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Eight feared dead as Russia tourist helicopter crashes into lake
Aug 12, 2021 (AFP)
The Mi-8 helicopter crash-landed into the icy waters of Kuril Lake in the mountainous Kamchatka peninsula in poor visibility and sank, local authorities said. S...
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific posts $972 mn first-half loss
Aug 11, 2021 (AFP)
And while the figure is an improvement on the $1.3 billion loss suffered in the same period last year, the airline said the outlook remained uncertain owing to ...
US to reopen Boeing-Airbus bidding war over refuellers
Aug 11, 2021 (AFP)
In a tortuous and scandal-riven procurement process, during which two contracts were scrapped, Boeing finally snagged a $35-billion (30-billion-euro) deal in 20...
NASA renews support of Vertical Lift Research Centers of Excellence
Aug 11, 2021 (SPX)
With their unique ability to take off and land from any spot, as well as hover in place, vertical lift vehicles are increasingly being contemplated for use in p...
Navy beats goal for 56 fully mission capable P-8A Poseidon aircraft
Aug 10, 2021 (UPI)
Naval Supply Systems Command Weapons Systems Support's P-8A IWST had targeted Aug. 1 to achieve the goal of 56 FMC P-8A Poseidon aircraft, but the team actually...
U.S. Air Force prepares to move to new deployment model
Aug 10, 2021 (UPI)
The Air Force announced it is moving toward replacing the Air Expeditionary Force deployment model with a new model to balance combatant needs with "high-end re...
U.S. Air Force to use KC-46A refueling boom on operational missions
Aug 09, 2021 (UPI)
Air Mobility Command Gen. Jacqueline Ovost approved the Interim Capability Release mission set for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tanker on Friday, ...
RAAF selects Lockheed Martin Australia to develop new Joint Air Battle Management System
Aug 06, 2021 (SPX)
AIR6500-1 will provide the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with a Joint Air Battle Management System that will form the architecture at the core of the ADF's fut...
X-59 Resembles Actual Aircraft
Aug 05, 2021 (SPX)
"We've now transitioned from being a bunch of separate parts sitting around on different parts of the production floor to an airplane," said Jay Brandon, NASA c...
F-35 pilots act as air aggressors for first time at Nellis exercise
Aug 05, 2021 (UPI)
The exercise was held on the Nevada Test and Training range this week, testing pilots in more difficult training scenarios. The aggressors provided a "realistic...
Navy aims to have early warning aircraft mission ready by Sept.
Aug 04, 2021 (UPI)
Capt. Pete Arrobio, a Navy program manager, announced plans for upgrades to the E-2Ds, which use radar technology to track and respond to air, ship and cruise m...
C-5 Galaxy cargo plane carries Chinook helicopters from U.S. to Australia
Aug 02, 2021 (UPI)
The delivery, from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville in northeastern Australia, was the first two of of four Boeing-buil...
Evolution of the Bye Aerospace eFlyer 4 Design Continues to Advance
Jul 30, 2021 (SPX)
George E. Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace, said the eFlyer 4 program has continued to push the envelope for single motor electric aircraft. "The projected aerodynamic...
Britain funds development of Tempest future combat air system
Jul 29, 2021 (UPI)
The contract was signed by BAE Systems this week and the program's concept and assessment phase have started, which includes investment in the required skilled ...
Air Force chief signs charter for China Aerospace Studies Institute
Jul 28, 2021 (UPI)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown has signed the charter for the Air Force research organization, which conducts research on China aerospace activi...
Air Force postpones plan to move A-10s, HH-60s to Arizona base
Jul 23, 2021 (UPI)
The Air Force awaits action on the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes retirement of 42 A-10s, the branch said in a press releas...
Indian navy receives its first two MH-60 helicopters
Jul 23, 2021 (UPI)
Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indian ambassador to the United States, formally received the Lockheed Martin-built helicopters in last week's ceremony, a July 23 statem...
F-16s of the D.C. Air National Guard arrive in Saudi Arabia
Jul 21, 2021 (UPI)
A contingent of planes and personnel of the DCANG's 113th Wing joined the U.S. Air Force 378th Air Expeditionary Wing to "reinforce PSAB's defensive capabilitie...
Russia unveils stealth fighter jet to compete with F-35s
Jul 20, 2021 (AFP)
Dubbed "The Checkmate", the plane was first shown to a reportedly "pleased" President Vladimir Putin before the launch at a biennial airshow outside Moscow. Rep...
Rheinland Air Service Orders Bye Aerospace eFlyer 800s
Jul 20, 2021 (SPX)
"We are proud to be investing in the future of sustainable aviation and to be supporting Bye Aerospace in the transformation of flying. The eFlyer800 with its r...
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