Monthly Archive: Maggio 2020

GETAFE, Spain — The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has achieved a new decisive milestone after the certification of its Automatic Low Level Flight capability, offering a unique in its class capability for a military transport aircraft.

The certification campaign, performed in April ab…

Over the last few weeks, a debate has intensified in German political and national security circles on the issue of replacing Panavia Tornado jets for the Luftwaffe. With entry into service in 1979, the Tornado as presently operated by the Luftwaffe fulfills three key requirements. First, it is the …

GE Aviation has successfully completed more aircraft re-engining programs for the U.S. Air Force than any other company. In fact, GE is the only company to have been involved in three successful U.S. Air Force aircraft re-engine programs of in-service aircraft. That experience places GE in a unique …

The agreement with Harland & Wolff Shipyard focuses on the future development of logistics ships for the British Navy, and could be extended to other military and civil projects in the country.

Navantia has just entered into an exclusive agreement with the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast to j…

ARABIAN GULF — The U.S. and Saudi forces are conducting routine and joint sustainment training on and around Karan and Kurayn islands, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 24-30, 2020.

The second phase of the training follows the successful completion of the training on April 20-22, and provides the Ba…

LONDON — Leonardo and Thales are proud to announce the first successful firings of the Thales ‘Martlet’ Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) from Leonardo’s AW159 Wildcat helicopter. The firings were conducted as part of the UK MoD’s Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW) programme and demonstra…