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Military aviationBrazil to buy fighter jets from France
Brasilia, Brazil - The joint announcement made by the presidents of the two countries
Following recent statements made by Brazilian president, Lula, (see AVIONEWS), yesterday arrived the official confirmation that the south-American country will buy 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets from... more
Military aviationThe UK might extend its Eurofighers' life time
London, UK - It uses them more than its partner countries
The UK might extend its Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets' life time beyond the current nominal 6,000 flight hours, as London uses these aircraft much more than the other countries members of the consortium... more
Military aviationThe Rafale has advantage in new Brazilian fighter jets' tender
Brasilia, Brazil - France offered the transfer of technology together with aircraft
The French Dassault Rafale aircraft would have advantage in the tender for the new Brazilian Air Force fighters, thanks to Paris's availability to transfer technology together with the jets. This was confirmed... more
Military aviationItalian "Frecce Tricolori" performed in Libya
Tripoli, Libya - All issues solved the exhibition took place in the usual way
The Italian "Frecce Tricolori" yesterday performed in the sky of Tripoli, leaving behind them the three-coloured smoke representing the Italian flag. The Libyan leader, Muammar al-Gaddafi, had to renounce... more
Military aviationRobert Gates underlines the importance of the F-35 project
Fort Worth, USA - During his visit at Lockheed Martin's plant
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday visited Lockheed Martin’s final assembly operation for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter in Fort Worth, conveying optimism for the program’s future and emp... more
Military aviationBoeing will realize a network for USAF's C-17 training systems
St. Louis, USA - To link 10 centers in the United States
Boeing announced today that it has received a contract from the US Air Force to deliver a C-17 Distributed Training Center (DTC) to Scott Air Force Base. Boeing will provide the ability to network 10 existing... more
Military aviationIndian Sea Harriers back to service
New Delhi, India - They had been grounded following a fatal crash
The Indian Navy carrier-based Sea Harrier fighter jets are back into service. They had been grounded following a fatal accident occurred to one of them on August 21 (see AVIONEWS). The aircraft's operations... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin AML test-bed receives FAA certification
Denver, USA - A reconfigured Gulfstream III business jet
The Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) test-bed developed by Lockheed Martin has received its Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. This system will... more
Military aviationC-5B AMP upgrade phase completed
Travis AFB, USA - New digital avionics installed
Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the 50th C-5B Galaxy strategic transport modified under the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) back to the Air Force. This completes the AMP modifications to the C-5B... more
Military aviationIn flight tests for the high-energy ABL laser system
Edwards AFB, USA - Moving towards a ballistic missile shoot-down demonstration
The high-energy laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft has been fired in flight for the first time, moving closer toward this system's upcoming missile shoot-down demonstration. During this... more
Military aviationSix C-27J Spartans for Taiwan Air Force?
Taipei, Taiwan - The deal might concretize already next year
Taiwan Air Force might buy six Alenia C-27J Spartan aircraft with a deal that might concretize already next year. According to industrial sources quoted by "Flight International", the decision would have... more
Military aviationRussia delivers first A-50 AWACS to India
Moscow, Russia - The announcement during the "MAKS 2009" air show
Foreign sales of Russian combat aircraft announced or signed during the "MAKS 2009" air show, underway at Zhukovsky airport, near Moscow, until Sunday August 23, continue. Alexander Mikheyev, deputy director... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin begins RERP modifications for the C-5 Galaxy programme
Marietta, USA - 70 improvements and upgrades to airframe and aircraft systems
The first Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy strategic transport aircraft was inducted into the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) production line. The RERP modifications consist of more than... more
Military aviationEight Russian-made fighter jets for Vietnam
Moscow, Russia - Within a US$500 million contract signed in January
Russia is going to deliver eight Sukhoi Su-30MK2 fighter jets to Vietnam in 2010 within a contract signed in January, Alexander Mikheyev, Rosoboronexport (the state company that manages Russian military... more
Military aviation64 Sukhoi fighters for the Russian Air Force
Moscow, Russia - With a US$2.5 billion contract
As anticipated at the beginning of this week (see AVIONEWS), the Russian Air Force has signed a contract, during the "MAKS 2009" air show underway near Moscow until August 23, for a US$2.5 billion order... more
Military aviationFlight tests started for Indian Air Force's new MMRCA fighters
New Delhi, India - Boeing has been first in line with two F/A-18E/F Super Hornets
Flight tests within the tender for the purchase of 126 new medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA) destined to the Indian Air Force, a deal worth US$12 billion (see AVIONEWS), began yesterday in Bangalore... more
Military aviation15 T-6A Texan II trainers for Iraqi Air Force
Baghdad, Iraq - Two orders worth overall US$257 million
Iraqi Air Force will receive 15 Hawker Beechcraft T-6A Texan II trainers thanks to two orders placed by the country's government, for an overall value of US$257 million. Under the contract the manufacturer... more
