Military aviation
3,294 news found
Military aviationA-400M: fourth airplane assembly process begins
Toulouse, France - The MSN4 will have its maiden flight before the end of 2010
The final assembly process for the fourth Airbus Military A-400M military airlifter has already begun in Seville (Spain). The wings for the aircraft, known as MSN4, arrived at the final assembly line... more
Military aviationAustralia, training of RAAF C-17 pilots started
Amberley, Australia - The course includes 350 hours in 100 days
Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) today announced the beginning of the Globemaster III training course at RAAF Base Amberley. Two RAAF student pilots entered Pilot Initial Qualification... more
Military aviationGripen: Thai technicians in Sweden for initial maintenance course
Linköping, Sweden - It will last until the end of the year
A first group of Thai Air Force technicians have arrived in Sweden for their initial maintenance type conversion course on the Saab JAS-39 Gripen aircraft at the Swedish Armed Forces Technical school in... more
Military aviationSukhoi PAK FA, first flight completed
Moscow, Russia - Russian fifth generation fighter
The first flight of a prototype of Russia's advanced fighter of the 5th generation, the Sukhoi PAK-FA, has been successfully completed this morning in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The aircraft piloted by test-pilot... more
Military aviationMaiden flight of the B-52 CONECT
Edwards AFB, USA - With new Combat Network Communications Technology
Boeing announced yesterday that a B-52H Stratofortress upgraded with new communication technology has recently successfully accomplished its first test flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The... more
Military aviationF-35B: first flight of a RAF active service pilot
Patuxent River NAS, USA - At Patuxent River Naval Air Station
RAF Squadron Leader Steve Long of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has become the first active-duty service pilot from the United Kingdom to take to the skies in a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, also known... more
Military aviationTomorrow the first flight of Russian new fighter
Moscow, Russia - Sukhoi's PAK FA should enter into service in 2015
Russia's fifth generation fighter jet might take the sky tomorrow, according to a source within the manufacturer Sukhoi, quoted today by the news agency "RIA Novosti". The only known fifth generation... more
Military aviationBoeing gets long-term support contract for the Australian Wedgetails
Seattle, USA - Worth about US$ 600 million
Boeing has been awarded a five-year In-Service Support contract for Project Wedgetail, Australia's 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) program. The contract from Australia's Defence Materiel... more
Military aviationRolls-Royce extends its support to UK's Eurofighter jets
Bristol, UK - GBP 865 million until 2019
Rolls-Royce has signed a service contract worth GBP865 million (€ 984 million) with the UK Ministry of Defence to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft which are pow... more
Military aviationFirst two upgraded P-3Cs for Pakistan delivered
Eagan, USA - Within a contract awarded to Lockheed Martin in 2006
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first two of seven upgraded P-3C maritime surveillance aircraft for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan under the US Government's Foreign Military Sales program. This... more
Military aviationA-400M: France wants to keep it alive
London, UK - Other partners are skeptical, UK, Germany and Turkey in particular
Representatives from countries participating in the Airbus A-400M military transport aircraft programme met yesterday in London to discuss about the future of this costly and ambitious project. The seven... more
Military aviationFrance "Will do anything to save the A-400M"
Paris, France - Meeting today in London for programme-member countries
"France will do anything to save the A-400M project", Paris' defense minister, Herve Morin, said yesterday during the National Assembly. "It is a major programme for European defence", he stated, anticipating... more
Military aviationFirst Canadian C-130J unveiled
Marietta, USA - 17 of these aircraft will be delivered within the next two years
The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules produced for Canada yesterday left the company's paint facility in Marietta, USA. Canada's new fleet of 17 C-130Js will fly farther, faster, with more payload... more
Military aviationFourth KC-767 Tanker delivered to the Japanese defense
St. Louis, USA - It can also be used as a transport aircraft
Boeing yesterday announced that it has recently delivered the last of four KC-767 aerial refuelling tankers to the Japan Ministry of Defense, completing one of the International Tanker team's most significant... more
Military aviationIndia submits letter of request for potential Boeing C-17 Globemaster III order
Long Beach, Usa - To improve and reinforce its military tactical transport airplane capability
The Boeing Company announced that the U.S. government has received a Letter of Request from India's Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Indian Air Force regarding the potential acquisition of 10 C-17 Globemaster... more
Military aviationSTOVL flight tests begin for the F-35B
Patuxent River NAS, USA - Turbine engaged for the first time
The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter engaged its STOVL propulsion system in flight for the first time yesterday. The successful test is the first... more
Military aviationSix C-17 Globemaster III for the United Arab Emirates
St. Louis, USA - Deliveries between 2011 and 2012
