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Norwegian F-35 flies under Norwegian command for first time
Dec 17, 2015 (UPI)
A Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II fighter took flight under the command of a Norwegian pilot for the first time at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. The j...
Northrop Grumman completes B-2 bomber maintenance
Dec 16, 2015 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman announced it has completed its maintenance contract for the U.S. Air Force's fleet of B-2 stealth bombers. The maintenance operations came as p...
Antarctic anticyclone sending two NASA scientific balloons flying in circles
Dec 14, 2015 (SPX)
While winter is upon us here, it's nearing summertime in Antarctica, which for NASA's Scientific Balloon Program means one thing: anticyclone! An anticyclone is...
Germany receives first two H145M helicopters
Dec 11, 2015 (UPI)
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first two of 15 lightweight multi-role H145M helicopters to the German military. The Bundeswehr H15M is the military varian...
UK government blasted over London airport expansion delay
Dec 11, 2015 (AFP)
The British government was on the back foot Friday after being branded "gutless" for further delaying a decision on where to build a much-needed new runway for ...
Orbital ATK secures patent for helicopter protection system
Dec 11, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Orbital ATK a patent for its Helicopter Active Protection System, which protects helicopters from airborne threats....
Britain delays decision on London airport expansion
Dec 10, 2015 (AFP)
Britain on Thursday said it would delay announcing where to expand London airport capacity to assess environmental impact, but critics said the move smacked of ...
Boeing delivers final Peace Eagle aircraft to Turkey
Dec 10, 2015 (UPI)
Boeing delivered its final Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft to the Turkish Air Force on Wednesday. The Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning &...
Australia selects Lockheed Martin to develop pilot training system
Dec 09, 2015 (UPI)
The Australian Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin the contract to develop the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System to train the country's pilots. The c...
Campaigners dig in for London Heathrow airport fight
Dec 09, 2015 (AFP)
On a bright December day in the degraded countryside around Europe's biggest airport, campaigners stacked piles of wood for barricades and vowed they would neve...
Northrop Grumman delivers center fuselage for first Japanese F-35
Dec 09, 2015 (UPI)
Northrop Grumman has delivered the center fuselage for Japan's first F-35 multi-role fighter jet, designated AX-1. The center fuselage serves as the core struct...
Putin invites British experts to help analyse black box of downed warplane
Dec 09, 2015 (AFP)
Russia on Wednesday invited British experts to help analyse the black box of a warplane downed by Turkey, as President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister...
Boeing completes Mk6 Chinook deliveries to U.K.
Dec 08, 2015 (UPI)
Boeing delivered its fourteenth and final Mk6 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter to the United Kingdom, bringing the number of Chinooks in the Royal Air Force's flee...
Vulcanair selects TASE500 imaging system for Chilean Navy aircraft
Dec 08, 2015 (UPI)
Vulcanair Aircraft selected UTC Aerospace System's TASE500 HD imaging system to support the Chilean Navy's search and rescue programs. TASE500, a Cloud Cap Tech...
US says China unfairly taxes imported aircraft
Dec 08, 2015 (AFP)
The United States launched a WTO challenge to China's aircraft taxation on Tuesday, accusing Beijing of discriminating against foreign-made airplanes in breach ...
Nepal quake tough test for 'world's most dangerous airport'
Dec 06, 2015 (AFP)
Flying into Nepal's Lukla airport -- the gateway to Mount Everest -- demands courage and precision, thanks to its tiny, treacherous runway perched on a steep cl...
Electric planes aim to soar high for cleaner aviation sector
Dec 06, 2015 (AFP)
Ultra-light, fast and cheap: more than a century after the Wright brothers flew the world's first powered aircraft, a small Slovenian company now hopes to revol...
Bolivia to receive its last three Super Pumas in 2016
Dec 04, 2015 (UPI)
Bolivia is scheduled to receive its last three AS332 Super Pumas from Airbus Helicopters in 2016, completing a 2013 order. The Bolivian Ministry of Defense orde...
India to acquire Russian-made Ka-226T helicopters
Dec 04, 2015 (UPI)
India's Ministry of Defense announced plans to purchase Russian-made Kamov Ka-226T light multi-role helicopters. Russian Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Ma...
U.S. Army Forces Command grounds aircraft for review
Dec 04, 2015 (UPI)
U.S. Army Forces Command has ordered 11 Army installations in the country to stand down in the wake of an AH-64 Apache crash that killed two people. The order f...
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