Military aviationMore than 60 Su- family fighters for the Russian Air Force by 2015
Moscow, Russia - The deal is expected to be signed during the "MAKS 2009" air show
The Russian Air Force might receive more than 60 fighters of the Sukhoi Su- family by 2015, with a deal worth almost US$2 billion that is expected to be signed tomorrow during the first day of the "MAKS... more
Military aviationSouth Korea to produce its own F-16 flight simulators
Seoul, South Korea - To allow pilots to stay up-to-date amid the high fuel costs
South Korean DAPA (Defense Acquisition Program Administration) announced that the Asian country is going to produce about 12 Lockheed Martin F-16/KF-16 Fighting Falcon flight simulators of its own. This... more
Military aviationDelivered to USAF B-52 bomber with CONECT Technology
Edwards AFB , USA - It will allow the aircraft to link to the Air Force's digital network
Boeing announced today that it delivered to the US Air Force (USAF) a B-52 Stratofortress upgraded with Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT), a modification that equips the B-52 with 21st... more
Military aviationFinnish Air Force F-18 training systems upgraded
St. Louis, USA - Pilots will be allowed to perform network flight simulations
Boeing today announced that it has delivered upgrades for three F-18 Weapons Tactics and Situational Awareness Training Systems (WTSAT) to the Finnish Air Force. The aircrew trainers now offer the capability... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin delivered first C-5M to the USAF
Marietta, USA - The American Air Force will receive 52 of these aircraft
Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the first fully modernized C-5M Super Galaxy to the US Air Force at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Georgia. The aircraft is the first of three developmental... more
Military aviationThirty years of the Italian contingent Unifil celebrated in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon - The helicopters have made 35,000 flight hours
The Italian contingent in Lebanon has celebrated thirty years; it ensures, since July 1979, the territory control, rescue and firefighting operations in the ambit of UN Unifil mission. The Contingent's... more
Military aviationUS House backs presidential helicopter, scraps F-22
Washington, USA - Many military cuts proposed by the Obama administration have been rejected
Fight in the USA between Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, and congress about next year's military budget goes on. With 400 favourable votes against 30, yesterday the House of Representatives approved an... more
Military aviationUS Navy P-8A Poseidon unveiled
Renton, USA - It will enter into service by 2013
The US and Boeing Navy yesterday unveiled the service's newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, during a ceremony at the Boeing facility in Renton, USA. This aircraft... more
Military aviationParis sends three Tiger helicopters to Kabul
Kabul, Afghanistan - On board of a military transport Antonov 124 aircraft
The French defense ministry has sent three Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters to Kabul. They landed in the Afghan capital's airport on board of a military transport Antonov 124 aircraft. The machines... more
Military aviationIndia seeks engines for it Tejas-2 fighters
New Delhi, India - Request for proposal made to General Electric and EuroJet Turbo
India is seeking new, more powerful engines for its light combat Tejas MkII aircraft. For this reason the Aeronautical Development Agency has issued a request for proposal to General Electric and the European... more
Military aviationFirst US Navy stealth fighter unveiled
Fort Worth, USA - The F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
The first ever US Navy stealth fighter jet has been unveiled in a ceremony held yesterday in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the F-35C Lightning II, carrier version of the aircraft built by Lockheed Martin. This... more
Military aviationBoeing presented an upgrade proposal for USAF's KC-10 cockpits
St. Louis, USA - After success with Dutch KDC-10s
Boeing today announced it has submitted a proposal to the US Air Force to upgrade the cockpits of the service's fleet of 59 KC-10 Extender tanker-transport aircraft. The proposal covers engineering and... more
Military aviationThe first C-17 Globemaster III SAC arrives in Hungary
Papa Air Base, Hungary - It will be deployed at Papa Air Base
The first Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft acquired by the NATO Airlift Management Organization and the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) consortium officially joined the Heavy Airlift Wing (HAW)... more
Military aviationSaudi Arabia ordered three new A-330 MRTT Tankers
Madrid, Spain - With these the deal grows to six aircraft
The Saudi Ministry of Defence and Aviation has ordered three additional A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal Saudi Air Force, bringing its total order to six. Saudi had signed... more
Military aviationEADS welcomes A-400M renegotiation
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Seeking a solution acceptable for both sides
EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) consortium, following foreign ministers' decision to renegotiate terms for the production of the Airbus A-400M airlifter (see AVIONEWS), has welcomed... more
Military aviationBoeing delivered 440th F/A-18/EF to the US Navy
St. Louis, USA - The Super Hornet will be also sold to foreign countries
Boeing has delivered the 400th F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the US Navy in June. The original Super Hornet strike fighter achieved initial operational capability with the Navy in September 2001. The advanced... more
Military aviationA-400M: governments agree on renegotiation
Nice, France - The new deadline is the end of the year
