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NASA's SuperTIGER Balloon Flies Again to Study Heavy Cosmic Particles
Dec 07, 2017 (SPX)
The launch is expected by Dec. 10, weather permitting. "The previous flight of SuperTIGER lasted 55 days, setting a record for the longest flight of any heavy-l...
Israel says F-35 stealth fighter jets operational
Dec 06, 2017 (AFP)
The Israeli Air Force currently has nine jets out of the total of 50 it has agreed to buy. The aim of the purchase is to allow Israel to maintain its military s...
Boeing's new KC-46A tanker completes first flight
Dec 06, 2017 (UPI)
The three-and-a-half-hour flight on Tuesday was called a success by Boeing and Air Force officials. "Today's flight is another milestone for the Air Force/Boein...
Lockheed Martin to support F-35 test flight operations
Dec 05, 2017 (UPI)
The $22.9 million deal was announced Monday by the Pentagon and modifies a previous award terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract that was slated to procure "53...
L-3 awarded support contract for Navy's T-45 Goshawk
Dec 05, 2017 (UPI)
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $37.6 million and modifies the terms of a previous award that was classified as a fi...
Boeing will miss its deadline for the KC-46
Dec 04, 2017 (UPI)
The KC-46 Pegasus is a wide-bodied aerial refueling tanker jet being developed for the U.S. Air Force, and it is capable of refueling all U.S. and allied milita...
United Technologies awarded $353.2M for F-35 services
Dec 01, 2017 (UPI)
The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $353.2 million under a fixed-price-incentive-firm, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-p...
Saab contracts with Armscor for Gripen weapons support
Dec 01, 2017 (UPI)
The contract, announced by Saab on Friday, runs from November of this year until February of 2020 and carries a value of about $24.6 million. South Africa has f...
Philippines acquires six Brazilian attack planes
Dec 01, 2017 (AFP)
Embraer Defense was declared the winning bidder to supply the six propeller-driven planes for $98.5 million, the Philippine Department of National Defense said....
Sikorsky awarded contract for 'Marine One' rework, sustainment
Nov 30, 2017 (UPI)
The deal, announced Wednesday by the U.S. Navy, is worth more than $15 million under a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract, which modi...
Military leaders: Lack of a new budget could 'break the U.S. Air Force'
Nov 29, 2017 (UPI)
On Tuesday, a panel of eight senior military officers from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the deputy defense secretary for force education and...
Indonesia re-opening Bali airport shut by volcanic ash
Nov 29, 2017 (AFP)
The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of more than 120,000 tourists stranded after a spike in activity at Mount Agung grounded hundred...
Indonesia extends Bali airport closure over volcanic ash
Nov 29, 2017 (AFP)
Mount Agung could produce a thunderous eruption at any moment, officials have warned, forcing the main airport to be shut since Monday. Massive columns of thick...
Indian aerospace behemoth reveals why Indo-Russia FGFA is highly feasible
Nov 29, 2017 (Sputnik)
India's state-owned defense aircraft manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has said that it would not take long for the Indo-Russia joint venture to ...
IAP awarded contract by Navy for services on E-6B Mercury
Nov 28, 2017 (UPI)
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $58 million and modifies terms under a previous contract award classified under a fi...
Lockheed awarded $37.7M contract for F-35 software conversions
Nov 28, 2017 (UPI)
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $37.7 million and modifies terms under a previous award contract worth $10.7 billion...
Sky-high Wi-Fi ready to fly
Nov 27, 2017 (XNA)
The move came shortly after local airlines were allowed to decide for themselves whether passengers could use personal electronic devices during flights, paving...
US ends search for sailors after Philippine Sea air crash
Nov 24, 2017 (AFP)
A C-2A "Greyhound" aircraft with 11 people on board went down Wednesday afternoon around 930 kilometres (500 nautical miles) southeast of Okinawa. Eight sailors...
China's Okay Airways orders five Boeing Dreamliners for $1.4 bn
Nov 23, 2017 (AFP)
The purchase of the five 787-9 long-haul aircraft by the Beijing-based airline was signed off in the United States on Wednesday and announced on Thursday via th...
Massive search expands for US sailors after Philippine Sea air crash
Nov 23, 2017 (AFP)
The families of the missing sailors were notified after a C-2A "Greyhound" aircraft with 11 people on board went down Wednesday afternoon around 930 kilometres ...
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