News from Defence and Military Operations

Iran says shot down US drone over its territory

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jun 21^st 2019 |

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US "spy drone" which violated Iranian airspace near the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest incident to stoke tension in the strategic sea lane.There was no imm...

Factory 4.0 working for MOC

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, May 23^rd 2019 |

"A major objective for Armed Forces ministers", MOC (maintenance in operational condition) regularly has fingers pointed at it, especially in the aviation domain, when aircraft availability rates (which are often too ...

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...

Modi declares India 'space superpower' as satellite downed by missile

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Mar 27^th 2019 |

India said Wednesday it destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that proved the nation was among the world's most advanced space powers.In a rare address...

Brazil's Embraer posts net loss for 2018

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Mar 14^th 2019 |

Brazilian airplane manufacturer Embraer, in the process of a partial takeover by US giant Boeing, announced a net loss of 669 million reais ($183 million) for 2018.Embraer said the loss was a result of a dip in deman...

US Navy's version of F-35 jet 'ready for combat'

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Mar 1^st 2019 |

The US Navy's version of the F-35 stealth fighter jet is "ready for combat," officials said Thursday, marking another milestone in the development of the most expensive weapons program ever."The F-35C is ready for op...

Spain joins France, Germany on new combat fighter

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Feb 11^th 2019 |

Spain will join a Franco-German project to build a new fighter plane to replace the Eurofighter and Rafale, the defence ministry said Monday.Defence Minister Margarita Robles will sign a letter of intent with her Fre...

China warns US against 'weaponising' space

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Dec 19^th 2018 |

China said Wednesday it opposed the "weaponisation" of space as it criticised US President Donald Trump's orders to create a new command centre for controlling military space operations."China has consistently propos...

Trump orders US military to create 'Space Command'

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Dec 19^th 2018 |

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the creation of "Space Command," a new organizational structure within the Pentagon that will have overall control of mil...

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 ...

Airbus invests € 60 million in new military aircraft logistics centre

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Oct 4^th 2018 |

To be operational in 2020Industry-led centralized spare part management to increase fleet availability of German Air ForceCapacities for future needs like German Torna...

US F-35 fighters fly first ever combat mission

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Sept 28^th 2018 |

American F-35 stealth fighters have been used in a combat operation for the first time, officials said, marking a major milestone for the most expensive plane in history.Thursday's mission took place against Taliban ...

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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...

Syria shoots down Russian plane during Israeli air strike

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Sept 18^th 2018 |

Syria accidentally shot down a Russian military aircraft, killing all 15 crew members, when its air defences swung into action against an Israeli missile strike, Russ...

Sikorsky / PZL Mielec Delivers M28 Aircraft to the Ecuadorian Army

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Sept 13^th 2018 |

An M28 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft manufactured at PZL Mielec, a facility in Poland owned by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has arrived...