August 18, 2011 Military Aviation News

Selfridge Air Show

08/18/2011

Aviation buffs and military fans will have a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with military aircraft and the performers during the Selfridge Air Show. The event, set for Saturday and Sunday at Selfridge National Air Guard Base, will feature a mix of military and civilian aircraft.

Russian military pilots offer U.S. colleagues joint demo flight at MAKS show

08/18/2011

Representatives from the United States Air Force are pondering a proposal from their Russian colleagues to perform a joint demonstration flight at the tenth international aerospace show, MAKS 2011, which opened in Zhukovsky near Moscow on Tuesday, a source from the flight control unit at the show told Interfax-AVN.

BAE Systems in Fife secures £20m Eurofighter Typhoon deal

08/18/2011

Electronics workers in Fife have landed a £20m order to help build one of the world's most advanced radar systems. BAE Systems at Hillend near Dunfermline will embark on building the next generation of the Typhoon combat aircraft. That will mean about 200 jobs will be secured for the next two years.

Russia sees orders for fifth generation jet from 2015

08/18/2011

Russia expects initial orders for its fifth-generation T-50 fighter jet to be booked from 2015, United Aircraft Corporation's chief said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is due to watch the first public display of the stealth fighter at the MAKS airshow, where Russia is showcasing its top-of-the-line fighter jets and hoping to win civil aircraft contracts.

India's inches closer to its stealth fighter

08/18/2011

Russia on Wednesday lifted the curtains on its Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter, the platform on which India's fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) will be based. In a major leap forward for the Indian Air Force's FGFA programme, a T-50 prototype blazed through the skies at the MAKS 2011 international airshow outside Moscow - the stealth jet's first public appearance.

First Il-76MD transport to fly in Feb 2012

08/18/2011

Russia's Aviastar aircraft factory will produce the first production Il-76MD transport aircraft this year and test fly it in February 2012, a management source in the plant said at the international MAKS airshow on Tuesday. The first two Il-76MDs will be delivered by 2013, "probably for the Russian Emergencies Minstry or Defense Ministry," the manager said.

Russia's 5G fighter makes first demonstration flight

08/18/2011

Russia's Sukhoi T-50 5th generation fighter performed its first demonstration flight at the MAKS 2011 International Aviation and Space Show on Wednesday. The flight was observed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and other dignitaries.

Turkey's T-129 attack helicopter prototype makes successful first flight

08/18/2011

The first flight, conducted by TAI’s test pilots, of T129 “P6” prototype helicopter has timely and successfully been completed at TAI’s facilities in Akinci (Ankara) the company said today.

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