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Ghana orders Embraer's light attack aircraft
Jun 19, 2015 (UPI)
The Ministry of Defense of Ghana has signed a contract for procurement of five A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft from Brazil's Embraer Defense & Security....
Green love-in at Paris Air Show but weaker sales
Jun 18, 2015 (AFP)
It was a love-in between ministers and industry execs as the Paris Air Show focused on environmental issues Thursday, but it capped a week of lower sales for bi...
Jacobs Engineering continues work on Australian F-35 bases
Jun 17, 2015 (UPI)
U.S.-headquartered Jacobs Engineering Group is to continue developing new and refurbished facilities Royal Australian Air Force. The New Air Combat Capability f...
Airbus hopes to land new A400M orders soon
Jun 17, 2015 (AFP)
The crash of an Airbus A400M military transport plane last month hasn't affected export orders, the firm's chief executive said Wednesday, adding Airbus hoped t...
France says India to seal deal on Rafale jets in '2 to 3 months'
Jun 16, 2015 (AFP)
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Tuesday that talks with India over the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets were progressing well and would be fin...
UTC to rid itself of Sikorsky Aircraft
Jun 16, 2015 (UPI)
Sikorsky Aircraft is to be spun off or sold by parent company United Technologies Corp., subject to approval by UTC's board of directors. The decision follows a...
Boeing continues helicopter parts partnership with U.S. Army
Jun 15, 2015 (UPI)
A contract for Boeing's overhaul of complex AH-64 and CH-47 parts at the Corpus Christi Army Depot has been extended for a period of five years. The contract, f...
Airbus still waiting for Spain A400M test flights to resume
Jun 12, 2015 (AFP)
Airbus is still waiting for Spain to give the green light to resume test flights of the A400M military plane, the company said Friday, after they were suspended...
Airbus says US to be biggest customer for A400M military plane
Jun 12, 2015 (AFP)
European aircraft maker Airbus believes the United States will be the biggest customer for its A400M military transport plane, despite a fatal crash involving o...
Halfway point for Australia's U.S. helicopter procurement
Jun 11, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has reached the halfway point in supplying the Royal Australian Navy with 24 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. The latest shipment of two MH-60R Seahawk...
US lays groundwork for airline emissions rules
Jun 10, 2015 (AFP)
The White House on Wednesday said it was preparing the way for international rules to regulate commercial aviation emissions. Moves by the Environmental Protect...
Kuwait wants to buy Airbus helicopters for air force
Jun 10, 2015 (AFP)
Kuwait expressed the desire Wednesday to purchase an unspecified number of Airbus transport helicopters for its air force. The emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sa...
U.S. orders components for 94 F-35s
Jun 05, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Department of Defense is awarding Lockheed Martin a $920.3 million advance acquisition contract for long lead time items for F-35 fighters. The materia...
Northrop Grumman unveils first NATO ISR aircraft
Jun 04, 2015 (UPI)
NATO's first Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft to expand intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities has been unveiled in California. The AGS...
The rise and fall of giant balloons on the edge of space
Jun 04, 2015 (SPX)
The giant balloon brought down on a cattle station in remote south-west Queensland in April was part of a NASA mission to test the feasibility of using speciali...
Weapons survivability tests conducted on KC-46
Jun 04, 2015 (UPI)
The KC-46 aerial tanker being developed for the U.S. military by Boeing has undergone weapons survivability testing by the U.S. Navy. The tests at the Weapons S...
China's Shenzhen Airlines to buy 46 Boeing planes
Jun 03, 2015 (AFP)
China's Shenzhen Airlines will buy 46 Boeing 737 planes, in a deal valued at $4.3 billion in list prices, its parent company Air China said in a statement Wedne...
Stealth ability neutralized as Russia's T-50 jet fighter to rule the skies
Jun 03, 2015 (Sputnik)
An active defense system developed for Russia's fifth-generation T-50 jetfighter is also able to neutralize enemy planes' stealth capability, RIA Novosti report...
NASA Tests Aircraft Wing Coatings that Slough Bug Guts
Jun 03, 2015 (SPX)
Bug guts create drag, and drag increases fuel consumption. But aircraft of the future could be made more fuel-efficient with non-stick coatings NASA recently te...
Britain invests in military helicopter simulation training
Jun 03, 2015 (UPI)
Britain's Ministry of Defense reports it is investing $122.6 million for equipment and support in training Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter crew. About...
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