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Military aviationQantas Defence deliveries last A-330 MRTT aircraft conversion
Brisbane, Australia - The Australian brand will also provide maintenance services
QDS, Qantas Defence Services, has completed the fourth and final Airbus Military A-330 MRTT conversion (Multi Role Tanker Transport) which is set to be delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force "The... more
Military aviationPhoto of the month: formation flight of five A-400M airplanes
Madrid, Spain - Each aircraft continued its specific flight test activity
At the unique occasion of having the five Airbus Military A-400M flight test aircraft in Toulouse all at the same time, the Airbus Military Flight Test team put in place a formation flight including all... more
Military aviationThe US Air Force is facing aging aircraft issues
Washington, USA - "Despite the challenges we face, we are the world's best"
"The US Air Force is facing challenges because it has not succeeded in modernizing its fleet to anywhere near the degree it needs to, so the fleet is getting old", said a defense analyst of the Lexington... more
Military aviationRussia delivered last Sukhoi 30 fighter aircraft to Uganda
Moscow, Russia - They will replace the aged MiG-21 fleet
Russian arms export agency Rosboronexport has declared it delivered the last Sukhoi 30MK2 fighter aircraft to Uganda. The Russian firm added that it signed a preliminary agreement with Uganda in April... more
Military aviationRoyal Australian Air Force receives its last AEW&C Wedgetail aircraft
Sydney, Australia - Initial operational capability expected later in 2012
The Royal Australian Air Force has received its sixth Boeing Wedgetail AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft. The airplane is based on the Boeing 737 airframe. The Wedgetail can track... more
Military aviationRussian Aviation plans renewal of its fleet
Moscow, Russia - "Purchases of foreign equipment do not interest us"
Russian Military Transport Aviation (VTA) is planning a sweeping renewal of its fleet, as service's commander Lt. Gen. Viktor Kachalkin declared to the Russian press agency "Ria Novosti". "From... more
Military aviationBoeing delivers first Bangalore-equipped Growler electronic warfare fighter aircraft to the US Navy
Washington, Usa - New cockpit floodlighting by Bharat Electronics Limited
Today May 30, 2012, Boeing delivered to the US Navy the first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft with a cockpit subassembly produced by Bharat Electronics Limited (Bangalore). The subassembly provides... more
Military aviationAircraft and technology: Marks Gunzinger against the Super Hornet
Washington, USA - Analysis of the 4th generation aircraft limits related to modern scenarios
As previously said, the new Super Hornet fighter-bomber fleet upgrade has already started some controversies which see fifth generation aircraft as the only solution for the US Air Force renewal process. Mark... more
Military aviationBoeing develops Super Hornet aircraft upgrade
Washington, USA - New infrared camera integrated into the centerline station fuel tank
The Super Hornet, the latest version of the well-know US Navy F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighter aircraft, is going to be upgraded again. The new hardware is currently being developed at a Boeing facility. In... more
Military aviationThe last Boeing C-17 aircraft purchased by the RAF arrives in the UK
Brize Norton, United Kingdom - Fundamental for airbridge with Afghanistan
The last Boeing C-17 aircraft of the eight purchased by the UK Royal Air Force was unveiled today at the RAF Brize Norton base (Oxfordshire), at the presence of the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond. A... more
Military aviationSouth Korea to announce in October its military aircraft and helicopters contractors
Seoul, South Korea - Among others, in competition also Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Eurocopter
South Korea government, through the military acquisition programme's spokesperson, announced that the choice regarding the suppliers of fighters aircraft and the helicopters for its air force will be communicated... more
Military aviationEurofighter airplanes take full responsibility defending Italian airspace: replacing F-16s
Hallbergmoos, Germany - Entering into service in 2004 and now operational with four Typhoon Squadrons
Eurofighter Typhoons of the Italian Air Force (ItAF) have replaced the last of the air forces’ F-16 jets to leave the Typhoon solely responsible for the defence of Italian airspace. Entering into service i... more
Military aviationSaudi Arabia signs trainer aircraft deal
London, United Kingdom - "A real manna from heaven for BAE and Pilatus"
Saudi Arabia will purchase 22 BAE Systems Hawk aircraft and 55 Pilatus PC-21 turboprop airplanes. The country has signed a contract of approximately 1.6 billion pounds. Saudi Arabia has a military fleet... more
Military aviationAirbus is on track to meet A-400M aircraft delivery target
Toulouse, France - Vibration issue solved
Airbus Military has declared it remains on track to deliver its first pre-production exemplar of the A-400M Grizzly heavy tactical transport aircraft by 2012. In addition, the cause of a vibration issue... more
Military aviationUS military aircraft fitted with counterfeit Chinese parts
Washington, USA - According to a Senate Armed Service Committee report
Counterfeit goods coming from China have by now conquered the world, and constitute a relevant market share in every product field. But a US Senate Armed Service Committee report shows how "Made in China"... more
Military aviationRussian paratroopers joined exercise with US Green Berets
Fort Carson, USA - Drills in competition with US commandos.
