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Cubic Corporation helping upgrade F-35 air combat training system
Jan 07, 2015 (UPI)
Cubic Corporation reports it is to produce and add enhancements to the air combat training system of F-35 Lightning II fighters. The work on the F-35 ACTS comes...
New Navy PBL contract for F414 engine components for GE Aviation
Jan 07, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has contracted GE Aviation for the repair, replacement and support of components in F414 engines used by its fleet of F-18 aircraft. The contract ...
Hungary to acquire extra maintenance gear for Gripen fighters
Jan 05, 2015 (UPI)
Extra maintenance equipment for Gripen fighters are being supplied to the Hungarian Air Force by the Swedish Defense and Security Export Agency. The agency did ...
China regional jet certified to fly domestic routes
Dec 31, 2014 (AFP)
A Chinese-developed passenger plane has been certified by the country's aviation regulator, clearing the way for the ARJ21 regional jet to fly domestic routes, ...
NASA software to increase flight efficiency, decrease aircraft noise
Dec 31, 2014 (SPX)
NASA researchers Friday began flight tests of computer software that shows promise in improving flight efficiency and reducing environmental impacts of aircraft...
USAF inactivating two C-17 squadrons
Dec 31, 2014 (UPI)
Two Air Force squadrons of C-17 transport aircraft are being inactivated over the next two years as a cost-saving measure, the service announced. The two squadr...
Turkey receives second A400M transport
Dec 31, 2014 (UPI)
The second of 10 A400M tactical transport aircraft has been received by Turkey from from the Airbus. The receipt of the aircraft was reported by Hurryet Daily N...
Airline, travel site sue over 'hacked' airfares
Dec 30, 2014 (AFP)
United Airlines and online travel website Orbitz have filed suit against a young computer programmer who used a clever trick to get discounted airfares. The law...
Airbus, AgustaWestland, Sikorsky vie for Polish chopper deal
Dec 30, 2014 (AFP)
Helicopter makers AgustaWestland, Airbus Helicopters and Sikorsky Aircraft have submitted bids on a big-ticket Polish chopper deal to replace Soviet-era militar...
CPI Aerostructures resuming work on F-16 wings
Dec 30, 2014 (UPI)
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency has given the go-ahead to CPI Aerostructures to resume work on producing structural wing components for F-16 fighters. CPI Aer...
Boeing, USAF fly KC-46 prototype
Dec 29, 2014 (UPI)
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have for the first time flown a prototype aircraft in the KC-46 Pegasus development program. The aircraft flown in the engineering...
Indonesia fears missing jet 'at bottom of sea'
Dec 29, 2014 (AFP)
International search planes and ships scouring Indonesian waters for a missing AirAsia plane focused Monday on a patch of oil for possible clues, as a top offic...
China starts building huge new Beijing airport
Dec 26, 2014 (AFP)
Construction on a massive new international passenger airport in Beijing began Friday, state media reported, as booming demand for travel to and from China stre...
Raytheon extends air traffic control work for FAA
Dec 24, 2014 (UPI)
New automated air traffic control systems for safer, more efficient use of U.S. airspace will continue to be installed by Raytheon for the FAA. Raytheon reports...
BAE Systems wins $1.2bn US contract
Dec 24, 2014 (AFP)
British defence group BAE Systems announced Wednesday that it has won a contract potentially worth $1.2 bilion (984 million euros) to start building armoured mu...
Lockheed Martin delivers 36th operational F-35 for 2014
Dec 23, 2014 (UPI)
Lockheed Martin and its industry team have delivered the 36th and final F-35 Lightning II for 2014, meeting the year's production goal. The aircraft was a "C" v...
Italy orders additional trainer aircraft
Dec 23, 2014 (UPI)
The Italian National Armaments Directorate has ordered additional M346 trainer aircraft from Alenia Aermacchi. The order for three of the trainers -- with a gro...
Composite plane life cycle assessment shows lighter planes are the future
Dec 23, 2014 (SPX)
A global fleet of composite planes could reduce carbon emissions by up to 15 percent, but the lighter planes alone will not enable the aviation industry to meet...
Elbit Systems America upgrading Grumman C-1A aircraft
Dec 23, 2014 (UPI)
The Brazilian Navy has given a directed sub-contract to the U.S. subsidiary of Elbit Systems to upgrade four Grumman C-1A aircraft. The C-1A is a twin-engine ai...
Airbus Helicopters delivers aircraft to Spanish military
Dec 22, 2014 (UPI)
The Spanish military has received the first three of 46 Spanish-assembled utility and combat helicopters under separate contracts given to Airbus Helicopters. T...
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