Having said earlier that Bulgaria would not extend a costly contract with a Russian firm to maintain the country’s ageing fleet of MiG fighter aircraft, Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said that Bulgaria could sign a deal on having two repaired for a price of about 24 million leva (about 12.2 million euro). Nenchev’s statement on […]

At least four U.S. Air Force A-10s of the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, have arrived at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, on Apr. 30. The aircraft belong to the first Air Force Theater Security Package deployed to Europe for about 6 months to augment U.S. Air Force in Europe support to Operation Atlantic Resolve, and reassure […]

Boeing seeks patent on a helicopter-airplane — with the airplane part detachable and flyable A compound rotorcraft including a rotary wing aircraft having a fuselage and at least one rotor and a fixed-wing aircraft coupled to the rotary wing aircraft, wherein the rotary wing aircraft can fly on the rotor or the fixed-wing aircraft, and […]

Four MV-22s have flown from Okinawa, Japan to Kathmandu, Nepal to assist in the earthquake relief efforts. The Ospreys from VMM-262 are supported by three KC-130Js from VMGR-152. U.S. Air Force C-17s are flying in three UH-1Ys from HMLA-469 as well. nepalitimes.com

Within the next 18 months Denel will have a clear idea of whether it will restart Rooivalk production as it talks to possible partner nations/clients and engages with the Department of Defence. Both the South African and foreign militaries have expressed interest in restarting production. Riaz Saloojee, Denel Group CEO pointed out to defenceWeb that […]

Three soldiers were killed Friday in the western Mexican state of Jalisco when shots fired by armed assailants brought down their helicopter, while three other troops are reported missing, authorities said. The soldiers, who were on an aerial reconnaissance mission, came under attack when they spotted a group of vehicles carrying armed individuals on a […]

The contract between the State of Qatar and Dassault Aviation is to be signed on Monday, May 4 in Doha in the presence of Mr. Fransois Hollande, President of the French Republic. Dassault Aviation, its partners Thales and Safran, and the 500 companies associated with the Rafale programme, are delighted at the announcement of this […]

The Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Mexicana – FAM) has received its first Bell Helicopter 407GX aircraft, a company spokesperson confirmed to Shephard. It is the first aircraft to be delivered out of a total of 15 aircraft ordered by the FAM earlier this year. The new Bell 407GXs will join a fleet of helicopters […]

The first Yak-130 for the Bangladesh Air Force made its maiden flight on Apr. 29. The aircraft’s serial number is 130.12.02-0101. Delivery is expected to be in June and eight out of 16 aircraft on order have been constructed. The Yakovlev Yak-130 (NATO reporting name: Mitten) is a subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer/light attack aircraft […]

Cameroon Air Force Z-9 crashed while landing at Douala airport on Apr. 23. Two pilots on board were hospitalized for two days. The aircraft was taking part in a rehearsal for a parade to be held on May 20. Two crew members of a Cameroon Air Force Harbin Z-9AE helicopter were lightly injured when their […]