Boeing and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence yesterday announced that the UAE has signed a contract for the acquisition of six Boeing C-17 Globemaster III advanced aircraft. The... more
Military aviationNew C-17 Globemaster III for the RAF
London, UK - It will enter service in March 2011
The UK Ministry of Defence yesterday announced that contracts have been signed for the RAF's seventh C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft destined to RAF Brize Norton. This airplane can operate... more
Military aviationAirbus: the A-400M programme will go on
Frankfurt, Germany - Reports of it being about to be closed denied
An Airbus spokesman stated today that the A-400M programme will go on, and it hopes that talks with governments might end by the end of January. The comment has been issued following reports by the newspaper... more
Military aviationThe second F-25B STOVL lands at Patuxent River
Patuxent River, USA - To start a four-year test campaign
The second Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, after successfully completing aerial refuelling en route... more
Military aviationSecond flight of the first A-400M
Seville, Spain - Three hours and ten minutes, departed from Seville
Airbus Military has completed the second flight of the new A-400M airlifter in a three-hour and ten minute flight of the first aircraft, known as MSN1, from Seville, Spain, conducted by experimental test... more
Military aviationMorocco orders 24 F-16 fighter jets
Washington, USA - Contract worth US$841.9 million
The Kingdom of Morocco has ordered 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 fighter jets, worth overall US$841.9 million, within a previously signed deal between the north-African country and the government of... more
Military aviationUK approves purchase of third F-35B
London, UK - Confirming the country's commitment to the Joint Strike Fighter programme
The United Kingdom has received financial approval to purchase its third Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II operational test aircraft, reinforcing the UK's commitment to the Joint Strike Fighter programme. This... more
Military aviationRussia to introduce a stealth bomber between 2025 and 2030
Moscow, Russia - With technologies and materials that will make it hard to discover
Major general Anatoly Zhikharev, commander of Russian strategic aviation, today stated that Moscow will introduce a stealth capable bomber between 2025 and 2030, as reported by the news agency "RIA Novosti".... more
Military aviationUS Navy Secretary visits the F-35 line
Fort Worth, USA - The American naval forces will order 680 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft
US Navy Secretary Ray Mabus toured Lockheed Martin's F-35 facility for a preview of the Department of the Navy's first-ever stealth strike fighter. Secretary Mabus got a firsthand look at BF-2, the... more
Military aviationSukhoi delivers two Su-34s to the Russian Air Force
Moscow, Russia - The deal foresees the delivery of 32 aircraft by 2013
Sukhoi today announced that VP Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO) handed over to the Russian Air Force two batch-production Su-34 frontline fighter-bombers produced in the framework... more
Military aviationSecond Embraer 190 for the Brazilian government
São José dos Campos, Brazil - Capable to reach all the continent departing from Brasilia
Embraer has delivered the second E-190 jet to the Brazilian government. Like the first of this model, which was delivered in September of this year (see AVIONEWS), the aircraft is specially configured... more
Military aviationFirst flight test phase completed on the B-1 with upgraded avionics
Edwards AFB, USA - The second batch of trials will begin in April 2010
The first phase of flight test for a Boeing B-1 bomber upgraded with new digital avionics has been completed. The B-1 Fully Integrated Data Link (FIDL) flight test plan for Phase 1 included nine sorties... more
Military aviationNew EADS control system for Swiss military airports
Paris, France - For five military bases within 2016
EADS Defence & Security (DS) today announced that it will equip Swiss military airfields with a new military approach control system to ensure flight safety in the dense air traffic of Central Europe and... more
Military aviationSwedish defense orders Gripen spare parts
Stockholm, Sweden - Contract worth SEK200 million
Saab today announced that it has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding spare parts for the current JAS-39 Gripen fleet. The order amounts to SEK 200 million... more
Military aviation7th C-17 Globemaster III for the RAF
Long Beach, USA - It will be deployed at Brize Norton base, England
Boeing and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence announced an agreement for the acquisition of a seventh C-17 Globemaster III for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Boeing is scheduled to deliver the aircraft... more
Military aviationFirst fighterbomber Eurofighters for the German Air Force
Nörvenich, Germany - Delivered to the 31th Wing
The German Air Force’s Fighter Bomber Wing 31 “Boelcke” has received today its first four Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The Eurofighter Typhoons have been handed over in a ceremony at the Wing’s base, N... more
Military aviationSuper Hornet sustainment contract signed between Boeing and Australian government
Canberra, Australia - Worth US$20 million per year
The project to acquire Australia’s new fighter aircraft, the F/A-18 Super Hornet, took another step forward today with the signing of the sustainment contract with Boeing. The Minister for Defence Personnel, M... more
Military aviationRolls-Royce to supply support to the Saudi Arabian Eurofighters
Derby, UK - First maintenance activities to be carried out in the country
