Category: From Europe

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NATO Advanced Air Controller Training Completed Successfully.

Within the scope of Turkey-Slovakia Close Air Support Cooperation; NATO Forward Air Controller (FAC) training, which aims to destroy targets effectively by directing combat aircraft in the forward operational line to the targets from...

Airbus A330neo makes its first flight 0

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...

German Aerospace Center Dassault DLR IS­TAR re­search air­craft 20 February 2020. 0

Flight experiments for the air transport system of the future – New DLR IS­TAR re­search air­craft ar­rives in Braun­schweig

Handover in the hangar of DLR’s Flight Experiments facility in Braunschweig together with representatives from science, industry, government and the media. Commissioning with first flight tests and further development of ISTAR begins. ISTAR joins...

Four Airbus H160s for the French Navy’s search and rescue mission 0

Four Airbus H160s for the French Navy’s search and rescue missions

The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) is to supply four H160s to the French Navy for search and rescue missions through a partnership between Airbus Helicopters, Babcock, and Safran Helicopter Engines. The French Navy...

Shell Aircraft Airbus H160 Helicopters 0

Shell Aircraft looking to introduce the Airbus H160 into service

Airbus Helicopters and Shell Aircraft have been working closely in order to put the H160 into service for offshore transportation. “Shell seeks opportunity for early introduction to service of the H160. Having worked closely...

German HEMS operator DRF Luftrettung Airbus H145 0

German HEMS operator DRF Luftrettung expands its Airbus H145 and H135 fleet

Airbus Helicopters and DRF Luftrettung have signed a contract for the purchase of 15 new H145s, three H135s and the retrofit of their current 20 H145s to the five-bladed version. This will bring the...

United Kingdom UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS) Airbus H145 helicopter 0

United Kingdom Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS) orders four more Airbus H145s

Airbus Helicopters in the UK is to provide four additional H145 helicopters as part of an expansion of the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS). The new helicopters will join the existing fleet of...

Hellenic Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5 0

Greek Air Force to upgrade its fleet of Mirage 2000-5 Fighter aircrafts

Greece’s Defence Ministry announced the signing of an agreement with three French companies for the upgrading of the Hellenic Air Force’s fleet of Mirage 2000-5 warplanes. The agreement was signed between Dassault Aviation, Thales...

Royal Air Force E-7A AEW&C 0

UK Orders Five Boeing E-7 AEW&C in $2 Billion Deal

The Wedgetail is an Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft with maritime search capabilities, the ability to control unmanned aircraft and intelligence gathering capabilities. The Wedgetail is based on a Boeing 737-700, with the...

17 June 2019 France Germany Spain New Generation Fighter unveiled model 0

France, Germany, Spain Unveil New Generation Fighter as US Pushes More F-35s

The world’s largest air show kicked off with France, Germany, and Spain pulling the cover off the New Generation Fighter, a concept that will be jointly designed by Dassault and Airbus as part of...