Category: Notizie Estero

A civilian experimental test pilot hired by the U.S. Army has flown the Sikorsky S-97 Raider on Aug. 19. Charlie Packard, from the Redstone Test Center, Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), was the first government pilot to fly the prototype rotorcraft which has a rear propeller to boost its speed in level flight. On […]

A Indonesian Air Force T-50I instructor pilot Lt. Col. Luluk Teguh Prabowo has died from injuries sustained during a take-off accident that took place on Aug. 10. The Korean-made advanced jet trainer had skidded off the runway during take off. The student, Lt. Muhammad Zaky survived the accident. Luluk is the first T-50I pilot to […]

The top UN official for Libya says foreign backers of the war-wracked country’s rival governments have ramped up weapons shipments in violation of an international arms embargo.

The interim UN envoy for Libya, Stephanie Williams, told the Security Council on September 2 that these shipments were …

RAF Typhoons are to be equipped with next generation radar thanks to a £317 million investment, Defence Minister Jeremy Quin today announced.

The new contract will secure over 600 jobs and make sure the UK remains at the forefront of radar technology development.

The RAF is also one step close…

SEOUL — South Korea began assembling a prototype of what would be the country’s first indigenously developed fighter jet Thursday, in a landmark step that means the ambitious project is materializing, the arms procurement agency said.

Under the KF-X project worth 8.8 trillion won (US$7.3 billio…