05 Desember 2017 A35-003 takes off from Fort Worth. (photo : AustralianAviationCarl Richards) The Royal Australian Air Force’s third F-35A Lightning II, A35-003, has completed its first flight. Photographer Carl Richards captured these images of A35-003 taking off on its first flight, from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, on December 1. The aircraft is due to be delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona in early 2018 to be used for pilot and maintainer training, before being permanently relocated to Australia in 2020. A35-003, known to its manufacturer Lockheed Martin as AU-3, had its RAAF markings, including its 3 Squadron tail flashes, applied in early November, the final phase of the aircraft’s production process. 3 Squadron is due to become the first RAAF F-35 operational unit. ( AustralianAviation )
08 November 2017 Indonesia wants to buy four amphibious multi role aircraft (photo : Yevgeny Pashnin) BANGKOK /Thailand//TASS/. Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostech corporation) has started technical consultations with Indonesia on the supplies of Be-200 amphibious aircraft, the company’s head for foreign relations management Viktor Brakunov told TASS during the Defense & Security 2017 exhibition. Earlier, President of the United Aircraft Corporation Yury Slyusar said that Russia might start supplies of the Be-200ChS amphibious planes, produced by the Beriev aircraft company, to Indonesia. "Technical consultations with the Indonesian Air Force on Be-200 aircraft supplies are underway," said Brakunov, who is heading the company’s delegation at the exhibition. The Defense & Security 2017 exhibition is being held on November 6-9 in Bangkok. The exhibition has been held since 1985 under the auspices of Thailand’s government and the defense ministry and traditionally gathe...