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Taiwan grounds new US-made choppers over malfunction fears
Dec 18, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan Wednesday grounded its new fleet of US-made Apache attack helicopters for checks after a notice from Washington warning the model could malfunction. "The...
Brazil picks Sweden's Gripen fighter jet
Dec 18, 2013 (AFP)
Swedish aerospace maker Saab won a $5 billion contract to equip the Brazilian air force with 36 new fighter jets, Defense Minister Celso Amorim announced Wednes...
Brazil picks Sweden's Gripen for its air force
Dec 18, 2013 (AFP)
Sweden's Saab edged out French and US rivals to win a multi-billion-dollar contract to supply Brazil's air force with 36 new fighter jets, Defense Minister Cels...
Six US soldiers killed in Afghan helicopter crash
Dec 17, 2013 (AFP)
Six US troops in Afghanistan were killed and one wounded in a helicopter crash Tuesday, but it was unclear if Taliban fire caused any of the casualties after th...
TAI Delivers First Center Fuselage to Northrop Grumman Under F-35 Program
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman, delivered its first F-35 Lightning II center fuselage to Northrop Grumman and Loc...
Lockheed Martin and the US Navy Strengthen International Alliance with Helicopter Acceptance
Dec 16, 2013 (SPX)
The Royal Australian Navy accepted the first two MH-60R helicopters from the U.S. Navy in a ceremony today at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facility in Owego,...
US Navy helicopter crashes in Japan
Dec 16, 2013 (AFP)
A US navy helicopter crashed near Tokyo Monday in a failed emergency landing, injuring two of the four men on board, rescuers said. Television footage showed th...
China Airlines, Tigerair to set up Taiwan budget carrier
Dec 16, 2013 (AFP)
Singapore budget carrier Tigerair and Taiwan's China Airlines said Monday they would set up a new no-frills airline to tap growing demand for cheap travel in As...
Hagel seeks to reassure gulf states amid interest in F-35
Dec 16, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel toured the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf last week reassuring them the United States is not abandoning them while seeki...
Israel considers buying its own 'Air Force One'
Dec 15, 2013 (AFP)
A week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly chose to miss Nelson Mandela's memorial service because of travel costs, Israeli ministers voted Sunda...
Australia PM backs lifting Qantas foreign ownership limit
Dec 14, 2013 (AFP)
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested he may support lifting foreign ownership restrictions on Qantas, saying the embattled carrier's push for a ...
France loses out on Brazil jets deal: report
Dec 14, 2013 (AFP)
France will lose out in its bid to win a multibillion-dollar fighter jet contract with Brazil, the Folha de Sao Paulo daily reported Saturday. The newspaper set...
British hopes of $10B Emirates Typhoon deal sink
Dec 13, 2013 (UPI)
Britain's high-profile drive to sell Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets in the Persian Gulf seems to be running into trouble, with the United Arab Emirates reporte...
India's Tejas fighter passes air-to-air missile firing test
Dec 12, 2013 (UPI)
India's long-awaited light combat aircraft Tejas cleared a critical test point Saturday, accurately test-firing an infrared missile. The firing off the coast of...
End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet
Dec 12, 2013 (AFP)
Long disliked by the US Air Force, the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack jet may finally be heading for the chopping block due to budget constraints. The "Warth...
Iraq signs $1.1 bn deal to buy S. Korean fighters
Dec 12, 2013 (AFP)
Iraq signed a $1.1 billion deal on Thursday to buy 24 multi-role light fighters from South Korea, as it seeks to build its fledgling air force amid rising viole...
Forecast: Growth ahead in military helicopter market
Dec 10, 2013 (UPI)
An analysis of the military helicopter market forecasts rapid growth to 2022, with earned revenues rising from $31.32 billion in 2012 to $44.27 billion. Accordi...
Northrop Grumman Team Demonstrates Virtual Air Refueling Across Distributed Simulator Locations for USAF
Dec 03, 2013 (SPX)
In a first for the U.S. Air Force, an industry team led by Northrop Grumman has successfully conducted a high-fidelity virtual aerial refueling demonstration, n...
Purdue science balloon, thought lost, makes dramatic return to campus
Dec 03, 2013 (UPI)
A science balloon launched by Purdue University students was returned to the campus after encountering tornado-creating storms and crash-landing in Ohio. The ba...
German helicopter deal examined by federal auditors: report
Dec 01, 2013 (AFP)
Germany's federal auditors are looking into a helicopter deal concluded between the government and Eurocopter, a media report said Sunday, placing the defence m...
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