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Air Force issues new advanced helmet for F-35 pilots
Oct 21, 2015 (UPI)
A new pilot helmet with three integrated technologies for improved situational awareness has been issued to a Norwegian F-35 pilot for the first time. The U.S. ...
Boeing opens advanced research facility
Oct 21, 2015 (UPI)
A new research and technology center that will serve as a regional hub for collaborative development efforts has been opened by Boeing in Missouri. The 180,000-...
Belarus to buy new Russian Su-30SM fighter jets after 2020
Oct 21, 2015 (UPI)
The Belarusian Defense Ministry is planning to replace its fleet of MiG-29 fighter jets with Russian-made Su-30SM multi-role fighters after 2020. "Naturally the...
Lockheed Martin's F-16V takes flight
Oct 21, 2015 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin's F-16V "Viper" took flight for the first time, the company announced on Wednesday. Lockheed Martin says the F-16V fighter is the most advanced ...
Canada election results threaten F-35 program
Oct 20, 2015 (UPI)
The Liberal Party's victory in Canada, replacing Stephen Harper with Justin Trudeau as prime minister after ten years of Conservative rule, may mean the end of ...
Dayton U.S. Air Force unit handles major sales
Oct 19, 2015 (UPI)
A U.S. Air Force unit headquartered in Ohio chalked up $19 billion in military sales to foreign countries in fiscal 2015, according to the Dayton Daily News. Th...
Lighter weight pilots banned from F-35 over faulty ejection seat
Oct 19, 2015 (UPI)
U.S. Air Force pilots weighing less than 136 pounds have been restricted from flying the F-35A Lightning II due to safety concerns. The restriction, announced b...
First modernized Helibras Pantera helicopter takes flight in Brazil
Oct 16, 2015 (UPI)
The modernized HM-1 Pantera, a variant of the Eurocopter Panther built by Airbus Helicopters' Brazilian subsidiary, Helibras, took flight in Brazil for the firs...
Advanced Airborne Networking Capabilities Sought for Hostile Environments
Oct 16, 2015 (SPX)
Modern airborne warfare is becoming increasingly complex, with manned and unmanned systems having to rapidly share information in a volatile environment where a...
South Korea's fighter jet program being offered European engine
Oct 15, 2015 (UPI)
South Korea's indigenous fighter jet program could overcome a technology transfer issue if Seoul elects a European contractor specializing in jet engines. Euroj...
Hill Air Force Base welcomes F-35
Oct 15, 2015 (UPI)
Air Force officials joined Airmen stationed at the Hill Air Force Base in Utah in welcoming the F-35 Lightning II during a ceremony on Wednesday. The ceremony f...
NATO and allied pilots complete Tactical Leadership Program
Oct 14, 2015 (UPI)
Fighter pilots from seven NATO countries completed the NATO tactical Leadership Program designed to enhance combat and coordination skills. The pilots came from...
German army reveals new fault in problem-plagued Eurofighter
Oct 14, 2015 (AFP)
Germany's army on Wednesday confirmed yet another problem with Eurofighter combat planes, a day after it said it was suspending deliveries of the aircraft over ...
Cathay suspends flights over Iran after missile warning
Oct 14, 2015 (AFP)
Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it had suspended flights over Iran and the Caspian Sea after an aviation safety body issued a warning about Russian missiles being...
U.S. Navy completes F-35C testing on USS Eisenhower
Oct 13, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy completed flight testing of the Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter on board the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. E...
Blame game resumes over who shot MH17 with a missile
Oct 13, 2015 (AFP)
Investigators concluded Tuesday that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired over war-torn Ukraine, but 15 months after ...
NASA Instruments Head to Germany for Alternative Fuels Research
Oct 13, 2015 (SPX)
NASA's ongoing research into the environmental effects of burning alternative fuels in jet engines picked up some fresh international flavor as it continued thi...
German military halts Eurofighter deliveries over flaw
Oct 13, 2015 (AFP)
Germany's defence ministry has identified a new technical problem with Eurofighter combat aircraft and frozen deliveries until further notice, a spokesman said ...
Nigerian Air Force jet crashes, killing pilot: official
Oct 10, 2015 (AFP)
A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet returning from a mission to its base in Yola, capital of northeast Adamawa state, crashed Saturday due to bad weather, killing ...
L-3 installing mission systems on Coast Guard C-130J
Oct 09, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Coast Guard has contracted L-3 Communications to upgrade C-130J aircraft using government-owned mission system suites. Under the contract, the mission ...
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