Spanish Ministries of Defence and Interior sign for 36 H135s
Marignane, 23 December 2021 – The Spanish Ministries of Defence and Interior have ordered 36 Airbus H135 helicopters. This signature takes place in the context…
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BELL DELIVERS HUEY II TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO, Bosnia–Herzegovina (Dec. 21, 2021) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the delivery of four Bell Huey II aircraft to…
U.S. Department of Defense exercises options for 36 TH-73A helicopters
Leonardo welcomes the announcement made by the U.S. Department of Defense to award AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. a $159.4 million USD firm-fixed price modification to the…
France orders the H160M for its Joint Light Helicopter programme
Marignane, 22 December 2021 – The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters for the development and procurement of the…
BAE Systems and Embraer to explore potential defence variants for the Eve eVTOL aircraft
BAE Systems and Embraer Defense & Security have announced plans to embark on a joint study to explore the development of Eve’s electric Vertical Take…
USAF: MacDill AFB named preferred location for next KC-46A Pegasus tankers
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Department of the Air Force selected MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location to host the next active…
KLM Group chooses Airbus A320neo family for KLM and Transavia’s European fleet
A key aspect of KLM’s post-Covid-19 restructuring strategy is the further renewal of its European fleet with a new and more efficient generation of European…
Air Fance place orders for new Airbus A350F cargo variant
TOULOUSE – Air France – KLM signed on Thursday (Dec. 16) as its fourth customer for the new A350F and ordered four aircraft of this…
French Sécurité Civile to expand fleet with two Airbus H145s
Marignane, 16 December 2021 – The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) has ordered an additional two five-bladed H145s destined to equip the Sécurité Civile, an…
The Mi-171A3 Offshore Helicopter Completed Its First Flight
The multipurpose helicopter Mi-171A3, developed by the Russian Helicopters Holding Company (Rostec State Corporation), started flight tests. The maiden flight in hover mode lasted 15 minutes and…
Emirates received its 123rd and last Airbus A380
Emirates received its 123rd A380 in Hamburg on December 16, 2021. The close collaboration with Airbus has shaped the identity of the A380 over the…
New F-35 Lightning IIs join USAFE, RAF Lakenheath fleet for first time
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, United Kingdom (AFNS) — RAF Lakenheath received its first delivery of F-35A Lightning II aircraft Dec. 15. This is the…