Boeing to Upgrade 500 Chinook Helicopters for US Army
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onConstruction of the test aircraft is expected to begin next year, while the first delivery of Block II Chinook is scheduled for 2023Chinook...
View ArticleExtending Israel's Long Arm: Inside IAF's Air Refueling Squadron
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe aircrews who make sure that no place is too far for the IAF delve into the complex and delicate mission that is aerial refueling. The IAF...
View ArticleIAF Grounds Apache Fleet after Fatal Crash
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onAn IDF Apache helicopter crashed in southern Israel during a training mission, killing one pilot and critically injuring the second. The accident...
View ArticleOrbit to Expand Development of Satcom Solutions for Helicopters
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe company's 30-cm Multi-Purpose Terminal (MPT30) delivers Internet-based data communications via satellite to helicoptersiaf.org.ilOrbit...
View ArticleIAF Completes Testing of the Hermes 900 UAV
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe IAF Flight Test Squadron has completed a series of integration tests on the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 UAV, which will soon be declared...
View ArticleSaudi TAQNIA Space Signs Agreement with Bank Albilad for Satellite Financing
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onhttp://www.bankalbilad.com/Pages/News/AlbiladandTAQNIA-agreement.aspxA joint cooperation agreement has been signed between Saudi Arabia’s TAQNIA...
View ArticleHead of the F-35 JPO Visited Israel
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe recently appointed Head of the F-35 Joint Program Office, Vice Admiral Mathias Winter, visited Israel last week and reviewed the "Adir"...
View ArticleIsrael Finalizes Deal for 17 Additional F-35 Stealth Fighters
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe Israeli Ministry of Defense has concluded a deal with Lockheed Martin on the purchase of 17 additional aircraft, bringing the total to 50...
View ArticleWatch: Bell's V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor Prototype Spotted During Ground Trials
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe V-280 Valor is a third-generation tilt-rotor aircraft being developed by Bell Helicopter for the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift program. It is...
View ArticleMDA to Supply Communication Antenna Subsystem for the AMOS-17 Satellite
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onAmos-17 is the first American satellite Spacecom has purchased since it was founded in 1994. (Credit: Boeing) MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates...
View ArticleIron Dome to be Tested by US Army for Use in Europe
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onRafael's air defense system will compete in a SHORAD intercept test conducted by the US Army at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The...
View ArticleIAF Receives Two More F-35 Jets
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onTwo additional F-35I "Adir" stealth fighters landed in Israel on Thursday. The arrival of the aircraft is another step towards IOCThe two F-35...
View ArticleThe Next Generation of IAF's OrBat?
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onFrom new heavy-lift helicopters to the next generation of the veteran F-15 fighter jet – the Israeli Air Force is looking toward a possible...
View ArticleIAF Established Second Iron Dome Battalion
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe new battalion will be tasked with safeguarding Israel's Northern sector and will lead the IAF’s first aerial defense naval divisionPhoto...
View ArticleIAF Apache Fleet to Return to Service After Fatal Crash
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onThe Israeli Air Force has decided to return its fleet of Apache attack helicopters to service after they had been grounded for several weeks...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Introduces New Satellite Lineup
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onLockheed Martin debuted a new family of satellite buses, which were developed over the last few years. The company invested 300 million dollars in...
View ArticleRT LTA to Present New Capabilities for the Skystar 100 Aerostat at AUSA 2017
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare onSKYSTAR 100 (Photo: RT(RT LTA Systems Ltd., an Israeli designer, developer, and manufacturer of aerostats for use in intelligence, surveillance,...
View ArticleU.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Crashes In Syria
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare on(Photo: U.S. MARINE CORPS)A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey has crashed in Syria last week, according to a report in the Aviationist. Two...
View ArticleSpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launches third set of Iridium-NEXT satellites
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare on(Photo: Iridium)Ten more satellites for Iridium’s upgraded voice and data communications fleet rode a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into a nearly...
View ArticleBoeing To Purchase Aurora Flight Sciences
Send to printerSend to a friendA+A-SizeShare onShare on(Photo: AP).Boeing is planning to buy Aurora Flight Sciences in order to advance its ability to develop autonomous, electric-powered and...
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