Source: Sputnik News Moscow, Russia, 11 August 2017 — Russia’s fifth-generation fighter jet formerly known as Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA), or Sukhoi T-50, has officially been named as the Su-57, Russian Aerospace Forces Commander Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said Friday. “The decision has been made, the…
Author: Jean-Michel Guhl
Bordeaux-Mérignac, France, 5 July 2017) — With test pilots Philippe Deleume and Philippe Rebourg at the controls. Dassault Aviation’s all-new Falcon 5X made its first flight, allowing the ultra wide body twinjet to embark on a limited number of preliminary flight tests before the start of a dense flight test…
Paris, France, 30 June 2017 — MBDA’s Sea Venom / ANL anti-ship missile has successfully completed its first firing at the Île du Levant test range off the French Riviera. Conducted this June, the first firing is a major milestone for the Anglo-French missile; developed to deliver an enhanced capability…
15 June 2017 – Linköping, Sweden — At 10:32 today the #1 Gripen E prototype took off on its maiden flight, flown by a Saab test pilot. The brand-new aircraft (designation 39-8) left from Saab’s airfield in Linköping and flew over the eastern parts of Östergötland for 40 minutes. During…
Toulouse, France, 16 May 2017 – Iran Air, Iran’s national flag carrier, today took delivery of its first four ATR 72-600s. ATR and Iran Air signed earlier this year a firm contract for 20 ATR 72-600s and options for a further 20. Deliveries of the 20 firm aircraft will extend…
Santa Lucía, Mexico, 27 April 2017 – During the on-going Feria Aeroespacial de México (FAMEX – 2017), Airbus Helicopters, celebrated the 9,000 flight hour performed by the Airbus Helicopters H225M fleet of the Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) in six years of operations. Presently composed of 11 H225Ms used by two…
Marignane, France, 25 April 2017 – Airbus Helicopters celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Gazelle’s maiden flight today during a conference at the museum of aviation in Saint Victoret, near the company Marseille headquarters. Fifty years after its maiden flight on 7 April 1967, the French-designed helicopter — born Sud-Aviation…
Toulouse, France, 31 March 2017 — The first Airbus A319neo performed its maiden flight today, The smallest member of the A320neo Family, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines took off from Hamburg and landed in Toulouse after a 5 hour flight. The new plane was piloted by Experimental test pilots…
Paris, France, 3 March 2017 — The French Minister of Defence, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in an official communication made today, made public his decision to equip the French Armed forces with some 160 to 190 Airbus Helicopters H160Ms over the coming decade under the HIL (or “Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger”) national…
Orlando, Florida, 2 March 2017 – Boeing today unveiled its MH-139 helicopter in the competition to replace the U.S. Air Force’s UH-1N “Huey” fleet, which currently protects intercontinental ballistic missiles and transports U.S. government and security forces. Boeing’s response to the Air Force, revealed at the Air Force Association Air…