The Ukrainian Foreign Minister confirmed in a tweet that the An-225 was destroyed. By late morning, video from a drone over Antonov airport already showed the aircraft on fire in its hangar, leaving little doubt as to the condition of the aircraft.
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Chinese pressure on Taiwan has increased with the entry of over 145 Chinese military aircraft into the island's identification zone for four days.
The Swedish Air Force recently announced that the Skaraborg Air Force Wing (F7) would be the first in the Swedish Air Force to receive the Gripen E. Flight tests and preparations are continuing in parallel within the Swedish and Brazilian Air Forces and at Saab to ensure a smooth and efficient introduction of the aircraft.
The cooperation agreement could allow Ankara not only to ensure the maintenance of its Mi-17s in a sovereign manner but above all to address the market for the maintenance of Russian helicopters in several war zones.
After missing out on the takeover of the French Air Force's Mirage F1s (sold to the US), at least two French companies are now offering Mirage 2000s for training missions. Focus on Procor's, made visible this weekend
Delhi equips itself with kamikaze drones, and 'Made in India' anti-drone systems
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170 million has been invested in the new site, which is due to open on 21 October.
According to the Russian Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov, a Yak-40 with an electric engine could fly soon. Tests have already begun.
Finnair signed a letter of intent with Swedish manufacturer Heart Aerospace for 20 future electric regional aircraft ES-19. Wideroe is interested in the electric version of the Tecnam P2012.
The US airline has chosen the 737 MAX 7, relaunching the smallest model in Boeing's medium-haul family with 100 firm purchases and 155 options against the Airbus A220.
The crisis created by the pandemic has sometimes 'upset' the initial schedules of programmes. The first flight of the short take-off and landing version of the ATR 42-600 will take place in 2023.
A cargo version of the A350 XWB was initially planned in Airbus' development projects in 2006. The manufacturer has decided to take it out of the box in the face of the Boeing 777 Freighter and especially the future 777-300ERSF being pushed by Gecas Cargo and the Israeli IAI.
Liebherr-Aerospace has been selected by Austral Líneas Aereas to overhaul the landing gears of the airline’s Embraer E-Jet E190 fleet.
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The new agreement reaffirms the confidence of major global aviation companies in the aerospace sector in Abu Dhabi and strengthens the long-term relationship between Pratt & Whitney, International Aero Engines (IAE) and Sanad Aerotech.
As the A220 fleet grows and also gains in maturity, Satair will also develop the areas of parts lease, repair and exchange.
Dassault Voted Number One in 2020 AIN survey.
Sabena technics and Singapore Component Solutions will provide repair and upgrades for Honeywell’s Air Cycle Machine on ATR 42 and 72 platforms.
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During an unprecedented crisis, Airbus has managed to deliver 566 aircraft in 2020 and to sell 268 aircraft, once 115 cancellations are taken into account. Given the scale of the earthquake, what are the prospects for 2021 and 2022 ?
The signals are weak, of course but they are there. The Airbus design offices would be working on something other than the decarbonized aircraft. So, is that a real or fake information?
Volga-Dnepr Airlines, the expert in the air transport of super-heavy and oversized cargo, has restarted commercial operations of the Antonov An-124-100 known as Ruslan. This flight restart follows the accident that occurred on November 13, 2020 during a flight from Novosibirsk to Vienna where an An-124 had suffered a broken dawn on a turbojet engine, followed by a crash landing.
The assembly of the X-59 made good progress in 2020 despite the Covid 19 pandemic. The silhouette of the X-59 is now clearly recognizable. GE Aviation has delivered the F414-GE-100 engine that will power the X-59 and will be installed on the airframe by the third quarter of this year. The first flight is expected in 2022.
The organizers of the Dubai Airshow, which will take place from November 14 to 18, 2021, are betting on a much more favorable schedule to occupy the post-Covid-19 space.
Boeing announced the successful completion of the first flight of the Loyal Wingman UAV.
The Warmate UAV is deployed in the Polish forces.
General Atomics delivered 2 UAV MQ-9A Block 5 to Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Forces)
According to Vadym Ihorovych, Managing Director of Ukrspetsexport, Ukraine and Turkey are currently developing a joint venture for the production of Turkish UAVs.
Flyability announced having conducted an inspection inside Chernobyl’s Reactor five, using its UAV Elios 2.
Gazprom sees drones as a new way of linking its production sites
The first winners of the space section of the France Recovery Plan are now known. Others will benefit from this €515 million boost, including €150 million for dual research.
Airbus Defence and Space will build the Eutelsat 36D geostationary communications satellite for French operator Eutelsat. It is scheduled to be launched in 2024.
The second attempt of launch will have been the good one for the new generation medium launcher, almost one year to the day after the failure of its inaugural flight.
The Indian hyper and multi-spectral earth observation satellite, equipped with a SWIR sensor, was put into orbit with a 4-year delay.
Every weekend, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On February 12, Airbus broadcast an image of its new Eurostar Neo satellite platform, currently being tested in Toulouse.
Safran Electronics and Defense and Sodern offer France a new technology, applicable to several strategic fields. A new potential for economic growth for manufacturers.
This article was last updated on 24 February 2022 at 14:20. The article will continue to evolve as events unfold.
By means of a helicopter action with commandos, Russia is seeking to take control of the Ukrainian base where the Antonov An-124 strategic transport aircraft on which France was counting to move Barkhane from Mali are based.
Two weeks ago, our subscribers discovered a dossier in Air & Cosmos questioning France's possible contribution to operations in Ukraine. An open war has now begun in Ukraine. Emmanuel Macron was this morning in a defence council that follows yesterday's.
After the closure of the Ukrainian skies early Thursday morning following the invasion of Russian forces, Moldova, which has only one international airport in Chisinau, decided to do the same.
This map presents a collection of open-source data available in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, mainly on social media. It is an incomplete overview of the situation and is constantly evolving according to the data collected.
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