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Lockheed's new Dual Mode Plus laser-guided bomb completes flight tests
Aug 08, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin's new Dual Mode Plus laser-guided bomb has successfully completed two recent flight tests, the company announced Monday. The tests took place at...
U.S. Air Force breaks ground on KC-46A sustainment campus
Aug 08, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has broken ground on a new KC-46A Pegasus sustainment campus at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, the service announced Monday. The future 1...
Amazon 'Prime' plane takes flight
Aug 05, 2016 (AFP)
Online giant Amazon unveiled its first branded airplane Friday, part of what is expected to be a fleet of "Prime Air" cargo planes. Amazon over the past year be...
Malaysia says MH370 pilot flew Indian Ocean route on simulator
Aug 05, 2016 (AFP)
Malaysian officials have said that one of MH370's pilots plotted a path over the Indian Ocean on a home flight simulator, but warned this did not prove he delib...
Lockheed Martin receives $101 million F-35 software delivery order
Aug 05, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has received a $101 million delivery order against a previous agreement for the production of F-35 software data loads. The cost-plus-incentive-...
NASA Names New Chair for Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
Aug 05, 2016 (SPX)
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Patricia Sanders as chair of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA ...
Pakistan chooses Leonardo AW139 for transport and EMS needs
Aug 05, 2016 (UPI)
Pakistan has signed a contract with Leonardo-Finmeccanica for an undisclosed number of AW139 helicopters, the company announced Thursday. The twin-engine helico...
State Dept. approves $300 million aircraft sale to Argentina
Aug 04, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $300 million foreign military sale to Argentina for T-6C Texan aircraft, the department announced Wednesday. C...
China's Hainan Airlines buys stake in Brazil's Azul
Aug 04, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines has completed a $450-million purchase of nearly a quarter stake in Brazil's third largest airline Azul, according to a statement...
Bravura receives $305 million aerostat support contract
Aug 02, 2016 (UPI)
Bravura Information Technology Systems has received a $305 million U.S. Army contract for support of the Persistent Surveillance Systems-Tethered aerostat progr...
US Air Force declares F-35A fighter jet 'combat ready'
Aug 02, 2016 (AFP)
The US Air Force on Tuesday declared an initial squadron of F-35A stealth fighters as ready for combat, a major milestone for the futuristic aircraft dogged by ...
Boeing gets $1 billion in F/A-18 spares orders
Aug 02, 2016 (UPI)
Boeing has been awarded four U.S. Defense Logistics Agency delivery orders worth up to about $1 billion to provide spare parts for U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircr...
First MV-22B Osprey with 3D-printed, safety-critical parts takes flight
Aug 01, 2016 (UPI)
An MV-22B Osprey has flown its first flight with a safety-critical link and fitting assembly that was 3D-printed, Naval Air Systems Command announced Friday. Th...
Lockheed delivers final Seahawk helicopter for Australia
Aug 01, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 24th and final MH-60R Seahawk helicopter for the Royal Australian Navy under a foreign military sales contract, the company an...
South Korea, U.S. hold talks on KF-X technology transfer
Jul 27, 2016 (UPI)
South Korea and U.S. defense officials held the first round of high-level talks of the Defense Technology Strategy and Cooperation Group Tuesday, the Pentagon a...
India inks $1 billion deal with Boeing for spy planes: sources
Jul 27, 2016 (AFP)
India has signed a billion-dollar deal with Boeing to buy four maritime surveillance planes, defence and aviation sources said Wednesday, as it looks to counter...
Lockheed Martin, Greece launch P-3B Orion modernization program
Jul 26, 2016 (UPI)
The Hellenic navy, Lockheed Martin and Hellenic Aerospace Industry have launched a program to modernize and upgrade Greek P-3B Orion aircraft, Lockheed announce...
Lockheed Martin, Korea Aerospace Industries complete T-50A test flight
Jul 26, 2016 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries have successfully completed the initial test flight of the second T-50A trainer aircraft, Lockheed announced Tues...
Piccard: Swiss explorer forever seeking new heights
Jul 26, 2016 (AFP)
"Nothing is impossible" has been the constant mantra of record-breaking Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard, who along with compatriot Andre Borschberg has again ma...
Australia says no clues from FBI report on MH370 pilot
Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)
Australia on Monday brushed off a reported FBI probe into the pilot of missing flight MH370, saying it was a matter for Malaysia and did not shed light on the p...
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