Since its independence in October 1991, Azerbaijan has been seeking application satellites to support its development. On February 7, 2013, Azerspace 1, its first satellite dedicated to telecommunications, was launched.
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Early this morning, the French Air Force sent two fighter jets and two tankers into Romanian airspace and the Black Sea. The objective of this eight-hour mission is not known, but it demonstrates once again the force projection capabilities of the Air Force: the fighters flew more than 1,900 kilometers before arriving at their patrol area.
An unidentified stratospheric balloon has flown over the American state of Montana. The nationality of this balloon has not been confirmed, but the American media seem to lean towards a balloon of Chinese origin. The theory that the balloon took images of intercontinental missile silos in the state is highly unlikely.
Guardia di Finanza (Italy’s Police Force, with general capability in economic and financial matters, is the only maritime Police Force in Italy) opened its Air-Naval Operations Simulation Centre.
Germany's Quantum-System GmbH has agreed to deliver 105 Vector long-endurance reconnaissance drones to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. This contract follows a delivery of 33 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) of the same model in August 2022.
DARPA has officially appointed two teams of industrialists to propose a seaplane concept with transport capabilities of over 100 tons. Both teams have already released an image of their concept, which turn out to be very different from each other.
Hensoldt has agreed to cooperate with the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Technology FHR with the aim of transforming the technology demonstrator GESTRA (German Experimental Space Surveillance and Tracking Radar) into a series-production ready.
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Air France-KLM Group is taking more Airbus A350-900 and A350F aircraft, turning options into firm orders. The A350Fs will join Martinair to replace the Boeing 747Fs. On the other hand, still nothing on the A350-1000. A big weakness for the Boeing 777-9 ?
The EES (Entry Exit System), which is intended to strengthen controls at the EU's external borders, has already been postponed several times at the request of the main players in the sector, citing a lack of preparation and allocation of sufficient staff.
The new Norwegian long-haul low-cost carrier will launch a daily service between Rome-Fiumicino and New York-JFK starting June 19.
The low-cost carrier posted a loss in the first quarter of 2022-2023 (completed Dec. 31) reduced to 133 million pounds from 213 million pounds in the same period of 2022.
According to figures provided by IATA (International Air Transport Association), this number of new entrants is lower than in 2021 (58 companies created), but higher than in 2020 (29 companies created).
Uzbekistan Airways, the national carrier of the Republic of Uzbekistan, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A320neo family aircraft, eight Airbus A320neo and four Airbus A321neo.
The new Indian air transport start-up, Akasa Air, has enlisted the support of AFI KLM E&M for component services as well as dedicated APU solutions from its subsidiary EPCOR.
Sabena technics continues its development by integrating within its group the activities of Fleet Management & CAMO, Powerplant & APU Boroscope, Aircraft Modifications and Flight Ops & OCC previously operated within Aéroconseil AKKODIS.
HAECO Xiamen, a member of the HAECO Group, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to commence the construction of its new aircraft maintenance facility in Xiamen Xiang’an International Airport.
Jet Aviation Basel is now approved for heavy maintenance on the Boeing 777 up to and including 15-year checks.
HAECO et GE Aerospace ont signé un accord de services de marque GE (GBSA) pour les moteurs CF34-10A.
The Nièvre-based company is capitalizing on its TM-Fast ® innovation to further penetrate the MRO market. It also intends to position itself in the more electric aircraft and air mobility markets.
Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its latest jet, the Gulfstream G700, set 25 city-to-city speed records during its recent world tour. The records are pending certification by the american National Aeronautic Association and the FAI.
A year after Boom announced that Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C., would be the site of the Overture Superfactory, Boom has now begun construction of the Overture "Superfactory," a major milestone before the aircraft's production launch in 2024.
Leonardo and Safran Helicopter Engines today announced a partnership to enhance the capabilities and competitiveness of the new generation single-engine AW09 helicopter. Production helicopters will be equipped with the 1000 shp Arriel 2K, the next generation Arriel engine.
In 2022, Airbus Helicopters logged 374 gross orders (net: 362). Deliveries increased from 338 in 2021 to 344 in 2022, contributing to Airbus Helicopters’ preliminary 52% share of the civil and parapublic market.
Stratolaunch's Roc completed its second Talon-A carrier flight on Jan. 13, 2023, during Roc's ninth flight and first flight outside the Mojave Desert test perimeter. The longest flight to date, this flight is intended to set the stage for Talon-A release testing, which the company plans to begin later this year.
While the target of 700 deliveries by 2022 has not been met, Airbus has largely passed the 700 net sales mark, with 820 net sales in 2022, compared with 507 in 2021. This represents a 62% jump from one year to the next.
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
On the occasion of the publication by the Canadian consulting firm BCA Research of a study on the geopolitics of space, we interviewed one of its authors, Guy Russell.
The Belgian SME sets up its French subsidiary in Bordeaux-Mérignac.
Every end of week, an image that made the news or caught our attention. On January 11, Nasa announced a new discovery of its fantastic space telescope.
The small launcher from the U.S.-NZ company Rocket Lab flew its 33rd mission on January 24. It was launched for the first time from the Wallops Island base.
This morning the 15th European Space Conference started in Brussels, with representatives of the European space industry and various public institutions, starting with the European Commission.
Ukraine, represented by Defense Minister Reznikov, has signed a contract with France and Thales for the future delivery of a short-range anti-aircraft system. Although specific details of the system are not yet known, the contract already specifies that the system will include a Thales Ground Master 200 medium-range radar.
The U.S. DoD has released images of the first batch of M2 Bradley armored vehicles for the Ukrainian Forces and on their way to Europe. The images confirmed that the Ukrainians will not be receiving an older version, but one of the latest variants of the armored infantry fighting vehicle.
Hensoldt is supplying two more of its TRML-4D high-performance radars to strengthen Ukraine's air defence. The two radars will already be delivered in the next three months.
General Michel Yakovleff is a recognized strategist who has worked in various organizations including NATO. In this interview captionned on the Air&Cosmos TV set, he shares with us three scenarios for the end of the Russia/Ukraine conflict and the potential impacts. An interview mixing strategy, history and geopolitics.
At a press briefing of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, the head of the Cyber Defense Command analyzed the use of cyber in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, identifying three main lessons on the role of this "stealthy and discreet weapon, with a lightning effect".
The recent announcement of the delivery of the AMX-10 RC to Ukraine has launched many different classifications: light tank, battle tank, armored combat vehicle, etc. This article presents the French Armed Forces' point of view, a NATO definition of the battle tank and finally, a comparison of the characteristics of the AMX-10 RCR and the Leclerc battle tank according to this definition.
Tenth anniversary of the first satellite of Azerbaijan
Latitude rocket engine comes alive
Meeting with BCA Research on astropolitics
Force projection capacity : French Rafale over Romania
Aerospacelab sets up in France
Unidentified stratospheric balloon flies over Montana
Leonardo : Guardia di Finanza opens Air-Naval Operations Simulation Centre in Italy
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