraft (FGFA) programme Dec 21, clearly setting the direction for Russia's continued
dominance of the Indian aerospace market. |
| | |
| India
to develop electronic warfare system soon |
| | November
2010
Bangalore. India is developing its own radar-based electronic
warfare system (EWS) with two test ranges in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to equip
its armed forces for modern wars, a senior defence official says. |
| | |
| Indian
UAV has maiden flight |
| | October
2010
Bangalore. India’s first medium altitude indigenous Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle (UAV) had its maiden flight 16 Oct, meeting all mission parameters
successfully. |
| | |
| India's
first advanced AEW system to roll out end-2011 |
| | November
2010
New Delhi. India’s first indigenously-developed Airborne Early
Warning and Control (AEW&C) system is ready and is being sent to Brazil shortly
to be integrated with an Embraer 145 jet. |
| | |
| Russia
to produce Israeli drones |
| | October
2010
Moscow. Russian defense firm Oboronprom is to use Israeli components
to assemble unmanned aerial vehicles, primarily intended for civilian customers,
at a helicopter plant in Tatarstan. |
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| GE
414 to power India’s Light Combat Aircraft |
| | October
2010
New Delhi/ Bangalore. GE Aviation has won its first engine contract
to power fighter jets for India. |
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| Indo-Russian
Multirole Transport Aircraft to fly by 2017 |
| | September
2010
New Delhi. The Indo-Russian Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA)
should be flying in about seven years, say by 2017. |
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| India,
Russia finalize transport aircraft project |
| | September
2010
New Delhi. India and Russia have finalized participation arrangements
to jointly develop the Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA) with each side pooling
in $ 300.35 million. |
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| Farnborough
Air Show: India stays a star attraction |
| | August
2010
London. It was as big a show as ever at Farnborough Air Show
2010, laced with spectacular world class flying displays and the powerful inspiring
sounds of military and civil aircraft. |
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| ILA
2010: The Berlin Air Show marks 100th anniversary |
| | June 2010
Berlin.
The USD 10 billion competition for 126 Medium Multi role Combat Aircraft (M-MRCA)
was electrifying the Berlin Air Show, which otherwise marked its 100th anniversary
with much fanfare and enthusiasm. |
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| A400M:
On the road to united defence of European skies |
| | June
2010
Seville. Common, rather than isolated, European defence of its
skies and humanitarian missions will be a reality, with the development of the
21st Century tactical and logistical Airlifter, the A400M by Airbus Military. |
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|
UAE to get its first C 17 in 2011 |
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June
2010 Los Angeles. The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
will get the first of its six C 17 Globemaster-III aircraft in 2011. |
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|
Indian armed forces set for paradigm shift with Super Hercules airlifter |
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April 2010 Marietta (Georgia). In just about a year
the Indian Air Force (IAF) will begin receiving the first of six C-130J Super
Hercules airlifters it has purchased for $1 billion, the aircraft signaling a
paradigm shift in the manner in which the armed forces train for specialised operations.
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US offers ASTOR airborne radar to India |
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March 2010 New Delhi. After
F 35 JSF, F 16 Super Viper, F 18 Super Hornet and P8I aircraft and other weapon
systems, the US has now offered another sophisticated system to India, the Airborne
Stand-Off Radar (ASTOR). |
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|
Force Multipliers And The Future of Aerospace Operations |
| | March
2010 Bangalore. Force Multipliers and Aerospace Power have an intrinsic
inter-relationship – primarily because of the images of a hi-tech world that both
terms conjure up! |
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|
India's HAL supplies parts for US fighter jet |
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February
2010 New Delhi: In a first of sorts, an Indian company
has started supplying fuselage parts for the formidable Boeing F/A 18 E/F Super
Hornet fighter jet. |
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|
HAL to Invest $ 6 billion to boost capability |
| |
December
2009 Bangalore. India’s state-owned aeronautical and
defence major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is planning an investment of Rs.25,000
crores ($ 6 billion approx) over the next decade to enhance its design and production
capability for different types of aircraft, including rotary wing machines. |
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|
Russia to have 70 per cent new aircraft by 2020 |
| |
August
2009 Moscow. New and modernized aircraft will comprise
70 per cent of the Russian Air Force by 2020. |
| | |
| AWACS:
Watchdogs of the Skies |
| | July
2009
In today’s air warfare, the Airborne
Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft will detect, identify and classify
hostile intruders and then, acting as a Command & Control Centre, will employ
its air defence forces to neutralize the threats to Nation’s assets. |
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| Italian
Eurofighters first to accomplish |
| | July
2009
New Delhi, May 22. India dispatched
a team of 27 doctors and paramedics to the war ravaged northern Sri R ome. The
Italian Eurofighters Rare the first to successfully pass NATO’s operational assessment
and they are now ready to be deployed abroad for peace-keeping and peace-making
operations. |
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| SAMTEL:
shows its Full Color |
| | July
2009
Paris. India’s New Delhi-based SAMTEL
exhibited its new Full Color Display (FCD) for the Airbus aircraft at the Paris
Air Show. Shown for the first time at Le Bourget, the FCD is integrated in a 6
x 6 Thales display unit for the Airbus family of aircraft in their modern advanced
cockpits. According to Executive Director Puneet Kaura, SAMTEL is the only Indian
company to have co-developed an FCD for the Airbus. |
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| Electronic
warfare, a crucial factor in future conflicts |
| | June
2009
Moscow. In Soviet times, electronic
warfare systems were used to jam foreign shortwave radio broadcasts. Nowadays,
electronic warfare has become a serious military activity with numerous applications.
