AEROSPACE

News About Aviation Systems For Civilian, Military and Science Applications

5,420 articles

Textron nets $15.3M contract extension to refurbish trainer planes for Iraq
Apr 10, 2019 (UPI)
The contract notes a schedule extension to a previously awarded contract, to July 31, for rebuilding the planes and installing cartridge-activated and propellan...
Boeing awarded $91.2M contract for new computer processors on F-15
Apr 09, 2019 (UPI)
The contract exercises an option for production and integration of the Advanced Display Core Processor II boxes into the F-15 platform initial production, the D...
Raytheon nabs $70.5M for F-16 center display engineering services
Apr 09, 2019 (UPI)
The contract includes organic depot stand-up support, interim contract support and production support, the Defense Department announced Monday. Work will be per...
Britain to deploy F-35Bs for first time, sending them to Cyprus air basel
Apr 08, 2019 (UPI)
The aircraft will leave from the home station of Royal Air Force Marham in Norfolk, Britain announced Monday, on their way to Royal Air Force Akrotiri in Cyprus...
Sierra Nevada awarded $42.7M to train Afghan Air Force on A-29 Super Tucano
Apr 05, 2019 (UPI)
The contract is for five years, according to a Thursday announcement by the Department of Defense. The training, which is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2...
CFM awarded $13.2M to provide spare P-8A Poseidon for Britain
Apr 04, 2019 (UPI)
The deal exercises an option on a previously awarded contract, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday. Fifty-five percent of the work will be performed i...
U.S. approves $2.6B sale of 24 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to India
Apr 03, 2019 (UPI)
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress that the State Department has approved the proposed sale, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday....
Cathay 'faces reality' with budget airline buy, say analysts
Apr 02, 2019 (AFP)
Asia's biggest international carrier has historically eschewed the low-cost sector, even as the region's rising middle class has fuelled an unprecedented boom i...
Naval teams narrow factors in physiological episodes on jets
Apr 02, 2019 (UPI)
Last fall, the Root Cause Corrective Action teams found the quality of pilots' onboard oxygen was unaffected by asphyxiates, carbon monoxide and external or int...
Pentagon refuses Boeing tanker deliveries over quality issues
Apr 02, 2019 (AFP)
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson revealed the March 23 decision -- another setback in the already delayed air tanker program -- during a budget hearing in Con...
Boeing awarded $250M for JDAM guidance kits for U.S., allies
Apr 02, 2019 (UPI)
Boeing's Defense Space and Security division will build the JDAM and supply Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition technical services, aircraft integration and sust...
F-35s for Turkey on hold as U.S. approves sales for Australia, Norway
Apr 02, 2019 (UPI)
The contract for the 21 planes comes in the wake of the United States halting delivery of equipment related to the F-35 jet to Turkey because of the nation's de...
US suspends F-35 program deliveries to Turkey over Russian arms
Apr 01, 2019 (AFP)
After months of warnings, the United States said that Turkey's decision to buy Russia's S-400 missile system was incompatible with remaining part of the emblema...
In hidden mountain air base, Albania stores MiGs for sale
Apr 01, 2019 (AFP)
Made up of 600 metres (1,980 feet) of tunnels that once teemed with military life, the secret Gjader air base is now a depot for dozens of hulking communist-era...
Northrop Grumman to upgrade mission computers on U.S., Bahrain helicopters
Apr 01, 2019 (UPI)
The contract is for the procurement of up to 503 technical refresh mission computers for the UH-1Y Venom, AH-1Z Viper and UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters, includi...
US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over Russian arms
Apr 01, 2019 (AFP)
After months of warnings, the United States said that Turkey's decision to buy Russia's S-400 system was incompatible with remaining part of the emblematic US w...
China airlines post mixed results, warn of headwinds
Mar 30, 2019 (AFP)
China Southern Airlines, the country's largest carrier by passenger numbers, reported a 3.71 percent decrease in net profit, posting 8.82 billion yuan ($1.31 bi...
Boeing awarded $87.5M for work on Harrier trainers
Mar 29, 2019 (UPI)
The contracts for the two-seat trainer version of the AV-8B Harrier aircraft include engineering and avionics upgrades, the Department of Defense announced Thur...
Ellsworth AFB named first base for B-21 bomber
Mar 28, 2019 (UPI)
Two other Air Force bases -- Whiteman in Missouri and Dyess in Texas -- will receive B-21s as they become available, the Air Force said in a news release Wednes...
Sierra Nevada nabs $317M for AC-130 Precision Strike Package
Mar 28, 2019 (UPI)
The contract, announced this week, covers logistics support for the Precision Strike Package aboard the AC-130W and AC-130J. The munitions package includes a tr...
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, is Copyright 1995-2026 Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principles for news reporting and research purposes.