AEROSPACE - RUSSO DAILY

Poland pre-selects Airbus helo for acquisition

Apr 23, 2015 (UPI)

Poland's Ministry of National Defense has pre-selected Airbus Helicopters' multi-role H225M aircraft for possible procurement. The pre-selection decision came a...

Cornerstone laid for C-17 facility in Hungary

Apr 23, 2015 (UPI)

NATO has laid the cornerstone for a C-17 hanger complex in Hungary for a 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability program. The complex to be built at Pápa Air Ba...

Dassault providing aircraft to Japan Coast Guard

Apr 23, 2015 (UPI)

Japan's Coast Guard is acquiring jet-powered maritime surveillance aircraft and support services for them from Dassault Aviation of France. The aircraft being o...

Europe's Airbus wins Polish chopper deal: report

Apr 21, 2015 (AFP)

Airbus Helicopters has won a tender to replace Poland's Soviet-era military choppers, beating out British-Italian group AgustaWestland and US manufacturer Sikor...

South Korea boosting Peru aviation industry: president

Apr 21, 2015 (AFP)

South Korea is working with Peru to further boost its aviation industry, South Korean president Park Geun-Hye said Tuesday in Lima while presenting a training a...

USAF realigns B-1 bomber fleets

Apr 21, 2015 (UPI)

U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber fleets and the Long Range Strike Bomber program of the Air Combat Command are being realigned, the Air Force announced. As of October ...

New fighter joins Kazakh Air Force

Apr 20, 2015 (UPI)

An undisclosed number of Sukoi Su-30SM fighter jets have been delivered to the Air Force of Kazakhstan by the Irkut Corporation, part of the Sukoi group. The Su...

French aviation engine-maker opens new facility

Apr 20, 2015 (UPI)

French engine-maker Snecma has opened a new facility in France, consolidating Military Engine division and government aircraft maintenance units. The facility i...

Iran needs 'up to 500 airliners' in next decade

Apr 17, 2015 (AFP)

Iran will need to acquire 400-500 airliners over the coming decade to renew its aging fleet, suffering from years of US sanctions over its controversial nuclear...

Selex ES supplying seek-and-track system for Gripens

Apr 17, 2015 (UPI)

An infrared search-and-track sensor system that does not emit signals of its own is being installed on Gripen E fighters of the Swedish Air Force. Selex ES said...

Saab, Embraer formalize deal for Brazil's fighter program

Apr 16, 2015 (UPI)

Saab of Sweden and Embraer of Brazil have formalized their partnership to supply Gripen NG fighters for Brazil's F-X2 air force project. The agreement signed ea...

China corporate jet sales 'dire' after graft sweep

Apr 16, 2015 (AFP)

China's corporate jet market is facing a "dire" 2015, an aviation consultancy said, as slowing economic growth and a persistent crackdown on corruption batter s...

New Chinook maintenance training center opens in Canada

Apr 16, 2015 (UPI)

A new advanced training center for CH-47F Chinook maintenance personnel has been opened in Canada by Boeing and the Royal Canadian Air Force. The facility is lo...

Swiss retiring a third of its F-5 fighter fleet

Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)

The Swiss Air Force is retiring nearly a third of its F-5E/F Tiger jets and repairing six others after discovering of structural cracks. The Swiss Department of...

Taking aircraft manufacturing out of the oven

Apr 15, 2015 (SPX)

Composite materials used in aircraft wings and fuselages are typically manufactured in large, industrial-sized ovens: Multiple polymer layers are blasted with t...

Upgraded MiG-31 fighters for Russian Air Force

Apr 15, 2015 (UPI)

The Russian Air Force has added two dozen upgraded multi-role MiG-31BM fighters to its fleet and more than 100 others are expected in coming years. The first 24...

Terma, BAE Systems team for noise-reduced pilot communications

Apr 14, 2015 (UPI)

A new audio system for military pilot helmets that eliminates noise for clearer communications is being developed by Terma of Denmark and BAE Systems. Initial w...

KUKA Systems Aerospace opens French facility

Apr 13, 2015 (UPI)

A new facility for the research, development and production of robotic manufacturing systems has been opened in France by KUKA Systems Aerospace. The facility i...

India, France jet deal may fuel trade partnership

Apr 11, 2015 (AFP)

India's multi-billion-dollar deal to buy 36 fighter jets from France will cement strategic political ties between the two countries at a time when both are look...

India's Modi visits French aviation hub Toulouse

Apr 11, 2015 (AFP)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid a lightning visit to Toulouse, the hub of the French aerospace industry in the southwest of the country. Wi...