First production KC-390 makes maiden flight
The first serial production KC-390, Embraer’s military transport jet, has successfully completed its maiden flight.
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Hawk T2 trainer jet passes hot weather trials
Flight tests in the Middle East show trainer jet’s ability to cope with heat
F-35B lands on British aircraft carrier for the first time
Lightning jets successful test flight from Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth heralded as historic moment
Production Pampa III trainer jet takes first flight
The first production Pampa III advanced jet trainer aircraft has been flown by Argentinian aircraft maker FAdeA
Meggitt supplying more sensors to Korean fighter jet program
Meggitt Sensing Systems has won a contract to supply an Engine Vibration Monitoring Unit for the KF-X program
Oldest flying F-22 raptor returns to the skies
One of the first F-22 test aircraft built has been returned to the air by the US Air Force as a flight sciences aircraft for its F-22 fleet modernization program
KC-46 completes FAA certification
Boeing’s KC-46 fuel tanker has completed FAA certification. The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), verifies that…
Boeing wins US$805m deal to supply unmanned aerial refuelers
Boeing is to supply the MQ-25 “Stingray” unmanned aerial refueler to the US Navy to…
First F-35B deck landing set to reveal operational parameters
Flight trials which will involve the first deck landing of an F-35B Lightning II fighter…
US Navy test pilot school’s latest training aircraft makes first flight
The US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) has performed the first flight test of ASTARS…