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Boeing Touts 'Evolution' of Its Upgraded Fighters

Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA) has stepped up its campaign to sell more F-15 and F-18 fighters.

Aircraft

November 12, 2011

Fighter Jet Competitions Still Up in the Air at Dubai 2011

Defense contractors vie for Middle Eastern fghter aircraft deals at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.

Aircraft

November 12, 2011

Rolls-Royce Trent XWB Engine Prepped for Flight Tests

Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB engine for the Airbus A350XWB has logged 1,200 hours of ground testing. Soon the engine will begin flight testing.

Engines

November 12, 2011

New Boeing 'Silent Eagle' F-15 Variant Could Rekindle F-15 Production

Production of the F-15 is currently due to end next year, after the last of 60 F-15K models for Korea and 24 F-15SG models for Singapore are completed.

Aircraft

November 12, 2011

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HyperMach Now Shooting For Mach 4.0 Bizjet

HyperMach’s planned 20-seat supersonic business jet (SSBJ)–SonicStar–will be able to fly at speeds up to Mach 4.0.

Aircraft

November 12, 2011

Middle East Embraces Airbus ACJ Models for Their Range and Space

the Middle East has long been considered good sales territory for Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJs).

Aircraft

November 12, 2011

F-16 To Spearhead Reborn Iraqi Air Force

The U.S. Pentagon announced that the first payment had been made concerning the supply of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to Iraq

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

Oman Air Could Announce 787 Decision at Dubai Air Show

This could be the week that Oman Air confirms definitively whether or not it will still take the six Boeing 787s.

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

Vital Role for British Airpower over Libya

British commanders are counting the cost of a major and successful contribution to NATO’s Operation Unified Protector.

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

NATO’s Role in Ghaddafi’s Downfall: Operation Unified Protector

British, French and U.S. aircraft began the action in mid-March, in a “coalition of the willing” named Operation Odyssey Dawn.

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

Libya Defense: Boots On The Ground?

Throughout Operation Unified Protector, NATO spokespersons insisted that the alliance had remained faithful to the UN resolution 1973.

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

Pakistan Drone Strikes Aided by Covert Emitters?

Are kills by UAVs along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border being being aided by planted GPS tracking devices?

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

Embraer-Elbit Connection Grows Via KC-390 and UAVs

Elbit Systems’ Brazilian subsidiary AEL Sistemas will supply the self-protection suite and directed, infrared countermeasures for the new Embraer KC-390.

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

Cobham and Carson To Offer Sikorsky Helicopter Upgrades

Cobham and Carson To Offer Sikorsky Helicopter Upgrades

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

ATR’s Record Year Set To Get Better

Promotional materials seen at the Dubai Air Show site this week suggest that Tanzanian carrier Precision Air could confirm an order for two of ATR 42-6s.

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

E-Jet Population To Multiply in Middle East

Embraer has decided to re-engine its E-Jets.

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

Yak-130 Leads Irkut Regional Thrust

Later this year the Irkut Corp. will deliver the first Yak-130 advanced trainers to the Algerian air force.

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

Dassault Falcon Bizjet Buzzes the Burj

Dassault Falcon Bizjet Buzzes the Burj

Aircraft

November 11, 2011

Airbus ‘Terminates’ A340

Airbus has manufactured its last A340.

Aircraft

November 10, 2011

Piaggio Makes Plans For New Bizjet

Mubadala of Abu Dhabi is taking the lead in trying to advance the Italian airframer’s plans to launch a new business jet.

Aircraft

November 10, 2011