Rolls-Royce yesterday announced that it has concluded contracts with BAE Systems to support the EJ200 engines powering the Eurofighter Typhoon fleet of the Royal Saudi Air Force. The two three-year contracts... more
Military aviationSukhoi delivers last batch of upgraded Su-24M2s to the Russian Air Force
Moscow, Russia - Works carried out at Novosibirsk facilities
The final batch of Su-24M2 bombers was handed over to the Russian Air Force after repair and modernization at the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO) in Novosibirsk. Thus NAPO has fulfilled... more
Military aviationOCCAR: "First flight of the A-400M is a very important contractual milestone"
Seville, Spain - Flight tests to last for the next two years
OCCAR (Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation) welcomed the first flight of the Airbus A-400M airlifter, which took place on Friday in Seville (see AVIONEWS). "The first flight of the A-400M -the... more
Military aviationAvio expressed its satisfaction for the first flight of the A-400M
Rome, Italy - The Italian company participates in the building of the engines
The Italian company Avio, which participates in the building of the Europrop International (EPI) TP400D engines for the A-400M airlifter, expressed its satisfaction for today's first flight of Airbus'... more
Military aviationPhoto of the week: the first flight of the A-400M
Seville, Spain - Performed today in Seville
Some pictures of the A-400M aircraft's first flight performed today in Seville, Spain, succesfully performed today in Seville, Spain (see AVIONEWS). Airbus Military's A-400M airlifter, financed by the... more
Military aviationFinally the first flight of Airbus A-400M
Seville, Spain - Takeoff and landing in Seville for the new EADS airlifter
The new A-400M airlifter built by Airbus Military (EADS) today took off for the first time in Seville, Spain, as announced in the last days (see AVIONEWS). The event gains particular relevance in a moment... more
Military aviation300th centre fuselage section of the Eurofighter delivered
Augsburg, Germany - By Premium Aerotec
Premium Aerotec delivered the 300th centre fuselage section for the Eurofighter Typhoon. The company produces the centre fuselage section for all four of the air forces involved in the Eurofighter programme... more
Military aviationA-400M: first flight announced for Friday
Seville, Spain - At the manufacturer's facilities in San Pablo, Seville
As anticipated (see AVIONEWS), Airbus today announced that the A-400M will fly for the first time on Friday morning, December 11, at the manufacturer's facilities in San Pablo, Seville (Spain). The... more
Military aviationWill the A-400M fly next week?
Seville, Spain - On 10 or 11 December in Spain
Despite the reports talking of a possible drop of the programme, denied by EADS (see AVIONEWS), the first flight of the A-400M might be performed at the end of next week, likely in Spain, for a three-hour... more
Military aviationSaab launches joint-venture in Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand - For the new Gripens and Erieyes ordered by the country
Saab has entered into a partnership with Thai company Avia Satcom to form a joint-venture for developing high technology products within aviation and defence. The new firm, Avia Saab Technologies, will... more
Military aviationAlenia Aermacchi delivers MB-339CM trainers to Royal Malaysian Air Force
Venegono, Italy - The contract has an overall value of about 88 million Euro
"Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company controlled by Alenia Aeronautica, officially delivered the eight MB-339CM to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) in a ceremony held last Wednesday at the 'Langkawi... more
Military aviationRadar antenna installed on the P-8A Poseidon T2
Seattle, USA - Built by Raytheon
Boeing and Raytheon technicians completed installation of an APY-10 radar antenna on P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T2 at the Boeing Developmental Center in Seattle. Following completion of the next phase... more
Military aviationEADS denies possible end of the A-400M programme
Paris, France - The news issued by a German web site
The European consortium EADS has denied the possible closure of the A-400M programme due to heavy cost, possibility suggested by the German web site "Focus Online". "Negotiations are ongoing -an EADS spokesman... more
Military aviationCAE to supply M-346 simulators to the Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - Deliveries scheduled in the second half of 2011
CAE announced at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) that Alenia Aermacchi (Finmeccanica) has awarded it a contract to design and manufacture a M-346 full-mission... more
Military aviationBoeing EA-18G Growler towards full rate production
St. Louis, USA - They will replace US Navy's EA-6B Prowlers
The Boeing EA-18G Growler aircraft was approved to advance into Full Rate Production (FRP) by the US Department of Defense (DOD). The EA-18G program now can proceed from Low Rate Initial Production to... more
Military aviationLockheed Martin delivers first electro-optical targeting systems for the F-35
Orlando, USA - The goal is to produce 200 units per year
Lockheed Martin has marked successful entry into low rate initial production on the F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). The first production units have been delivered to Lockheed... more
Military aviation"Ridare la luce 2009", the humanitarian mission in Mali returns
Turin, Italy - From November 24 to December 10, 2009
"Ridare la luce", the humanitarian mission, returns in Mali in order to cure populations of Sahel's desert from vision's diseases. The mission is carried out in collaboration with "Associazione Fatebenefratelli... more