Some Russian special force paratrooper units have started small arms firing exercises with US commandos at Fort Carson, Colorado. "Following a briefing on safety measures by Green Beret instructors,... more
Military aviationUnited States will sell Taiwan 66 new F-16 fighter aircraft
Washington, USA - Republicans said no to Taiwanese fleet upgrade
The House of Representatives voted Friday to require the US to sell 66 new F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan in addition to the current upgrade deal. Kay Granger, Republican Representative of Texas, said... more
Military aviationNORAD drills to ensure security ahead of the 2012 NATO summit in Chicago
Chicago, USA - Warplanes, air tankers and helicopters
The NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command), will hold a large-scale military air exercise in the skies over Chicago to ensure security ahead of the 2012 NATO summit. The meeting was previously... more
Military aviationPAK-FA experimental aircraft: first operational tests in 2013
Moscow, Russia - 14 exemplars by 2015
The Russian Air Force has declared that it will receive the first batch of prototypes of its T-50 PAK-FA fifth generation in 2013. Russian Air Force chief of staff Alexander Zelin confirmed the news yesterday. The... more
Military aviationThe United States negotiates possible South Korean helicopter deal
Washington, USA - MH-60R or AW-159 Lynx?
The United States will participate to a tender which will supply naval combat helicopters to South Korea. The US is evaluating the possible sale of eight Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters. The deal would include... more
Military aviationRussia will sell off 18 Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft
Moscow, Russia - Previously used by India, these aircraft are on sale to potential buyers
Moscow is to put up for sale a batch of 18 Sukhoi Su-30 Standard fighter aircraft which have been rejected by India because of concerns about their engines or, probably, in relation of the lack of thrust-vectoring... more
Military aviationRussian Air Force receives first upgraded Antonov An-124 super-heavy transport aircraft
Moscow, Russia - It is the largest transport airlifter worldwide
The Russian Air Force modernization programme continues. Today May 17, 2012 the Russian Air Force received three modernized Antonov An-124/100 super-heavy transport aircraft. The airplanes have been modernized... more
Military aviationEurofighter Typhoon aircraft: Saudi Arabia ready to receive 48 fighters
Riyad, Saudi Arabia - The will be equipped with modern future-proofed systems
The Eurofighter Typhoon, the well-known fourth generation aircraft produced by the European consortium created by EADS, BAE Systems and Alenia-Aermacchi, is suffering an heavy competition in relation to... more
Military aviationAirbus Military reveals new gunship airplane programme
Toulouse, France - It could be the European reply to the American AC-130
Airbus Military, the military subsidiary of the well-known European aircraft-maker, is developing a new version of its CN-235 and C-295 tactical medium transport aircraft. The new version is expected to... more
Military aviationRoyal Air Force on Voyager aircraft contract: it smells burning
London, United Kingdom - An English network investigates and discovers differences between contracts
"BBC Newsnight" has discovered the Royal Air Force may be paying billions of pounds too much for its new Voyager aircraft. The network said there have been differences between the contract sealed by the... more
Military aviationAustralia continues its Air Force reduction policy
Canberra, Australia - After the F-35s Canberra cuts the C-130H fleet
The RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) continues its policy of savings by reducing its fleet. As reported before (AVIONEWS), the Australian government postponed last week the purchase of the F-35 Lightning... more
Military aviationAirbus Military A-400M aircraft: RT certificate received
London, United Kingdom - "We will respect scheduled deliveries"
Airbus Military continues to affirm it remains on track to deliver its first A-400M tactical transport aircraft, the airplane which should soon be the European reply to the popular Lockheed Martin C-130J... more
