The Embraer Phenom 100 business jet was selected to provide multi-engine pilot training to armed forces aircrew in the United Kingdom. The contract with Affinity Flight Training Services will provide five aircraft to the U.K Ministry of Defence’s Military Flying Training System, (UKMFTS) program. The contract includes support services and an option for additional follow … Read more
Russian Helicopters delivered the final batch of helicopters to India under a previously signed agreement. India received 151 Mi-17V-5 military transport helicopters produced by JSC Kazan Helicopters through Rosoboronexport. “India is one of the key markets for Russian helicopter building industry and the largest operator of Russian-made helicopters in the South-East Asia. Today, this country … Read more
The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program will soon train C-17 aircrews at Boeing’s C-17 International Training Centre in the United Kingdom under a new $8 million contract. SAC is comprised of ten NATO countries and two NATO Partnership for Peace countries. The program will begin training its multinational aircrews early this year. Prior to this … Read more
Boeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight in the skies above Washington state. Following takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle, the KC-46A test team worked through a series of test points before smoothly offloading 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 fighter aircraft flying at 20,000 feet. “Today’s … Read more
Today, following the submission of their proposal for Canada’s Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) replacement program; Airbus Defence and Space and Provincial Aerospace formally announced the establishment of AirPro SAR Services (AirPro). AirPro is a joint venture that, upon contract award, will be the Canadian in-service support integrator of the FWSAR C295W fleet for … Read more
Lockheed Martin will deliver 78 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear II contract. The Department of Defense announced the award of more than $1 billion in funding for the first 32 aircraft of the Multiyear contract. The overall contract, worth $5.3 billion, provides Super Hercules aircraft to the U.S. Air … Read more
Russian Helicopters held discussions with representatives of Iranian state agencies and private companies to discuss prospects for the delivery of Mi-8/17, Ka-32A11BC, and Ka-226T helicopters. The company met with the Iran Aviation Industries Organisation (IAIO), the state body that is responsible for Iran’s aviation industry. IAIO is responsible for directing five aviation companies (SAHA, HESA, … Read more
U.S. Air Force crews recently ferried two additional C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the Lockheed Martin factory. These aircraft are a C-130J-30 Super Hercules assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Maj. Gen. Rowayne A. “Wayne” Schatz, Jr., vice commander, Air … Read more
On December 17, 2015, Antonov and Taqnia Aeronautics, from Saudi Arabia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the delivery of 30 multipurpose AN−178 aircraft to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). Retired Major General Ali Mohammed Al−Ghamdi, President of Taqnia Aeronautics, said: “Signing this Memorandum is the next significant step in the development of our cooperation. … Read more
Russian Helicopters delivered a batch of five military transport Mi-171Sh helicopters to Bangladesh’s Ministry of Defence. In addition to regular cargo transportation operations and border security provision, the new Mi-171Sh will be used in UN humanitarian missions and in regions facing complex crime problems. Bangladesh received the Mi-171Sh helicopters under state credit for the purchase … Read more