Latin American aerospace news and aircraft projects

[MiG-29SMT]

So even the so called "russian View" still limit the detection range to only 25-35 km, not to mention the range finder distance is only 15 km

Any plans for a large C17 class type aircraft by Embraer?

Brazil designs aircraft upon export market needs, thus first they need to see the niche otherwise they do not develop the aircraft.

C-390 was designed as a C-130 potential replacement, trying to fill the role for many export customers, the brazilian air force is not the main customer, it is an important customer but not the unique customer, they try to find niches not fulfilled by other companies, thus they need sucess upon export markets

 

[MiG-29SMT]

Embraer delivers 159 aircraft in 2022

THE ORDER BOOK REACHED 17,500 MILLION DOLLARS
Embraer aircraft deliveries
Embraer delivered 80 jets in the fourth quarter of 2022, of which 30 were business jets and 50 business jets (33 light and 17 midsize). Throughout the year, it delivered 159 aircraft (57 business jets and 102 business jets). Embraer increased the number of aircraft by 12.7% compared to 2021. As of December 31, the firm order book reached 17.5 billion dollars.

In Commercial Aviation, Embraer confirmed in 4Q22 a firm order for US$1.17 billion to supply 15 new E195-E2 aircraft to an undisclosed customer. The company has also confirmed another five E195-E2 firm orders from Binter for $389.4 million at list price.

Another achievement was the certification of the E190-E2 in China, as well as the certification of the E-Jets E2 (E195-E2 and E190-E2) in Canada. Last December, Porter Airlines took delivery of five E195-E2s. The Canadian airline has ordered 50 E195-E2s in total. During the quarter, Embraer delivered three new E190 aircraft to CIAF Leasing, a company based in Cairo, Egypt.



In Business Aviation, Embraer delivered 50 jets (33 light and 17 midsize) in 4Q22, while sales in the business aviation segment continue their momentum.

In Services and Support, Embraer signed two heavy maintenance service contracts with Envoy Air Inc. and with JSX, for a total of 72 million dollars. In addition, TUI has signed a contract for the Pool Program to support the E195-E2 jet fleet. In addition, NAC signed a firm contract for the conversion of up to 10 new E190F/E195F cargo aircraft.

Entrega Embraer 159 aviones en 2022

Embraer entregó 80 jets en el cuarto trimestre de 2022, de los cuales 30 fueron jets comerciales y 50 jets ejecutivos (33 ligeros y 17 de

a21.com.mx

 

[MiG-29SMT]

The PILLAN II is the advanced evolution of the successful T-35 PILLAN aircraft, now converted into a flight training system that includes, in addition to the production of a new aircraft, important state-of-the-art peripheral sub-systems.

PILLAN II – ENAER

www.enaer.cl

 

[MiG-29SMT]

Brazilian aeronautical manufacturer Embraer announced today that its agricultural aviation division has reached a new sales record. During the first eleven months of this year, the company sold a total of 63 Ipanema 203 aircraft, thus exceeding the figure for the same period in 2021.
As reported by Embraer in a press release, agricultural production during the last harvest in Brazil, which produced 271.2 million tons of grains (almost 14.5 million more than in the previous cycle), was key to the increase in orders.




The greatest demand for the Ipanema 203 comes mainly from the Central-West region of the country, where most of the economic activities of this type are concentrated. However, the volume of sales to operators in other regions has also grown recently.


Sany Onofre, Embraer's Agricultural Aviation Manager, highlighted that the sales of the Ipanema 203 also accompany a greater commitment from the entire segment, with better interactions between those who work in maintenance workshops, training schools, service providers and customers. .

-

"Collaborating so that everyone has their maintenance up to date, increasing the number of approved workshops and preparing new pilots are some of the essential actions for the development of the sector as a whole," said Onofre. With more than 1,500 delivered aircraft, the model is a leader in the Brazilian agricultural sector.

In this sense, Embraer highlighted the new alliances with the companies Sabri and Agroefetiva, which from 2023 will offer free consultancies to buyers of Ipanema models to optimize aircraft configuration and achieve maximum performance, according to the needs of each client.


