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Royal Netherlands Air Force favours F-35 Lightning II
Photo: Archive Lockheed Martin
Today an investigation for the best successor of the F-16 in the Dutch air force was published in favour of the F-35 Lightning II.
Just like the conclusions of the Norwegian Air Force, the Dutch found… Continue reading
Technology transfer programme completed
The very comprehensive Skills and Technology Transfer Programme (STTP) included in the Gripen contract with South Africa has been completed. Technology worth SEK 2.8 billion has been transferred.Â
2008-12-18 | The Gripen contract with South Africa included an industrial partnership… Continue reading
Raytheon Awarded Not-To-Exceed $3.3 Billion Patriot Order for the UAE
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 18, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company has been awarded a not-to-exceed $3.3 billion order to provide advanced Patriot air and missile defense capability, whole life support and training for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Â
To… Continue reading
Where did Venus’s water go?
18 December 2008
Venus Express has made the first detection of an atmospheric loss process on Venus’s day-side. Last year, the spacecraft revealed that most of the lost atmosphere escapes from the night-side. Together, these discoveries bring planetary scientists closer… Continue reading
Boeing A160T Unmanned Rotorcraft Shifts Gears in Flight, Passes 100 Flight-Hours
VICTORVILLE, Calif., Dec. 18, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its A160 Turbine (A160T) Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has achieved two key milestones: using its two-speed transmission to change gears in flight, and passing the 100-flight-hour threshold.
“Being able… Continue reading
Boeing Submits Proposal to Support US Air Force T-1A Training Aircraft Fleet
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 17, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to provide contractor logistics support services for the T-1A Jayhawk training aircraft fleet.
Under the eight-year agreement, Boeing, if selected,… Continue reading
Boeing Begins Final Assembly of Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornets
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] began final assembly operations Dec. 9 in St. Louis on the first of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The Super Hornet multirole fighter aircraft will… Continue reading
ATR Starts Ground Tests Of The ’600 Series’
ATR achieved today an important milestone with the start of the ground tests of the ‘-600 series’ pre-series aircraft. The aircraft manufacturer started testing the right functioning of the electrical systems and the equipments of the New Generation Avionics Suite,… Continue reading
Overwhelming participation in “Fly Your Ideas” Airbus competition
The international competition “Fly Your Ideas” launched by Airbus on 14th October 2008 is proving to be a great success. The competition challenged student teams worldwide to come up with innovative ideas to shape the future of aviation and to… Continue reading
Airbus undertakes Blended-Winglet evaluation on A320
Airbus has started flight-testing of Blended Winglet devices on an Airbus A320. The Blended Winglet technology, developed by Aviation Partners Inc. (API), has been specially adapted for these tests on the A320 Family.
The objective of these tests and the… Continue reading
Uzbekistan Airways orders four A320s
Uzbekistan’s national carrier, Uzbekistan Airways, signed a firm contract for the purchase of four A320 aircraft as part of the modernisation of its medium range fleet. In addition to six A320s already acquired by the airline in June 2007, this… Continue reading
The Ministry Of Defence Of Cyprus Signs Contract For Three AW139s
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Defence of Cyprus has placed an order for three AW39 medium twin engine helicopters. The Cyprus MoD’s AW139s will be used to perform search and rescue and utility-EMS… Continue reading