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A-29 chosen for USAF assessment
May 16, 2017 (UPI)
The assessment known as AO-X, or Capability Assessment of Non-Developmental Light Attack Platforms, will be held in New Mexico in July to evaluate the benefits ...
New ejection seat allows Air Force to lift F-35 pilot weight restriction
May 16, 2017 (UPI)
Previously, pilots under the weight were not permitted to fly the fighter because of concerns its ejection system could cause neck injuries during deployment an...
Typhoon and Hawk jets delivered to Oman by BAE
May 16, 2017 (UPI)
A delegation of more than 100 invited guests witnessed the ceremony in Warton, Lancashire. One of the key attendees was Sayyid Badr bin Saud al Saudi, Minister ...
Service Academies Swarm Challenge Pushes the Boundaries of Autonomous Swarm Capabilities
May 12, 2017 (SPX)
In the skies over Camp Roberts, an Army National Guard post north of Paso Robles, Calif., each academy demonstrated the innovative offensive and defensive tacti...
Boeing receives Apache remanufacturing contract for UK
May 12, 2017 (UPI)
The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, more than 2,200 of which have been built, is an advanced U.S. Army model that has been exported across the world. The Apache...
NASA Completes Balloon Technology Test Flight
May 11, 2017 (SPX)
Launching from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, on a mission to test the SPB technology, a leak in the balloon was confirmed on its third day of flight. The balloon...
Russian engineers develop new surveillance, missile defense airships
May 10, 2017 (Sputnik)
On May 6, 1937, the German passenger airship Hindenburg crashed in the US during a docking attempt, dealing a critical blow to the public's faith in this method...
Leonardo partners with Britain for new aircraft decoy system
May 09, 2017 (UPI)
The partnering -- the first joint project by the new office created to bring new technologies to the warfighter -- will use Leonardo's BriteCloud EAD technology...
Canadian Defense Minister proposes helicopter upgrades
May 08, 2017 (UPI)
Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan made the statements at a conference involving retired military personnel and defense industry executives on Thursday. The confere...
Boeing receives contract for F-18 upgrades
May 08, 2017 (UPI)
The contract includes a wide variety of inspection and engineering projects, including High Flight Hour programs designed to keep aging airframes flying. Work w...
First F-35B Lightning II produced in Italy rolls off assembly line
May 05, 2017 (UPI)
The facility is owned by the Italian Ministry of Defense and run by the defense industry firm Leonardo in cooperation with Lockheed Martin. "Italy is not only a...
Made-in-China jet takes maiden flight
May 05, 2017 (AFP)
The narrow-body C919 jet -- white with green and blue stripes -- disappeared into the clouds after taking off from Pudong international airport in the commercia...
Russia's T-50 Super Jet Preparing to Soar With Next-Gen Engine
May 04, 2017 (Sputnik)
So far the prototypes of the aircraft have been equipped with the so-called Izdeliye 117 - an engine of the "first stage," which has already been put into produ...
F-22 Raptors complete aerial targeting tests as part of major upgrade
May 04, 2017 (UPI)
The testing took place last month at the Utah Test and Training Range, Air Force officials said in a press release. In the tests, the F-22 fighters fired inert ...
Kenya approved for possible helicopter buy
May 04, 2017 (UPI)
The sale, which would be handled by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, would come under the Foreign Military Sales program and be worth about $253 mi...
Made-in-China passenger jet set to take wing
May 03, 2017 (AFP)
The C919, built by state-owned aerospace manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), was set to take wing over Shanghai on Friday, the compan...
New Boeing KC-46 tanker reaches testing milestone
May 03, 2017 (UPI)
"Adding another tanker will help us to become even more efficient and significantly improve our ability to complete test points going forward," Jeanette Crop, B...
Israel shows off F-35 stealth fighters for first time
May 02, 2017 (AFP)
Three of Israel's five stealth fighters took to the skies along the Mediterranean coast off Tel Aviv as thousands of people gathered at the waterfront to watch....
BAE hits milestone with new F-15 electronic warfare system
May 02, 2017 (UPI)
The EPAWSS serves as an upgrades for the Digital Electronic Warfare System, or DEWS, which was released in 2008, and is part of an effort to modernize the F-15 ...
Department of Defense awards contract for 240 F-35 Lightning II planes
May 01, 2017 (UPI)
In addition the Lot 12 F-35 production for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corp and other non-Department of Defense and foreign customers, the contract provides for...
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