DefenceTalkThe advanced Russian-made Ilyushin Il-112V military transport plane is planned to perform the first flight in the summer of 2017, the Voronezh Region administration said. The Voronezh Aircraft Plant (VASO) is the main producer of the Il-112V military transport plane, the administration added. “VASO has already started building the first prototype. The prototype is expected […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russias-il-112v-military-transport-plane-to-perform-first-flight-in-2017-68102/

DefenceTalkAirbus on Tuesday warned of a technical bug potentially affecting the engines of its A400M that was discovered during an internal test after one of the military planes crashed in Spain. The company said in a statement it had sent out an alert to its clients urging them to carry out “specific checks of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-warns-of-bug-that-could-affect-a400m-engines-64260/

DefenceTalkParis: Britain, Germany and Turkey said Sunday they were temporarily grounding their Airbus A400M military transport planes after one crashed near Seville airport in southern Spain during a test flight. France, which has six of the planes, said it would only carry out “top priority flights” with A400M until more facts emerge on what caused […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-germany-and-turkey-ground-a400-military-planes-64145/

DefenceTalkThe Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) today officially received its first of four Airbus A400M military transport aircraft, ordered from Airbus Defense and Space. Chief of RMAF, General Dato’ Sri Roslan Saad officially took over the aircraft from Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space. The ceremony took place at the Langkawi International Maritime […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-hands-over-first-a400m-to-malaysia-63549/

DefenceTalkThe defence ministry is likely to soon take a decision on the joint bid of Tata and Airbus to replace Indian Air Force’s aging fleet of 56 Avro aircraft with C-295 military transport carriers. Defence ministry sources said the next meetings of the defence acquisition council (DAC) will deliberate on the bid worth multi crore […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-set-to-approve-c-295-purchase-62864/

DefenceTalkThe RAF’s latest transport aircraft, the A400M Atlas, touched down on Akrotiri soil for the first time yesterday (15 Dec 14). The aircraft was visiting the RAF Base as part of its ongoing checks to ensure that our airfields are capable of supporting this new aircraft. The A400M Atlas can operate in both the strategic […]https://www.defencetalk.com/rafs-a400m-begins-base-testing-tour-61335/

DefenceTalkAfter years of delays and huge cost over-runs, Airbus on Monday delivers its first A400M military transport plane, handing over the huge turboprop to France at its Spanish assembly plant. The pan-European aircraft maker expects the ceremony at the Airbus Military plant in Seville, southern Spain, to be the start of sales to military forces […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-delivers-first-a400m-military-transport-plane-49274/