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B-2 bomber, Norwegian F-35s integrate in Arctic Circle exercise

Mar 22, 2021 (UPI)

The bomber, assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flew from Lajes Field, Azores, and integrated with four F-35 of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. The Norwegi...

Taiwan grounds military jets after pilot dies in suspected mid-air crash

Mar 22, 2021 (AFP)

The air force made the announcement after two single-seater F-5E aircraft disappeared from radar at around 3 pm (0700 GMT) some 2.6 kilometres (1.6 miles) off t...

EA-18G Growler aircraft begin Navy modification program

Mar 19, 2021 (UPI)

All 160 U.S. Navy Growlers will receive capability upgrades, centering on their structural and mission systems architecture. The first was inducted into the pro...

Air Force cancels Advanced Battle Management System events

Mar 18, 2021 (UPI)

The ABMS will still be able to conduct two technology demonstrations this year, according to the Air Force's chief architect, Defense News and Air Force Magazin...

GAO report finds spiraling costs in F-35 modernization program

Mar 18, 2021 (UPI)

The report, released Thursday, said the program, designed to upgrade the jet with new capabilities was beset by an unrealistic schedule as well as a cost increa...

Pentagon won't declare F-35 ready for full-rate production for months

Mar 18, 2021 (UPI)

And even when it's ready for production, it's unlikely jets will immediately begin Lot 15 production. Kyra Daley, director of strategic communications for the P...

NASA microphone detects turbulence hundreds of miles away

Mar 17, 2021 (SPX)

Everything in the atmosphere can make a sound. Volcanoes rumble, waterfalls crash, and air rushes, but there's more to that sound than what our ears perceive. M...

B-2 Spirit aircraft arrive in Portugal for Bomber Task Force missions

Mar 16, 2021 (UPI)

Airmen from the wing, which is based at Missouri's Whiteman Air Force Base, will conduct a hot-pit refuel and crew swap with the engines at Portugal's Lajes Fie...

Navy test demonstrates it can deliver an F-35 engine to an aircraft carrier

Mar 15, 2021 (UPI)

Two helicopters transported a load simulator, matching the weight of an F-135 engine power module, from the cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd to th...

Lockheed Martin's new sustainment depot receives its first F-16

Mar 15, 2021 (UPI)

The plane arrived from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., last week and will be formally inducted into the program on Monday. The facility, known as the Continenta...

Germany cleared to buy 5 P-8A maritime patrol aircraft for $1.77B

Mar 15, 2021 (UPI)

The $1.77 billion sale of Boeing aircraft to Germany, announced on Friday, is expected to be a stopgap until the planned replacement for it's current Lockheed P...

Facility upgrades propel green aviation at NASA

Mar 15, 2021 (SPX)

The Engine Research Building (ERB) at NASA's Glenn Research Center is a massive test complex, spanning more than 152,000 square feet, and home to more than 60 t...

AVIC floats idea of airships for tourists

Mar 12, 2021 (XNA)

Zhang Jinhua, a senior designer at the Special Aircraft Research Institute, an AVIC subsidiary in Jingmen, Hubei province, that designs blimps and other types o...

Interest in electric aircraft grows as NASA nears test of X-57 Maxwell

Mar 11, 2021 (UPI)

The first crewed flight of NASA's plane will take place at the agency's Armstrong Flight Center, part of Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. NASA is ...

Air Force receives first F-15EX from Boeing

Mar 11, 2021 (UPI)

"This is a big moment for the Air Force," Col. Sean Dorey, F-15EX program manager with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Fighters and Advanced Aircra...

Kiev to nationalise Chinese-owned aircraft engine factory

Mar 11, 2021 (AFP)

The move will likely raise tensions with Beijing, but be welcomed by Kiev's key ally Washington, which has recently blacklisted the Chinese investor. "The decis...

Denmark latest NATO nation to fly F-35 following first flight this week

Mar 10, 2021 (UPI)

Denmark joins Britain, the Netherlands, Norway and Italy as European NATO members flying the plane, made in the United States from parts from around the world, ...

Cathay Pacific posts record loss, warns of long recovery

Mar 10, 2021 (AFP)

Chairman Patrick Healy described 2020 as the "most challenging" in the airline's 70-year history and said much will now depend on how effective and widespread g...

Customising individual flight routes for more climate friendly outcomes

Mar 05, 2021 (SPX)

This will enable flight planners to offer customised, climate-optimised routes for every aircraft in the sky, avoiding areas in the atmosphere where long-lastin...

Air Force testing prototype shelters for B-21 Raider

Mar 04, 2021 (UPI)

The Air Force is looking to determine which type of shelter designs would be most effective and affordable for use at the B-21's three Main Operating Bases, the...