August 2023

Civilian aviation news August 24, 2023

Qantas orders 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

– Australian carrier orders four 787-9 and eight 787-10 jets – Fuel-efficient, widebody Boeing jets support Qantas’ growth strategy to operate one of world’s most…

Civilian aviation news August 24, 2023

Air New Zealand orders additional ATR 72-600s with options

Key milestone reached as carrier adds 30th and 31st ATR aircraft to domestic fleet Toulouse, 24 August 2023 – National flag carrier Air New Zealand…

Accident Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 RA-02795 23 Aug 2023

EXTRA NEWS August 23, 2023

Wagner boss listed among passengers in plane crash in Russia

Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the list of passengers on an aircraft that crashed in the Tver Region, Russian authorities say. Embraer…

Space News August 23, 2023

Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 lands on the moon

An Indian spacecraft landed on the rugged, unexplored south pole of the moon on Wednesday in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and…

Civilian aviation news August 23, 2023

Embraer E195-E2 Granted Type Certification in China

Beijing, China, August 23rd, 2023 – Embraer E195-E2, the largest member of the E-Jet family, has been granted its Type Certificate by the Civil Aviation…

Military Aviation News August 22, 2023

Indonesia Announces Commitment to Acquire Boeing F-15EX

– Indonesia signs a Memorandum of Understanding to procure up to 24 F-15EX advanced fighter jets – Indonesian Minister of Defense tours F-15 production line…

Military Aviation News August 22, 2023

Elbit Systems Awarded a $55 Million Contract to Supply a Counter UAS Solution to the Netherlands

Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded a contract worth approximately $55 million to supply multi-layered ReDrone Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to the Netherlands. The…

Military Aviation News August 21, 2023

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says F-16s make him ‘confident’ that Russia will lose the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a crowd in Denmark on Monday that promised deliveries of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets had made him confident Ukraine could…

Military Aviation News August 21, 2023

First round of attack helicopters arrive in the Czech Republic

Two AH-1Z Vipers arrived in the Czech Republic this week, marking the first in-country delivery as part of a partnership with the US Marine Corps…

Space News August 21, 2023

Lockheed Martin Selected To Deliver 36 Small Satellites To Advance Space Development Agency’s Communications Network

The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a firm-fixed price agreement valued at approximately $816 million to build 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL)…

Military Aviation News August 21, 2023

U.S. Army awards Airbus contract for helicopter modernization

Security & Support Battalion upgrades deliver critical technology and mission capabilities necessary for Homeland Security, reconnaissance, search and rescue missions The U.S. Army awarded Airbus…

Agusta Westland AW101 Merlin ZR287 44.BLotM LMW, Polish Navy

Military Aviation News August 18, 2023

First two Polish Merlins of four delivered

On 7 August 2023, the first Leonardo AW101 Merlin maritime helicopter and the second was delivered 16 August 2023, to the Lotnictwo Marynarki Wojennej (LMW,…

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