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9. 4. 2024 No Responses

Boeing whistleblower claims that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner is flawed

The engineer, Sam Salehpour, internally raised his concerns about the jets but was “threatened and silenced by Boeing,” his lawyers alleged. After the company attempted to intimidate him, Salehpour alerted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), other government officials and the...

21. 3. 2024 No Responses

MQ-9B SeaGuardian Drone Tested in ASW Role

On Feb. 27, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in cooperation with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), conducted a series of tests on GA-ASI’s Sonobuoy Dispensing System (SDS) using the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System...

17. 3. 2024 No Responses

NTSB: Boeing “unable to find the records documenting” repair work on 737 Max 9

A government investigation into a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane’s door-plug blowout has been hampered by a lack of repair records and security camera footage, the National Transportation Safety Board’s chair told US senators. Boeing was “unable to f...

14. 3. 2024 No Responses

India approves full development of 5th gen fighter

India’s Cabinet Committee on Security has given a green light to continue development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, India’s indigenous fifth-generation fighter jet. The state-run Aeronautical Development Agency and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. are ...

19. 2. 2024 No Responses

IRGC Navy Takes Delivery of Two New Stealth Warships

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Navy has taken delivery of two new Soleimani-class corvettes, with the vessels, the Sayyad Shirazi and the Hassan Bagheri, inaugurated at a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Monday. The uniqu...

16. 12. 2023 No Responses

UK, Italy, and Japan Jointly Developed The Future Stealth 6th-Gen GCAP Fighter

Japan, Britain and Italy on December 14 announced plans to cooperate in developing next-generation fighters in an effort to reflect the need to jointly deal with growing geopolitical threats. The three countries will jointly develop and produce a common airfra...

19. 11. 2023 No Responses

Iran unveils Fattah-2 hypersonic missile and Mehran air defense system

Iran’s IRGC has unveiled the homegrown Fattah-2 hypersonic missile as well as other new military achievements. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei toured an exhibition showcasing the latest achievements of the IRGC Aerospace Force ...

12. 11. 2023 No Responses

Turkish Airlines in Talks With Airbus to Purchase 355 Planes

Order would be largest in the Turkish carrier’s history. Airline chairman talked in May of possible 600-plane order. Turkish Airlines is in talks with Airbus SE for what would be the biggest order in the carrier’s history if finalized. Management...

9. 11. 2023 No Responses

MBDA and PGZ sign $5 billion deal for Poland’s air defense

The U.K. arm of missile-maker MBDA and the Polish defense company PGZ have signed a contract to work on the next phase of Poland’s anti-air missile program, the two countries announced Wednesday. The deal, worth more than worth more than...

23. 9. 2023 No Responses

GAO: Half of US’ F-35 Fleet Not Capable of Flying at Any Time

Almost half the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters that are supposed to be operational are not capable of flying and it will cost $1.3 trillion to keep them operational, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report. “The...

11. 9. 2023 No Responses

RTX to take $3 billion charge on Pratt & Whitney engine failures

Pratt & Whitney engine flaw will ground 350 planes per year through 2026. RTX Corp.’s plan to address the latest flaw in its marquee commercial jet engine will ground hundreds of Airbus SE A320neo aircraft over the next three years,...

8. 9. 2023 No Responses

North Korea Launched New Tactical Nuclear Attack Submarine

Pyongyang says it has nuclear-tipped missiles which are capable of being fired underwater. State media descriptions have said it has ten total missile launch tubes, with four bigger than the others. The sub will next undergo sea trials. “We are full of...

30. 7. 2023 No Responses

Boeing To Increase Production Rates Of 737 MAX And 787 Jets

Boeing aims to produce at least 50 MAX variants per month by 2025 and is confident in the coordinated supply chain’s ability to deliver on this goal. The Renton plant in Washington state will see an increase in narrowbody production,...

28. 7. 2023 No Responses

Raytheon Accumulated a Backlog of $185 Billion

Raytheon has called in retired engineers to teach its employees how to build the Stinger missiles heavily used by Ukraine’s military—using blueprints drawn up during the Carter administration. It’s the latest example of a private company working to ramp ...

19. 7. 2023 No Responses

Lockheed Martin Raises Full-Year Forecast

U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin on Tuesday raised its annual profit and sales outlook on strong demand for military equipment stoked by ongoing geopolitical uncertainties. Defense companies in the U.S. have been successful in translating demand for air defe...

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