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Euro agency urges black box life extension after MH370 crash
May 06, 2014 (AFP)
Europe's aviation safety watchdog called Tuesday for the transmission time of tracking beacons fitted onto black box flight recorders to be extended from 30 to ...
Production Configuration AH-6i Light Helicopter for the First Time
May 06, 2014 (SPX)
Boeing's AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter has flown for the first time in its production configuration, moving the program another step closer to fu...
NGC Delivers Mode S Upgrade for the UK's Sentry AWACS System
May 06, 2014 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has designed, developed, integrated and fielded a Mode S upgrade to the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator for the Sentry E-3D Air...
U-2 spy plane linked to US air traffic meltdown
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
A U-2 spy plane may have triggered a computer problem at an air traffic control center that disrupted flights last week across the southwestern United States, U...
Brussels air 'catastrophe' narrowly avoided, say residents
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Angry Brussels residents Monday said a Turkish cargo plane following a controversial new flight path over the city almost caused an "aviation catastrophe," but ...
NASA Aeronautics Set to Premiere High-Flying Sequel
May 01, 2014 (SPX)
It's the season for sequels. Not only in Hollywood, but over the high desert of California as well. For the second time in as many years, NASA researchers begin...
Rolls-Royce warns over marine division
May 01, 2014 (AFP)
Britain's Rolls-Royce warned Thursday over profits at its marine unit, sending its share price sliding, and repeated that the engine maker's earnings and revenu...
Northrop Grumman Completes Preliminary Design Review for B-2 Bomber Software Upgrade
Apr 30, 2014 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman NOC) has successfully completed a major U.S. Air Force review of a new software upgrade for the B-2 stealth bomber. The upgrade is part of the ...
Sweden appoints new Swiss ambassador amid fighter jet scandal
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
Sweden appointed a new ambassador to Switzerland Wednesday, a day after a media report that the current envoy lobbied Swiss parliamentarians to promote the sale...
ALIAS Seeks to Provide Portable, Flexible Advanced Autopilot Capabilities
Apr 30, 2014 (SPX)
Military aircraft today have evolved over a period of decades to have ever more automated capabilities, improving mission success and safety. At the same time, ...
Northrop Grumman Awarded US Navy Contract for Next-Gen Mission Computer
Apr 29, 2014 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a low-rate initial production contract from the U.S. Navy to deliver FlightPro Gen III mission computers in support of AH-1Z a...
Malaysia to lead probe into ill-fated MH70: minister
Apr 29, 2014 (AFP)
A former head of Malaysia's civil aviation department will lead an investigation into a missing jet that will also include members of the US National Transporta...
Obama vows support for Malaysia over MH370
Apr 27, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama on Sunday offered continued US support for Malaysia in the search for missing flight MH370 but warned of a "laborious" task ahead to find...
Boeing lifts profit outlook as jetliner demand booms
Apr 23, 2014 (AFP)
US aerospace and defense giant Boeing raised its 2014 profit outlook Wednesday despite a first-quarter profit slide, citing strong demand for its new jetliners....
Australia to buy 58 US F-35s for $11.6bn
Apr 23, 2014 (AFP)
Australia will purchase 58 more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at a cost of Aus$12.4 billion ($11.6 billion) in a major upgrade to defence capabilities, the governm...
China's Shandong Airlines orders 50 Boeing planes for $4.6 bn
Apr 22, 2014 (AFP)
Shandong Airlines, one of China's smaller carriers, said it has agreed to buy 50 passenger planes from US manufacturer Boeing for $4.6 billion, in another sign ...
Malaysia Airlines jet in emergency landing after tyre bursts
Apr 21, 2014 (AFP)
A Malaysia Airlines plane with 166 people aboard was forced to make an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur early Monday in another blow to the flag-carrier's safe...
F-35 Fleet Surpasses 15,000 Flying Hours
Apr 19, 2014 (SPX)
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fleet recently surpassed 15,000 flight hours, marking a major milestone for the program. "Flying 15,000 hours itself demon...
Malaysia, Australia in deal on black box custody: report
Apr 18, 2014 (AFP)
Malaysia and Australia will sign a deal specifying who handles any wreckage from missing flight MH370 that may be recovered, including the crucial "black box" f...
Gulfstream announces 60-plane deal for China
Apr 15, 2014 (AFP)
Business jet maker Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. on Tuesday announced a deal to sell 60 aircraft to a Chinese leasing company, one of the largest orders in the US ...
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