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U.S. Army contracts Raytheon for FMS aircraft communications support
Nov 09, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Army awarded Raytheon a five-year Foreign Military Sales Systems Communications contract with a ceiling value of $80 million. Under the contract, Rayth...
First U.S. Air Force F-16s undergo aircraft purification
Nov 06, 2015 (UPI)
F-16 Fighting Falcons at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico became the first F-16s to undergo the aircraft purification process. Aircraft purification, a...
Saab continues Swedish aircraft maintenance, service support
Nov 06, 2015 (UPI)
Saab has received two contracts for the provision of support and maintenance services for aircraft of the Swedish Coast Guard and military, the company reports....
Lockheed Martin and Boeing protest LRS-B contract award
Nov 06, 2015 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin and Boeing filed a formal protest to the U.S. Government Accountability Office over losing the contract for the Long Range Strike Bomber to Nort...
Italy completes first F-35 mission
Nov 06, 2015 (UPI)
Two Italian pilots completed training flights aboard F-35 Lightning II at the Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, marking the first F-35 mission under Italian pilot...
Subscale Glider Makes First Flight
Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)
The first flight of the Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Lower Drag, or Prandtl-D No. 3, completed a set of flight tests on Oct. 28. Flying from NASA'...
Chairman of China's biggest airline 'investigated'
Nov 05, 2015 (AFP)
Authorities are investigating the chairman of China Southern Airlines, the country's biggest carrier, for "severe violations of discipline", according to an off...
Sikorsky moves forward with presidential helicopter replacement
Nov 05, 2015 (UPI)
Sikorsky Aircraft announced the completion of the preliminary design review phase of the VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program. The U.S. Navy award...
Jeppesen to provide U.S. Air Force with electronic flight bag services
Nov 05, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force announced an agreement with Jeppesen to provide iPad-based electronic flight bag services for about 1,160 Mobility Air Force aircraft. The ag...
U.S. Air Force successfully demonstrates F135 engine
Nov 05, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force successfully demonstrated the hot-life capability of Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine, the propulsion system for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft....
Australia receives eighth Boeing C-17A
Nov 04, 2015 (UPI)
The Royal Australian Air Force rounded out its Boeing C-17A transport fleet Wednesday with an eighth aircraft officially entering into service. The Globemaster ...
F-35A Gatling gun system passes first aerial firing test
Nov 03, 2015 (UPI)
The first aerial test of the F-35A's internal 25mm Gatling gun system has been successfully completed, Lockheed Martin reports. The Oct. 30 test flight conducte...
Boeing's AH-64 Apache Guardian helicopters headed for South Korea
Nov 03, 2015 (UPI)
Boeing held an unveiling ceremony for its latest AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, to be delivered to South Korea to boost Seoul's combat capability against Pyon...
Globemaster aircrews train for global response in joint exercise
Nov 03, 2015 (UPI)
C-17 Globemaster III aircrews joined paratroopers for a joint exercise focusing on quick reaction drills in North Carolina, the U.S. Air Force announced Tuesday...
Lockheed Martin tests F-16 durability
Nov 03, 2015 (UPI)
An extended flight-hour limit for F-16C Block 50 aircraft is to be determined by Lockheed Martin with data gathered through simulated flights. The data will hel...
China completes production of own passenger plane
Nov 02, 2015 (AFP)
China's first big passenger plane rolled off the assembly line on Monday as the Asian giant seeks the prestige of having its own aviation sector, and to challen...
'Unusual' fog disrupts flights across Europe
Nov 02, 2015 (AFP)
An unusually large blanket of thick fog descended on European airports Monday, causing scores of flight cancellations from London Heathrow, the continent's busi...
Australian KC-30A successfully refuels USAF F-35s
Nov 02, 2015 (UPI)
The Royal Australian Air Force's KC-30A has successfully demonstrated its capability to refuel F-35 Lightning II fighters in flight. The demonstration took plac...
Airbus Helicopters signs 750-mln euro deal with China
Oct 30, 2015 (AFP)
Airbus Helicopters has signed a letter of intent for the sale of 100 H135 helicopters to China and the construction of an assembly plant there, a source familia...
B-29 Doc flight test Kickstarter exceeds funding goal
Oct 30, 2015 (UPI)
A Kickstarter campaign to restore "Doc", a B-29 Superfortress, has exceeded its funding goal a month after the campaign launched. The crowdfunding campaign was ...
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