The foreign ministers of the seven countries participating in the programme for the production of Airbus's military transport A-400M aircraft (Germany, France, UK, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and Turkey),... more
Military aviationMeeting in Nice to decide on A-400M's future
Nice, France - Airbus Military states first flight will be between late 2009 and early 2010
Expired the one-month extension to the moratorium signed in April (see AVIONEWS), representatives from the countries member of the consortium to produce the Airbus A-400M airlifter will meet tomorrow in... more
Military aviationFirst Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F takes flight
St. Louis, USA - Remaining 23 to be delivered between 2010 and 2011
Boeing has completed the maiden flight of the first Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornet from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. The aircraft had been unveiled on July 8 at the... more
Military aviationUS Senate votes to stop F-22 production
Washington, USA - Likely clash with the House of Representatives
Another step towards the interruption of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor programme has been taken, as the US Senate yesterday decided to support Obama administration's position, voting with a 58-40 majority.... more
Military aviationUSA, secretary Gates reaffirms opposition to F-22 programme
Washington, USA - The White House will veto any different proposal
After US House and Senate Armed Services Committees voted to support continuation of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet programme (see AVIONEWS), defense secretary, Robert Gates, reaffirmed to the... more
Military aviationIn flight refuelling tests completed for Italian Air Force's KC-767 Tankers
Edwards AFB, USA - Tasks performed with an F-16 fighter jet
Two of the KC-767 aerial refuelling tankers that Boeing is building for the Italian Air Force recently performed a series of airborne boom contacts and fuel offloads in test flights with the US Air Force... more
Military aviationKuwait seeks logistical support for its F/A-18s
Kuwait City, Kuwait - To maintain their operational effectiveness
Kuwait has requested the American DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency) the supply of logistical support, maintenance and technical services for its fleet of Boeing F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, worth a... more
Military aviationItaly will help surveillance of Albanian air space
Rome, Italy - Within NATO's "Air Policing" activity
Eurofighter jets of Italian Air Force 36th Wing of Gioia del Colle (Bari), starting from tomorrow, will participate to "Air Policing" operations for Albanian air space surveillance, as required by NATO.... more
Military aviationFirst C-17 Globemaster III SAC delivered
Long Beach, USA - It will be deployed at Pápa Air Base, Hungary
Boeing delivered the first Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony yesterday at its final assembly facility in Long Beach, paving the way for the advanced airlifter’s h... more
Military aviationIsraeli Air Force receives the first four of 25 ordered T-6 Beechcrafts (Efroni)
Tel Aviv, Israel - Deliveries will be completed by the end of the year
Israeli Air Force has received the first four Beechcraft T-6 (dubbed "Efroni" by Tel Aviv's air force) trainer aircraft that will replace the aging CM-170 Zukit ("Fouga Magister") that have been used for... more
Military aviation100,000 flight hours for Dassault airplanes of the Italian AMI's 31st Wing
Rome, Italy - Dassault Falcon Service, on the occasion, will pay out a donation in favour of Abruzzo's population
The 100,000 flight hours of Dassault Aviation's airplanes of the Italian Air Force (AMI)'s 31st Wing have been celebrated yesterday, on Monday July 13, 2009 at Rome-Ciampino's military airport. This... more
Military aviationIsrael closer to F-35 fighter jets' purchase
Tel Aviv, Israel - New request for proposal presented by Tel Aviv after American requirements
After the letter of request (LOR) presented last week (see AVIONEWS) Israel issued an updated request for proposal (RFP) to solve some problems underlined by the United States concerning the sale of 25... more
Military aviationSecond E-2D Advanced Hawkeye enters new test phase
Bethpage, USA - To verify its carrier suitability
Test phase for Northrop Grumman's experimental E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft continues. Following the Delta One (see AVIONEWS), also the second one, known as Delta Two, has transitioned to Naval Air Station... more
Military aviation14th C-130J delivered to the USAF 41st Airlift Squadron
Marietta, USA - Received by 18th Air Force's commander
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 14th of 16 C-130J Super Hercules to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The aircraft will be assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, the first active-duty combat C-130J... more
Military aviationIndian Air Force points on Sukhoi Su-30s
New Delhi, India - The fleet might be extended to 230 aircraft by 2015
The Indian Air Force might increase its fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters to 230 aircraft by 2015. According to New Delhi's minister of defence, Arackaparambil Kurian Antony, this Russian-built model "Is... more
Military aviationF-35 Lightning II JSF fighters for Israeli defense
Tel Aviv, Israel - To contrast threats brought by Syria and Iran
Israel has ordered its first squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, the most modern product of the American aviation, to contrast the threats brought by Syria... more
Military aviationFirst F/A-18F of the Royal Australian Air Force unveiled
St. Louis, USA - Delivery scheduled within this month. Further 23 between 2010 and 2011
Boeing unveiled the first F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during a ceremony at Boeing's production facilities in St. Louis. The aircraft will be delivered later... more