Royal Air Force to Acquire 7th Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 17, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence this week announced an agreement for…
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Newest MV-22 trainer delivered to Marine Corps
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The newest MV-22 Osprey flight trainer was delivered to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Nov.16. The…
MOD UK announces new Air Safety Authority
Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has today announced the creation of a new military airworthiness authority to ensure aviation safety standards are of the highest order…
Partnership between air forces in the making
12/16/2009 - BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) – Officials from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted Afghan National Army Air Corps officials Dec. 19, here, to explain how an American combat…
MOD UK ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR 22 NEW BATTLE-WINNING CHINOOKS
The Ministry of Defence will give a major boost to the military helicopter fleet with 22 new Chinook helicopters, the Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth announced…
Successful Maiden Flight for Elbit Systems’ Hermes® 900 UAV
The new Hermes® 900 builds on the rich operational experience of the Hermes® 450, offering additional capabilities such as flight altitude of over 30,000 ft,…
First Navy test pilot flies P-8A Poseidon
NAVAIR PATUXENT RIVER, MD – When a new Navy aircraft takes to the skies it is always a proud moment for any aircraft program. For…
Armed BLACK HAWK Demonstrator Completes Test Program
STRATFORD, Connecticut – Sikorsky Military Systems, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., and Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) have successfully completed the Armed BLACK HAWK…
Sukhoi’s plant in Novosibirsk handed over final batch of upgraded Su-24M2 bombers to Russian Air Force
The final batch of Su-24M2 bombers was handed over to the Russian AF after repair and modernization at the V.P.Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO)…
First Flight of Airbus A400M Successfully performed (post udated with video)
First take-off Airbus A400M successfully performed at 10:16 , landed back in Seville, Spain at 14:02 local time,after completing a successful maiden flight lasting 3h…
X-51A WaveRider gets first ride aboard B-52
12/11/2009Â -Â WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS)Â –Â The X-51A Waverider was carried aloft for the first time Dec. 9 by an Air Force Flight Test Center B-52…
RAF Hercules crews begin supplying troops in Afghanistan with air drops
Crews from RAF Lyneham are reverting to Second World War methods of resupplying troops on the front line in Afghanistan by air drops, helping to…
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