The Ipanema 203
The Ipanema 203, the most recent agricultural aircraft developed by Embraer, incorporates substantial improvements in its design. It counts, for example, as stronger stainless steel materials and new wing parts with different geometry. These characteristics slow down the eventual wear caused by the operating conditions in the fields and reduce the cost of long-term maintenance.

In addition, the advanced aerial sprayer features a new engine hood design, with new air outlet grilles that ensure greater cooling.

See also: Embraer refines its Energia family and bets on two concepts of 19 and 30 seats

El avión agrícola Embraer Ipanema 203 alcanza nuevo récord de ventas

El fabricante aeronáutico brasileño Embraer anunció hoy que su división de aviación agrícola alcanzó un nuevo récord de ventas. Durante los primeros onc

www.aviacionline.com

 

[MiG-29SMT]

HAL signed a contract with the Argentine Air Force for supply of spares and engine repair of legacy two tonne class helicopters. The contract was signed by Brigadier General Xavier Issac, Chief of Air Force, AAF and Mr C B Ananthakrishnan, CMD, HAL

 

[MiG-29SMT]

Hydra Technologies' S45 Baalam UAS

"We are confident in what our products can bring to the UAE market and exhibition..."

ABU DHABI, UAE (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As part of this year’s IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Hydra Technologies is showcasing the solutions they can bring to the region. The battle proven S45 Baalam unmanned aerial system, in its successful intelligence surveillance reconnaissance and targeting solutions, and weaponized optional version is part of the Hydra offer to the defense and security market exhibited in the Emirates capital this week. As a novelty, Hydra is also offering synthetic aperture radar (SAR) solutions on its platforms for special operations and coastal security and naval ISR missions.

The S45 is a dual-engine, 70 mile or 120 km line of sight range tactical system with an operational ceiling of 17,000 feet and 12 hours of effective mission time. It is equipped with state-of-the-art gimbal camera systems that include medium wave infrared and visual spectrum high-definition sensors with up to 130X zoom. The S45 also offers multiple solutions to support ground forces through advanced on-board radio repeater systems and state of the art remote video terminals.

Hydra is showcasing its proven solutions to the world market at IDEX, UAE as this exhibition has been consistently thought of as “the most important tri-service defense exhibition in the world.” As the largest show of its kind in the region, IDEX signifies a continued and solid global development for Hydra Technologies.

Other models presented at IDEX include small precision loitering munitions like the ground-to-ground or air-to-ground HUUL-2. As well as the latest Hydra development, the Silent Strike guided munition, which has a 3 kg warhead. Also present at the show is the family of catapult launched fire and forget attack UAVs like the M40 BLUEFISH, with a 500 km range and 15 kg warhead.

“IDEX presents an opportunity for Hydra and our commitment to bring creative and proven solutions to customers that will benefit from them in this important market,” said Ivan Vazquez, marketing executive for Hydra Technologies. “We are confident in what our products can bring to the UAE market and exhibition, as well as other military and forces that require reliable systems in this region of the world.”

Hydra’s systems have been deployed with success to different military, national security, and law enforcement end users, achieving the highest indexes of reliability in the market.

Hydra Technologies Showcase Capabilities at IDEX in the UAE

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As part of this year's IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Hydra Technologies is showcasing the solutions they can bring to the region....

www.prweb.com

 

[MiG-29SMT]

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer expects to deliver up to 200 new aircraft in 2023, according to the company’s guidance, released today while presenting 2022 financial results.

Increasing the number of deliveries
Embraer is looking to heavily increase the number of deliveries of new aircraft this year. In 2022, the Brazilian company delivered a total of 159 jets, including 57 commercial aircraft and 102 executive jets (66 light and 36 mid-size). This was an increase of 12.7% compared with 2021, even with significant supply chain constraints, said the OEM in a financial statement. The commercial aircraft delivered consist of 35 E175s, three E190s, one E190-E2, and 18 E195-E2s

https://simpleflying.com/embraer-expects-deliver-potential-200-aircraft-2023/

 

[MiG-29SMT]

The installation of the new Sustainable Aerospace Technology Innovation Laboratory arises from the collaboration between the GE company and the government of Querétaro; The equipment was funded through the State Program for the Development of Technology and Innovation (Pedeti), with which in 2022 12 projects in the aerospace industry were supported.

