State acceptance tests of the Mil Mi-8AMTSh assault helicopter have started at Ulan-Ude aircraft manufacturing plant in Siberia. The modification has a Shturm-V weapons system with 9M120 Ataka anti-tank missiles. The helicopter is intended for export.
Source: Flight International
Athens signed a long-sought letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 20 F-35 stealth fighters, with options for a further 20 jets.
The joint North American Aerospace Defense Command dispatched fighter aircraft from both the USA and Canada on 24 July to intercept a combined flight of bombers from Russia and China operating in international airspace around Alaska.
BAE Systems has detailed its progress in producing a supersonic demonstrator in support of the UK’s Future Combat Air System activity, with its critical design review completed and build work advancing.
