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Military aviationUS: 4 billion to Boeing for 78 F / A-18E / F Super Hornet aircraft
Delivery schedule will be completed by April 2024
Boeing awarded a new contract for the US Armed Forces after the others signed in recent months, in a series of agreements that prompted the Pentagon to also open an inquiry into the current Acting Secretary... more
Military aviationUS start to study the possibility to stop the deliveries of the F-35s to Turkey
Last move to force Ankara to cancel contracts for the S-400s
The US Department of Defense has started the preparation to suspend delivery of the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft to Turkey, mainly because the Ankara government intends not to block the... more
Military aviationKazakhstan Border Service places order for C-295 aircraft
It becomes the 31st operator of the model
The Border Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan has signed a firm order for one C-295 medium transport aircraft. Through this new agreement, which includes training, spares and ground support equipment,... more
Military aviationUSAF: soon the development of a new missile for the Boeing B-52H
It will be included in the nuclear and conventional weapons modernization program
With a view to updating the arms of the B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombardment aircraft, the US Air Force (USAF) should sign an agreement with the aerospace company Boeing to be able to transport the... more
Military aviationRussia: Egypt chooses Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft?
Achieved $ 2 billion deal?
Egypt -according to the newspaper "Kommersant"- has signed a contract with Russia for the purchase of more than 20 Sukhoi Su-35 multi-role fighter planes that will be delivered in Cairo from 2020 in an... more
Military aviationPlanes. Romania will also buy the F-16s
About 36 units will be ordered
Romania should purchase 36 Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft from the United States in the near future, in order to modernize the fleet of combat aircraft by adapting the aeronautics to the standards required... more
Military aviationFrom Turkey: "We will receive the first F-35 aircraft for November"
Statements of defense minister today that seem to exclude US sanctions
Despite the statements of many politicians, of the Department of Defense and of US military, Turkey expects to receive the first Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft by November although they will complete the... more
Military aviationChina: two new versions of the Xian Y-20 aircraft
One for refuelling in flight and one for early warning and control
China is working to modify the Xian Y-20 strategic transport aircraft, and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) engineers are looking to develop an in-flight refueling version and an early... more
Military aviationPlanes. Taiwan asks the US to advise which fighter to purchase
Program to modernize anti-China defense fleet
In the request for the purchase of new fighter planes sent from Taiwan to the United States the Pentagon would be asked to recommend the best model and the number to buy for the defense needs of the island... more
Military aviationTX: future also as a light attack aircraft?
Different perspectives for the Boeing-Saab aircraft
The Boeing-Saab training aircraft that won the bid issued by the US Air Force could be modified once they entered service. The idea was launched during a meeting with the press by General Mike Holmes,... more
Military aviationIndia: MiG-21 and MiG-27 retired by 2024
Planes that will be replaced by the Dassault Rafale and the HAL Tejas -DATA SHEET
The Russian combat aircraft Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 and the MiG-27 currently in service at the Indian Air Force will be retired by 2024, at the end of the full entry into service of the new Dassault Rafale... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin: problem decrease the operating cost of the F-35 aircraft
Too many delays in funding storage centers for spare parts
Lockheed Martin Vice President and General Manager of F-35 Lightning II program Greg Ulmer talking to the press on the sidelines of the air show being held in Avalon, Australia, has specified that the... more
Military aviationSerbia. Vulin: "We must re-arm ourselves to guarantee peace"
The MiG-29 aircraft acquisition program has been completed
The Minister of Defense of Serbia Aleksandar Vulin on the sidelines of the ceremony for the delivery of the four Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 aircraft purchased by Belarus -speaking to "Rtv Pink"- explained... more
Military aviationPhoto. First upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to Spanish Air Force
And involved the introduction of hardware modifications
Airbus has delivered the first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to the Spanish Air Force. The upgrade was carried out at Airbus facilities in Getafe and involved the introduction of hardware modifications... more
Military aviationUSA: funds for the F-15X aircraft in the 2020 budget
New update for the iconic US fighter
The US Air Force (USAF, Us Air Force) in the next budget that will be voted in the coming weeks by the Pentagon should also receive the necessary funds to buy the new version of the plane a McDonnell Douglas-Boeing... more
Military aviationPhoto. Airbus certifies A-400M CHT refuelling unit
A new step towards the full certification of the aircraft as a tanker
Airbus has successfully completed the certification flight tests for the A-400M Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) refuelling unit, taking a new step towards the full certification of the aircraft for air-to-air refuelling... more
Military aviationUAE. Renewal plan of the aircraft fleet for Air Force
Next purchase will be the Bombardier Challenger 650 in different versions
The United Arab Emirates Air Force should receive, in the next months, an aircraft for maritime surveillance, search and rescue and medical evacuation derived from the Bombardier Challenger 650. The Canadian... more
Military aviationIFTS: first two M-346 aircraft at the 61st Wing of Italian Air Force
They landed in recent days on the airport runway at the AMI base in Galatina
The first two new Leonardo’s M-346 aircraft, part of the International Flight Training School (IFTS) project, joined the other 18 Italian Air Force’s M-346s at 61st Wing’s base in Galatina (Lecce), in So... more
Military aviationMorocco: update to the electronic equipment of the F-16 aircraft
Renewal and expansion of the fleet
According to the Moroccan press, the US aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin has completed the upgrading of the on-board systems and armaments of the F-16 aircraft. Modernization started a few... more
Military aviationDefense. Aircraft exchange agreement between Spain and South Korea?
