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Military aviationIndia to order 106 Swiss trainer airplanes
New Delhi, India - After the attempt to develop a homemade model failed, New Delhi is likely to add more Pilatus PC-7
New Delhi will keep on using Swiss-made basic trainer airplanes (BTA) for Indian Air Force (IAF) rookies. The attempt to produce this kind of aircraft at home failed when the defence acquisitions council... more
Military aviationTata-Airbus’ bid to win order for 56 military airplanes from India
New Delhi, India - The joint-venture is the only bidder left after six competitors withdrew and Alenia Aermacchi was banned after AgustaWestland helicopters kickbacks scandal
New Delhi’s Government will decide on Saturday November 22 whether to go on with the project to supply 56 tactical military transport airplanes for the Indian Air Forces (IAF). Doubts were raised because t... more
Military aviationFirst test flight for Russian airplane Tu-160 in modernised version
Moscow, Russia - The bomber is the world's largest supersonic aircraft
The Russian bomber airplane Tupolev Tu-160 is going through the first stage of a modernisation process including replacement of nearly all the avionics and onboard radar equipment. The United Aircraft... more
Military aviationParis strengthens is anti-Isis mission with six Mirage airplanes
Paris, France - Aircraft will be based in Jordan
France will send 6 Mirage 2000/D fighter planes in Jordan to fight Isis. The airplanes will give support to the Iraqi forces and to Kurds Peshmerga. The news was given yesterday by the Minister of Defence... more
Military aviationFarewell to F/A-18: Boeing will not produce military airplanes anymore
Seattle, USA - The decision was due to turnover decrease in the defence sector
Faced with a strong order reduction from the United States and other countries, Boeing has decided to leave the military airplanes sector. To react to turnover decrease, the company had already implemented... more
Military aviationAgreement between Russia and China to modernize fighter airplanes engines
Moscow, Russia - Companies of the two countries will work together on RD-93 engines installed on FC-1 jets
In 2005 Rosoboronexport Russian State-owned with the monopoly in the defence sector import-export, signed a deal with China on the delivery of 100 RD-93 made by Saint Petersburg-based company Klimov, for... more
Military aviationRussian military airplane intercepted on the Baltic Sea
Vilnius, Lithuania - The aircraft did not violate other countries airspace, but posed a threat to civil aviation
The Hague Defence Ministry said through its website that two Dutch F-16 airplanes of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) command intercepted an Ilyushin-76 Russian military transportation aircraft... more
Military aviationChina challenges the United States with a new fighter airplane
Zhuhai, China - Beijing will show its J-31 at "Zhuhai Air Show". According to some experts, it might be a fifth generation fighter similar to F-35
China will demonstrate its progress in military technology at “Air Show China 2014”, international airspace trade show that will be held from today, November 11, to the 16 in Zhuhai, in the Guangdong pro... more
Military aviationAirplanes and defence. Russian envoy to the Atlantic alliance "NATO uses the Ukraine crisis to flex its muscles"
Moscow, Russia - Moscow emissary also denounces the increase of NATO military flights close to Russian airspace
The crisis in Ukraine is causing a dispute between Moscow and the west. After the supreme NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) commander in Europe said Russia’s recent flights close to European a... more
Military aviationNATO commander: Russian airplanes incursions are a message to the west
Washington, USA - General Philip Breedlove highlighted the unusual characteristics of flights recently intercepted in Europe
Recent Russian military airplanes’ flights close to European airspace (for details see AVIONEWS) are a clear message to the west, with which Moscow wants to show it is “A great power”. That is what the s... more
Military aviationCanadian airplanes drop bombs near Fallujah in their first anti-Isis mission
Kuwait City, Kuwait - Ottawa’s government contribution to the international coalition includes six fighters, two maritime patrol aircraft and one tanker
Defence ministry Rob Nicholson declared that Canadian airplanes did their first anti-Isis mission in Iraq on Sunday November 2. The ministry did not say which objectives were hit and added the military... more
Military aviationTwenty six Russian military airplanes intercepted near EU airspace
Brussels, Belgium - NATO says it represents an “Unusual level of air activity”
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) tracked an “Unusual level of air activity” by Russian military airplanes in the last two days. Four different groups of aircraft have been intercepted over the... more
Military aviationEstonian Defence Forces reported airspace violation by a Russian reconnaissance airplane
Tallinn, Estonia - Moscow says the aircraft did not violate international flight rules
Estonian Defence Forces reported yesterday that a Russian military airplane violated the country’s airspace. The aircraft, an Ilyushin 20, “Had no mission plan, its transponder was switched off. The pla... more
Military aviationAirplanes and defence. Russia: military expense grows despite economic contraction
Moscow, Russia - Record defence budget at 81 billion dollars in 2015
Russia is increasing military expense although it is in economic contraction, as low oil prices, inflation and Western sanctions over the Kremlin's role in the Ukraine crisis hit the country. According... more
Military aviationFirst German Air Force A-400M airplane made its maiden flight
Seville, Spain - Lasted around five hours
The first Airbus A-400M new generation airlifter ordered by the German Air Force has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN18, took off from Seville,... more
Military aviationMilitary airplanes. Russia: two new bases operative in 2016 and 2017
Kazan, Russia - The facilities are located in Belarus and Yakutia and will deploy respectively airplanes Sukhoi Su-27 and MIG-31
The Russian Air Force Commander-In-Chief Colonel General Viktor Bondarev met journalists on Wednesday October 15 during a visit at the construction yard of a new air base in Babruysk in eastern Belarus.... more
Military aviationAirplanes and alliances. Turkey would allow the use of its bases for the overthrow of Assad
Ankara, Turkey - Ankara wishes a no-fly zone to protect a training area for Syrian rebels
Turkey has not changed its mind: a broad support to the anti-Isis coalition depends on the US government will to include overthrowing Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria among the objectives. Ankara d... more
Military aviationItalian Air Force: Combined Joint Personnel Recovery Standardisation Course
Rome, Italy - The course certified the capability to lead and to manage the rescue missions of military and civil staff in crisis areas
The Combined Joint Personnel Recovery Standardisation Course (CJPRSC) is finished satisfactory. This was the final CJPRSC to be conducted by the EAG prior to it being handed over to the European Personnel... more
Military aviationAirbus DS: German Air Force A-400M aircraft takes its first steps
Seville, Spain - Towards delivery
The first Airbus A-400M new generation airlifter for the German Air Force has taken another step towards delivery with the start of taxiing trials. The aircraft moved under its own power for the first... more
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
Military aviationFire aboard a prototype of a Sukhoi T-50 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - The aerospace company does not think that this incident will cause delays in the development programme
A fire started aboard a Sukhoi T-50/PAK-FA aircraft at Zhukovsky air base near Moscow. The plane involved is the fifth and latest prototype of the fighter manufactured by the Russian aerospace company,... more