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| Military
bases abroad: Ambitions and Opportunities |
| | March
2009
Moscow. The Russian Navy is going
to return to its bases abroad. |
| | |
| Indigenous
Tejas combat jet successfully tested at high altitude air base |
| | December 2008
New Delhi. India's indigenously developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)
has achieved another milestone by successfully landing at the Leh airbase in Jammu
and Kashmir, one of the highest airfields in the world at 10,600 ft. |
| | |
| Future
War needs Human Interface |
| | November
2008
New Delhi. India needs a new civilian-military
joint duty programme to ensure that the government has a clear, long-term policy
on the country’s defence and strategic interests, and the armed forces work in
that perspective smoothly and effectively. |
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| Eurofighter
Capable of Electronic Warfare |
| | September
2008
Munich. The Eurofighter Typhoon is
capable of electronic warfare, and this capability can be very effective in air
to air and air to ground missions. |
| | |
| F
18 Super Hornet Staying Out in Front |
| | September
2008
St Louis. In the movie industry,
it’s called a sleeper – a film that doesn’t seem to grab much publicity initially
but turns out to be great film. |
| | |
| IAF
inducts indigenously built Hawk AJT |
| | August
2008
Bangalore. In a step with major implications
for pilot training, the Indian Air Force IAF)recently got its first indigenously
built Hawk Mk-132 Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT), manufactured at the state-owned
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). |
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| China
ranks third in world military expenses |
| | July
2008
Moscow. Last year, the three nations
with the world’s biggest military expenses were the United States ($547 billion),
the United Kingdom ($59.7 billion) and China ($58.3 billion). |
| | |
| F-16IN
and C-130J Super Hercules: Two Best Choices for India |
| | June 2008
Lockheed Martin’s advanced technology F-16IN and the C-130J Super Hercules
are the right choices to meet or exceed India’s defense requirements. |
| | |
| Laser
Plane Closer to Missile Kill |
| | January
2008
Washington. Boeing and its associates
are getting closer to killing missiles with lasers while in flight. |
| | |
| Boeing
Flies Blended Wing Body Aircraft |
| |
September 2007 CHICAGO.
The innovative Boeing Blended Wing Body (BWB) research aircraft -- designated
the X-48B - flew for the first time in July at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research
Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. |
| | |
| Lockheed
Martin To Produce 20 New F 16s For Turkey |
| |
September 2007 Bethesda.
The US government has awarded an initial $187 million for long-lead tasks as part
of a $1.1 billion contract to Lockheed Martin for the production of 30 new Advanced
Block 50 F-16 aircraft for Turkey. |
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| The
Paris Air Show |
| | July
2007 Paris. I have always been dazzled by Paris, a
city close to my heart ever since my days in the Middle East when I had to travel
frequently from Dubai to Algiers, Tunis, Casablanca or other North African cities;
Air France provided the best connections and Paris, the best possible layover. |
| | |
| V22
Tiltrotor aircraft ready for action in Iraq |
| |
July 2007 US Marines practice Touchand-Go
landings on board USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship operated by the Marines.
The vessel has a complement of 1100 of. cers and men, and can carry 2200 troops.
It has 600 beds for war casualties. USS Wasp can accommodate amphibious assault
vessels, helicopters and Harrier AV 8B V/STOL aircraft. |
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| Six
C130J Aircraft @ $1 billion |
| | June
2007 Washington. The United States has offered India
a $1,059 million deal to sell six C-130J Hercules aircraft with associated equipment
and services to provide it special operations airlift capability and ensure interoperability
with American forces in coalition operations. |
