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Safety protocol breaches may be behind Spain A400M crash: report
Jun 02, 2015 (AFP)
Several safety protocols were allegedly ignored during the final assembly of the A400M military plane which crashed in Spain, killing four, reportedly to make u...
India to buy only 36 French Rafale fighter jets: minister
May 31, 2015 (AFP)
India will only buy 36 Rafale fighter jets as they are "way too expensive", the defence minister said Sunday, dashing lingering French hopes of a larger deal th...
BAE Systems researching common weapon launcher for Typhoon
May 29, 2015 (UPI)
BAE Systems has received $2.6 million from Britain's Ministry of Defense to research a common weapon launcher for Typhoon fighter aircraft. The company said it ...
Cathay summer strike off after agreement
May 29, 2015 (AFP)
A summer strike threatened by flight attendants at Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific has been called off after an agreement with management following two ...
Northrop Grummans planned upgrade for B-2 passes CDR
May 28, 2015 (UPI)
Plans for Northrop Grumman to upgrade weapons management software for B-2 bombers are moving forward following successful completion of a Critical Design Review...
Airbus admits 'assembly quality problem' after A400M crash
May 28, 2015 (AFP)
Analysis of the flight recorders of the A400M which crashed in Spain on May 9, killing four, indicated there were no structural faults but assembly quality prob...
CAE's CH-47 simulators pass on-site acceptance testing
May 28, 2015 (UPI)
A comprehensive suite of simulators and training devices from CAE for CH-147F Chinook helicopters are ready for use by the Canadian military. The approval for u...
Aussie E-7A Wedgetails gain Full Operational Capability status
May 27, 2015 (UPI)
E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force have attained Full Operational Capability status. The Australian De...
Brazilian Navy receives modernized A-4 Skyhawk
May 27, 2015 (UPI)
The first of 12 completely modernized A-4 Skyhawk fighters has been delivered to the Brazilian Navy by Embraer Defense & Security. The McDonnell Douglas A-4 Sky...
Sikorsky flies S-97 Raider prototype
May 26, 2015 (UPI)
Sikorsky Aircraft's prototype S-97 rigid coaxial rotor helicopter has begun a series of tests to demonstrate its advanced capabilities. The first test at the co...
South Korea detains officers for alleged falsified helo test reports
May 26, 2015 (UPI)
Three South Korean Navy officers have been detained by the government over suspicions of filing false assessment reports on AgustaWestland helicopters. The heli...
Giant cargo helicopter enters series production
May 26, 2015 (UPI)
A modernized version of Russian Helicopters' Mi-26T multi-purpose heavy transport aircraft has entered series production, the company says. The Mi-26T2 helicopt...
Australia touts industry's contribution to F-35 program
May 20, 2015 (UPI)
A total of 23 Australian companies are supplying components for Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II fighters with contracts totaling $344.6 million. The Austral...
USMC F-35Bs undergoing shipboard operational tests
May 19, 2015 (UPI)
The first shipboard operational tests of U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighters are being conducted from the carrier USS Wasp. The Marine Corps said six ...
Airline chief casts doubt on plane hacking claim
May 19, 2015 (AFP)
The chief executive of United Airlines cast doubt Tuesday on claims by a security researcher about hacking the controls of a jetliner from its entertainment sys...
New F-35 work for Kongsberg Defense
May 19, 2015 (UPI)
Norway's Kongsberg Defense has received orders for structural parts and main landing gear panels for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike fighter. The orders from...
Airbus warns of bug that could affect A400M engines
May 19, 2015 (AFP)
Airbus on Tuesday warned of a technical bug potentially affecting the engines of its A400M that was discovered during an internal test after one of the military...
One US Marine dead, 21 hurt in 'hard landing'
May 18, 2015 (AFP)
One Marine was killed and 21 others required hospital treatment after their MV-22 Osprey aircraft made a "hard landing" during training in Hawaii on Sunday, the...
Navy tests Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System
May 18, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has conducted its first full-speed, shipboard catapult shots with the new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. The no-load shots – an aircraf...
India awards Airbus $1.9 billion military plane order
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
India's defence ministry has agreed to buy 56 planes from Airbus for $1.87 billion, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to modernise the country's military, a...
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