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Swiss voters set to sink Swedish jet fighter deal: poll

Apr 11, 2014 (AFP)

Swiss voters are set to sink a massive defence deal with Swedish firm Saab to buy 22 fighter planes, an opinion poll showed Friday ahead of a referendum next mo...

Kelly Aviation Center is Now Lockheed Martin Commercial Engine Solutions

Apr 10, 2014 (SPX)

Kelly Aviation Center, a leading provider of aircraft engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul for international commercial and military customers, has changed ...

Boeing Phantom Badger Certified for V-22 Transport

Apr 10, 2014 (SPX)

After a series of successful tests, the U.S. Navy last month certified that the Boeing Phantom Badger combat support vehicle can be transported inside a V-22 Os...

Hunt for black box signals zeroes in on 'final resting place'

Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)

The hunt for more black box "pings" from missing Malaysian airliner MH370 was narrowing Thursday to a specific patch of remote ocean after two more signals were...

Elusive 'pings' keep MH370 search in limbo

Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)

Ships listening for undersea signals from Flight MH370 have failed to detect any more "pings" and will spend several more days trying to pinpoint a crash site b...

Malaysia Airlines has 'work to do' fixing image: CEO

Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)

Malaysia Airlines, which was already haemorrhaging cash in the face of intense competition, has "got a lot of work to do" recovering from the disappearance of M...

Australia probes 'encouraging' signals in MH370 hunt

Apr 06, 2014 (AFP)

Ships searching the vast Indian Ocean for a Malaysian airliner have detected three separate underwater signals, and more ships and planes were diverted Sunday t...

Team 21 Submits Bid for Future Australian Pilot Training System

Apr 04, 2014 (SPX)

Lockheed Martin Australia and Pilatus Aircraft, supported by Hawker Pacific, have jointly launched a bid to provide a new pilot training system for the Australi...

Fleet Complete!

Apr 04, 2014 (SPX)

A U.S. Air Force crew ferried the 18th C-5M Super Galaxy to Dover Air Force Base, Del., yesterday from the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facilities here. Aircraft...

STRATXX Airship Broadcasts Digital TV Radio Over 100km of Land

Apr 03, 2014 (SPX)

Stratxx Holding AG has recently announced that it has launched a new tethered Airship: the "X-Tower". The airship is designed to carry telecommunications and br...

Australian company to provide F-35 engine components

Apr 01, 2014 (UPI)

An Australian engineering company has won a contract to manufacture components for engines to be used on F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters. The contract t...

Ukraine delivers upgraded military transports to India

Apr 01, 2014 (UPI)

Ukraine's Ukroboronprom and its Spectechoexport subsidiary have shipped upgraded An-32 transports to India despite Ukraine's military and political problems. Uk...

Philippines orders Korean jet fighters

Apr 01, 2014 (UPI)

The Philippine Air Force bolstering its fleet of jet fighters amid continuing tensions with China over disputed territory has been confirmed. According to Korea...

Swiss-Swedish fighter deal could triple in cost: opponents

Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)

A key Swiss defence deal with Sweden to buy 22 fighter aircraft could cost three times more than the government claims, opponents said Monday, ahead of a refere...

U.S. Marine KC-130Js getting Rolls-Royce service for engines

Mar 30, 2014 (UPI)

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to support the US Marines Corps fleet of KC-130J air-to-air refueling tankers, worth more than $50 million. Engines on K...

Australian firm completes first vertical tail for F-35

Mar 30, 2014 (UPI)

Australia's Department of Defense reports the first of an expected 722 sets of vertical tails for F-35 aircraft has been manufactured in the country. The vertic...

Air show nets $54 million in orders for Airbus Helicopter subsidiary

Mar 30, 2014 (UPI)

Airbus Helicopters has announced its Chilean subsidiary reports $54 million in helicopter sales at the FIDAE 2014 air show last week in Chile. The Bolivian Air ...

China Southern profit down 24%, as state airline earnings slump

Mar 29, 2014 (AFP)

China Southern Airlines, the country's biggest airline by fleet size, said net profit for 2013 fell more than 20 percent, the latest Chinese carrier to be hit b...

Qatar orders multi-role refueling tankers from Airbus

Mar 28, 2014 (UPI)

The Qatar Emiri Air Force has ordered two A330 multi-role, air-to-air refueling aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space. The company did not disclose the value o...

Philippines signs military aircraft contracts for $528mn

Mar 28, 2014 (AFP)

The Philippines on Friday signed agreements to buy $528 million worth of military aircraft from South Korea and Canada amid ongoing territorial disputes with Ch...