Flight tests with actual combat employment of the Su-35S super-maneuverable multi-purpose fighter aircraft are currently being held under the State Joint Tests (SJT) program at the National Flight Test Center of the Russian Air Force.
Military aircraft
KC-135 Stratotankers will have upgraded engines
The 1950s-era KC-135 Stratotankers are slated starting next year to be souped-up with upgraded engines that will extend the nation’s global reach for another two decades.
BAE Systems ends F-35 AG-1 tests
After successfully completing the static test programme on the F-35 (known as AG-1) we have now returned the aircraft back to Lockheed Martin, Fort Worth.
MiG-29K/KUB performs flights from the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier
JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (part of the United Aircraft Corporation) performs flights of the MiG-29K/KUB shipborne fighters from the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier, which is on trials in the Barents Sea.
C-130J Super Hercules for the Sultanate of Oman
A new C-130J Super Hercules for the Sultanate of Oman conducts a test flight at the Lockheed Martin facility here.
Commando II for Cannon AFB
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered an MC-130J Commando II to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., today. Aircraft 5694 is the eighth of 11 MC-130Js to be assigned to the 522nd Special Operations Squadron at Cannon.