It will be the first export to Europe by Seoul
Spain and South Korea are conducting negotiations to sign an aircraft exchange agreement. The first would trade an unspecified number of Airbus A-400M transport aircraft with the Kai T-50 and KT-1 training... more
Military aviationFinland: start ot the procedures for the new fighter
Saab Gripen is favored because of the collaboration between the two countries
Five offers from the United States, Sweden, France and the United Kingdom were submitted for the new aircraft for the Finnish Air Force. Finland has started a fleet modernization program putting 11.4 billion... more
Military aviationUSA: new problem detected on the F-35A plane
Air-to-air missiles would be less accurate than it should be
New bolt from the blue on the Lockheed Martin F-35A fifth-generation aircraft, on which -according to the US press- some problems would have arisen regarding the navigation system of air-to-air missiles.... more
Military aviationFuture fighter. France-Germany: tomorrow the signing of the contract for the aircraft engine?
First step towards the construction of the sixth-generation airplane
After the declarations and announcements, France and Germany would like to show that the program for the new European fighter aircraft could take off following the expected roadmap. Tomorrow the first... more
Military aviationROKAF receives first A-330MRTT airplane
The aircraft can be configured in a variety of layouts -TECHNICAL SHEET
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has taken delivery of its first A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft.The new-generation airplane extends the endurance and range of the ROKAF’s fighter a... more
Military aviationSwitzerland: 5 offers for the new fighter aircraft
Now the analysis and test phase. Fleet modernization program will close in 2025
The five candidates interviewed presented their offers last January 25, 2019 regarding the new combat jet airplanes to Arma Suisse. The analysis and test phase starts with the presentation of the offers.On... more
Military aviationRussia: there will be a new order for 14 MiG-35 aircraft?
It would be combined with that for Sukhoi Su-57
In 2020 there should not be only the Sukhoi Su-57 order, but the Russian forces could -as report by "Tass"- conclude an agreement to supply a new batch of Mikoyan MiG-35 fighter aircraft. The goal would... more
Military aviationSouth Korea: delivery of the first 2 F-35A aircraft in March
In total ordered for 40 multirole combat fighters
South Korea should receive in March -according to local press- the first two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft, thus starting the way for their entry into the fleet after the order for 40 fifth-generation... more
Military aviationUK: initial operational capability for F-35 aircraft achieved
Also plans for the modernization also of Eurofighter Typhoon
Secretary for Defence of the United Kingdom Gavin Williamson, speaking at the Royal Air Force Marham base, announced yesterday that fifth-generation multi-role Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft have reached... more
Military aviationBoeing: the delivery of the KC-46 plane has been postponed
Problem for the resignation of James Mattis
The aerospace company Boeing failed to deliver the KC-46 Pegasus tanker plane by December 31, 2018 as it had predicted in the last few months, but -according to "Defense News"- there would be no problem... more
Military aviationChina: Shenyang FC-31 aircraft will have a boarded version
Steps towards sea parity with the United States?
The fifth-generation Shenyang FC-31 aircraft could soon be developed into a boarded version, allowing the Chinese Navy to use a stealth fighter during its operations. This rumor -reported by "Global Times"-... more