The Indian Air Force (IAF) flew its first C-17 to India today, becoming the newest operator of the airlifter. The C-17 will equip the Indian Air Force with humanitarian and strategic capabilities. Boeing will support the IAF C-17 fleet through an integrated sustainment program contract that ensures mission readiness by providing C-17 customers access to
The US Army and Boeing have signed a US$4 billion contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, plus options that could increase the total buy to 215 aircraft, under a new multi-year buy arrangement. Deliveries will begin in 2015. The tandem-rotor Chinook is the backbone of combat, logistics and humanitarian operations for the US Army and 18
The second production Airbus Military A400M has made its first flight. MSN8, due for delivery to the French air force in the third quarter of this year, took off from Seville, Spain on June 7. Meanwhile the first production A400M, MSN7, is due to be handed over to the French air force in “coming weeks”,
An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft has completed the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 C5 AAVI (AMRAAM Air Vehicle Instrumented). The aircraft – AF-1 – launched the missile from its internal weapons bay. This is the first launch where the F-35 and AIM-120 demonstrated a successful launch-to-eject communications sequence and fired
The US Air Force has set a December 2016 target date to declare Initial Operating Capability (IOC) with the F-35A, the variant of the Joint Strike Fighter being acquired by Australia. IOC for the F-35A will mean one operational squadron of 12 or more F-35As will be capable of conducting “basic close air support, interdiction,
Three tenderers have been down-selected to move to the second phase of the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) competition. Teams led by Australian Aerospace (EC135), Boeing Defence Australia (EC135) and Raytheon Australia (Bell 429) will now go forward to submit final proposals under AIR 9000 Phase 7 to meet the future rotary-wing training needs of
