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Cathay Pacific shares plunge as bond sale announced to stem cash crisis
Jan 28, 2021 (AFP)
The firm's stock tumbled 9.7 percent as the market closed in Hong Kong, days after it warned new quarantine measures planned for passenger and cargo crew arrivi...
B-52H crews complete third 'presence patrol' in Middle East this month
Jan 28, 2021 (UPI)
According to U.S. Central Command, on Wednesday the bomber aircrews integrated with air operations centers and several other aircraft for a "long-range, short-d...
BAE, Lockheed contracted to improve F-35 radio countermeasures
Jan 27, 2021 (UPI)
BAE Systems received a contract modification Tuesday to produce 1,512 radio frequency countermeasures for Lot 12 of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in use by...
Malmstrom AFB opens its Innovation Lab
Jan 27, 2021 (UPI)
The lab is equipped with Wi-Fi enabled tablets, drafting software and virtual reality equipment, and will be to correspond with academic institutions and govern...
US B-52 overflies Mideast as Biden sets policy tone
Jan 27, 2021 (AFP)
The nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortresss flew the round-trip mission from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, accompanied at different times by US fighter j...
Air Force finishes structural upgrades to 247 F-22s
Jan 27, 2021 (UPI)
Structural modifications, made by the 574th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron of the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, to the F-22 Raptor added flying serviceability of ...
Marine Corps dedicates inaugural F-35 simulator at Air Station Miramar
Jan 26, 2021 (UPI)
According to the Marine Corps, the simulator will allow aviators to train and redhearse alongside the Navy and other Marine Corps allies from around the world. ...
Air Force starts Red Flag 21-1 exercise in southern Nevada
Jan 26, 2021 (UPI)
Red Flag 21-1, which is one of the Air Force's largest combat training exercises, started Monday and continues through Feb. 12, according to the Air Force. "Red...
Sikorsky, Boeing unveil plans for new 'Defiant X,' to replace Black Hawk
Jan 25, 2021 (UPI)
The design comes ahead of the Army issuing a request for proposals in its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft competition. A contract is expected to be awarded s...
Greece, France sign warplane deal in message to Turkey
Jan 25, 2021 (AFP)
France has strongly backed Greece in a standoff with Turkey over natural gas resources and naval influence in the waters off their respective coasts. The deal w...
Boeing nabs $2.1B deal for 15 KC-46A tankers
Jan 21, 2021 (UPI)
According to Boeing, the deal will expand the Air Force's fleet of aerial refueling aircraft that also act as a sort of cellular tower in the sky, connecting fo...
B-21 Raider stealth bomber to fly in 2022, Air Force says
Jan 20, 2021 (UPI)
The plane is an element of the Air Force Long Range Strike Bomber program to compliment and eventually replace B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers. The B-21, expected to ...
AFRL, AFLCMC Laboratory collaboration addresses pilot oxygen concerns
Jan 20, 2021 (AFNS)
In recent years, a number of Air Force pilots have been experiencing physiological issues such as shortness of breath, confusion, and wheezing during flight. Th...
Barrett praises senior Air Force leaders; assesses her tenure as secretary
Jan 19, 2021 (AFNS)
While praising the Air and Space Forces, Barrett highlighted the achievements of the five assistant secretaries of the Air Force who served under her tenure, as...
Air Force task force studies accountability throughout the command
Jan 15, 2021 (UPI)
The Air Force Materiel Command offered its recommendations after a memorandum in December highlighted improvements made to address concerns identified in Defens...
Hybrid-electric plane may reduce aviation's air pollution problem
Jan 15, 2021 (SPX)
Now MIT engineers have come up with a concept for airplane propulsion that they estimate would eliminate 95 percent of aviation's NOx emissions, and thereby red...
Erdogan seeks solution with Biden over F-35 jets
Jan 15, 2021 (AFP)
Ties between the two NATO allies have been strained by Washington's decision last month to punish Ankara for its purchase of the S-400 Russian air defence syste...
Northrop Grumman to Enable New F-35 Warfighting Capability
Jan 13, 2021 (SPX)
As part of a collaborative arrangement between Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin, the three companies will integrate Northrop Grumman's AN/ASQ-2...
Air Force pilot graduates from Navy's electronic attack weapons school
Jan 13, 2021 (UPI)
Lt. Col. David Robinson of the Air Force 390th Electronic Combat Squadron, based at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, said the success of weapons officer Cap...
AFRL completes successful precision airdrop flight test
Jan 12, 2021 (AFNS)
This flight test studied AFRL's precision airdrop design with optimized cargo delivery system (CDS) bundles. Although CDS bundles can vary from 501 to 2,200 pou...
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