The highly advanced all-composite wing of the Airbus Military A400M new airlifter has passed the ultimate-load up-bend test – the critical static test required for certification.
Boeing's P-8A Poseidon aircraft T3 successfully completed its first flight test in Seattle on July 29. T3 is the P-8A program's mission-system and weapon-certification aircraft.
The EC665 Tiger HAP (combat support) helicopter operated by the French Army's 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment, has now logged more than 1,000 flight hours in Afghanistan in less than a year.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation announced today the Farnborough Airshow that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior (MOI) has become the launch customer for the new S-70iTM helicopter.
Hawker Beechcraft said at Farnborough Air Show today that it has delivered the first eight Beechcraft T-6A military trainers ordered by the Iraqi air force, with seven more due by year end, and has rolled out the first of 24 T-6C trainers ordered by the Moroccan air force.
As new competitors enter the commercial aircraft market, Boeing and Airbus face big decisions about how to keep their products on the leading edge. Should they make incremental upgrades now, or wait until game-changing technologies are ready? Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney sat down at the company’s Chicago headquarters with AW&ST Senior Business Editor Joseph C. Anselmo to discuss the options the company is mulling and why he thinks China will become the industry’s next big power.
Sudan, Egypt or Turkey could be the first MENA region customers for the Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) JF-17 fighter, which is making its Western air show debut at Farnborough.
The Iranian Air Force says it plans to deploy reconnaissance drones along the country's border and step up production of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with combat capabilities.
Turkey's first Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance, or MALE, unmanned aerial vehicle is set for test flights, according to a top executive at the company developing the aircraft.
Emiratis are stepping up their technical knowledge in the defence and security industry following a partnership agreement signed today between EADS Defence & Security (DS), Emiraje Systems (a partnership between C4AS and DS) and the Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research (KUSTAR).
The Turkish State Airport Administration (DHMI), a subsidiary of the Turkish Ministry of Transport and the Eurocopter Group confirmed a contract for two EC145 helicopters at ILA, the Berlin Airshow today
Turkey has decided to maintain its military unmanned aerial vehicle programme with Israel despite what government officials have described as the worst crisis with Israel in 20 years.
Abu Dhabi based Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI) is close to beginning manufacture of a laser guidance system for 2.75 inch rockets, which are used by helicopter-based defence systems
Alenia Aermacchi has carried out the first flight tests of a new sophisticated Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) system that will be fitted to the M-346 Master advanced training aircraft, selected by the UAE Airforce.
Lockheed Martin has signed a $40 million foreign military sales contract to deliver Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). This is the second Sniper ATP purchase in a multi-year precision sensor modernisation programme to improve precision targeting, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability of Royal Saudi Air Force F-15S aircraft.
The Jordanian Special Operations Forces and the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis, INEGMA, held the Middle East Special Operations Commanders Conference (MESOC) for the fifth consecutive time.