Queretaro, Qro. To manage technological development projects, the new Sustainable Aerospace Technology Innovation Laboratory (ITAS) was installed at the Aeronautical University of Querétaro (UNAQ).

From this place, technology projects will be developed in the management of integrated systems, called GSSI or IVHM, related to the use of data through intelligent systems, to provide the industry with a diagnosis and forecast in real time, explained the Secretary of Development Sustainable (Sedesu), Marco Antonio del Prete Tercero.

In this way, the operation, reliability and maintenance of aeronautical equipment during its life cycle will be optimized.

The installation of the laboratory arises from the collaboration between the GE company and the state government; The equipment was funded through the State Program for the Development of Technology and Innovation (Pedeti), with which in 2022 12 projects in the aerospace industry were supported.

“A laboratory in which knowledge will be generated and the talent from Querétaro will be prepared to continue at the forefront in the aerospace sector. (…) From these facilities, integrated systems technology projects, known as GSSI or IVHM, will be developed and promoted, ”he explained.




As aviation is one of the major generators of CO2 emissions, this laboratory is expected to contribute to the design of solutions for the industry to be carbon neutral.

The general director of GE Aerospace, Andrés Soler Pérez Salazar, stated that the industry has the responsibility to mitigate the emissions it releases into the atmosphere; With this objective, the laboratory will work on generating technology to influence this problem. The development of solutions, he said, will consider various aspects: technological, operational, and system.

“This solution will be given through different aspects: technology, operations, that is, how we use technological products, and the system, how we organize ourselves as a society to use those products. GE Aerospace participates in these three aspects, it is one of them that we are going to focus on here, on the development of technology, with a very clear final objective: the industry has to be zero emissions by 2050”, he specified.

https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/estados/Instalan-en-Queretaro-laboratorio-para-la-industria-aeroespacial-20230307-0073.html

 

[MiG-29SMT]

 

[MiG-29SMT]

In April of this year, the Colombian Aeronautical Industry Corporation CIAC presented at the Tolemaida Military Fort, in front of the Ministry of National Defense facilities, at the Air Assault Aviation Division – DAVAA, and at the Air Force facilities Colombian and the National Police capabilities, the operations of the UAV COELUM.

Since then, the aircraft has complied with the proposed standards and has positioned itself as the unmanned aerial vehicle for civil and military use manufactured in Colombia.




The aircraft was designed and manufactured by the CIAC in response to the needs of the industry and has characteristics that allow it to stand out from systems that fulfill the same missions, since, in addition to being easy to transport and operate, it has an EO sensor. / IR day / night hyperspectral location which allows high resolution real-time images.

These features make the aircraft capable of carrying out day and night missions, transmitting full HD video in real time and following routes through waypoints. Likewise, its eight-piece assembly process makes it easy to transport and has a low operating cost.

COELUM: el UAV colombiano se toma los cielos

En abril de este año, la Corporación de la Industria Aeronáutica Colombiana CIAC presentó en el Fuerte Militar de Tolemaida, frente a las instalaciones del

www.aviacionline.com

 

[MiG-29SMT]

Mexican Unmanned Aerial Takeoff and Vertical Landing System “SANT-DAV”.
The design of this so-called SANT-DAV (Unmanned Aerial Takeoff and Vertical Landing System) comes from SPARTAAM and the use of the Arcturus T-20.
The Unmanned Vertical Takeoff and Landing System (SANT DAV)" was developed with resources from the EX-Sectoral Fund for Research and Technological Development in Naval Sciences (FSIDCN) until before its disappearance in 2020.

