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NASA concludes most rigorous super pressure balloon flight to date
May 03, 2015 (SPX)
Following 32 days of flying its most rigorous test to date, NASA ended the flight of its super pressure balloon (SPB) Monday, April 27, while the balloon was at...
French Mideast policy helped Rafale jet sales
May 03, 2015 (AFP)
It struggled for years to sell its Rafale jets abroad but French defence group Dassault has finally scored several lucrative deals, thanks in part to anti-US su...
NASA Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation
May 03, 2015 (SPX)
NASA researchers, working in concert with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc., of Ann Arbor, Michigan, successfully completed initial flig...
Boeing touts B-1B Lancer
May 01, 2015 (UPI)
Boeing has announced new upgrades for U.S. Air Force B1B Lancer aircraft that bring the bomber into the digital age. The three upgrades are collectively known a...
Lockheed delivers milestone Sniper ATP to Air Force
May 01, 2015 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin has delivered its 1,000th sensor-enhanced Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod since its introduction in 2003. The pod provides enhanced target identif...
Qatar buying Rafale fighters
May 01, 2015 (UPI)
The government of Qatar and Dassault Aviation are scheduled to sign an agreement on Monday in Doha, Qatar, for the acquisition of 24 Rafale fighters. The deal, ...
Canada continues Magellan Aerospace engine maintenance work
Apr 30, 2015 (UPI)
Magellan Aerospace reports that it is continuing its repair and overhaul services for F404 engines that power Canada's fleet of CF-188 Hornet aircraft. The work...
France's Dassault poised to ink fighter jet deal with Qatar
Apr 30, 2015 (AFP)
French group Dassault Aviation is poised to sign a 6.3-billion-euro ($7-billion) deal with Qatar for 36 of its Rafale fighter jets, the presidency and sources s...
NASA, Boeing ecoDemonstrator set anti-bug research
Apr 30, 2015 (SPX)
NASA will test non-stick wing coatings designed to minimize insect residue and help reduce aircraft fuel consumption during flights in Shreveport, Louisiana dur...
Lightweight membrane can significantly reduce in-flight aircraft noise
Apr 30, 2015 (SPX)
Riding in a helicopter or airplane can be a noisy experience for passengers. But researchers from North Carolina State University and MIT have developed a membr...
Slovakia to buy US military choppers for $261 mn
Apr 29, 2015 (AFP)
Slovakia said Wednesday it would buy nine Black Hawk military helicopters from the United States for $261 million (236 million euros), as it revamps its armed f...
Birds of prey help NATO warplanes police Baltic air
Apr 28, 2015 (AFP)
A NATO mission policing Baltic airspace amid heightened tensions with Russia has forged a rather exotic alliance to ensure the safety of pilots and their jets. ...
Rheinmetall upgrading NH90 cockpit training simulators
Apr 28, 2015 (UPI)
Cockpit simulation trainers for NH90 helicopters of the German Army are being upgraded by the Simulation and Training business of Rheinmetall Defense. The upgra...
Japan's damaged F-2 fighters returning to service
Apr 28, 2015 (UPI)
The first of 18 F-2 fighters of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force damaged in a 2011 earthquake and tsunami has been returned to service. The fully repaired aircr...
NASA Balloon Reaches Australia After Nearly One Month of Flight
Apr 27, 2015 (SPX)
After nearly a month of flight, a massive NASA Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) is closing in on a key milestone of completing the first of many planned circumnavig...
India seeking follow-on support for C-130J aircraft
Apr 27, 2015 (UPI)
A Foreign Military Sale deal to provide follow-on support to India for C-130J Super Hercules transports in is in the works. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperatio...
Lockheed supplying more C-130J training solutions
Apr 27, 2015 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin reports it has received more than $80 million in contracts from the U.S. Air Force for C-130 aircrew and maintenance training solutions. The con...
PLZ-Swidnik supplies helos to Uganda
Apr 27, 2015 (UPI)
The Polish subsidiary of AgustaWestland is under contract to supply helicopters to Uganda's Ministry of Internal Affairs for use in law enforcement operations. ...
Kopin Corporation producing more F-35 helmet displays
Apr 27, 2015 (UPI)
A follow-on order for production of high-brightness displays for F-35 helmet mounted display systems has been received by the Kopin Corp. from Rockwell Collins....
USAF retires last MC-130P aircraft in Pacific
Apr 26, 2015 (UPI)
The last two U.S. Air Force MC-130P special mission aircraft in the Pacific have been transferred to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and retired. The Comba...
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