Aerospace / Defense – Page 5

17. 11. 2021 No Responses

Zircon hypersonic missile test launch

The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov successfully completed a test launch of the state-of-the-art Zircon hypersonic cruise missile on Thursday, the country’s Defense Ministry has revealed. The Zircon, a scramjet anti-ship missile produced domestically, was successfully fired at a target in...

11. 11. 2021 No Responses

China’s Third Aircraft Carrier Nears Launch

China could be months away from launching its newest aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis by a Washington-based think tank. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published commercial satellite imagery of China’s third aircr...

18. 8. 2021 No Responses

Il-112V prototype military transport aircraft crashes

A prototype military turboprop transport aircraft Il-112V made by Russia’s Ilyushin has crashed during a test flight, killing three people who were on board. A video of the incident shows the plane’s right engine flaming out before the aircraft tilts...

21. 6. 2021 No Responses

Petitions To Keep Bezos From Returning To Earth Next Month Signed By Over 56,000 People

Over 56,000 people have signed petitions calling to prevent Jeff Bezos from returning to earth next month, when the billionaire founder of Amazon.com is set to ride his phallic ‘New Shepard’ rocket into space along with his brother, Mark and...

11. 3. 2021 No Responses

GE Sells Aircraft-Leasing Unit to AerCap for $31 Billion

General Electric (NYSE:GE) took the next step in its dramatic transformation under CEO Larry Culp. The industrial titan finalized a deal to sell its GECAS aircraft-leasing business to top rival AerCap (NYSE:AER) as Culp seeks to simplify GE and refocus on...

9. 2. 2021 No Responses

F-15EX Flies For First Time

The F-15EX took off and landed from St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri on Tuesday, completing a 90-minute test flight before returning to the airport. Matt Giese, Boeing F-15EX’s chief test pilot, said the new fighter jet is packed...

26. 1. 2021 No Responses

Rolls-Royce warns on £2bn cash outflow

Rolls-Royce has slashed its forecast of flying hours and expects to burn through £2bn in cash this year, as uncertainty about the new coronavirus variants and increased travel restrictions put the brakes on a recovery in air travel. The engine-maker...

12. 1. 2021 No Responses

US Navy’s new Constellation-class frigate

The U.S. Navy’s next-generation frigate, the Constellation class, is a do-or-die effort for the service and a critical test of its return to building ships around existing technologies rather than designing them around technologies in development. In a roun...

3. 1. 2021 No Responses

Russia will soon test Sarmat ICBM

Russian strategic forces will soon test Sarmat ICBM capable of beating any defenses. Russia is planning to conduct “in the near future” flight tests of its new intercontinental ballistic missile, which it says is capable of beating any defense systems....

29. 12. 2020 No Responses

First Boeing 737 Max airliner takes to the skies

Yes, almost 2 years after jet’s worldwide grounding, The first commercial flight on Boeing’s controversial 737 Max jet left Miami aitport for New York’s LaGuardia Airport today morning, almost two years after the aircraft was grounded world...

22. 12. 2020 No Responses

Lockheed Martin acquires rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 Billion

Lockheed Martin, the U.S.’s largest defence contractor, will acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, a rocket engine and missile manufacturer, for $4.4 billion including debt and net cash, giving the company a larger stake in space and hypersonic technology. The move co...

15. 12. 2020 No Responses

Japan Plans To Spend $48 Billion To Field F-X Stealth Fighters By 2035

Japan Plans To Spend $48 Billion To Field F-X Stealth Fighters By 2035 That Would Outperform F-35 And Chinese Fighters. Last week, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper revealed new details of Tokyo’s ambitious plans to domestically develop a sixth-generation F-X s...

23. 11. 2020 No Responses

GAO: Only three of 46 piloted Pentagon aircraft met their annual mission capability

Only three of 46 piloted Pentagon aircraft met their annual mission capability (MC) goals in a majority of the years between fiscal years (FYs) 2011–19, according to a new report. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), in a report released on...

22. 11. 2020 No Responses

IATA: Airlines need another $80 billion in aid to survive

Airlines will need $70-80 billion in aid to survive the coronavirus crisis, or another half again of the amount already received from governments, their global industry body warned. “We are extremely grateful to them for having injected $160 billion into...

15. 11. 2020 No Responses

Airbus and Boeing Report October 2020 Orders

Boeing and Airbus delivered 13 and 72 commercial jets in October 2020, compared to 19 and 76 deliveries, respectively, in the same month last year. For Airbus, the month of October was the strongest since the COVID-19 pandemic began. With...

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