 

[MiG-29SMT]

EMBRAER and FAB celebrate receiving the final type certificate (FOC) for the C-390 Millennium multi-mission jet

Document confirms that the aircraft met or exceeded all requirements defined by the FAB, having achieved full operational capacity
The ceremony also marked the beginning of the important delivery of the first aircraft in the FOC configuration, the sixth FAB KC-390
Gavião Peixoto – SP, April 3, 2023 – The EMBRAERr C-390 Millennium multi-mission jet program reached today a historic milestone in world aviation. In a ceremony held at the Gavião Peixoto Unit, in São Paulo, with the presence of the High Command of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), the aircraft received the Final Type Certificate, reflecting its Full Operational Capability (FOC, in the acronym in English). Issued by IFI (Instituto de Fomento Industrial), a military organization linked to the DCTA (Department of Aerospace Science and Technology) and the body responsible for certifying aircraft for military use, the FOC certificate confirms that the project meets all the requirements defined by the FAB and that the aircraft is capable of performing all the missions for which it was designed.

“This certification places the C-390 in a select group of aircraft in the world”, says Bosco da Costa Junior, President and CEO of EMBRAER Defense and Security. “It is a unique moment in the history of EMBRAER. The C-390 is redefining military and resupply airlift, challenging the thinking behind currently available platforms. Air forces around the world are focused on optimizing the relationship between their operational needs and their budgets, and the C-390 is the right aircraft to meet this equation.”

Developed under the strict operational requirements of the FAB, the genesis of the C-390 is in the triple propeller model, the culmination of the union of the greatest minds from academia, industry and the state. As part of the development and certification process, around 3,500 hours were flown in the prototype aircraft under the most varied operational conditions, and another 85,000 hours were performed using benches and laboratory test devices. The result, after years of development, testing and certification, is a design established to the highest industry standards.

“This is the KC-390, the aircraft that embodies the true meaning of the word “perseverance”. Wherever it is, there will be the Brazilian State; there will be the order and progress of a nation that aligns itself with the idea that the full development of democracy cannot dispense with inviolable sovereignty. Finally, I wish that these feelings of Brazilianness and pride, which we now experience, will emerge in each citizen, when contemplating the skies and verifying that the “wings that protect and integrate the country” and EMBRAER are heading together in the purpose of ensuring a future consistent with the strategic stature of our beloved Brazil”, said the Air Force Commander, Lieutenant-Brigadier Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno at the ceremony.

At the same event, EMBRAER began the delivery process to the FAB of the sixth unit of the C-390, the first in the FOC configuration. The other aircraft already delivered to the FAB will now be updated to be able to operate with their full capabilities. In addition, all aircraft to be exported will be able to receive these capabilities.

KC-390 - EMBRAER e FAB celebram recebimento do certificado de tipo final (FOC) para o jato multimissão C-390 Millennium - DefesaNet

EMBRAER e FAB celebram recebimento do certificado de tipo final (FOC) para o jato multimissão C-390 Millennium Gavião Peixoto – SP, 3 de abril de 2023 – O programa do jato multimissão C-390 Millennium, da EMBRAERr, alcançou hoje um marco histórico na aviação mundial. Em cerimônia realizada na...

www.defesanet.com.br

 

[MiG-29SMT]

This April 26, the Mexico Aerospace Fair 2023 (FAMEX) began and one of the aircraft that is present is Halcón 2, which was manufactured in the state of Guanajuato.

Said aircraft, which is located at Military Base 1 in Santa Lucía, State of Mexico, was shown to the public on social networks through the Horizontec account, which uploaded images and the site where it will be during the fair.

Well, let's not make this note any longer, and here are the photos of Halcón 2 from Guanajuato, a few hours before the start of the Mexico Aerospace Fair 2023.

FAMEX is an event of the Ministry of National Defense and the Mexican Air Force.

It is an LSA (light sport) aircraft that meets high international standards of design, performance and quality.

Horizontec's design and manufacturing employs state-of-the-art engineering. “Using analysis and simulations through finite element software for structural and aerodynamic design; as well as computer aided design software.

The Halcon 2 project (Falcon 2) is an LSA made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).

