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Boeing to upgrade Spanish CH-47D Chinook helicopter fleet

Jan 03, 2019 (UPI)

The upgrades to the country's 17's CH-47D Chinook helicopters will add a digital automatic flight control system, a common avionics architecture system and impr...

A first class gaffe: Cathay to honour cheap ticket error

Jan 03, 2019 (AFP)

Airline and travel blogs went into overdrive on New Year's Eve after eagle-eyed shoppers noticed the carrier was offering first and business class tickets on it...

Raytheon tapped for configuration work on Super Hornets, Growlers

Jan 03, 2019 (UPI)

The contract modification calls for the procurement of 228 configuration components needed for the aircraft's Configuration D Retrofit Component engineering cha...

Qatar Airways buys 5% stake in China Southern Airlines

Jan 02, 2019 (AFP)

The state-owned airline said in a statement the deal was part of its "strategy to invest in the strongest airlines around the world", but did not specify the co...

Pinnacle Systems tapped by Air Force for KC-10 training systems

Jan 02, 2019 (UPI)

The contract, announced Monday by the Pentagon, extends Pinnacle's support for a fourth year and brings the value of the previously announced contract to $100.5...

Boeing receives $400M contract to keep B-1, B-52 bombers flying

Jan 01, 2019 (UPI)

The contract, announced on Friday, covers recurring and non-recurring services. The B-1 has been in service since 1986, while the B-52, nicknamed the Stratofort...

Israel to open new Red Sea airport in January

Jan 01, 2019 (AFP)

The Ramon airport will begin with only domestic flights before gradually moving toward full operation, Transport Minister Israel Katz said in a statement. The i...

Bell Boeing to build CMV-22B planes for Navy, Marines

Jan 01, 2019 (UPI)

The contract is for modifications to a previously awarded contract to the company, based in Amarillo, Texas. It will provide for the construction of three CMV-2...

UK spotter credited with breaking news of Trump's Iraq trip

Dec 28, 2018 (AFP)

Alan Meloy, a semi-retired information technology worker from Yorkshire, took the pictures of Air Force One from outside his home with a camera he also uses for...

Lockheed Martin contracted for F-35 computer system updates

Dec 28, 2018 (UPI)

The order, tacked onto an existing agreement, will fund Lockheed Martin's development of the aircraft's Technology Refresh 3 System, which will update the compu...

Israel develops wing components to make F-35s invisible to radar

Dec 27, 2018 (UPI)

The company said it will start delivering the outer wing sets early next year -- the first phase of about 700 kits -- with the possibility of future orders, the...

Boeing contracted for maintenance on Qatari AH-64E Apache helicopters

Dec 27, 2018 (UPI)

The roughly $49.2 million deal will fund services conducted by a Maintenance Augmentation Team, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The full $49.2 million wi...

Air Force establishes office at Tyndall AFB to guide five-year rebuilding process

Dec 26, 2018 (UPI)

The PMO will be responsible for leading the redevelopment and reconstruction efforts at the base after it sustained devastating damage in October from Hurricane...

Boeing, Sikorsky awarded $1.1B for Special Ops helicoptor support

Dec 21, 2018 (UPI)

The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, covers life cycle contractor support for the MH-6, MH-47 and MH-60 helicopters over a seven-year ...

Bulgaria to start talks with US on acquiring F-16 jets

Dec 21, 2018 (AFP)

"The acquisition .... will raise the combat capabilities of Bulgaria's air force to a new level," the ministry said. A member of NATO since 2004, Bulgaria has e...

Raytheon to provide repairs for F/A-18 infrared targeting pods

Dec 19, 2018 (UPI)

Work on the contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is expected run through December 2020, and will mostly be preformed in Texas and Florida. ...

Understanding dynamic stall at high speeds

Dec 19, 2018 (SPX)

Although many fixed-wing aircraft can withstand similar rapid pitch-up maneuvers, a vehicle subject to this dynamic stall process is not reliably controllable. ...

Navy to activate first CMV-22B tilt-rotor aircraft squadron

Dec 17, 2018 (UPI)

The squadron, VRM 30, was officially established at a Dec. 14 ceremony at Naval Base Coronado. It is part of the Navy's transition away from the venerable C-2A ...

Dutch to boost defence spending for more F-35 jets

Dec 14, 2018 (AFP)

"Extra investment in defence is a necessity because our surrounding safety zone has become a more instable place," the Defence Ministry said. "There are more th...

Indian court backs Modi over French jet deal

Dec 14, 2018 (AFP)

Critics had accused Modi of using the 2016 multi-billion dollar accord between India and French aircraft manufacturer Dassault for Rafale aircraft to favour a k...