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RAF getting new G-force centrifuge facility

Mar 23, 2017 (UPI)

Thales, in partnership with AMST, has begun work on the construction of a High-G force Training and Test Capability facility for Britain's Royal Air Force. The ...

American Airlines said to buy stakes in China airline

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

American Airlines is in advanced talks to buy a $200 million stake in Asia's biggest airline China Southern, reports said Thursday, as it looks to get a shoe-in...

Lockheed transferring production site for F-16s

Mar 23, 2017 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin's production in Texas of F-16 Fighting Falcons is to be moved to a facility in South Carolina beginning at the end of the year, the Fort Worth S...

French government approves Rafale F4 upgrades

Mar 23, 2017 (UPI)

The French Ministry of Defense has given the green light for Dassault Aviation to begin developing the Rafale jet's F4 standard. The upgrade aims to provide the...

U.S. Air Force delivers refurbished F-16s to Indonesia

Mar 22, 2017 (UPI)

Four refurbished F-16 Fighting Falcons were flown from the United States to Indonesia recently for delivery to the Indonesian Air Force. The delivery of the air...

U.S. Air Force orders KC-10 engine overhauls

Mar 22, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Air Force placed a $16.9 million order to Northrop Grumman to provide engine overhauls for the branch's KC-10 Extender aircraft. The agreement with Nor...

Thales delivers flight simulator to Malaysian air force

Mar 22, 2017 (UPI)

Thales Group supplied the Malaysian air force with a new FNPT II Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer, marking the product's first delivery in the market. T...

USAF seeks industry help for light attack aircraft experiment

Mar 21, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Air Force issued an invitation this week to industry to participate in a capability assessment of light attack aircraft. The live-fly experiment, part ...

BOC Aviation orders 13 Boeing jets worth $1.4 bln

Mar 21, 2017 (AFP)

Singapore-based aircraft leasing firm BOC Aviation said Tuesday it has ordered 13 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes worth a total of $1.4 billion at list prices. "Air...

Lockheed Martin to recoat U.S. Air Force F-22s

Mar 17, 2017 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin has received a $40 million contract modification to sustain the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fleet. Under the agreement, the company will strip ...

Boeing gets $3.2B for Apache sales to Saudi Arabia

Mar 16, 2017 (UPI)

Boeing received a $3.2 billion contract modification to support the U.S. Army's foreign military sale of Apache helicopters to Saudi Arabia. The deal facilitate...

F-35 test fires European-made missile for first time

Mar 16, 2017 (UPI)

An F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has conducted its first firing trials of MBDA's Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile. The flight trials and missile laun...

U.S. Army looks to Air Force for future air defenses

Mar 16, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force may soon cooperate on developing new capabilities to strengthen the ground force's air defenses. The Army announced it is c...

Northrop Grumman providing targeting pods for Danish F-16s

Mar 15, 2017 (UPI)

Northrop Grumman has been contracted to provide LITENING advanced targeting pods for Denmark's F-16 fleet. In a statement announcing the deal, Northrop Grumman ...

Reduce Fuel Burn With a Dose of BLI

Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)

It sounds like a cause of heart burn. Instead, Boundary Layer Ingestion - or BLI - is a promising idea NASA researchers are studying to reduce fuel burn in jet ...

Sweden wants new tax on airline tickets

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Sweden's government said Wednesday it plans to propose a controversial tax on airline tickets to compensate for the lack of VAT on international flights and the...

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific suffers first loss in 8 years

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Hong Kong's troubled flagship airline Cathay Pacific on Wednesday posted its first annual loss since the height of the financial crisis as it was hit by "intens...

No obstacles for airports using satellites

Mar 15, 2017 (ESA)

Thanks to ESA, airports can now use satellites to identify and manage obstacles that could pose a risk to flight safety. Of the 48 000 airports around the globe...

Romania plans to buy 20 additional F-16s

Mar 15, 2017 (UPI)

Romania's defense ministry is setting aside funds to purchase 20 additional F-16 fighter aircraft, local media reported on Wednesday. The ministry's future proc...

Canada confrims Super Hornet procurement plan

Mar 15, 2017 (UPI)

Canada's government formalized its plans to purchase Super Hornet fighter jets from the United States when it issued a letter of intent to the U.S. on Tuesday. ...