Articles in Net Edition
DCNS names innovative Gowind OPV
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jun , 2011
DCNS named Gowind offshore patrol vessel L’Adroit at a ceremony that gathered more than 500 potential customers, partners, co-suppliers and employees. The L’Adroit programme spearheads DCNS’s...
Honeywell Green Jet Fuel Powers first-ever transatlantic Biofuel Flight
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jun , 2011
Use of Honeywell Green Jet Fuel saves 5.5 metric tons of net carbon dioxide emissions Green Jet Fuel now one step closer to commercial use with initial ASTM approval Honeywell biofuel and...
GE Capital Aviation Services signs order for 15 ATR 72-600, plus 15 options
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jun , 2011
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric and European turboprop manufacturer ATR, today announced a new order for 15 ATR...
Pratt&Whitney Canada to Flight Test C-Series Engine Imminently
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jun , 2011
Pratt & Whitney Canada, a United Technologies Corp. (UTX) division, will perform flight tests of the Bombardier Inc. (BBD.B.T) CSeries engine within the next month, President John Saabas said in...
Can there be revolt against General Kayani?
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Jun , 2011
Can there be a revolt against Gen.Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Pakistan’s Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), either by the subalterns or by senior officers due to their unhappiness over his...
Al-Zawahiri: Advocate of Global Jihadi Intifada
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jun , 2011
Six weeks after the death of Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda’s General Command has announced the appointment of Ayman al-Zawahiri, of Egypt, who was OBL’s No.2, as the new head of Al...
Boeing 747-8 Freighter to fly to Paris Air Show on sustainable Biofuel
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jun , 2011
Boeing will fly the new 747-8 Freighter to its international air show debut in a doubly historic fashion, flying the airplane across the Atlantic Ocean to the Paris Air Show using a renewable...
Aerovision and UniAir present the 1st Falcon 50 Flying Camera
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jun , 2011
The business aviation company AEROVISION and sister company UNIAIR, a maintenance workshop, are proud to present an exclusive aircraft specifically modified for aerial pictures. The pod camera...
EADS enhances online services for media
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jun , 2011
EADS press website now offering extended resources and services tailored to journalists´ needs EADS press twitter account goes online Dedicated microsite features EADS’ presence at Paris Air...
Israel Highlights Latest Aerospace Trends at the National Pavilion at the...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jun , 2011
The 49th Paris Air Show taking place at Le Bourget, Paris June 20 – 26, offers the biggest showcase for Israel’s Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industries. Israel is participating in this biennial...
Australia selects US Navy's MH-60R SEAHAWK Helicopter for AIR 9000 Phase 8...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jun , 2011
The U.S. Navy announced the Commonwealth of Australia has selected the MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopter to fulfill the Australian Defence Force’s AIR 9000 Phase 8 requirement for a fleet of 24...
Rheinmetall unveils new HE DM11 secondary ammunition for MBT 120mm...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Jun , 2011
Rheinmetall recently revealed a new 120m HE round to a group of international experts at its proving ground in Unterlüß, Germany. It can be fired from any in-service 120mm smoothbore gun (L44...
SELEX Galileo showcases its integrated airborne surveillance and air...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Jun , 2011
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, is demonstrating its leadership in airborne sensors, mission systems and integrated solutions as part of the Finmeccanica exhibit at the 49th Paris Air...
Lockheed Martin MH-60R Lands on LCS for First Time
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jun , 2011
The sun provided the light, a U.S. Navy photographer manned the camera and two Lockheed Martin programs provided the action during recent training operations in the Pacific Ocean. A U.S. Navy...
Thales completes successful flight demonstration for full automatic one-ton...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jun , 2011
Thales today announced that it has successfully achieved, with its partner Boeing, the full automatic landing of a one ton class VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) UAV. The automatic landing...
Eurocopter innovation takes to the skies at Paris Air Show
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jun , 2011
Eurocopter’s commitment to innovation will be showcased at the 2011 Paris Air Show, where the company’s high-profile participation is to include the first public flight presentations of its X3...
Cobham Delivers Converted Aircraft to Ascent Flight Training Ltd for UK MFTS
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jun , 2011
Cobham has delivered four converted Hawker-Beechcraft B350ER King Air special mission aircraft to Ascent Flight Training Limited for the United Kingdom Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS)....
High Court ruling can make the Armed Forces Tribunal infructuous
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jun , 2011
The defence services had been clamouring for an Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) for decades, essentially because the civilian courts took years and even decades to decide their cases. These...
Boeing to Build 10 C-17 Airlifters for Indian Air Force
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jun , 2011
Boeing announced that India’s Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to acquire 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. The Foreign Military Sale — approved by...
Boeing Completes Delta System Definition Review of Crew Space Transportation...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Jun , 2011
Boeing completed the Delta System Definition Review (SDR) of the company’s Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 space capsule design. The milestone follows NASA’s award of a Commercial Crew...