Military aviationBoeing and BAE Systems won contract for RAAF 737 Wedgetail aircraft support
Canberra, Australia - MRO operations are going to be operated locally
Boeing and BAE Systems (the latter as a subcontractor for the programme) have won a contract with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for the testing and the maintenance of the RAAF 737 Wedgetail aircraft... more
Military aviationUS Navy does not have money to pay for F/A-XX aircraft programme
Washington, USA - "If you do not have stealth by the year 2022 to 2025 you will be irrelevant"
An interesting investigation has revealed some details about the future US Navy F/A-XX programme which aims to replace the multi-role fighter aircraft F/A-18 Hornet and its latest version F/A-18 Super... more
Military aviationAustralia delays the acquisition of the F-35 aircraft
Canberra, Australia - "We put a fair amount of padding in our cost and in our timetable"
Australia, which had planned to purchase only 12 F-35 fifth generation aircraft, will delay its acquisition by two years to save costs. The decision to buy the 12 aircraft will be postponed until 2014-2015. Only... more
Military aviationUSA assessed value of Japanese F-35 aircraft at $ 10 billion
Tokyo, Japan - This is an emergency measure to calm down Japan
US has assessed the price for the proposed sale of 42 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft (the "A" version, that is the one with traditional take-off and no hooks for aircraft carrier) to Japan... more
Military aviationIndia chooses Pilatus PC-7 aircraft and rejects the Korean KAI KT-1
Delhi, India - Seoul's objections dismissed
Indian Defence Ministry has dismissed controversy by Seoul concerning its basic light trainer competition. The Korean KAI KT-1 was rejected in favour of the Swiss Pilatus PC-7 Mk II. "The proposal regarding... more
Military aviationAircraft and tenders: Rosoboronexport out of Indonesian tender
Moscow, Russia - But Russia is still delivering many fighters, helicopters and armored vehicles
Rosoboronexport, Russia's arms trading company, has pulled out of an Indonesia tender that was released in February. According to official declarations, the company pulled out because it had offered... more
Military aviationUS re-visit F-16 aircraft contract with Taipei
Taipei, Taiwan - Not enough planes to contain China
The United States are convincing Taipei to re-visit the terms of a 66 F-16 C/D aircraft contract which was sealed with Washington, since this purchase would not be enough to oppose a strong air force fielded... more
Military aviationMiG-29 crashes in Bulgaria
Plovdiv, Bulgaria - The two pilots are unharmed
A Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 fighter aircraft crashed today, Thursday 26 April 2012, in the Plovdiv region (southern Bulgaria). The two pilots, who managed to eject, are unharmed, but they have been... more
Military aviationTurkish Aerospace Industries modernises Northrop T-38 aircraft
Istanbul, Turkey - New tender by 2020
TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) has delivered the first modernised Northrop T-38 trainer jet to the Turkish Air Force in Ankara after having upgraded its avionic instruments. The improvement of the... more
Military aviationUS Navy will start Boeing P-8 test by next summer
Washington, USA - The aircraft will be upgraded through three steps
The US Navy plans to start operational testing of the new Boeing P-8 Poseidon by next summer. "What we are looking forward to this year, really, is our initial operational test and evaluation of the programme"... more
Military aviationIndia issues a request for information on multi-role turbofan aircraft
Delhi, India - SIGINT, COMJAM and cargo transport missions
India has issued a RFI (Request For Information) on nine turbofan aircraft capable of performing a range of missions such as air surveillance and enemy targeting. Of these nine aircraft, two will be... more
Military aviationIsrael develops national missile to equip 5th generation aircraft
Tel Aviv, Israel - The F-35 is going to be locally upgraded
