DefenceTalkSpain on Thursday said test flights of Airbus A400M military planes that have already rolled off the assembly line could resume, after suspending them in May following a crash that killed four people. Airbus executives met with Spain’s National Institute of Aerospace Technology on Thursday to discuss resuming flights after one of the massive transport […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spain-allows-a400m-test-flights-to-resume-after-deadly-crash-64472/

DefenceTalkThe Hungary army said on Wednesday it would ground and review its fleet of Jas-39 Gripen fighter jets, made by Swedish manufacturer Saab, after a second crash-landing within a month. The announcement came after a Hungarian pilot was forced to eject himself from a jet near the town of Kecskemet, in central Hungary. Saab said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hungary-army-to-ground-all-gripen-jets-after-second-crash-landing-64460/

DefenceTalkBerlin: Analysis of the flight recorders of the A400M which crashed in Spain on May 9, killing four, indicated there were no structural faults but assembly quality problems, a senior Airbus executive said in a newspaper interview to appear on Friday. “The black boxes confirm it. There was no structural fault, but we have a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-admits-assembly-quality-problem-after-a400m-crash-64365/

DefenceTalkhe Indian Air Force (IAF) doesn`t intend to ground its fleet of Sukhoi SU-30MKI combat jets despite a sixth plane crashing in six years, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar even as concerns over the frontline fighter continue. The SU-30 fleet has in the past been grounded thrice after accidents but this would not happen again […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-investigate-su-30-fleet-after-sixth-crash-64285/

DefenceTalkFollowing the accident to an Airbus A400M on Saturday 9 May, Airbus Defence and Space technical advisors are providing full assistance to the official committee that is in charge of the investigation. The investigating authority is the Spanish Ministry of Defence. At the same time the company is providing all appropriate care and support to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/a400m-accident-update-number-2-64213/

DefenceTalkAirbus on Tuesday carried out the first test flight of a new A400M since one of the military transport planes crashed in Spain over the weekend, killing four people. In a sign of the company’s confidence in the plane, the boss of Airbus Military, Fernando Alonso, was onboard the flight that took off from the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-holds-first-a400m-test-flight-since-deadly-crash-64194/

DefenceTalkA US F-18 fighter jet crashed in the Gulf after taking off from an aircraft carrier on Tuesday but both crew members survived without major injuries, military officers said Tuesday. The Super Hornet aircraft had launched from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Arabian Gulf at 1330 GMT before it went down, the US Navy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-f-18-fighter-crashes-in-gulf-crew-rescued-navy-64192/

DefenceTalkShares in European aerospace giant Airbus have dropped more than 4 percent after the weekend crash of an A400M military plane in Spain fueled investors’ concern over Europe’s largest and hugely delayed defense project. In trading on Monday, shares in Airbus fell 4.23 percent, underperforming the wider European market which was down less than one […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-shares-close-4-down-after-a400m-crash-64150/

DefenceTalkYemeni rebels said on Monday they shot down a fighter jet as Saudi-led coalition air strikes intensified a day ahead of a hoped-for five-day humanitarian truce. Morocco announced that one of its warplanes taking part in operations against the rebels was missing along with its pilot, and that a search was underway. Coalition air strikes […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemen-rebels-say-coalition-jet-downed-as-raids-heat-up-64132/

DefenceTalkA surface-to-air missile crashed shortly after being launched in northern Russia on Wednesday, Russian news agencies said, in a failed test that will be seen as an embarrassment for the country’s military forces. An official speaking on condition of anonymity initially told AFP the incident had involved an experimental military rocket, but state-owned weapons manufacturer […]https://www.defencetalk.com/test-missile-crashes-on-launch-in-northern-russia-63944/