Category: Industry

Philippines reported to be keen on acquiring HAL Dhruv helicopters

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 by alert5

Ajai Shukla from the Business Standard reports that the Philippines is keen to acquire Dhruv helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL).

Indian Coast Guard (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons
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Brave Eagle AJT delivered to RoCAF

Posted on November 29, 2021 by alert5

Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has delivered the first Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer to the Republic of China Air Force today. The jet #1101 was flown to Taitung and handed over to the 7th tactical flying training wing.

MiG-31 with FBW system being tested

Posted on November 27, 2021November 27, 2021 by alert5

Russia has been testing a fly-by-wire flight control system on the MiG-31, it was disclosed during Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko visit to the Sokol aviation plant.

Dmitriy Pichugin [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

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Boeing is out of the Canada fighter competition

Posted on November 26, 2021 by alert5

The Canadian government has inform Boeing that its Super Hornet does not meet the country’s requirements for the fighter competition to replace the F/A-18 legacy Hornet.

150608-N-EH855-654 WATERS NEAR GUAM (June 8, 2015) Capt. William Koyama, commander, carrier air wing (CVW) 5, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Dambusters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, after completing his 4000th flight hour. George Washington and its embarked air wing, CVW 5, are on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. George Washington will conduct a hull-swap with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) later this year after serving seven years as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai/Released)

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Russia is trying to rush out the first new-build Tu-160 to fly on Dec. 18

Posted on November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 by alert5

Russian newspaper Business Daily says Kazan aircraft plan is trying to finish the first new-build Tu-160 bomber so that it can fly on Dec. 18, which is the 40th anniversary of the type’s maiden flight.

Photo: tatarstan.ru
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