Category: History of Aviation

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Airbus’ new weight variant A330neo makes its first flight

More range and even better economics: these are the key attributes of Airbus’ increased maximum take-off weight A330neo variant, which flew for the first time today. Benefitting from a maximum take-off weight increase to...

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Spanish Air Force Airbus C295 successfully performs wet contacts as a tanker

The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign. Proximity tests between a C295 and Spanish Air Force F18 fighter. (Photo by Airbus...

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New Mi-17V-5 Hips for Serbia

THE RATNO vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazduhoplovna odbrana (RV i PVO, Serbian Air Force and Air Defence) took delivery of three new Mi-17V-5 helicopters at Batajnica air base on October 16. Serial 12493 is one of...

Special Forces Cessna 172RG Cutlass for Lithuanian Air Force 0

Special Forces Cessna 172RG Cutlass for Lithuanian Air Force

Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG II ‘77 Blue’ is a recent addition to the Karin e? s oro paj e? gos (KOP, Lithuanian Air Force) order of battle. Lithuanian Air Force Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG...

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Sikorsky Receives Contract To Build US VH-92A Presidential Helicopters

Sikorsky VH-92A helicopters to be built at Connecticut and New York plants; Deliveries begin in 2021.     Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, (NYSE: LMT) will build six production VH-92A Presidential Helicopters under a contract...

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Raytheon Set to Offer Retrofits for Boeing’s F-15 Jet Fleet

Raytheon Company RTN recently secured a $15-million modification contract for retrofitting  F-15 jet fleet with Mode 5 capable Identify Friend or Foe units. The deal was awarded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center,...

French Air Force Rafale B and Indian Air Force Su-30MKI 0

IAF’s Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs to take on French Air Force’s Rafale jets during Garuda VI air exercise

The Garuda VI air exercise in July 2019 will see IAF’s frontline fighter Sukhoi Su-30 MKI taking on the Rafale multirole jets of the Armée de l’Air (French Air Force). Indian Air Force (IAF)...

Czech Air Force AERO Vodochody L-159T2 two-seat aircraft 0

The Czech Army took over three AERO Vodochody L-159T2 two-seat aircraft

AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. delivered to the Czech Army three two-seat L-159T2 aircraft improved by a number of major upgrades to meet the new requirements of the Czech Air Force for advanced pilot training...