Yearly Archive: 2022

BENGALURU, India — HAL signed a contract worth over US$100 million for supply and manufacture of 88 TPE331-12B engines/kits along with maintenance and support services to power the Hindustan Trainer Aircraft (HTT-40).

The contract was exchanged by Mr. Eric Walters, Sr. Director OE Sales, Hone…

The first Airbus A330-200 to be converted into a tanker under the KC-30 program of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), landed at the Galeão Air Base (BAGL) this Tuesday (26/07). The aircraft received the FAB’s characteristic gray paintwork at the Maintenance Center in Ireland and, after that, went to Vic…

PACIFIC OCEAN –– Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02) embarked two MV-22B Osprey military aircraft onboard and successfully moved the Osprey off the flight deck into the hangar for the first time at sea during Rim of the Pacific 2022.

The MV-22B’s will operate from C…

SAN DIEGO — An MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is under contract with the U.S. Navy to support the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise. RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, started in late June and c…

On July 15, 2022–Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody and combat aviation training specialist, Draken Europe have announced the signing of a cooperation agreement to support the Red Air Aggressor Training Service (IRAATS) project of the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The agreement was announce…

MARIGNANE, France — LCI, a leading aviation company and a subsidiary of the Libra Group, has today announced an order for up to six H175 super-medium helicopters from Airbus, valued at over US$125 million.

The order is for two confirmed aircraft with the first H175 set to be delivered to LCI in…