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B-2 stealth bomber completes first Hawaii deployment
Oct 05, 2018 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force announced Thursday that three B-2s and about 200 airmen completed hundreds of sorties and regional training between Aug. 15 and Sept. 27 as p...
SAFRAN to provide resupply services for KC-135 aerial refueling tankers
Oct 04, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, provides for 10 years of refit and resupply for KC-135 heat shields, main wheel, carbon brake, t...
Boeing to provide technical services for F/A-18 variants
Oct 04, 2018 (UPI)
The refitting for the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G will restore aircraft and IWP service life, the Department of Defense said Wednesday when it announced the contract....
Price for F-35 drops to lowest level yet
Oct 01, 2018 (UPI)
The Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin on Friday announced the contract for Low-Rate Initial Production Lot 11, which covers a total of 141 of the aircra...
Italy, Sweden, US bid to sell combat jets to Bulgaria
Oct 01, 2018 (AFP)
A NATO member since 2004, the Balkan country is obliged to keep at least one squadron of jets ready for action, but the number of its ageing Soviet-built MiG-29...
Boeing awarded $9.2B contract for Air Force T-X trainer aircraft
Oct 01, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, includes an $813 million initial order under the program, which has Boeing providing engineering ...
Marines send F-35B on first combat strike
Sep 27, 2018 (UPI)
The F-35B launched an airstrike for ground clearance operations on Thursday, which was deemed effective by commanders on the ground. "The F-35B is a significant...
US F-35 fighters fly first ever combat mission; F-35 crashes for the first time
Sep 27, 2018 (AFP)
Thursday's mission took place against Taliban targets in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, when the F-35s flew from the USS Essex amphibious assault ship. The pl...
Army contracts Sikorsky for UH-60 Blackhawk transmissions
Sep 26, 2018 (UPI)
Work locations and funding will be determined on an order-by-order basis with an estimated completion date of September 2023. The UH-60 Black Hawk is the primar...
U.S. Air Force to replace Hueys with MH-139 utility helicopters
Sep 25, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, awarded to Boeing as primary contractor on Monday by the Department of Defense, will see Leonardo assemble the new MH-39s in Philadelphia and Boei...
Harris contracted for B-52, C-130 parts for U.S. Special Ops Forces
Sep 24, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced by the Department of Defense on Friday, will be performed in New Jersey and is expected to be completed by May 2026. Air Force f...
NASA balloon mission captures electric blue clouds
Sep 21, 2018 (SPX)
A recent NASA long-duration balloon mission observed these clouds over the course of five days at their home in the mesosphere. The resulting photos, which scie...
Sikorsky contracted for CH-53K King Stallion spares
Sep 21, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Stratford, Conn., Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, Redmond, Wash., and oth...
DynCorp contracted for training aircraft support for Navy
Sep 19, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, provides for depot-level maintenance and logistics support for 16 T-34 Mentor, 54 T-44 Pegasus, an...
Sikorsky nears completion on HH-60W helicopter trainers
Sep 18, 2018 (UPI)
The Lockheed Martin subsidiary expects to complete the HH-60W training systems at contractor FlightSafety International's facility in Broken Arrow, Okla., in ea...
United Technologies awarded $435M for F-35 work
Sep 14, 2018 (UPI)
The two contract awards, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, cover services for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-U.S. Department of Defense p...
Boeing to provide P-8 training systems for U.S. Navy, Australia
Sep 13, 2018 (UPI)
The training system upgrades are required for initial training to meet future mission needs, the Department of Defense said on Wednesday. Work on the contract w...
Boeing awarded $2.8B for 18 KC-46 tanker aircraft
Sep 11, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, provides for 18 KC-46 aircraft, data services, two spare engines, five wing refueling pod kits, spa...
Pole/Zero Acquisition tapped for P-8 Poseidon parts
Sep 06, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, covers the interface units, as well as technical data, spares, and repair of repairables, for Lo...
Lockheed to repair, overhaul stealth bomber countermeasure systems
Sep 05, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Oswego, N.Y., and is expected to be completed August 2023. Air Force ...
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