A strong commercial aviation industry, stable defense spending and the need to service all platforms throughout their lifecycle are driving a growing aerospace and defense market, according to the Boeing Market Outlook. Released at the Paris Air Show, the outlook values the aerospace and defense market at $8.7 trillion...
Leonardo has signed a contract with the Armaments and Airworthiness Department of the Italian Ministry of Defence for the supply of 13 M-345 HET (High Efficiency Trainer) aircraft, for a total value of €300 million. This follows an initial contract for five aircraft, bringing the number of M-345 trainers...
The 372d Training Squadron, Detachment 11 (Det. 11), is a unit specifically dedicated to improving maintenance airmen skills surrounding the many lethal aircraft assigned to the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Their main focus is to deliver major command-directed and unit-requested training throughout the Air Force...
UFA Inc. (UFA) announced the successful delivery of four ATTower Tower Simulators to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The simulation systems were delivered to the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations (CFSACO) in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Each of the four ATTower simulators is comprised of a 12-channel...
AERALIS is working closely with defence primes to ensure that it can deliver the advanced training required for sixth-generation fighter jets. The United States, the U.K., France, Germany, Japan, China and Russia have already announced the development of a sixth-generation aircraft program. Whilst these conceptual aircraft of the future...
RUAG MRO International welcomes the first of two Bangladesh Navy (BN) Dornier 228-212 special mission aircraft for its 72-month inspection. The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract was signed at the Directorate General of Purchase (DGDP) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 3 April 2019. This first aircraft was ferried from...
Cobham has been selected by Boeing to supply the complete oxygen system for its T-X Trainer aircraft. The system is comprised of Cobham’s SureSTREAM oxygen concentrator, pilot breathing regulators and a back-up oxygen system with fill valve. SureSTREAM improves oxygen delivery and pilot safety by automatically adjusting the concentration...
The 14th Flying Training Wing (FTW) unveiled its first of six T-6 Texan II aircraft during a ceremony at the fire department May 30 on Columbus Air Force Base (AFB), Mississippi. Members of the 37th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) were able to see their freshly painted T-6 Texan II,...
The TCS Consortium, comprising Top Cover Solutions, 3SDL and Eagle Eye Innovations, has announced its success in the recent U.K. Air Command competition to provide simulator instructional support to front-line Royal Air Force (RAF) MQ-9 Reaper squadrons. TCS Consortium will be delivering training in tactics and procedures using the...
Indra and iAltitude have successfully completed the development of a hypoxia flight trainer that is already installed in the Aviation Medicine Training Center of the Spanish Air Force (AF) in Madrid and is currently being used to train and provide greater endurance capacity in extreme scenarios to Spanish military...