The World of Aviation

Israel has grounded its fleet of T-6A Texan II advanced trainers after a cadet ejected from an aircraft which lost control on landing on July 15. Although the damaged aircraft will be repaired and returned to the air, the fleet has been grounded until the cause of the mishap can be determined. The T-6A entered

Raytheon has received a contract from Boeing to develop an international version of its APY-10 radar for India’s Boeing P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft it has on order. Just where the ‘international version’ of the radar differs to the US Navy’s APY-10 is unclear, but Raytheon claims it will deliver “accurate and actionable information in all

Hawker Beechcraft has received a contract to equip two US Marine Corps UC-12W Hurons (King Air 350) special mission aircraft with extended range fuel tanks providing 40 per cent more fuel than the standard aircraft. The increase will provide the UC-12Ws with a capacity of 2355kg giving an endurance of more than 12 hours.

The USAF Global Hawk Block 40 has completed envelope expansion flight testing at its Edwards AFB test facility. The Block 40 has been designed to operate with the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor installed in a large ‘canoe’ fairing on the aircraft’s lower fuselage. After development testing aboard a Scaled Composites Proteus testbed,

General Atomics’ (GA-ASI’s) jet powered Predator C Avenger II is “exceeding expectations” in flight testing according to company president, Aircraft Systems Group, Frank Pace. Briefing media at the Farnborough Airshow, Pace said “The test program for Avenger is proceeding along very well, with some results exceeding our expectations. Our company goal has always been to

Hawker Beechcraft has selected CAE to provide ground based training solutions for the AT-6 light attack and reconnaissance aircraft development of its T-6 advanced trainer. “We selected CAE USA for its recognised training systems integration expertise, simulation technology leadership and its willingness to actively participate with our team of partners to deliver a comprehensive and