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Boeing awarded $264M contract for MH-47 support
Jul 19, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, comes under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in support of the U.S. Special O...
Northrop Grumman contracted for F-18 targeting system repairs
Jul 19, 2018 (UPI)
Work on the contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Rolling Hills., Ill., and is expected to be completed by July 2023....
Aero-Glen awarded $403M for F-16 refurbishment
Jul 18, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, enables the company to life-extension kits and other support services. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is...
Taiwan's Apache fleet goes into service amid China tensions
Jul 17, 2018 (AFP)
The US sold 30 Apache AH-64E -- also known as the "tank killer" -- to Taiwan as part of a $6.5 billion arms deal announced in 2008 that angered Beijing. China s...
Lockheed, Rafael sign agreement for precision bombs
Jul 16, 2018 (UPI)
"SPICE is a leading air-to-surface weapon system offering U.S. and international air forces operating Lockheed Martin's platforms, as well as strategic bomber a...
U.K. to stick with Eurofighter development in air combat strategy
Jul 16, 2018 (UPI)
The new doctrine was released by U.K. defense officials on Monday at the Farnborough International Airshow. The strategy indicates that the Eurofighter will be ...
UK seeks to allay Brexit fears at Farnborough air show
Jul 16, 2018 (AFP)
China's Sichuan Airlines said it will be buying 10 A350 long-haul planes with a list price of $2.8 billion, while India's Vistara signed a letter of intent to p...
Airbus strikes deals in China, India amid Brexit concerns
Jul 16, 2018 (AFP)
China's Sichuan Airlines said it will be buying 10 A350 long-haul planes with a list price of $2.8 billion (2.4 billion euros), while India's Vistara signed a l...
KC-46 tanker aircraft completes flight tests ahead of first delivery
Jul 13, 2018 (UPI)
The joint Boeing and Air Force team tested the Remote Vision System and completed tanker aircraft refueling certifications for the F-16 Fighting Falcon and C-17...
U.S. Army contracts Boeing for four Chinook helicopters
Jul 12, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, comes under a $131.1 million modification to an existing contract. The contract marks the start of a...
Slovakia to buy 14 US-made F-16 jet fighters
Jul 11, 2018 (AFP)
Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said the contract was worth nearly 1.6 billion euros ($1.9 billion) and included training, ammunition and logistics. The F-16s a...
TItan LSC contracted for Saudi F-15 modernization support
Jul 11, 2018 (UPI)
The $68.5 million contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, provides for commercial trailers, trucks and other transportation from Saudi sources...
Lockheed awarded contract for B-2 bomber refurbishment
Jul 10, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, comes under a $28.6 million firm-fixed price delivery order for work on the aircraft's defense system. ...
PKL to provide F-15 operations training for Singapore air force
Jul 09, 2018 (UPI)
The $10.2 million contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, comes under a firm-fixed-price contract and enables the company to provide maintenanc...
Bell-Boeing receives $4.2B contract for Ospreys for U.S., Japan
Jul 06, 2018 (UPI)
The modification allows for the manufacture and delivery of 39 CMV-22B aircraft for the Navy, 14 MV-22B aircraft for the Marine Corps, 1 CV-22B for the Air Forc...
Polish MiG crash kills fighter pilot
Jul 06, 2018 (AFP)
The Soviet-design aircraft from the 22nd tactical air base at Malbork went down in the early hours about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the town. An investigatio...
GE contracted for F414 engine support on Super Hornet, Growler aircraft
Jul 03, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, comes under a $37 million modification to an existing contract for the repair, replacement and gene...
Lockheed to support, train Iraqi air force on C-130J aircraft
Jul 02, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, allows the U.S. Air Force to support the Iraqis with contractor logistics support, technical assistance...
Australia shelves MH370 memorial after relatives protest
Jul 01, 2018 (AFP)
The final resting place of the Boeing 777, which had 239 people on board when it disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014, is still unkno...
Boeing to build 4 new Chinooks for U.S. Special Operations
Jun 29, 2018 (UPI)
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order and will fulfill an urgent need for more aircraft due to incr...
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