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Sale of Apache helicopters, equipment to India gains approval
Jun 13, 2018 (UPI)
The proposed $930 million deal for six AH-64E Apache helicopters would include 14 T700-GE-701D engines, four AN/APG-78 fire control radars, four radar electroni...
Kongsberg contracted for parts on 150 F-35s
Jun 12, 2018 (UPI)
Kongsberg announced on Tuesday it received the order from Lockheed Martin for rudders and vertical leading edges for Lot 11 F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Figh...
US approves sale of Apache attack choppers to India
Jun 12, 2018 (AFP)
The agreement has been passed to the US Congress for approval, but if no US lawmaker raises an objection the contract is expected to go ahead. Boeing and Indian...
Lockheed awarded $735.7M for F-35 production support
Jun 11, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, from Naval Air Systems Command and announced on Friday, is valued at more than $735.7 million and enables Lockheed Martin to provide "long-lead ti...
US fighter jet crashes off Japan coast
Jun 11, 2018 (AFP)
The Japanese military "received information that a crew member of the F15 jet, which belongs to the Kadena Air Base, ejected above the sea some 50 miles (80 kil...
Two killed, one injured in Bulgaria military helicopter crash
Jun 11, 2018 (AFP)
The Soviet-made Mi-17 helicopter burst into flames after coming down from a height of 50 metres at around 8:30 pm (1730 GMT) not far from the Krumovo military a...
Navy modifies Boeing contract for Super Hornet aircraft
Jun 11, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, from Naval Air Systems Command and announced on Friday, is valued at more than $862.2 million and enables Boeing to provide 15 F/A-18E and three F...
Northrop wins more than $81.2M for Hawkeye services
Jun 08, 2018 (UPI)
The contract award from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is valued at more than $81.2 million between two contracts that enable Northrop Grumman to provide pow...
US grounds B-1 bombers over safety concerns
Jun 08, 2018 (AFP)
The safety stand-down, ordered Thursday, follows an investigation into an emergency landing made at Midland, Texas on May 1. Four crewmembers had to land their ...
Britain's first four F-35Bs arrive ahead of schedule
Jun 07, 2018 (UPI)
It's a major milestone for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, officials said as the cutting edge aircraft arrived at RAF Marham in Norfolk from the United Stat...
F-35A weather shelter to be built on Alaska base
Jun 06, 2018 (SPX)
The contract, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and announced on Tuesday, is valued at more than $82.1 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contrac...
Taiwan F-16 fighter jet crashes, killing pilot
Jun 04, 2018 (AFP)
The single-seat jet disappeared off the radar over mountainous terrain in the northeastern county of Keelung at 13:43 pm (0543 GMT), 34 minutes after take off, ...
Rolls-Royce to deliver V-22 Osprey engines for U.S. military
Jun 01, 2018 (UPI)
Rolls-Royce will deliver 15 production AE1107C engines, including seven for the Marine Corps, six for the Navy and two for the Air Force, the Defense Department...
Lockheed tapped for support of developmental test F-35 aircraft
May 31, 2018 (UPI)
The contract deal from Naval Air Systems Command is valued at more than $46.5 million under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract and enabl...
Zero 2 Infinity completed another successful launch from Europe's Stratoport, this time for Airbus
May 31, 2018 (SPX)
The aim of the launch was to test a equiplment Europe's leading aerospace company: Airbus. The Z2I and Airbus teams worked as one on the pre-flight preparations...
China plane makes emergency landing after window cracks
May 30, 2018 (AFP)
The Beijing Capital Airlines flight bound for Nha Trang in southern Vietnam with 211 people aboard returned to the eastern city of Hangzhou around an hour after...
MH370 hunt may resume if new evidence found: Malaysian PM
May 30, 2018 (AFP)
The Malaysia Airlines jet vanished in March 2014 with 239 people -- mostly from China -- on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. US exploration firm Oc...
Boeing tapped for Chinook helicopters for Saudi Arabia
May 29, 2018 (UPI)
The contract, from U.S. Army Contracting Command, is valued at more than $25.7 million under the terms of a foreign military sales contract that enables Boeing ...
US search firm says to end MH370 hunt in 'coming days'
May 29, 2018 (AFP)
The Malaysia Airlines jet vanished in March 2014 with 239 people -- mostly from China -- on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. No sign of it was foun...
Boeing tapped for three P-8A Poseidon aircraft
May 25, 2018 (UPI)
The deal was announced Thursday by the Defense Department in a contract worth more than $416.4 million under the terms of a modified firm-fixed-price contract. ...
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