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MQ-9B Skyguardian takes off from North Dakota on trans-atlantic flight bound for Fairford RIAT, UK

GA-ASI making history with first-time flight of MALE RPA trans-Atlantic

Yesterday, 10 July 2018, at 12:48 p.m. CDT a Medium-altitude, Long-endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) took off from Grand Forks, Nor... Read More...

Hellenic Air Force orders 12 Tecnam P2002 JF italian training aircraft

Tecnam announced today the signature of the contract with Hellenic Air Force (HAF) for the supply of 12 low wing trainer P2002JF held in Athens last July 5th. The contract, signed by Walter Da Costa, Tecnam ... Read More...

F-22 pilots reach 1000 flying-hour milestone

A U.S. Air Force F-22 pilot with the 94th Fighter Squadron, who goes by the call sign “Maj. Ogre,” exits his aircraft at Al Dhafra Air Base and he is immediately greeted by a large, eager crowd of his peers. Th... Read More...

High-flying Epoxies: use of epoxy resins in aircraft design

Not many people may be aware, but we are in contact with different types of resins even if we are not walking in the woods. There are resins in the car that takes us out and about, in the mobile phone we are co... Read More...

Tecnam P2010 validated in Australia and New Zealand

Tecnam announced that the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand have validated the Tecnam P2010 four-seater based on the EASA type certificate A.576, includi... Read More...

Tecnam, BRP-Rotax and Siemens team up for hybrid propulsion for general aviation

The Project selected for Horizon2020 had a Successful Kick-Off Meeting

Last May 17th, 2018 H3PS(acronym for “High Power High Scalability Aircraft Hybrid Powertrain”) kick-off meeting took place in Capua (Italy), at TECNAM headquarters, coordinator of the project. The European Comm... Read More...

GA-ASI launches Team Skyguardian® Canada

A Single Solution to Canada’s Multi-Mission RPAS Project Requirements also brings long-term growth, exports and jobs to key areas of Canadian Industry

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), a leading manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and related mission systems solutions, announced the official launch of Team SkyGuardian®... Read More...

US, French combined exercise Chesapeake 2018

US and French Navies conduct historical combined exercise Chesapeake 2018

On May 18th, 2018 as the Rafale Marine launched into the distant skyline becoming the last French aircraft to depart from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sailors on the deck celebrated a suc... Read More...

Leonardo delivered first AW-101 Commando Merlin Mk4 helicopter to the UK Commando Helicopter Force

Guto Bebb MP, Minister for Defence Procurement, announced the delivery of the first AW101 Commando Merlin Mk4 helicopter during a ceremony held at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton on May 24th, 2018. The event ... Read More...

The 48th Fighter Wing farewell to the 56th Rescue Squadron

The 48th Fighter Wing bid farewell to the 56th Rescue Squadron during a ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, May 15, 2018. The event signals the near-completion of the 56th and 57th RQS relocation t... Read More...

10 years ago the amazing F-117 Nighthawk was retired from the active duty

It’s been 10 years since the F-117 Nighthawk retired, an aircraft so secret that Nevada folklore labelled it a UFO. The Nighthawk pilots were known by the call sign “Bandit,” each earning their number with thei... Read More...

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Luftwaffe: Eurofighter possible successor of Tornado fleet? The proposal to Germany

On the eve of the ILA Berlin Air Show 2018, Airbus and Eurofighter GmbH have submitted their offer to the German Ministry of Defence for a replacement of the Bundeswehr’s ageing Tornado combat aircraft, which w... Read More...

RAF’s Dambusters squadron reforms to fly F-35 fighter jets

The squadron immortalised by the Dambusters raid of World War II has been reformed to fly the UK’s new F-35 fighter jets, the Defence Secretary has announced. Gavin Williamson announced the new 617 Squadron aft... Read More...

Norwegian F-35A conducts in-air drag chute testing

The F-35 Integrated Test Flight team at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. recently completed in-air deployments of the Norwegian Drag Chute System. The drag chute is unique to Norwegian F-35A aircraft and rapidly... Read More...

New target drone Mirach-40 ready for operations in Italy

Following comprehensive testing at the PISQ (Poligono Interforze Salto di Quirra) joint armed forces test range in Sardinia, Leonardo’s new Mirach-40 (M-40) target drone has been authorised for operational use ... Read More...

F-35 ends most comprehensive flight test program in aviation history

The F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program. "Completing F-35 SDD flight test is the culmination of years of h... Read More...

Australia has taken delivery of the first F-35As with Block 3F software

Australia has taken delivery of three new F-35A aircraft with Block 3F software from Lockheed Martin reaching an important milestone. The F-35A combat aircraft will provide Australia with a fifth-generation fi... Read More...

USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75 Carrier Strike Group depart for deployment

Nearly 6,500 Sailors of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) will depart Norfolk the morning of April 11, for a regularly-scheduled deployment. Deploying ships and aircraft of the strike group, ... Read More...

Predator series aircraft pass 5.000.000 flight hour mark

GA-ASI sets RPA industry record with help from worldwide customers base

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) today announced its Predator®-series family of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), encompassing Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, and Avenger® lines, has achieve... Read More...

Global Atomics awarded FMS development contract for UK MQ-9B Protector

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is pleased to announce the recent award of an $81M Foreign Military Sales contract by the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center for the United Kingdom (UK... Read More...

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