FRENCH AIR FORCE NEWS

The Agence d'innovation de la Défense is looking into non-destructive testing

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jul 4^th 2019 |

The Agence d'innovation de la Défense (AID) recently launched a call for projects in the aviation MOC sector. It targets: "the improvement in non-destructive testing t...

France's Reaper fleet maintenance structure is coming together in Cognac

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jun 6^th 2019 |

While it waits for the MQ-9 Reapers' armaments capacity and the unmanned aerial systems in Block 5, the French air force is continuing to boost its unit tasked with m...

France's C-130Hs get a makeover

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Mar 28^th 2019 |

The French air force acquired its twelve C-130Hs between 1987 and 1990, enhancing its fleet with two used models in 1996. Carrying both conventional and special forces, the main mission of the Hercules is to transport...

Thales applies predictive maintenance to military electronics

MAINTENANCE / MRO | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Oct 18^th 2018 |

Thales has been setting itself a double challenge for the last two years in favour of the French air force: to implement predictive maintenance in the military sector ...

Babcock climbs onboard French PC-21s

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Oct 18^th 2018 |

By the start of 2019, all seventeen PC-21s intended to train future fighter crews will be on the tarmac at French air force base BA 709 in Cognac. To enable them to take on flyers, they were inspected for airworthines...

ADS Show: Thales leans towards virtual training for military MRO

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Oct 3^rd 2018 |

Virtual reality is being used more and more often for training in all branches of industry and military MRO is no exception. Thales has just presented a virtual realit...

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Changes to come for the maintenance of French Air Force's A400M fleet

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Sept 20^th 2018 |

"When it comes to maintenance in operational condition for the A400M, we need to recognise that things are moving into place relatively well", one pilot explained to u...

Sabena technics finally gets back on-board C-130Hs

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jul 19^th 2018 |

On 10th July, Sabena technics confirmed that it had been selected by the SIAé to carry out A- and B-Checks for the French air force's fleet of C-130Hs. This contract p...

Sabena Technics is now working on aircraft MOC in the Pacific

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Jun 6^th 2018 |

Over 18 000 kilometres away from mainland France, the French Navy's Falcon 200 Guardians and the French Air Force's CN235s enjoy a specific MOC (Maintenance in Operati...

The French Air Force' C-130H logistics contract awarded to Sabena technics

MAINTENANCE / MRO | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Jan 25^th 2018 |

The company Sabena technics has been selected by the French Ministry of Defense’maintenance service (SIAé) for the supply of spare parts and component as part of...

The availability of French Air Force fixed-wing aircraft from 2014 to 2016

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Mar 31^st 2017 |

In response to the questions posed by French deputy François Cornut-Gentille concerning the availability of French Air Force fixed-wing fleet, the Ministry of Defence ...

The Rafale : a veritable « force booster »

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Jan 23^rd 2014 |

The RAFALE has successfully completed its first test flights in a new heavily-armed configuration, comprising six air-to-ground precision AASM Hammer missiles, four medium and long range air-to-air missiles from the M...

Second A400M of French Air Force named

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Jan 22^nd 2014 |

Today the second A400M new generation airlifter for the French Air Force, delivered on the 13th of November last year, was officially named “Ville de Toulouse” in a ceremony at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse. ...

Raytheon, French Air Force complete Enhanced Paveway™ II GBU-50 demonstration

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Jan 21^st 2014 |

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the French Air Force completed a demonstration of a penetrator variant of a Paveway™ GBU-50 from a Mirage 2000D multirole fighter jet....