The mission capabilities of Eurocopter helicopters produced for Middle East military services and law enforcement agencies are being highlighted at this week's 2010 Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference (SOFEX) in Jordan.
Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today the signing of a contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) to upgrade its fleet of BLACK HAWK helicopters from the UH-60 A model configuration to the more modern UH-60L aircraft configuration.
Though Dociostaurus Maroccanus (the Moroccan locust) has not been responsible for the levels of economic damage that it once caused, with fewer outbreaks in recent years, it remains a potentially dangerous threat.
With three in service, Morocco is now the largest user of Aero Union's legacy Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), the US Forest service having converted to the new MAFFS 2 system last year.
A Gulfstream GIII emerges from the grey clouds hanging over Marrakech airport. As a busy business aviation airport, this is nothing surprising. But the staccato clicking of camera shutters from the hordes of photographers at the perimeter fence suggest this may be something special.
With three decades of service, more than 2,600 examples built and at least two dozen military customers, Sikorsky's S-70 Black Hawk is a rugged, dependable support helicopter, right-sized for today's tactical requirements and versatile enough to encompass a variety of roles.
As the UAE stands on the brink of ordering new Rafale strike fighters to equip its rapidly modernising air force, it has been reported that one of the nation's requirements is that Dassault should buy back, or find a buyer for, its fleet of multi-role Mirage 2000-9 fighters.
Despite the ongoing acquisition of new F-16s to strengthen its fighter force, Morocco is pressing on with ambitious upgrades to its legacy types, which will remain in service for many years, augmenting the new aircraft.
Abu Dhabi's daily newspaper, The National, is reporting that the consortium of French aerospace companies hoping to sell as many as 60 Rafale fighter jets to the UAE is closer to a deal following an offer to set up facilities to make the aircraft in Abu Dhabi.
Airbus Military has completed all the flight tests required for the daylight certification of the new generation hose-and drogue refuelling system on the A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) which has been selected by both the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis – INEGMA is to present the second edition of the Security Middle East Show – SMES that will take place between the 7th and 9th of April 2011 at Biel, Beirut.
SELEX Galileo – part of the Finmeccanica group, has launched a new wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to its business activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Amy Butler (Washington), Robert Wall (Washington), Graham Warwick (Washington), Alon Ben-David (Tel Aviv)
The F-35B is taking a major step forward with verticallanding test milestones, though the massive price increase for the stealthy, single-engine fighter is raising eyebrows among international customers. The first vertical landing took place Mar. 18 after a 1:09 p.m. EDT takeoff at NAS Patuxent River, Md. BF-1, the first short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (Stovl) model, rode more than 41,000 lb. of thrust to achieve this milestone, which is key in proving the aircraft’s suitability for the Marine Corps, U.K. and Italian forces.
Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) celebrated Qatar's deployment of its Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters during an Air Force Day ceremony at Doha International Airport acknowledging the successful use of the aircraft in the first two major tragedies this year
Tunisia has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the purchase of two C-130J Super Hercules airlifters with an initial three years of logistics support.
Boeing announced today it has successfully completed the second phase of its industrial participation program for the Peace Eagle 737 Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft program for the Turkish Air Force.
News agency Reuters is reporting that Iraq is in talks to purchase French Mirage jets from Dassault – but only after cash paid by Saddam Hussein for jets that were never delivered because of the embargo, is returned.
Eurocopter's new CH-53GA medium-lift military transport helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight over the Bavarian town of Donauwörth today before an admiring crowd of approximately 150 guests.
Esterline CMC Electronics has received initial orders from Hawker Beechcraft to supply its Cockpit 4000 integrated avionics suite for 24 T6-C trainer aircraft for the Royal Moroccan Air Force.
WASHINGTON — The program is to get new leadership and Lockheed Martin is to forgo hundreds of millions of dollars in award fees, but U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates is “not sure” whether the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter can avoid breaching Nunn-McCurdy limits on cost growth.
The Airbus Military A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has passed another key milestone with the refuelling of a Boeing E-3F AWACS airborne early warning aircraft – the first time the A330 MRTT has refuelled another large aircraft.
