The Romanian Ministry of Defense‘s press service reported on December 14, that the United States government had donated an H model C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft to the Romanian Air… Continue reading "The US Donates a C-130 Hercules Military Transport Aircraft To The Romanian Air Force"
Spain received the first of three A330-200 transports on December 1. The aircraft, formerly operated by flag carrier airline Iberia, is scheduled to be converted into Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) configuration in… Continue reading "Spain Receives First A330 Ahead of MRTT Conversion"
Turkish Aerospace Industries has announced the integration of a directed infra-red countermeasures system onto an Airbus A400M. According to TAI, the first system has been installed on A400M tail number… Continue reading "TAI Integrates In-House A400M Directed IR Countermeasures System"
The U.S. Air Force has announced that it has conducted the first-ever test of its Rapid Dragon palletized cruise missile deployment program that used a production long range cruise missile… Continue reading "Production Cruise Missile Separation Test Vehicle Used In Rapid Dragon Program First"
Indonesia is set to become the tenth operator of the Airbus A400M aircraft after the Southeast Asian Nation signed on for at least two of the type on Thursday. In… Continue reading "Indonesia Orders A400M"
On November 14, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced that it has signed a contract to purchase two Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for 2.6 billion dirhams… Continue reading "UAE Puts In An Order For Two Additional A330 MRTTs From Airbus"
Papua New Guinea’s Defence Force (PNGDF) has restored its fixed-wing aviation capability with the certification of its Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL aircraft for flight with the help of the Royal Australian… Continue reading "Papua New Guinea Restores Organic Aviation Capability"
French and Canadian Maritime Patrol Aircraft have landed in Japan this week, where they will conduct operations to enforce U.N Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on North Korea. Both aircraft will… Continue reading "French & Canadian Aircraft Arrive in Japan for DPRK Sanctions Enforcement"
India formalized an agreement with Airbus on 24 September for procurement and manufacture of 56 C295MW transport aircraft. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) had approved the acquisition worth $3… Continue reading "India Signs Historic Deal With Airbus For Making C295MW Aircraft"
On 8 September, the Cabinet Security Committee, headed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the purchase of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space for the Indian… Continue reading "The Indian Government Approves The Purchase Of 56 Airbus C295MW’s For The Indian Air Force"