Category: Notizie Estero

The RAF and industry partners have carried out a world-first 100% sustainable fuel flight using a military aircraft of its size, and the first of any aircraft type in the UK.

An RAF Voyager – the military variant of an Airbus A330 – took to the skies over Oxfordshire powered entirely by 100% sust…

HAMBURG, Germany — “Konrad Adenauer” is the new name of the second Airbus A350, with which the Air Force will in future primarily transport high-ranking German government officials around the world. The first aircraft in the fleet with a so-called “interim cabin” was delivered as early as 2020. No…

EGLIN AFB, Fla. — In March 2022, the first set of U.S. Air Force operational aircraft were equipped with the Quick Reaction Instrumentation Package (QRIP), enabling the first Combat Air Forces (CAF) contribution to Crowd-Sourced Flight Data (CSFD).

The 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron partnere…

PARIS — Eric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation, on Monday relativized Friday’s announcement of agreements at governmental and industrial levels for the launch of the next phase of development of the Future Air Combat System.

“There’s a political pseudo-announcement that was made. I think the G…

TOKYO — Japan will develop the successor to the Air Self -Defense Force ‘s F2 fighter with Britain and Italy, the Asahi Shimbun reported Nov. 18, and is expected to sign a formal agreement before the end of the year.

The next-generation fighter will be deployed by around 2035, when the F2 will …

China has fielded new, longer-range ballistic missiles on its six nuclear-powered submarines, allowing it to hit the continental U.S. from much closer to its own shores, the U.S. acknowledged publicly for the first time Friday.

China’s six Jin-class submarines are now “equipped with JL-3 intercon…