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Apr 28, 2017 (SPX)

Think about it. Commercial flight over land in a supersonic jet would mean less time in-flight; less time in a cramped seat next to your new, and probably unwan...

Lockheed Martin to upgrade sensor systems Japan's Apache helicopters

Apr 27, 2017 (UPI)

The contract includes performance based logistics support, with the plan to deliver 14 of the systems to the Japanese Self Defense Forces through 2020. The impr...

FAA and Aireon announce ADS-B nextgen technology flight test success

Apr 27, 2017 (SPX)

The flight took place on Thursday, March 30, 2017, utilizing the FAA's specially equipped "flying laboratory" Bombardier jet with three AireonSM payloads availa...

Eurofighter Typhoon successfully tests Meteor missile

Apr 27, 2017 (UPI)

The test confirmed the Typhoon would be able to use a data link to target multiple enemy aircraft at once. The successful launches, the sixth in a series of tes...

Taiwan to begin production of jet trainer aircraft

Apr 26, 2017 (UPI)

Taiwanese newspaper Liberty Times reported Wednesday that Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology president Chang Guang-chung signed a contract, on behal...

Lockheed Martin receives contract for F-35 Block 3F upgrade

Apr 26, 2017 (UPI)

The upgrade includes aircraft under the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and international partners. It includes 567 modification kits as well as l...

Second Boeing T-X trainer aircraft has successful test flight

Apr 25, 2017 (UPI)

"The jet handled exactly like the first aircraft and the simulator, meeting all expectations," Boeing Test Pilot for Air Force Programs Matt Giese said in a pre...

China's HNA buys stake in Rio airport: Brazil official

Apr 25, 2017 (AFP)

HNA will take over from Odebrecht as the joint holder of a controlling stake in Tom Jobim airport, Brazil's second busiest air hub with some 17 million passenge...

Pressurized Perlan glider reaches new high altitude on journey to edge of space

Apr 25, 2017 (SPX)

The Perlan 2 will spend spring soaring in the rising wind currents - called mountain waves - in the skies above the Sierra Nevada, before deploying in May to Ar...

'Personal flying machine' maker plans deliveries this year

Apr 24, 2017 (AFP)

"Our mission is to make the dream of personal flight a reality. We believe when everyone has access to personal flight, a new, limitless world of opportunity wi...

Israel set to receive three more F-35s this weekend

Apr 21, 2017 (UPI)

The planes will depart from the United States and join the two jets already in service, according to the Jerusalem Post. Prior to the departure, the F-35s were ...

Iowa Army National Guard gets 'BAT Trainer' for helicopter simulations

Apr 21, 2017 (UPI)

The device, known as the Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer, or "the BAT," is built to prepare pilots to respond to unexpected situations during flight missions. "The B...

MH370 'mostly likely' lies north of search zone: experts

Apr 21, 2017 (AFP)

A vast underwater hunt for the Malaysia Airlines jet off Australia's west coast was halted in January when no trace was found of the plane, which disappeared en...

C-17 support package for Canada approved by U.S. State Department

Apr 21, 2017 (UPI)

If approved by Congress, Canada will receive follow-on support for five C-17 aircraft, natively designated as CC177s. Tasks will include in-country field servic...

Kazakhstan buys two more Airbus C295 aircraft

Apr 20, 2017 (UPI)

In addition to the aircraft, the contract also includes deliveries for spares and a support package. The company says the deal complies with a memorandum of und...

Singapore's air force upgrading Apache warfare systems

Apr 20, 2017 (UPI)

The program, announced in a response to media queries, aims to equip the country's existing Apache rotorcraft with enhanced Helicopter Integrated Electronic War...

Boeing pulls out of 'unfair' Belgian F-16 fighter replacement bid

Apr 20, 2017 (UPI)

The aerospace manufacturer responded to the Belgian request for proposal with its F/A-18 Super Hornet, a multirole fighter marketed as a 4th-plus-generation air...

BAE, Leonardo to support threat detection for U.S. Army aircraft

Apr 19, 2017 (UPI)

Under the agreement, the two companies will utilize their assets to develop a new detection platform powered by infrared technology. Officials say the pact will...

Norway tests added parachute braking system for F-35

Apr 19, 2017 (UPI)

The Norwegian testing of the system, which will help the aircraft land on icy and windy runways, began Easter Sunday using a specially instrumented AF-2 jet. Th...

Russia conducting munitions tests for T-50 aircraft

Apr 18, 2017 (UPI)

The Sukhoi T-50 aircraft, also referred to as the PAK FA, is being designed to have similar capabilities as the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Lockheed Martin F-22...