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Sikorsky awarded $700M to repair CH-53, MH-53 parts

Oct 25, 2018 (UPI)

The firm-fixed-priced, performance-based logistics requirements contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, calls for Sikorsky to repair and rep...

Belgium to buy US F-35 fighters in blow to EU defence

Oct 25, 2018 (AFP)

In a multi-billion-euro deal with Lockheed Martin, the Belgian government said it would buy 34 radar-evading F-35s to replace its ageing US-made F-16s, from 202...

Cathay Pacific hit by data leak affecting 9.4m passengers

Oct 24, 2018 (AFP)

The airline admitted data including passport numbers, identity card numbers, email addresses and credit card details was accessed. "We are in the process of con...

Merging mathematical and physical models toward building a more perfect flying vehicle

Oct 23, 2018 (SPX)

"There are many equations because there are many phenomena. They are an attempt to describe mathematically the physical phenomena so that you can solve these pr...

Dandelion seeds reveal newly discovered form of natural flight

Oct 22, 2018 (SPX)

The discovery, which confirms the common plant among the natural world's best fliers, shows that movement of air around and within its parachute-shaped bundle o...

Indonesia $200m in arrears on fighter project: S. Korea

Oct 22, 2018 (AFP)

The Korean Fighter Experimental (KF-X) project is an 8-trillion-won ($7-billion) project to develop and build a fleet of 120 "indigenous" next-generation multi-...

Northrop contracted for electronics upgrades on Growler, Prowler

Oct 18, 2018 (UPI)

The deal, an indefinite contract announced Wednesday by the Pentagon, is valued at $697 million. Under the terms, Northrop will upgrade the system configuration...

Rolls-Royce contracted for propulsion technology development

Oct 18, 2018 (UPI)

The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, comes under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to cover phase one of the Advance...

Rockwell Collins wins bid for Navy aircraft repair

Oct 18, 2018 (UPI)

The two-year, $7.1 million contract, announced on Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will fund work on 22 items, including KC-130J, H-1, E-2C, P-3, common ...

U.A.E. to buy 17 new, refurbished Apache AH-64E helicopters

Oct 18, 2018 (UPI)

The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is for the remanufacture of eight of the helicopters, as well as nine new-build aircraft. Work on the c...

AAR, Boeing, StandardAero contracted for P-8A Poseidon support

Oct 18, 2018 (UPI)

Boeing, AAR Aircraft Services Inc. and StandardAero on Tuesday received separate, indefinite awards totaling more than $323 million to perform maintenance on th...

US serviceman among two killed in Ukrainian fighter jet crash

Oct 17, 2018 (AFP)

The two pilots were aboard a Ukrainian Sukhoi-27 plane when it came down on Tuesday afternoon in the south-west of Ukraine during exercises dubbed Clear Sky 201...

Bye Aerospace targeting on-demand charter services for Sun Flyer 4

Oct 16, 2018 (SPX)

"Given the level of interest in more-efficient and more-affordable short-range air taxi service, we are being contacted by proactive, forward-thinking companies...

US Air Force optimistic on hurricane-hit fighter jets

Oct 15, 2018 (AFP)

Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida was hit by the Category 4 storm on October 10 and suffered extensive damage, with some hangars partially stripped of their roo...

Most F-35s cleared for flight operations after grounding last week

Oct 15, 2018 (UPI)

The Pentagon's F-35 Joint Program Office has worked with Pratt and Whitney, which makes the aircraft's F135 engine, and all military services to prioritize the ...

Boeing to upgrade F/A-18, EA-18 test stations for U.S. Navy

Oct 11, 2018 (UPI)

The $34 million order, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, is a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order under a previous contract for...

Pentagon grounds global fleet of F-35s after crash

Oct 11, 2018 (AFP)

Preliminary data from a Marine Corps F-35B that was completely destroyed in a South Carolina crash last month showed a potential problem with a fuel tube, offic...

Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Agree To Reduced F-35 Price in New Production Contract

Oct 10, 2018 (SPX)

For the eleventh consecutive year, the cost of an F-35A was lowered. The F-35A unit price including aircraft, engine and fee, is $89.2 million. This represents ...

Lockheed prepares proposal for US Army's future attack reconnaissance aircraft

Oct 09, 2018 (SPX)

"The Sikorsky S-97 Raider flight test program is exceeding expectations, demonstrating Raider's revolutionary speed, maneuverability and agility," said Tim Mali...

Breaking it Down: NASA Takes a New Approach to Ice Crystal Icing Research

Oct 09, 2018 (SPX)

Measuring the conditions that lead to a build-up of ice crystals inside an engine has been a challenge, according to researcher Peter Struk. "You can't come in ...