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Preparing for air traffic control via satellite
Dec 23, 2016 (ESA)
ESA recently completed its first flight trials using satellites to help bring Europe closer to its goal of modernising air traffic control. The trials are part ...
Production model Scorpion takes to the air
Dec 23, 2016 (UPI)
Textron AirLand's first production-conforming Scorpion jet has performed its maiden flight, verifying its avionics and aerodynamic performance. The multirole, t...
Lockheed Martin to deliver targeting systems for Cobra helicopters
Dec 23, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin received a $150 million contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver Target Sight Systems for AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopters. Under the contract, the ...
Trump meets military brass to discuss cutting F-35 costs
Dec 21, 2016 (AFP)
President-elect Donald Trump met Wednesday with some of the US military's top brass to discuss ways of reducing costs, particularly for the F-35 stealth fighter...
Ukraine's Antonov rolls out first AN-132D aircraft
Dec 21, 2016 (UPI)
Antonov, a subsidiary of Ukraine's state-owned Ukroboronprom, formally rolled out its multipurpose AN-132D military transport aircraft. The plane was rolled out...
U.S. Navy lifts Super Hornet and Growler suspension
Dec 20, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy is allowing Super Hornet and Growler squadrons to continue their normal operations following an incident that led to an operational pause. The bra...
Experts 'highly confident' MH370 not in search zone
Dec 20, 2016 (AFP)
Missing flight MH370 is almost certainly not in the current search zone in the remote Indian Ocean and may be further north, new analysis showed Tuesday, but au...
Sweden contracts Saab for Gripen technical support
Dec 20, 2016 (UPI)
Saab has received a $13 million contract for continued Gripen C/D technical support for the Swedish armed forces. The Gripen fighter is a Swedish-made aircraft ...
F-35 program is not 'out of control', JSF chief fires back at Trump
Dec 20, 2016 (UPI)
The F-35 program is not "out of control" as President-elect Donald Trump suggests, the head of the F-35 program office asserted. F-35 executive director Lt. Gen...
Foreign F-16 buyers to get Link 16 communications
Dec 20, 2016 (UPI)
Improved tactical Link 16 communications capabilities for F-16 fighters are to be provided for U.S. Foreign Military Sales customers by DLS. DLS, or Data Link S...
US military resumes Osprey flights in Japan after crash
Dec 19, 2016 (AFP)
The US Marines on Monday resumed flights of their controversial Osprey aircraft in Japan, less than a week after a crash off the southern island of Okinawa spar...
Italian air force receives first two CAEW aircraft
Dec 19, 2016 (UPI)
Israel Aerospace Industries has delivered the first two Conformal Airborne Early Warning & Control System aircraft to the Italian Air Force. The Conformal Airbo...
Northrop Grumman completes E-2D Advanced Hawkeye flight test
Dec 19, 2016 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman completed the first flight test for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye equipped with a new aerial refueling capability. The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is a b...
Leonardo-Finmeccanica flight testing new SW-4 Solo helicopter
Dec 19, 2016 (UPI)
Italy's Leonardo-Finmeccanica has begun flight testing of its SW-4 Solo remotely piloted helicopter to verify its operational characteristics and validate fligh...
Raytheon to provide new F-16 mission computers for U.S. Air Force
Dec 16, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has selected Raytheon to develop and produce new mission computers for the F-16 fighter aircraft. Under the contract, the company will develo...
360-Degree Airport Simulator Tests the Future of Air Traffic Control
Dec 16, 2016 (SPX)
Heading home for the holidays may fill you with joy, as well as a little dread at the thought of the complexities of air travel at one of the busiest times of t...
Bell-Boeing contracted for V-22 Osprey repair services
Dec 16, 2016 (UPI)
The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office received two contract modifications to perform repair services for the U.S. Navy's V-22 Osprey aircraft. The modifications ...
Russia to deliver Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to China
Dec 15, 2016 (UPI)
The first four planes in a batch of Russian Sukhoi-35 fighters may be delivered to China by the end of 2016, according to multiple reports. Russia's TASS news a...
Final sweep for MH370 sea search
Dec 14, 2016 (AFP)
The last vessel searching for missing MH370 has left on its final sweep across the southern Indian Ocean, Australia said Wednesday, as the transport minister ca...
US military grounds Osprey planes in Japan after crash
Dec 14, 2016 (AFP)
The US Marines suspended flights of their Osprey aircraft in Japan on Wednesday as anger mounts over an accident that saw one of the hybrid planes crash off the...
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