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Military aviationDassault redelivers French Navy 10 Rafale M airplanes after upgrading
Paris, France - Changes made guarantee full multirole capacity
The French Navy received the first of ten Dassault Rafale M fighter airplanes at the beginning of last decade. The use of these aircraft was limited to air superiority missions, partly because of the small... more
Military aviationTrial in the US for the destruction of 16 Alenia cargo airplanes
Washington, USA - The US Air Force is accused of wasting public funds
Alenia Aermacchi, a subsidiary of Finmeccanica Group, expressed its disappointment for the US Air Force decision to scrap the cargo airplanes G-222 program -known as C-27A in the American army- to be used... more
Military aviationAirplanes and defence. Decrease in global spending for military supply
Rome, Italy - Europe forced to make economies, but new markets are emerging
Companies active in aerospace and defence sector have to deal with a decrease in global military equipment market. Business is slow especially in Europe, where spending for defense went down to 1.3% of... more
Military aviationRussian air force close to getting new Ilyushin II-76 airplane
Moscow, Russia - The new version of the strategic airlifter performed its first flight
Russian military aviation will soon put into service 39 Ilyushin II-76 airplanes commissioned to United Aircraft, a Russian a Russian open joint stock company, created by the government in 2006. The... more
Military aviationBulgaria withdraws from service all the military airplanes made in Russia
Sofia, Bulgaria - The government wants to be independent from Russia on military airplanes
Bulgaria wants to get independent from Russia on military aircrafts providing. Thus the ministry of Defence Shalamanov explained his government decision -reported by the Bulgarian newspaper "Trud"- to... more
Military aviationFirst anti-ISIS mission for Australian fighter airplanes
Canberra, Australia - Canberra joins the coalition with six Boeing F/A-18F
Australia joined the anti-ISIS mission in Iraq with its military air force. According to information from the Department of Defence, two Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft took off from their forward... more
Military aviationA-400M airplane passes key airdrop test
Seville, Spain - Conducted at Cazaux in France
The Airbus A-400M new generation airplane has successfully demonstrated its ability to airdrop multiple containers of the kind typically used in military and humanitarian operations. In tests conducted... more
Military aviationSpain proposes an “Airplane barter” to Airbus
Madrid, Spain - On 27 military transport A-400M aircraft already ordered, Spain would exchange 13 with aerial refuelling tanker
Madrid asked Airbus to change part of its order of the A-400M military transport aircraft with A-330MRTT tankers. Spain and other European nations participating at the program had ordered a total of 174... more
Military aviationUSA and China seek new rules for flights over territorial waters
Washington, USA - The two countries decided to start talks one month after the incident of Hainan
Last August 19 a Chinese fighter airplane intercepted a US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon 220 km east of Hainan Island. The Asian aircraft came within 6 meters of the American plane flying at more than 350 knots.... more
Military aviationFuselage fault found in Typhoon fighter airplanes: Germany freezes deliveries
Farnborough, United Kingdom - The issue undermines Germany’s capacity to fulfil its commitments with NATO
English company BAE Systems put Eurofighter Typhoon airplanes fuselage production on hold after discovering possible quality deficiencies, the German Defence Ministry Ursula van der Leyden said in a letter... more
Military aviationPoland wants new missiles for its F-16 fighter airplanes
Washington, USA - The fleet’s strike capability would be enhanced by 40 Lockheed Martin AGM-158 JASSM
Poland intends to increase its Lockheed F-16 airplane fleet strength by purchasing 40 low observable standoff cruise missiles AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile).The operation would cost... more
Military aviationBoeing Defence cuts 2000 jobs in the State of Washington
Seattle, USA - The decision will affect mostly engineering activities in Seattle and Kent
Boeing Group defence division announced yesterday, September 29, it will shift some of its activities out of the State of Washington. The decision will affect almost 2000 jobs, mostly in the engineering... more
Military aviationF-35 aircraft: Italian minister Pinotti calls for caution
Rome, Italy - PD’s motion does not give the Government any directive on figures
The “Partito democratico” ’s motion voted yesterday by the Italian Chamber of deputies reduced the investment on F-35 aircraft project by the half (for more details see AVIONEWS) but leaves the Government the p... more
Military aviationF-22 Raptor airplanes perform their first mission in Syria
Washington, USA - US missions had not required their advanced technology until now
F-22 is the most advanced Pentagon’s fighter plane, but it had never been used in a mission until yesterday, during American raids against Isis in Syria. Officials didn't say what targets the F-22 struck, b... more
Military aviationF-35 aircraft: Italian Chamber of deputies cuts the budget by the half
Rome, Italy - The assembly approved the majority and Forza Italia motions calling for a review of the program
The Italian Chamber of deputies passed today the “Partito democratico” ’s motion on Italy’s participation on the F-35 program, aiming at reducing the “Originally provided financial budget” by the half... more
