Yearly Archive: 2021

France to Receive Year’s Third A330 Tanker Aircraft

France to Receive Year’s Third A330 Tanker Aircraft

The Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) is preparing to take delivery in the coming days of the sixth A330-MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) Phoenix multi-role refueling aircraft, at Air Base 125 “Charles Monier” in Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône).

Since December 7, when the aircraft arrived in Is…

US Transfers Three C-130 Aircraft to Royal Jordanian AF

US Transfers Three C-130 Aircraft to Royal Jordanian AF

AMMAN — Today, the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), U.S. Air Force (USAF), and the U.S. Embassy in Jordan celebrated the transfer of three C-130 transport aircraft from USAF to RJAF, in a ceremony attended by JAF Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Major General Yousef Huneiti, RJAF Commander B…
UK to Deploy 140 Engineering Troops to Support Poland

UK to Deploy 140 Engineering Troops to Support Poland

140 military engineers are deploying to Poland to provide specialist support in response to the pressures from irregular migration at the Belarus border.

Specialists from the 32 Engineer Regiment, the Royal Engineers, will provide bilateral support to Poland, a NATO ally and key European partner….

Bell Delivers Two Bell 505 Helicopters to Indonesian Navy

Bell Delivers Two Bell 505 Helicopters to Indonesian Navy

SURABAYA, Indonesia —- Bell Textron Inc. announced the successful sale and delivery of two Bell 505 helicopters to the Indonesian Navy. The newly acquired helicopters will be utilized as basic helicopter trainers.

“The Bell 505, which has surpassed 50,000 flight hours globally, is an excellent …

Airbus Prepares Legal Response to Complaints Over A350 Paint

Airbus Prepares Legal Response to Complaints Over A350 Paint

TOULOUSE — In the face of the ongoing mischaracterisation of non-structural surface degradation on its fleet of A350 aircraft by one of its customers, it has become necessary for Airbus to seek an independent legal assessment as a way forward to resolve the dispute, which the two parties have been…
Embraer, Brazilian Army to Study Counter-Battery Artillery Radar

Embraer, Brazilian Army to Study Counter-Battery Artillery Radar

CAMPINAS, Brazil — Embraer and the Department of Science and Technology at the Brazilian Army (DCT) today signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement establishing cooperation in joint studies and analysis of technical and operational concepts, as well as the evaluation of the capabilities needed for …
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