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Northrop Grumman received new order for E-2D aircraft

Jul 01, 2013 (UPI)

Northrop Grumman is to produce 25 more E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft for the U.S. Navy under a multi-year contract, the company announced. The E-...

Philippine president vows to rebuild air force by 2016

Jul 01, 2013 (AFP)

Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed Monday to acquire fighter jets, air defence radar and other equipment within three years to bolster the country's weak...

Britain's aerospace industry outpaces rest of economy

Jun 30, 2013 (UPI)

A new report on Britain's aerospace sector says it is growing faster than the rest of the country's economy. The Aerospace Industry Outlook report by the trade ...

Third F-35 for the UK Arrives at Eglin Air Force Base

Jun 27, 2013 (SPX)

The third Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II for the United Kingdom arrived at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., yesterda...

Lockheed Martin's Final JLTV Development Vehicle Rolls off Assembly Line

Jun 27, 2013 (SPX)

The final Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) produced for the program's Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase has rolled off t...

Qantas, BA in China prison labour row

Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)

Australian flag carrier Qantas launched an investigation Wednesday into claims it purchased headphones made in a Chinese jail where inmates who miss production ...

South Korean jets arrive for modernization

Jun 26, 2013 (UPI)

BAE Systems reports that two South Korean F-16 fighters are now at a company facility in Texas for major upgrades. The upgrades are being performed under a Fore...

Maiden flight for Italian-assembled Chinook

Jun 26, 2013 (UPI)

The first ICH-47 Chinook assembled in Italy by AgustaWestland for the Italian Army has completed its maiden flight. Under a Joint Industrial Agreement Boeing Ro...

200th production NH90 delivered to Belgium

Jun 25, 2013 (UPI)

Belgium's military has taken delivery of its first twin-engine NH90 tactical transport helicopter from NHIndustries, the company reports. The NH90 was the 200th...

First Lockheed Martin F-35C Reports to the Navy

Jun 25, 2013 (SPX)

The first Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Navy carrier variant (CV) aircraft, CF-6, arrived at Strike Fighter Squadron 101 located at Eglin Air Force Base, F...

High-tech hot air balloon floats to 120,000 feet

Jun 24, 2013 (UPI)

Forget rockets or airplanes, World View Enterprises wants to take tourists to the edge of space and back via balloon -- and they just may do so sooner rather th...

Hollande seeks Rafale jet deal with Qatar

Jun 24, 2013 (UPI)

French President Francois Hollande has sought to press the gas-rich Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar to buy 24- to 36 Dassault Rafale combat jets during a weekend ...

Boeing signs agreements to broaden maintenance services

Jun 24, 2013 (UPI)

Boeing is exploring advanced rotorcraft maintenance opportunities in the Netherlands and promoting the country as a regional hub for aircraft support services. ...

Airbus shows off new military transport plane

Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)

The new Airbus military transport plane, much delayed and much needed by European defence forces, flew in to the Paris Air Show on Friday with the French Presid...

US to sell military helicopters to Thailand

Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)

The United States plans to sell six Lakota military helicopters to Thailand worth an estimated $77 million, Pentagon officials said Friday. The Defense Security...

India's Avro replacement fails to lift off

Jun 21, 2013 (UPI)

India's plan to replace its aged Avro turboprop general purpose airliner with an off-the-shelf foreign-designed but Indian-made product looks highly unlikely, D...

Russia's latest fighter wows crowds at Paris Air Show

Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)

The latest version of Russia's Sukhoi-35 fighter jet wowed crowds with gravity-defying demonstrations at the Paris Air Show as the aircraft made its first appea...

F-35 costs kick up more controversy outside U.S.

Jun 21, 2013 (UPI)

U.S. audit comments that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter may eventually be unaffordable are feeding into controversies in Canada, South Korea, Australia and Europ...

Technology collaborations announced at Paris Air Show

Jun 20, 2013 (UPI)

Amid the hoopla at the biennial Paris Air Show over aerial performances, big contracts and new products, collaborative agreements are sometimes overlooked. Yet ...

Amended agreements signed in helicopter deal

Jun 20, 2013 (UPI)

Amendments to contracts for the acquisition and servicing of Sikorsky CH-148 helicopters have been completed by the Canadian government. "I am pleased that this...