Military aviationGermany demands cost cuts for A-400M airplanes
Berlin, Germany - Airbus could delay deliveries
Berlin’s government requested Airbus “Price reductions for lower performance as well as continued rights to terminate the contracts” for military transport airplanes A-400M. The news was reported by “B... more
Military aviationPanavia Tornado airplane celebrates 40 years of its first flight
Manching, Germany - Over 800 guests gathered for this major success story
Panavia Tornado celebrated 40 years of flight this week in Manching, Germany the site of the aircraft’s maiden test flight on August 14th 1974. Over 800 guests from industry, governments and airforces i... more
Military aviationUS Air Force postpones KC-46 aircraft first flight to April 2015
Washington, USA - Boeing will have to redesign part of the wiring to comply with military’s requirement
US Air Force delayed first flight of aerial refuelling tanker KC-46, modified version of civilian Boeing 767 airplane, to April 2015. After a wiring audit, the aircraft’s producer found that about 5% o... more
Military aviationF-35 aircraft crash after fire onboard
Rome, Italy - The outcome of authorities' decision on the matter
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 JSF (Joint Strike Fighter), a military aircraft designed with state of the art technology in electronics, software, sensors, engines and airframe, will hopefully be back on its f... more
Military aviationItalian Air Force (AMI) at "Grifone 2014": the exercise began with the first flights
Rome, Italy - Planned daily and evening search activity
The "Grifone 2014" exercise began. It is the training event organized annually by the Italian Air Force (AMI) in the context of an international agreement on SAR (Search and Rescue). The flight crews,... more
Military aviationFirst RAF A400M airplane made its maiden flight
Seville, Spain - Marking a key milestone towards its delivery
The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter ordered by the Royal Air Force has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN15, took off from Seville,... more
Military aviationAirbus A400M airplane successfully demonstrates tanker capability (in-flight refuelling)
Seville, Spain - With a F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has performed successfully air-to-air refuelling tests with a F/A-18 Hornet fighter airplane. The tanker test campaign was developed in five flights in which the... more
Military aviationAircraft. F-35 flight test program milestones maturing combat capabilities
Fort Worth, Usa - Successfully released several types of armament
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program continued a steady path of flight test milestones in August, including weapons separation, software compatibility and flight hours, all demonstrating... more
Military aviationAirbus DS: Brazil orders C295 SaR aircraft
Madrid, Spain - The three planes add to existing fleet of 12 transport configuration
Brazil has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the acquisition of three Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft. The three aircraft will progressively be delivered to the Brazilian... more
Military aviationAircraft. Airbus DS: Eurofighter submits bid to Denmark
Madrid, Spain - Typhoon fighter proposed to replace F-16 fleet
Airbus Defence and Space has submitted its bid in response to the Danish Ministry of Defence´s tender for the replacement of Denmark´s fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft. Eurofighter Typhoon is combat p... more
Military aviationAVIONEWS at the "Anadolu Kartali Anatolian Eagle 2014/2" drill: a rich presence of aircraft
Rome, Italy - Three sessions predicted this year: in April, in June and the third next September
"Anatolia Eagle", one of the greatest and complex air exercises in the world, took place last June at the Konya air base, site of the 3 NCI ANA in Turkey. The first edition held in Konya in 2001 and in... more
Military aviationUpgraded Tu-22M3 jet to be ready by 2017 (VIDEO)
Moscow , Russia - More efficiency, more system automation, more safety...
According to the declaration made by Andrey Levenets, Deputy Technical Director of Tupolev’s engineering centre, this year is going to start the documentation and the manufacturing of the first prototypes o... more
Military aviationYak-130 aircraft: the tests with upgrade system flight-control by the week
Moscow, Russia - Following the grounding of the whole fleet due to an accident, the upgrade will be installed on all the models of the series
The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Viktor Bondarev had already announced, informally, that the flights of the fleet Yak-130 (Nato reporting name “Mitten”) would be able to fly again starting from July. The... more
Military aviationF-35 combat jets will not make their debut on the opening day of "Farnborough International Airshow"
Farnborough, United Kingdom - It is not excluded that they would arrive by the end of the week
The F-35 combat jets will not make their debut scheduled for today, on the opening day of the International Farnborough Airshow, after the decision made last week by US authorities to ground the entire... more
Military aviationDefence. F-35 aircraft: the grounding will not condition the order made by UK
London, United Kingdom - The notice of the order would take place to "Royal International Air Tattoo" or to Farnborough airshow
The British Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, said: “We are trying to decide which is the best offer of sale for the taxpayer. Dialogue with the manufacturer (Lockheed Martin, Ed) deals a... more