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Lockheed gets Air Force S2E2 Increment 3 contract
May 27, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. has been awarded a $49.7 million contract modification for the Space-Based Infrared System Survivable Endurable Evolution, or ...
Bell-Boeing gets Osprey aerial refueling contract
May 27, 2016 (UPI)
Bell-Boeing Joint Project office has been awarded a $58.7 million U.S. Navy contract for a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ...
Kuwait seeks continued support for F/A-18 fighters
May 27, 2016 (UPI)
Kuwait has gained U.S. State Department approval to purchase continued technical support and services for its F/A-18 C/D fighter aircraft. The support and servi...
More debris found with possible MH370 link: Australia
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
Three new pieces of debris have been found in Mauritius and in Mozambique that could be linked to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australia's transport ...
Airbus supplying helos for British military training
May 25, 2016 (UPI)
Airbus Helicopters U.K. is to provide a mixed fleet of H135 and H145 aircraft to Ascent Flight Training for the training of military pilots and crew. The contra...
Australian P-8A Poseidon makes maiden flight
May 25, 2016 (UPI)
Australia's first P-8A Poseidon aircraft has completed its maiden flight, the Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday. It was just a short hop between Renton ai...
Dutch F-35 jets touch down for European air show debut
May 24, 2016 (AFP)
Two US-assembled F-35A fighter jets destined for the Dutch air force have landed for the first time in northern Europe, ahead of the stealth plane's continental...
Sweden modernizing Gripen fleet
May 24, 2016 (UPI)
The Swedish military is upgrading its Gripen C/D aircraft, with changes to both hardware and software. The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, FMV, said th...
Solar Impulse 2 plane lands in Dayton
May 22, 2016 (AFP)
A solar-powered plane landed in Dayton, Ohio Saturday on the latest leg of a record-breaking trip to circle the globe without consuming a drop of fuel. Solar Im...
Russia to Renew Production of Mi-14 Nuclear-Capable Anti-Sub Helicopters
May 20, 2016 (Sputnik)
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said that ministry plans to renew the production of Mi-14 Haze nuclear-capable amphibious anti-submarine helicopter...
NASA super pressure balloon begins globetrotting journey
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon (SPB) from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, at 11:35 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2016 (7:35 p.m. EDT Monday, May 16, 2...
Stratobus: The Spy Blimp-Satellite of the Future Used for Snooping
May 20, 2016 (Sputnik)
If you thought surveillance drones were unnerving, a French-Italian aerospace company is now producing an unmanned blimp to monitor the ground from space. One g...
NASA mini-balloon mission maps migratory magnetic boundary
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
During the Antarctic summer of 2013-2014, a team of researchers released a series of translucent scientific balloons, one by one. The miniature membranous ballo...
Sikorsky gets new order for U.S. Army Black Hawks
May 19, 2016 (UPI)
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has been awarded an $88.1 million contract modification to exercise an option for eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The initial contr...
US B-52 bomber crashes on Guam, all crew safe
May 19, 2016 (AFP)
A B-52 bomber was left a fiery wreck after crashing at a US airbase on the Pacific island of Guam Thursday but all seven crew escaped unharmed, officials said. ...
Lockheed to refresh systems on German P-3C Orion aircraft
May 19, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $54.9 million U.S. Navy firm-fixed-price contract for the P-3C mission system refresh program. The company will upgrade the m...
Saab rolls out its Gripen E 'Smart Fighter'
May 19, 2016 (UPI)
Saab introduced its new Gripen E "Smart Fighter" during a ceremony Wednesday at the company's headquarters in Sweden. "Gripen is a unique fighter concept, bring...
Germany presses Airbus to resolve A400M problems
May 18, 2016 (AFP)
The German government on Wednesday urgently pressed European airplane manufacturer Airbus to come up with a precise plan for resolving the problems that have re...
Northrop Grumman gets KC-10 engine overhaul contract
May 18, 2016 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman Technical Services has been awarded a $17.5 million delivery order to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for four engine overhauls in...
New TH-119 helicopter unveiled for military pilot training
May 17, 2016 (UPI)
Italy's Leonardo-Finmeccanica has introduced a single-engine helicopter it is offering to the U.S. Navy for its Advanced Helicopter Trainer Program. The TH-119 ...
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