Fábrica Argentina de Aviones Brigadier San Martin (FAdeA) delivered the first prototype of an upgraded IA-58 PUCARA ground-attack aircraft to the Argentine Air Force. That was reported by www.fadeasa.com.ar. The aircraft (A-568) was returned to the Grupo 3 de Ataque of the III Brigada Aérea of Reconquista, Santa Fe province. This aircraft represents the second […]

The U.S. Navy announced that its newest airborne early warning and control aircraft, the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, will join the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 in Japan in February 2017. That was reported by pacom.mil. Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, which flies the E-2D, will […]

Vanilla Aircraft, LLC announced that on December 2, their VA001 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed a non-stop, unrefueled 56-hour flight. The flight was submitted for a world duration record for combustion-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the 50-500 kg subclass (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Class U-1.c Group 1). A representative from the National Aeronautic Association was present […]

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is delighted to announce the signing of three PC-21 fleet orders by end of December 2016, for a total of 21 PC-21s, of which 17 are for the French Air Force and two each for the Royal Jordanian Air Force and QinetiQ, a British company which operates the “Empire Test Pilots’ School”. […]

One of eight medium-thrust engines fell off a U.S. Air Force B-52 heavy bomber from Minot AFB, North Dakota, in a Jan. 4 incident. That was reported by www.military.com. The incident occurred during a training flight near Minot Air Force Base, officials confirmed to Military.com. The engine broke up and debris landed in unpopulated area, […]

Japan is in negotiations with New Zealand to export the Self-Defense Forces’ patrol and transport aircraft, in hopes of beating out U.S. and European competition to score its first large-scale arms contract. That was reported by Nikkei Asian Review. The deal will also involve the maintenance of the planes, and is potentially worth billions of […]

The Algerian Air Force has taken delivery of eight new Su-30MKI(A) multirole fighters from Russia. The first eight multi-role fighters Su-30MKI(A) were delivered to Algeria from Irkutsk in a period of 15 to 30 December 2016, as per contract 2015 for the delivery of 14 of these aircraft. Earlier, Algeria under two contracts received 44 Su-30MKI(A) – 28 […]

Two soldiers are dead after an AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed in Galveston Bay near the Bayport Cruise Terminal Wednesday afternoon. Ccrews responded to reports of a ‘military grade’ Apache helicopter in the water at El Jardin Beach near the Bayport cruise terminal just before 4 p.m. Wednesday. A spokesman for the Texas Army National Guard confirmed the two men […]

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan has received two new  Su-30SM two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft from Russia. That was reported by press service of the Kazakh Defense Ministry on Dec. 27, 2016. “One needs to have deep knowledge and constant self-improvement to operate the jet. In a year and a half, our pilots have successfully mastered […]

AVIAMIR limited liability company executes repair of Ilyushin Il-76 (NATO reporting name: Candid) military transport aircraft for National Air Force of Angola. AVIAMIR LLC is located in Bila Tserkva (80 km south of Kyiv) on the territory of the Municipal Enterprise Bilotserkivskiy cargo aircraft complex (ME “BVAK”). According to press service of ME “BVAK” in Bila Tserkva […]