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LONGBOW fire control radar for India's Apache helos
May 03, 2016 (UPI)
LONGBOW LLC, a joint venture company of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, is to produce its fire control radar to India for use on the Indian Air Force's ne...
Saab to continue Swedish military helicopter support
May 02, 2016 (UPI)
Saab has received a work order from Sweden's Defense Materiel Administration to continue AW109 helicopter support and maintenance services. The AgustaWestland A...
Airbus helicopters transferred to Royal Thai Navy
Apr 29, 2016 (UPI)
Two of five multi-role H145M helicopters have been transferred by Airbus Helicopters to the Royal Thai Navy and are expected to enter service later this year. T...
China Eastern Airlines to buy 35 planes from Airbus and Boeing
Apr 29, 2016 (AFP)
One of China's top airlines will split $10 billion of new orders between European manufacturer Airbus and US-based Boeing, it said, as competition heats up for ...
Raytheon producing targeting system variant for Air Force
Apr 29, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a $90 million contract for production of the AN/DAS-4 multi-spectral targeting system with next-generation accuracy. The...
Pakistan, China building JF-17B prototype
Apr 28, 2016 (UPI)
Pakistan and China have jointly started production of the first prototype JF-17B combat jet at the Chendu Aerospace Corporation facility in Chendu, China. The i...
Boeing wins $4bn aircraft order from China Eastern
Apr 28, 2016 (AFP)
Boeing has won a contract from China Eastern Airlines for 15 787-9 Dreamliner planes worth nearly $4 billion, Boeing said Thursday. China Eastern plans to use t...
US F-22 fighter jets land in Lithuania amid Russia tensions
Apr 27, 2016 (AFP)
Two American stealth F-22 fighter jets landed in Lithuania on Wednesday in an apparent show of force, after tensions with Moscow flared this month when a Russia...
Saab picks Brazilian firm for Gripen fighter training gear
Apr 27, 2016 (UPI)
Saab has selected a Brazilian company for simulators, training systems and ground support systems for Gripen fighters for the Brazilian Air Force. The fighters ...
Prototype Japanese stealth fighter makes maiden flight
Apr 22, 2016 (UPI)
A stealth fighter by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries conducted its maiden flight Friday in Japan. The X-2 prototype took off from Nagoya Airport and went through a ...
Russian stealth bomber to carry hypersonic missiles
Apr 21, 2016 (Sputnik)
Russia is pressing ahead with plans to develop its new PAK-DA stealth bomber, which is on par with its US analogues and will carry an array of modern weapons, i...
Heavy-lift helicopters test external load capabilities
Apr 21, 2016 (UPI)
The new Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift transport helicopter has conducted it first external lift of a 12,000-pound payload. The lift test was performed by a demonst...
Delayed take-off for China's own regional jet
Apr 20, 2016 (AFP)
China's homegrown regional jet should have made its first commercial flight weeks ago, but the ARJ21 has still not flown any fare-paying passengers, dealing yet...
MH17 families mulling lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines
Apr 19, 2016 (AFP)
Dozens of families of those killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine two years ago are considering suing the carrier for compe...
Experts examine new debris for MH370 clues
Apr 19, 2016 (AFP)
Investigators were Tuesday examining two more pieces of debris for clues to the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, along with marine life found on two othe...
Photographic shockwave research reaches new heights with BOSCO flights
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
NASA's goal of developing a quiet supersonic aircraft is another step closer following a pair of successful first flights in a series demonstrating patent-pendi...
Russian MOD orders Yak-130 trainer/light attack planes
Apr 18, 2016 (UPI)
Russia's Irkut Corporation has signed a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry for the suppy of 30 Yak-130 aircraft for the country's Aerospace Forces. The ...
Airport protesters accuse Hong Kong leader of breaching safety rules
Apr 17, 2016 (AFP)
More than 1,000 people staged a protest at Hong Kong airport Sunday over an alleged breach of avaiation safety rules involving the baggage of the city leader's ...
Companies team for Danish military aircraft contract
Apr 15, 2016 (UPI)
Danish company Flatirons Solutions has teamed with Airbus Defense and Space in a bid to supply the Danish Air Force with Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft. Un...
New Zealand retires Seasprite combat helicopter
Apr 15, 2016 (UPI)
Officials from the New Zealand Defense Force have officially retired the Seasprite SH-2G combat helicopter from the country's naval fleet. Military officials he...
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