The Israeli F-35s will be equipped with a mix of US and Israeli-made weapons. "At least one main weapon system will be of Israeli origin" local sources said. A potential candidate is Rafael, an Israeli... more
Military aviationUSAF issues new Light Air Support tender in Afghanistan
Washington, USA - Embraer and Hawker Beechcraft will compete again
As forecasted by AVIONEWS the degeneration of the Afghan situation has forced the US Air Force to issue a new LAS (Light Air Support) tender. The LAS involves the delivery of at least 20 close support... more
Military aviationNorway ready to reconsider LM F-35 Lightning II programme (VIDEO)
Washington, USA - "Our Joint Strike Fighter must be equipped with braking parachutes"
"If there should happen to be something that would really affect the cost curves in the next months, in the next years, all nations including Norway will, of course, reconsider the whole project. I have... more
Military aviationAirplanes and tenders: Alenia-Aermacchi M-346 and Yakolev Yak-130 will compete for Philippines
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - South Korean KAI T-50 enters the arena too
The presence of Rosoboronexprt at the Kuala Lumpur exhibition (AVIONEWS) has brought the first results: Philippines will allow Yakolev to participate in the tender for a new trainer jet. This is good news... more
Military aviationNorthrop Grumman will produce first MQ-4C drone aircraft by June
Washington, Usa - The US Navy plans to purchase 68 BAMSs
The BAMS project (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance), that is the development of a remote-controlled drone aircraft to equip the US Navy, has reached its final stage (AVIONEWS). Northrop Grumman said... more
Military aviationFive-day drills in Russia: more than 40 strategic bomber aircraft deployed
Moscow, Russia - An aged but numerous fleet
A large military exercise began yesterday April 16, 2012 involving many strategic bomber aircraft deep-strike drills. The training mission will be five-days long and is operated over the Russia's Maritime... more
Military aviationAircraft and naval drill between USA and Philippines
Manila , Philippines - Manila looks for support from US on South China Sea
The annual exercises in South China Sea are due to run until 27 April 2012. The drill includes US' and Philippines' ships with all the related aircraft support which always escort modern task forces. The... more
Military aviationAsian debut for the A-400M aircraft
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Three-Nation tour for one of the latest releases by Airbus Military
Airbus Military, a subsidiary of the well-known European company, has planned a debut tour in Malaysia for its new tactical transport A-400M aircraft. Royal Malaysian Air Force pilots will fly the big... more
Military aviationFirst Airbus Military A-330MRTT aircraft delivered to RAF
London, United Kingdom - The airplane has received both civil and military certifications
The Royal Air Force (RAF) officially received today April 10 2012 its first Airbus Military A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft. The airplane, which has made some flights with the English colours... more
Military aviationNetherlands reduces its F-16 fleet size; F-35 purchase postponed
Amsterdam, Netherlands - "Only 4.5 billion Euro reserved for the F-35 programme"
The Netherlands will reduce its operational F-16 fighter fleet from 87 to 68 aircraft and declares that the decision on buying the F-35 "Joint Strike Fighter" has been deferred until after elections planned... more
Military aviationIndia successfully carries out the maiden test-flight of its new national-made AEWACS aircraft
Delhi, India - Partnership with Embraer to purchase EMB-145I aircraft
India has carried out the maiden test-flight of its new AEWACS aircraft (Airborne Early Warning and Control System) in Brazil using an Embraer EMB-145I aircraft which will carry the sensor system. "The... more
Military aviationIndia will purchase the MQ-4C BAMS drone aircraft
Delhi, India - They will join the Orion fleet for sea patrol
The Indian Navy will purchase six to eight Northrop Grumman MQ-4C BAMS (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance) for high-altitude reconnaissance. The aircraft is an upgrade of the Northrop Grumman heavy drone... more