Post Tagged with: "Attack Aircraft"
HAL Carries Out Maiden Flight of Upgraded Indian Jaguar Aircraft
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) successfully carried out the maiden flight of avionics upgraded Jaguar aircraft “Darin III” here today. “This is significant moment for HAL as the upgrade will result in major operational improvement with regard to all weather air to ground, air to sea and air to air capabilities through incorporation of multimode radar”, [...]
Indonesia Buys Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil: Embraer has won a competition held by the Indonesian Ministry of Defense to supply eight Super Tucano light attack turboprops for the Indonesian Air Force. The deal includes ground support stations and an integrated logistics package, and represents the debut of the Super Tucano in the Asia Pacific region. Deliveries [...]
Army enters low-rate production for Block III Apache
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Army has formally entered a low-rate production phase for its AH-64D Apache Block III helicopter — a next generation attack aircraft with increased power, lift, maneuverability, communication with unmanned systems and hard-landing ability, service officials said. The Army’s Oct. 22 contract with Boeing covers production of 51 Block III helicopters, with the [...]
Test center fuses old, new technology for light attack
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE: Test pilots and engineers here are learning what happens when high-tech systems are combined with low-tech airframes for a new, cost effective, light-attack aircraft. Light attack, a revitalized concept in the Air Force, addresses the need for an airplane that offers surveillance as well as strike capabilities and walks the line [...]


