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CH-53K helicopter achieves external payload milestone
Jun 24, 2016 (UPI)
Sikorsky Aircraft's CH-53K King Stallion cargo helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps has hefted a 27,000-pound external payload lift. The out-of-ground-effect ex...
Tanzania debris to be checked for MH370 link
Jun 24, 2016 (AFP)
A piece of aircraft debris found off the coast of Tanzania will be examined to see whether it could be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Australian o...
Brazilian air force tests KC-390 transport
Jun 24, 2016 (UPI)
The Brazilian air force reports it has begun operational testing of Embraer's KC-390 transport and tanker aircraft. The first test earlier this month involved t...
Lockheed Martin factory rolls out first F-35A for Israel
Jun 23, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has rolled out its first F-35 Lightning II fighter for the Israeli air force. The rollout at the company's production facility in Fort Worth, Te...
Airbus inks deal with Indra for flight simulator
Jun 22, 2016 (UPI)
Airbus Defence and Space has placed an order for a A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft full-flight simulator with the Spanish defense company Indra, Airbu...
Lockheed Martin breaks ground for C-130J training center
Jun 22, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has broken ground on a Hercules training center for pilots and crew of C-130J transports and LM-100J commercial freighters. The center, located ...
Israeli F-35s to use Israeli-made cyberdefense products
Jun 22, 2016 (UPI)
F-35 Lightning II aircraft flown by Israel will feature Israeli-made cyberdefense systems, a top Israeli Air Force officer says. The decision to protect avionic...
NASA Electric Research Plane Gets X Number, New Name
Jun 22, 2016 (SPX)
With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimen...
MH370 meeting ends with no updates on search plans
Jun 21, 2016 (AFP)
Malaysian, Chinese and Australian officials on Tuesday wrapped up two days of talks on the deep-sea search for missing flight MH370 but made no announcements, a...
Honeywell gets U.S. Air Force engine contract mod
Jun 21, 2016 (UPI)
Honeywell has been awarded a $75 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for the Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines III & Beyond program. The VA...
StandardAero, Netherlands set MRO center for F135 engines
Jun 20, 2016 (UPI)
StandardAero and the Netherland's Ministry of Defense are establishing a maintenance depot for engines powering F-35 fighters. The depot will be located at Logi...
Boeing, Tata announce joint Indian facility
Jun 20, 2016 (UPI)
Tata Advanced Systems and Boeing are opening a joint facility in India to co-produce AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselages, Tata announced Saturday. The Hyderabad f...
Malaysia to host meeting on MH370 search plans
Jun 18, 2016 (AFP)
Malaysia said it will host a two-day meeting with Australia and China beginning Monday to discuss next steps in the fruitless search for missing flight MH370. M...
Next-Generation Bombers: What US, Russia, China Are Set to Roll Out
Jun 17, 2016 (Sputnik)
Currently, three countries, the United States, Russia and China, are developing strategic next generation bombers. A strategic bomber is a medium to long range ...
Argentina negotiates with France for Mirage aircraft
Jun 17, 2016 (UPI)
Argentina is reportedly negotiating with France to purchase F-1 Mirage fighter aircraft. The talks also involve the possible purchase of engines to power 20 Arg...
Indra's InShield to protect Spanish A400M Atlas
Jun 16, 2016 (UPI)
Indra's InShield has been selected to provide infrared countermeasure protection for Spain's A400M Atlas aircraft, the company announced Thursday. The Indra sys...
Weaponized Black Hawk on display at NATO exercise
Jun 15, 2016 (UPI)
A weaponized version of Sikorksy's Polish-built S-70i Black Hawk helicopter will be on display during NATO's Anaconda 2016 exercise, Lockheed Martin said Tuesd...
Lockheed delivers two C-130Js to U.S. Air Force
Jun 15, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin delivered two new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the U.S. Air Force last week, the company announced Wednesday. Airmen from Moody Air Force B...
Airbus completes HForce firing tests
Jun 14, 2016 (UPI)
Airbus Helicopters recently completed its first round of firing tests for the HForce generic weapons system, the company announced Monday. Mounted on a H225M he...
Pakistan eyes Jordanian F-16s after nixed U.S. jet sale
Jun 14, 2016 (UPI)
A planned $700 million U.S. sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan was canceled due in part to concerns over the continued presence of the Haqqani Network terror...
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