Halcón 2 en FAMEX 2023. Aquí las imágenes del avión guanajuatenses | Unión Guanajuato

Este 26 de abril comenzó la Feria Aeroespacial México 2023 (FAMEX) y uno de los aviones que está presente es Halcón 2 de Guanajuato

www.unionguanajuato.mx

 

[MiG-29SMT]

We had a talk with the General Director of GE Aerosoace in Mexico, during FAMEX 2023, where he told us that all the engineering of the Turbofan CF-34-10A is carried out in that center

General Electric Infrastructure Querétaro (GEIQ) employs a total of 1,500 engineers. This site is the largest aeronautical engineering center outside the US and the main advanced engineering center in the Latin American region, reported Fernando Alcántara, product quality engineer at the aforementioned Queretaro site.

From this center, General Electric provides solutions for internal use, but also externally, aimed at the general industry. For the Aviation sector, for example, it offers support for aircraft, all commercial engines and some military. In addition, it has groups of engineers dedicated to the design of internal components of various aerostructures.

All the current upgrades are made in GE Querataro, it has parts designed in Mexico and all the upgrades are made in Mexico

 

[MiG-29SMT]

Fernando Alcanta was part of the GE team queretaro that designed the part he is pointing out. the turbine blades

 

[MiG-29SMT]

MEXICO CITY (PRWEB) APRIL 20, 2023

Partnering with strategic allies in three continents, and involving the most sophisticated concepts in the industry, Hydra Technologies is presenting several highly innovative solutions as part of this year’s FAMEX exhibition in Mexico City. The battle proven S45 Baalam unmanned aerial system, in its successful intelligence surveillance reconnaissance and targeting solutions, as well as its weaponized optional version is part of the Hydra offer to the defense and security market exhibited in the Mexican capital this week. As well as its new S50 Kukulkan platform (a development of the S45 platform), a medium altitude and long endurance aircraft, and its recent line of kinetic systems.

Hydra recently expanded its product line to include kinetic systems that can operate in a multitude of environments as unique solutions. The M40 Bluefish is a long-range attack UAV that is capable of flight in GPS-denied areas at speeds higher than 150 kts. This fire and forget system delivers users effective and precise long-range capabilities. Along with the M40, Hydra has launched its own lineup of loitering munitions (LMs) within the HUUL family. These systems can be operated as ground to ground, or air to ground, to facilitate and provide operational flexibility. The HUULs can carry between .6 – 1.5 kg of payload and have an endurance of 5 minutes and a 6 km range on its own power. Finally, the Silent Strike serves as Hydra’s free-falling munition. Its simplest offering to date, the munition can carry a payload of up to 4 kg, and a top speed of over 200 kts. It can be adapted or retrofitted to many active unmanned systems, has a maximum effective range of 20 km and can be GPS or LD guided.

For FAMEX, the company will unveil a novel multidomain defense system that will create a cohesive offering for end users. The solution will focus on Hydra’s new kinetic aircrafts and will join them with its tested surveillance and reconnaissance unmanned models.

“We will unveil interesting new capabilities during FAMEX that can offer the international market a multipurpose and flexible solution that can defeat most air defense systems through the use of combined assets of diverse nature,” said Ivan Vazquez, a commercial executive for Hydra Technologies. Hydra Technologies has been intrinsic with Latin America’s aerospace and defense industry, serving several end users in the area. The issues plaguing the region have forged Hydra’s systems into proven solutions for military and civilian applications that are unrivaled in dependability and usability in the marketplace.

Hydra Technologies to Announce Inventive Defence Solution at FAMEX 2023

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Partnering with strategic allies in three continents, and involving the most sophisticated concepts in the industry, Hydra Technologies...

www.prweb.com

 

[MiG-29SMT]

Horizontec Halcon 2 in FAMEX 2023

 

[MiG-29SMT]

Students of the Aeronautical Engineering degree at the Metropolitan Polytechnic University of Hidalgo developed a drone for passenger transport.

