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Sikorsky S-97 Raider nears final assembly
Sep 23, 2013 (UPI)
Sikorsky is set to begin assembly of its S-97 Raider light attack helicopter this week and an announcement from the manufacturer is expected soon. A Sikorsky Ai...
Airline industry calls for CO2 emissions plan
Sep 23, 2013 (AFP)
The airline industry's mouthpiece called Monday for uniform global measures by 2020 to curb all aircrafts' carbon emissions, warning that a patchwork of competi...
Boeing Forecasts Growing Need for New Pilots in Asia Pacific Region
Sep 22, 2013 (SPX)
Boeing projects the Asia Pacific region will continue to lead the globe in demand for hundreds of thousands of new commercial airline pilots and maintenance tec...
Scalable Agile Beam Radar Will Extend Viability of F-16s Beyond 2025
Sep 20, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) will help extend the viability of the U.S. Air Force's F-16 fighter aircraft beyond 2025 and help ensure the F...
Longbow lands $51 million South Korea Apache contract
Sep 19, 2013 (UPI)
South Korea has awarded Longbow a $51 million contract for the supply of fire control radars for Apache helicopters. Longbow, a joint venture between Lockheed M...
Boeing to cut C-17 production jobs
Sep 19, 2013 (UPI)
Nearly 3,000 Boeing employees begin losing their jobs next year as the company starts to end production of C-17 Globemaster III military transports. The layoffs...
Boeing to end C-17 military aircraft program in 2015
Sep 18, 2013 (AFP)
Boeing announced Wednesday it would end production of its C-17 military transport aircraft in 2015, citing a difficult environment amid government spending cuts...
NASA Celebrates National Aerospace Week
Sep 18, 2013 (SPX)
Every time you step aboard an airplane there's an excellent chance that a piece of innovative NASA technology will be flying with you, helping to ensure you hav...
F-35: Lifting The UK's Economy
Sep 17, 2013 (SPX)
Thirteen British companies and the U.K. Minister of Defence Equipment, Support and Technology participated in a Lockheed Martin Industry Recognition Event durin...
Dutch to buy JSF fighter jets in 4.5-bn-euro deal
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
The Netherlands will buy 37 new F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) from US-based Lockheed Martin in a deal worth 4.5 billion euros ($6 billion) to replace its age...
Raytheon moves forward on DARPA Persistent Close Air Support program
Sep 12, 2013 (SPX)
Raytheon is moving forward with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on the agency's Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program, whose software could ...
Boeing Forecasts China's Fleet to Triple Over Next 20 Years
Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)
Boeing, China's leading provider of passenger airplanes, projects a demand for 5,580 new airplanes in China over the next 20 years valued at $780 billion. The c...
USAF and Boeing Finalize KC-46A Tanker Aircraft Design
Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have validated the final design elements of the KC-46A Tanker and concluded that the proposed design embodies and can meet Air For...
BAE considers military refueling conversion for commercial jet
Sep 10, 2013 (UPI)
BAE systems says it is eyeing a new military variant of the BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jetliner for use in aerial refueling missions. The aircraft, with its high ...
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Deploys Refueling Equipment in Flight Test
Sep 10, 2013 (SPX)
The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. [NYSE: TXT] and Boeing [NYSE: BA], has successfully completed an initial...
Air Canada transfers executive jet fleet to partner
Sep 09, 2013 (UPI)
Air Canada is transferring all its Brazilian business jet aircraft to Sky Regional partner as part of a strategic effort to cut costs and gain competitive edge ...
India inducts first three Boeing Globemasters
Sep 05, 2013 (UPI)
The Indian Air Force officially inducted the first three Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transporters this week. Boeing delivered the three -- the first of 10 C-17 ...
Aerospace firms expand supply, services networks in Poland
Sep 05, 2013 (UPI)
Italy's Alenia Aermacchi and AgustaWestland subsidiary PZL--widnik SA are expanding their Polish business networks as they pursue Polish military contracts. Ale...
EU ready to compromise over airline carbon tax: EU sources
Sep 04, 2013 (AFP)
The EU is ready to compromise over its tax on airline carbon emissions if opponents, led by the United States and China, apply a similar levy by 2016, a Europea...
U.S. aerial tanker refueling program said well on track
Sep 04, 2013 (UPI)
As the global defense market wavers between shrinkage and occasional spurts, the latter mainly due to regional crises, competition in airborne refueling for tac...
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