June 08, 2010 Military Aviation News

Third A400M Set To Join Test Fleet Soon

06/08/2010

Airbus Military Aircraft, which now has two flight-test A400Ms in the air following the first flight of aircraft MSN02 on April 8, expects its third airlifter to join the test program by the beginning of the summer.

Special Report: The incredible saga of Europe's A400M

06/08/2010

The first shot to be fired at Europe's 21st century army plane came not from the barrel of a gun but a safety inspector's clipboard. In 2008, weeks after the first A400M troop transporter rolled off a gleaming new assembly plant in Seville, a group of inspectors traveled to southern Germany to scrutinize an important component for the plane's huge turbo-prop engines.

How UAVs Will Change Aviation

06/08/2010

Are airplane pilots destined for the same fate as flight navigators and engineers? Will they be replaced by lines of code, electrons and data-linked commands from faceless controllers beyond the horizon?

Russian military: China's J-15 fighter jets not up to par

06/08/2010

China's J-15 carrier-based fighter will not be able to compete with Russia's SU- 33 fighter on global markets because it is inferior to the Russian aircraft, said Russian military analyst.

Sukhoi fighters to fly in India-France exercise

06/08/2010

India is sending its frontline Sukhoi fighter jets to France for a joint air exercise to be held in the European country next week.

Finmeccanica Gets $319M Order For 8 C-27Js For US Air Force

06/08/2010

Italy's defense and aerospace group, Finmeccanica SpA, said Monday it received an additional $319 million order for eight Joint Cargo Aircraft C-27Js for the U.S. Air Force.

Airbus military plane ready to make debut public flight

06/08/2010

Airbus’s first military transport aircraft, the A400M, is expected to make its debut public flight tomorrow, two years and up to £10billion behind schedule.

Ottawa set to spend $9-billion on 65 U.S. fighter jets

06/08/2010

Ottawa is moving on a sole-sourced purchase of high-tech U.S. fighter jets to replace its CF-18s despite furious last-minute lobbying by rival manufacturers.

U.S. Navy Version of Lockheed Martin F-35 Makes First Flight

06/08/2010

The most advanced aircraft in the history of the United States Navy made its inaugural flight yesterday, assuring a future of long-range, first-day-of-the-war stealth striking capability from the Navy's big-deck carriers.

Boeing Secures All Rights to AgustaWestland AW101 for US Navy VXX Presidential Helicopter Program

06/08/2010

Boeing announced today that it will secure a license from AgustaWestland for U.S. production of the AW101 medium-lift helicopter as an entry into the U.S. Navy VXX Presidential Helicopter Program.

All Articles