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Bell supplying Swedish police with seven helos
Jul 15, 2013 (UPI)
The Swedish National Police has signed a purchase agreement with Bell Helicopter for seven Bell 429 aircraft, the company announced. The helicopters, which will...
Tests clear Czech army's faulty Spain-made military planes
Jul 15, 2013 (AFP)
Long-plagued by technical faults, four Spanish-made CASA military transport planes bought by the Czech army have been cleared to fly combat missions, the defenc...
Air Force seeks new long-range bomber
Jul 14, 2013 (UPI)
A Request for Proposal has been issued to Industry by the U.S. Air Force for its Long Range Strike Bomber, or LRS-B. The request sets out a future contract's re...
The first Airbus EC-725 completely made in Brazil is delivered to the military
Jul 14, 2013 (UPI)
The first long-range EC-725 tactical transport helicopter completely built in Brazil has been delivered to the Brazilian Navy by Helibras. Helibras is a wholly ...
Team forms for Gripen acquisition
Jul 14, 2013 (UPI)
Embraer of Brazil and Saab of Sweden will partner to provide project management if Brazil orders Saab's Gripen fighter for its F-X2 program. F-X2 is a program t...
Indonesia receiving refurbished U.S. fighters
Jul 14, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. government is well on its way to refurbishing and modernizing two dozen F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters for Indonesia. The first three of the 24 plan...
F-35 Pilot Cadre Grows to 100 as Training Ramps Up at Eglin AFB
Jul 12, 2013 (SPX)
Maj. Robert Miller became the 100th pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II when he took to the skies above Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., f...
China suffers world's worst flight delays: report
Jul 12, 2013 (AFP)
Air passengers in China experience the world's most disrupted travel plans, according to a report which names two of the country's major airports and its leadin...
US set to deliver F-16s to Egypt: officials
Jul 11, 2013 (AFP)
The United States is pressing ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighters to Egypt despite a military coup against President Mohammed Morsi, a US official sa...
South Korea to decide on building jet fighters
Jul 10, 2013 (UPI)
The South Korean government is reportedly speeding up efforts to indigenously develop and produce a new fighter aircraft. The Korea Times, citing government sou...
Russian air force receives Su-34 bombers
Jul 10, 2013 (UPI)
A second batch of Su-34 bombers has been turned over to the Russian air force by Sukhoi under a 2013 delivery contract. The Su-34, designated "Fullback" by NATO...
Poseidon full-rate production closer
Jul 09, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S Navy says Boeing's P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft is "ready for fleet introduction" following Initial Operational Test and Evaluation. The annou...
Mozambique Air Force jets get new lease on life
Jul 09, 2013 (UPI)
Eight MiG-21 fighters of the Mozambique Air Force have been overhauled and upgraded in Romania. Aerostar S.A, the leading Romanian aerospace company, said its o...
China anxiously awaits updates after Asiana jet crash
Jul 07, 2013 (AFP)
Friends and relatives of Chinese passengers onboard the South Korean-owned passenger jet that crashed at San Francisco airport killing two and injuring 182 were...
Britain asks U.S. for C-17 support
Jul 07, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Congress has been notified that Britain is seeking continued sustainment support for Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force....
Canada, China to boost air links as accord reached
Jul 04, 2013 (AFP)
Canada and China have reached an agreement aimed at boosting air transport links between the two countries, the Canadian government announced here Thursday. The...
Two killed as chopper crashes at Libya airshow
Jul 04, 2013 (AFP)
A Libyan military helicopter crashed during an airshow in the eastern city of Benghazi on Thursday killing two crew members and wounding a third, an airforce of...
New Zealand, others to receive CAE flight training systems
Jul 03, 2013 (UPI)
A range of simulation-based training systems and services are being provided for military customers by Canada's CAE, the company announced. The contracts -- fou...
Investigators stand by TWA explosion theory
Jul 02, 2013 (AFP)
US aviation investigators stood by their verdict Tuesday that an fuel tank explosion brought down TWA Flight 800 in 1996, ahead of a documentary that revives sp...
KC-46 offered for South Korean tanker project
Jul 01, 2013 (UPI)
Boeing has offered its new KC-46 aerial tanker to South Korea, which plans to form its first tanker squadron, the company reports. The KC-46 Pegasus is based on...
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