One of the main competencies of the Aeronautical Engineering Educational Program is to design and build aircraft, as part of the subject called "Aircraft Design and Construction", from an analytical, numerical and above all experimental point of view, which puts its Knowledge of aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, electronics, control, manufacturing and materials.

That is why 70 students of the fourteenth generation of Aeronautical Engineering presented the project called "Hummingbird Drone", an aircraft as a manned aerial vehicle (single-seater) with automatic control with radio control option.

The aircraft is of the vertical takeoff and landing type whose objective is to start it up and maintain a stationary flight, being able to control it as a scale drone. The applications are varied from a transport for a passenger such as an air taxi or simply for technological development.

 

[MiG-29SMT]

For the first time in the world, a recreational aircraft was modified for rescue and surveillance missions. According to Seguritech, its "Stealth" aircraft "comes in at a much cheaper cost than any other platform ever used."

The plane is in charge of monitoring crime areas, for example, pipeline areas with clandestine taps. Track stolen fuel pipes, monitor stolen auto parts trade areas and identify drug plantations.

“We put sensors such as thermal cameras, night cameras, large aperture radars, we put rafts on it to carry out rescues. It becomes a multipurpose aircraft”, explains the Director of Technology and Aeronautics, Mauricio Kleinburg.

“Stealthy”, as this glider was nicknamed, has a design based on a German aircraft called Stemme S10, has the ability to fly up to 260 kilometers per hour and rise just over 8 kilometers.

This glider has a propeller that keeps it flying for up to 10 hours; it is built with carbon fibers that make it lighter; it has solar panels that power the radios; and it can fold its wings (which measure 23 meters from wing to wing) to store in the hangar

Seguritech, Ariel Picker, Avión, Rescate, Cámaras, Cámaras de vigilancia, Vigilancia, Tecnología, Delincuencia, Robo de combustible

Por primera vez en el mundo, un avión con usos recreativos fue modificado para misiones de rescate y vigilancia por la empresa mexicana Seguritech

www.eluniversal.com.mx

Aeronáutica

Contamos con expertos en tecnología aeroespacial que brindan apoyo y soporte

seguritech.com

 

[MiG-29SMT]

1. Stemme Stealthy Seguritech Mexico

This aircraft is a glider designed based on a German motor glider called the Stemme S10, the engine is mounted in the center of the aircraft, and it features an unusual folding propeller that is stored inside the aircraft's nose cone when the engine is not running. use.

Engineers from a Mexican company called Seguritech, whose CEO is the businessman Ariel Picker, modified and adapted this aircraft to turn it into a multipurpose aircraft, thus managing to greatly reduce its cost compared to similar aircraft, thus reducing the risks of overpricing, indebtedness , corruption and useless spending at the public and private level.

Currently, it is estimated that the fleet is made up of more than 10 aircraft in operation, which fly over the Mexican skies in response to natural disasters, port, maritime, and border surveillance, support for police tasks, earthquakes, search and ransom etc

The Mexican plane is extremely "stealthy" -hence its name- since when it reaches 30,000 feet it becomes a glider. It can remain in flight for up to 10 hours and helps to detect fuel theft, illegal car junkyards and detect illegal acts in general. It has also been called the "anti huachicol plane" since it has managed to help reduce the crime of huachicoleo in Mexico.

It is built with carbon fibers that make it lighter; it has solar panels that power the radios; and it can fold its wings (which measure 23 meters from wing to wing) for storage in a hangar.

The Mexican company that manufactures and markets it is called Seguritech and it is one of the leading companies in security solutions for a better future, which has also created some Security Centers or C5's in various States of the Mexican Republic.

It is estimated that outside the military sphere it is one of the largest fleets of active Mexican aircraft, which is why it is an undoubted success story for Mexican aviation, thus demonstrating that Mexican technology has good prospects in this 21st century.

3 historias de éxito de aviones fabricados en México que no conocías

En México se diseñan, construyen, modifican y vuelan diversos aviones mexicanos, que ayudan a múltiples tareas científicas, militares, tecnológicas, comerciales

www.mientrastantoenmexico.mx