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One killed in US military helicopter crash in Maryland
Apr 17, 2017 (AFP)
The UH-60 Blackhawk was conducting a routine training flight when it crashed onto the golf course in St Mary's County in southern Maryland outside Washington. T...
Iran shows off homemade stealth fighter jet
Apr 17, 2017 (UPI)
The jet is a stealth platform previously dismissed as a "hoax" by Western observers due to several aesthetic irregularities. It was showcased during an exhibiti...
U.S. Air Force to extend service life for F-16 fleet
Apr 12, 2017 (UPI)
The move boosts the service life for the jets from 8,000 Equivalent Flight Hours to 12,000, and aims to allow the service to continue operating the planes throu...
Airbus talks with military plane clients 'constructive': Enders
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
"We're not communicating about meetings like that, but I can say it was a constructive meeting," Enders said on the sidelines of the aerospace giant's sharehold...
Aviation poised for 'third revolution': Airbus boss
Apr 12, 2017 (AFP)
"I do genuinely believe that we are at a point where those technological changes and breakthroughs in electric propulsion, autonomous flight, artificial intelli...
Lockheed Martin gets $372 million contract mod for F-35 work
Apr 11, 2017 (UPI)
The contract facilitates deficiency corrections for U.S. operators as well as the country's foreign military customers. The U.S. Department of Defense did not s...
U.S. F-35s to make first operational deployment in Europe
Apr 10, 2017 (UPI)
In a statement released by the U.S. Department of Defense on Friday, the Pentagon revealed the Air Force will participate in training events alongside NATO and ...
Navy continues grounding of T-45 trainer aircraft
Apr 10, 2017 (UPI)
The three-day grounding was initially called on Wednesday on the orders of Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, Commander, Naval Air Forces as instructor-pilot concerns le...
DARPA Completes Testing of Subscale Hybrid Electric VTOL X-Plane
Apr 06, 2017 (SPX)
DARPA has completed flight-testing of a sub-scale version of a novel aircraft design as part of its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) X-Plane program, and is ...
Navy grounds T-45C trainer aircraft over safety concerns
Apr 06, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has temporarily grounded its T-45C trainer aircraft fleet amid oxygen supply problems that could incapacitate its crew. The three-day pause in fli...
Panama's AW139 helicopters hit a flight-hour milestone
Apr 06, 2017 (UPI)
AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters operated by Panama's Servicio Nacional Aeronaval have achieved a 5,000-hour operational milestone. Leonardo of Italy, of which ...
CH-53K helicopters approved for low-rate production
Apr 05, 2017 (UPI)
The heavy lift CH-53K helicopter by Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky has gained Milestone C status, paving the way for low-rate initial production funding. The ...
Saab developing Gripen fighter for Brazil
Apr 05, 2017 (UPI)
Saab is developing its first aircraft for Brazil's air force, the company announced during the LAAD International Defense & Security Exhibition. The manufacture...
Super Pressure Balloon Flight Enables Pioneering Infrasound Study
Apr 04, 2017 (SPX)
It's all about that bass and lots of it. Deep, deep base-sound at frequencies too low for the human ear to pick-up. It's called infrasound, low-frequency soundw...
Hornet, Growler foreign customers to receive data updates
Apr 03, 2017 (UPI)
Boeing received a $41 million contract modification to provide services for F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft operated by U.S. foreign military sales customers. Under ...
Lockheed Martin wins $500M contract for F-35 spares
Apr 03, 2017 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin received a $581 million contract to supply common F-35 spares for each of the 5th-generation aircraft's variants. The contract includes deliveri...
Ukraine's AN-132D takes historic first flight
Apr 03, 2017 (UPI)
Ukraine's defense industry marked a milestone after AN-132D, the first plane built without Russian components, took its first flight on Friday. The plane, a mul...
Boeing awarded contract to build 17 Poseidon aircraft
Mar 31, 2017 (UPI)
Boeing was awarded a $2.1 billion contract modification by the U.S. Navy for the production and delivery of 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes the...
China Southern profit soars as currency woes hit rivals
Mar 31, 2017 (AFP)
Asia's biggest carrier China Southern Airlines on Friday posted a 35 percent leap in profit in 2016, but the slumping Chinese currency dented earnings for the r...
Space Flight Laboratory Nanosatellite Validates Aircraft Tracking, Prepares for Deorbit Demo
Mar 31, 2017 (SPX)
The CanX-7 nanosatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) has validated real-time det...
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