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Storms ground MH370 air search after new debris sighting

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

Thunderstorms and gale-force winds grounded the international air search for wreckage from Flight MH370 on Thursday, frustrating the effort yet again as Thailan...

China-Malaysia tourism hit by MH370: state media

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

A major Chinese tour operator is breaking ties and cancelling bookings with Malaysia Airlines while another is seeing country reservations drop as travellers gr...

France says Qatar to buy 22 military helicopters

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

Qatar will buy 22 NH90 military helicopters from European aerospace group Airbus worth nearly two billion euros ($2.8 billion), the French defence ministry said...

Rockwell Collins contracted for Mexican Air Force upgrade program

Mar 26, 2014 (UPI)

Mexican Air Force C-130K transporters being upgraded by Canada's Cascade Aerospace are to be outfitted with Rockwell Collins avionics. Rockwell, in a statement ...

Thales, Qatar to develop hybrid aircraft

Mar 26, 2014 (UPI)

Qatar's military has set out to develop a high-performance optionally piloted aircraft with the help of Thales, the France-headquartered defense conglomerate. T...

Australia breaks ground for Seahawk helicopter support

Mar 26, 2014 (UPI)

Ground was broken this week for a new maintenance and warehouse facility in Australia for U.S.-made MH-60R helicopters. The facility of Maritime Helicopter Supp...

AgustaWestland showcasing its AW139M in South America

Mar 26, 2014 (UPI)

An Italian Air Force AW139M is about to begin a month-long demonstration tour of South America to help drum up business for AgustaWestland. The Anglo-Italian he...

China firm aims for the sky with Russia plane project: reports

Mar 26, 2014 (AFP)

A little-known Chinese firm hopes to set up a facility to assemble regional jets made by Russia's Sukhoi in a multi-billion-dollar deal, state media reported. T...

Pentagon funds advanced procurement of F-35 parts, components

Mar 25, 2014 (UPI)

The U.S. Department of Defense has announced it is awarding Lockheed Martin $698 million for long-lead procurement of F-35 parts, materials and components. The ...

Mexico purchasing more Beechcraft military training aircraft

Mar 25, 2014 (UPI)

The Mexican Navy is to receive two T-6C+ military trainer aircraft from Beechcraft, the company announced. The aircraft, to be delivered this summer, represents...

Republic of Korea Selects Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II

Mar 25, 2014 (SPX)

The Republic of Korea has formally announced its decision to procure the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft for its F-X fighter acquisition program. "We...

Satellite 'pings' revealed missing Malaysia plane's path

Mar 24, 2014 (AFP)

The satellite operator Inmarsat said Monday it managed to work out which direction the missing Malaysia Airlines plane flew in by measuring the Doppler effect o...

VTOL X-Plane Program Takes Off

Mar 24, 2014 (SPX)

For generations, new designs for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft have remained unable to increase top speed without sacrificing range, efficiency or the a...

China demands Malaysia hand over MH370 satellite data

Mar 24, 2014 (AFP)

China has demanded that Malaysia hand over the satellite data which led to its judgement Monday that missing flight MH370 crashed at sea and that none on board ...

Malaysia says missing jet crashed at sea

Mar 24, 2014 (AFP)

Malaysia said Monday its missing airliner had crashed in the Indian Ocean, extinguishing the hopes of relatives of those on board but shedding no light on why i...

Australia 'clutching' at MH370 leads after new data

Mar 24, 2014 (AFP)

Australia said Monday that French satellite data indicating floating objects possibly linked to missing Flight MH370 related to an area outside the current sear...

Malaysia says French satellite detects debris in plane search area

Mar 23, 2014 (AFP)

Malaysia said Sunday it had received new satellite data from France indicating floating objects in the search area for a missing Malaysian jet in the southern I...

Philippines to spend $524mn on military aircraft

Mar 21, 2014 (AFP)

The Philippines said Friday it will buy $524.7-million worth of aircraft from South Korea and Canada as part of a military upgrade amid territorial disputes wit...

Boeing Phantom Swift Selected for DARPA X-Plane Competition

Mar 21, 2014 (SPX)

Phantom Swift, a prototype Boeing initially built in less than a month, has been accepted to be part of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Ver...

Norwegian ship 'reaches area of suspected Malaysian plane debris'

Mar 20, 2014 (AFP)

A Norwegian ship on Thursday reached an area of the Indian Ocean where possible debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane was spotted, shipping company Hoeg...