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Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war
Apr 15, 2025 (AFP)
The largest US exporter, Boeing has been caught in the crossfire after President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs of up to 145 percent on many Chinese products,...
China tells airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries: report
Apr 15, 2025 (AFP)
Since President Donald Trump took office in January, the world's two biggest economies have been locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war, with the US now charging le...
Trump says China 'reneged' on Boeing deal as tensions flare
Apr 15, 2025 (AFP)
Trump's comments on social media followed a Bloomberg news report about the halt. The report also said that Beijing requested Chinese carriers to pause purchase...
Bulgaria receives first US F-16 fighter jet
Apr 13, 2025 (AFP)
To replace its Soviet-era MiG-29 jets, Bulgaria has ordered 16 American F-16s for a cost of around 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion), in the largest contract to ...
In skies, as on land, European forces face gaps if US pulls back
Apr 11, 2025 (AFP)
The aim: to practice stopping -- and then defeating -- an enemy attack against the alliance as Russia's war in Ukraine fuels fears in Europe. But while NATO foc...
Colombia to buy Swedish fighter jets after turning down France, US offers
Apr 03, 2025 (AFP)
The Latin American nation is facing its worst security crisis in years in the face of violence by guerrillas, drug cartels and other armed groups, which are gai...
US approves $5.58 bn fighter jet sale to Philippines
Apr 02, 2025 (AFP)
The State Department said it was green-lighting a sale that includes 20 F-16 jets and related equipment to the Philippines, a treaty-bound ally of the United St...
US approves $5.58 bn fighter-jet sale to Philippines
Apr 01, 2025 (AFP)
The State Department said it was green-lighting the sale that includes 20 F-16 jets and related equipment to the Philippines, a treaty-bound ally of the United ...
Taiwan defence official in US for fighter jet unveiling
Mar 29, 2025 (AFP)
Po Horng-huei's visit comes nearly six years after Washington approved a $8 billion deal for 66 warplanes during US President Donald Trump's first term. Lockhee...
India signs $7.3 bn deal for 156 homemade helicopters
Mar 28, 2025 (AFP)
The country's first locally designed and developed combat helicopter will be produced at the country's largest helicopter factory, opened by Prime Minister Nare...
PACIFIC project targets cleaner skies through fuel innovation
Mar 26, 2025 (SPX)
PACIFIC, short for Particle emissions, Air Quality and Climate Impact related to Fuel Composition and Engine Cycle, will investigate how different fuel formulat...
Retrofits deliver major progress in reducing aircraft noise
Mar 25, 2025 (SPX)
A key outcome of the LNATRA project was the achievement of a three-decibel decrease in flyover noise. "We were able to reduce noise at individual sources, such ...
France's Dassault says upping Rafale warplane output
Mar 23, 2025 (AFP)
European countries including France have been seeking to boost defence spending and increase weapons production in the face of possible US security disengagemen...
Boeing to build $20B next-generation F-47 fighter
Mar 21, 2025 (UPI)
"The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built," Trump said in the Oval Office while announcing the $20 billion contract. Bo...
Germany says it's committed to order of US F-35 fighter jets
Mar 21, 2025 (AFP)
Countries across Europe have been alarmed by US President Donald Trump casting doubt on future transatlantic ties. On Thursday, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily r...
Electra secures 2200 aircraft pre-orders for hybrid-electric aviation leap
Mar 20, 2025 (SPX)
Designed to revolutionize regional aviation, Electra's Ultra Short aircraft merges blown lift technology with hybrid-electric propulsion, enabling it to take of...
Macron says France to 'increase' orders for Rafale warplanes
Mar 18, 2025 (AFP)
European countries including France have been seeking to boost defence spending and ramp up production of weapons in the face of possible US security disengagem...
NASA Super Pressure Balloons Return to New Zealand for Test Flights
Mar 17, 2025 (SPX)
Launch operations are scheduled to begin in late March from Wanaka Airport, NASA's dedicated launch site for mid-latitude, ultra long-duration balloon missions....
Chinese military jet crashes, pilot safely ejects
Mar 15, 2025 (AFP)
The fighter jet, from the Chinese military's Southern Theater Command, crashed in an open area in the southern island province of Hainan, the navy said in a sta...
Making airfield assessments automatic, remote, and safe
Mar 14, 2025 (SPX)
The work is standard for all Air Force engineers before they deploy, but it held special significance for Pietersen, who has spent the last five years developin...
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