SPS Aviation_5 Issue 5 May 2014 | Page 42

News Digest Military QuickRoundUp Asia Pacific Chinese Delegation in Delhi Aero Vodochody Representatives from Iraqi Defence Ministry have signed a purchase contract with Aero Vodochody for buying 12 mothballed L-159 combat planes from the Czech military at a cost of $200 million which will be delivered by September 2014. Airbus The successful first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft was the highlight of Airbus Group’s E-Aircraft Day in Bordeaux, France. The electric E-Fan training aircraft is a highly innovative technology experimental demonstrator based on an all-composite construction. Airbus Group Chief Technical Officer Jean Botti stated, “The E-Fan project and Airbus Group’s commitment to the field of electric and hybrid research show our vision of future technological developments.” Forty new aircraft