Elbit Systems UK JV introduces sustainable aviation pathfinder for Ministry of Defence

April 14, 2022

Elbit Systems UK and KBR Inc’s joint venture, Affinity Flying Training Services (Affinity), has embarked on a series of battery-powered flight tests for the UK Ministry of Defence to assess the feasibility of environmentally friendly alternatives to current military aircraft. The concept of trialling zero-emissions aircraft and the subsequent pathfinder, was brought to the Ministry

Spirit AeroSystems to support B-52 commercial engine replacement programme

April 13, 2022

Spirit AeroSystems has reported a contract award from Boeing to provide engine pylons and nacelles for the initial phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Programme (CERP). The total CERP effort is expected to replace 608 engines on the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of B-52H models. As part of the CERP contract, Spirit will support

Qatar takes delivery of first two NH90 NFH naval helicopters from Leonardo

April 11, 2022

The first two NH90 helicopters, dedicated to naval missions, of the Qatar Emiri Air Force have been delivered from Leonardo’s Venice Tessera final assembly line (Italy). The Qatar Emiri Air Force is one of the NH90 end users to operate both the TTH and NFH versions of the NH90 for a number of land operations

A-29 Super Tucano fleet reaches 500,000 flight hours

April 6, 2022

During the 2022 edition of FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) in Chile, Embraer announced that the worldwide fleet of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft has reached 500,000 flight hours. With more than 260 units delivered, the aircraft has already been selected by more than 15 air forces worldwide, including the United States

Army Research Laboratory awards GE US$5.1 million contract to advance hybrid electric engine technology

April 1, 2022

US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) has awarded GE a US$5.1 million (£3.9 million) research and development contract for the Applied Research Collaborative Systematic Turboshaft Electrification Project (ARC-STEP), bolstering GE’s efforts to develop hybrid electric engine technologies for the future of flight. Included in this project is research, development, testing, and

Rolls-Royce secures £105 million Hawk trainer MRO contract from UK MoD

March 31, 2022

Rolls-Royce has announced that it has secured an 11-year maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the Ardour engines which power the Hawk jet trainer fleet, including the world-famous Red Arrows, the RAF Aerobatic Team. The contract enables Rolls-Royce to provide its MRO services for both variants of

Airbus Helicopters and Boeing sign H-47 Chinook MoU relating to German heavy-lift helicopter needs

March 28, 2022

Airbus Helicopters and Boeing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for their partnership on the Chinook H-47 to support Germany’s Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter requirements. The purpose of the partnership is to bolster Germany’s defence readiness, while also supporting German economic growth. It will also help to combine the expertise of two of

Avio Aero selected to power Eurodrone

March 28, 2022

Following a competitive tender process as well as an extensive technical analysis phase, Airbus has selected Avio Aero from Italy to power the Eurodrone unmanned aerial system with its engine and propeller solution, dubbed Catalyst. “This selection is a decisive step forward and will ensure that the Eurodrone programme can proceed on time, on cost

Airbus Helicopters conducts successful sea trials for VSR700 autonomous take-off and landing capabilities

March 25, 2022

Off the coast of Brest, France, Airbus Helicopters has successfully carried out sea trials for the autonomous capabilities of the VSR700, which is an unmanned aerial system (UAS) developed in the frame of the Système de drone aérien de la Marine (SDAM) programme and conducted by the DGA (Direction générale de l’Armement – the French

GE begins testing on first T901 turboshaft engine for US Army

March 24, 2022

GE has initiated testing on the first T901-GE-900 engine, GE’s next-generation rotorcraft engine that will power the US Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) aircraft in the future. In 2019, the US Army selected GE’s T901 engine for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Improved Turbine

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