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U.S. Navy contracts Boeing for P-8A aircraft component repair
May 17, 2016 (UPI)
Boeing has received three U.S. Navy contracts totaling at least $43.3 million for repair coverage on various components of P-8A Poseidon aircraft. A $9.2 millio...
Saab to unveil first Gripen E aircraft this week
May 16, 2016 (UPI)
Saab will unveil its first next-generation Gripen E test aircraft Wednesday at the company's Linkoping, Sweden, facility. "This key milestone is proof of our a...
Paramount announces armed ISR aircraft
May 16, 2016 (UPI)
South Africa's Paramount Group has launched a new armed aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The Mwari is a military variant of ...
NASA satellite data could help reduce flights sidelined by volcanic eruptions
May 16, 2016 (SPX)
A volcano erupting and spewing ash into the sky can cover nearby areas under a thick coating of ash and can also have consequences for aviation safety. Airline ...
F-35 test pilot completes 1,000th vertical landing
May 13, 2016 (UPI)
British test pilot Peter "Wizzer" Wilson recently completed his 1,000th vertical landing in an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, BAE Systems announced Friday. It happ...
Danish govt recommends F-35s for combat jet order
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
Denmark's government said on Thursday it wants to replace its ageing fleet of fighter jets with 27 US-built Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters. "We can...
Bell Helicopter announces half-billion dollar contract
May 12, 2016 (UPI)
Bell Helicopter has announced a $461.1 million U.S. military contract to supply the U.S. Marine Corps with new utility and attack helicopters. Covered under the...
French EC145 helicopters getting avionics upgrade
May 12, 2016 (UPI)
Airbus Helicopters is upgrading the avionics suite aboard EC145 helicopters used for search-and-rescue and medical evacuations missions in France. The contract ...
More debris 'almost certainly' from MH370: Australia
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
Two more pieces of debris were all but confirmed Thursday to be from flight MH370, adding fresh clues to the mystery of the Malaysia Airlines plane which is pre...
Airborne Systems intros new precision-guided parachute systemw///
May 11, 2016 (UPI)
A new parachute system that guides itself to a pre-programmed ground point has been introduced by Airborne Systems North America. The Microfly II, the latest ad...
Personal aircraft aiming to take off from your home
May 10, 2016 (ESA)
A start-up company hosted in an ESA business incubator is developing the world's first vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for personal use. The electric two-...
Pakistan pushes back on U.S. F-16 sale opposition
May 10, 2016 (UPI)
Pakistani officials are pushing back against concerns from U.S. lawmakers over a planned $700 million F-16 fighter jet sale. The country needs the eight F-16s f...
NASA, FAA Demonstrate Wireless Communication with Aircraft
May 09, 2016 (SPX)
For the first time ever, a team of engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center conveyed aviation data - including route options and weather information - to an ai...
With Perlan 2 glider, Airbus claim mantle of space pioneer
May 08, 2016 (AFP)
The space glider Perlan 2 is helping Airbus take on Silicon Valley's brightest innovators, even while pursuing technologies that might eventually lead to passen...
Airbus sets sights on the stratosphere with glider flight
May 08, 2016 (AFP)
Airbus completed a test flight Saturday of a glider set to eventually travel to the edge of space, in a pioneering step into the stratosphere. The Perlan 2's fl...
Wing, nacelles attached to V-280 demonstrator
May 06, 2016 (UPI)
The wing and nacelles of Bell Helicopter's next-generation tiltrotor demonstrator have been attached to the aircraft's fuselage, the company reports. The compon...
Navy opens Boeing-equipped P-8 maintenance center
May 06, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy's P-8 Maintenance Training Facility has opened in Florida, equipped with a Boeing suite of interactive training systems. The center at Naval Air S...
Ballooning Expectations: New Approach for Astronomy
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
Decades ago when he was in grade school, Christopher Walker stepped outside with his father to see the NASA all-aluminized Echo balloon cross the nighttime sky ...
French report: Banner year for aerospace, defense
May 04, 2016 (UPI)
A French industry group reports that 2015 was a record year for the country's Aeronautical, Space, Defense and Security Industry. Turnover increased 8.5 percent...
New discovery may help engineers design quieter jet airplanes
May 03, 2016 (SPX)
If you've ever experienced the exceptionally powerful and reverberating sounds of a jet during takeoff, you likely won't be surprised that the noise produced by...
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