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Boeing announces Rolls-Royce engine contract
Jun 20, 2017 (UPI)
Boeing and Rolls-Royce agreed that Aviall will become the sole-source provider of sales and engine parts for AE defense engines worldwide. Long-term industry pr...
Lockheed, Tata agree to move F-16 production line to India
Jun 19, 2017 (UPI)
The deal was signed at the Paris Air Show, and is intended to make India the main service and manufacturing hub for the 3200 F-16s in service worldwide. "Our pa...
NASA's TASAR trial takes flight on Alaska Airlines
Jun 16, 2017 (SPX)
The ADM system is designed to help aircraft save time and fuel through its family of software and hardware products, including the Tablet Interface Module (TIM)...
Saab completes first Gripen E test flight
Jun 15, 2017 (UPI)
The flight test lasted 40 minutes and covered functions such as basic avionics and retracting and extending the landing gear, among other functions. The plane f...
BA flight disruption cost estimated 80m pounds
Jun 15, 2017 (AFP)
"Initial assessment of the gross cost of the disruption is in the order of 80 million pounds," Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways owner IAG (Inter...
US, Qatar agree F-15 fighter sale
Jun 15, 2017 (AFP)
The sale comes amid a simmering crisis in the Gulf after Qatar's neighbors accused it of supporting terrorism and cut diplomatic ties. US President Donald Trump...
Rockwell Collins receives E-2D trainer contract
Jun 15, 2017 (UPI)
The trainer will support E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems III program. The contract provides for aircraft-to-simulator concurrency updates, engineering ...
Finland, U.S. amend F-18 maintenance contract
Jun 12, 2017 (UPI)
The $97.1 amendment – an extension of service -- covers software maintenance, spare parts for the aircraft, equipment, repair, transport and training services...
Dozens of F-35 fighters grounded after oxygen problem
Jun 12, 2017 (AFP)
The 56th Fighter Wing of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona "will continue their pause in local F-35A flying to coordinate analysis and communication between pilots, ...
China Eastern plane makes emergency landing in Australia
Jun 12, 2017 (AFP)
Terrified passengers described a very loud noise soon after flight MU736 left Sydney Airport for Shanghai at 8.30pm (1030 GMT) on Sunday. Crew cleared seats nea...
F-35 flights grounded at Arizona base because of health concerns
Jun 08, 2017 (UPI)
Flights of the 55 F-35A Lightning II jets were halted for one day at Luke Air Fore Base in Glendale, the Air Force said in a release Friday. Operations at five ...
Boeing to supply trainers to U.S. Navy for P-8A Poseidon
Jun 08, 2017 (UPI)
The Deployable Mission Readiness Trainers, ordered under a recent contract, are to be delivered beginning in 2019, Boeing said. "Training ensures the Maritime P...
China rolls out export trainer/fighter aircraft
Jun 07, 2017 (UPI)
The FTC-2000 Shanying was developed by the Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China. It is the main ad...
Debris from Myanmar military plane found in sea
Jun 07, 2017 (AFP)
Navy ships and aircraft had been searching since the afternoon when the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers. More than a dozen children were believe...
Elbit supplying F-35 cockpit display replacement
Jun 06, 2017 (UPI)
Elbit said the value of the award from Lockheed Martin was not in a material amount. "Elbit Systems of America continues to demonstrate that we are a trusted an...
Boeing receives contract for F-18, magnetic launch system support
Jun 06, 2017 (UPI)
Most of the work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md., and the rest will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. The work is expected to be completed by May 2018. Fi...
Mitsubishi completes construction of first F-35A
Jun 05, 2017 (UPI)
Approximately 200 people attended the ceremony. Government officials from the U.S. Department of Defense and Japanese Ministry of Defense attended the unveiling...
KC-46A tanker receives electronic testing
Jun 01, 2017 (UPI)
The testing will also determine how resistant the KC-46A is to electromagnetic fields and other environmental factors using Department of Defense standards. The...
Boeing to design, develop upgrades for F/A-18 electronics
Jun 01, 2017 (UPI)
The upgrades Boeing has contracted for include the A/B, C/D and E/F models, as well as the EA-18G electronic warfare variation of the plane. The program include...
HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter passes design review
May 31, 2017 (UPI)
"This milestone is an important achievement and demonstrates Sikorsky and the Air Force are well aligned on the technical requirements of the HH-60W," Tim Healy...
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