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BAE nabs $1.7B for 38 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for Germany

Nov 12, 2020 (UPI)

Construction of the aircraft will start in 2021 at BAE Systems' worksites in Lancashire, England, according to the company. "Germany's decision to purchase addi...

Boeing lifts China plane demand outlook as economy picks up

Nov 12, 2020 (AFP)

The world aviation industry has been shattered by the virus, but China has largely brought it under control and while international flights are limited, the cou...

Air Force ups the ante on supersonic rain erosion testing

Nov 11, 2020 (AFNS)

The SuRE is used in the evaluation of structures and coatings under the effects of high speed flight through rain for transonic and supersonic speeds up to Mach...

Boeing awarded $9.8B contract for Saudi F-15 support

Nov 11, 2020 (UPI)

The deal covers modernization and sustainment of the Saudi fleet of nearly 130 aircraft over the next five years, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The package of u...

Philippines receives its first S-70i helicopters

Nov 11, 2020 (UPI)

A sixth helicopter did not fit on the Russian-made Antonov-124 cargo plane and will arrive by ship in December, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. The pla...

Pentagon awards $734.8M to Boeing, Raytheon for support of Qatar's F-15s

Nov 10, 2020 (UPI)

The larger of the two deals, announced on Monday, is a $657.2 million contract for Qatar's F-15 program. Per this week's deal, Boeing will provide sparing and s...

Pompeo confirms US sale of F-35 jets to UAE

Nov 10, 2020 (AFP)

The State Department sent a formal notice to Congress on the sale of the stealth precision planes, long sought by the Gulf Arab ally which won a green light aft...

First HH-60W helicopters delivered to Air Force

Nov 06, 2020 (UPI)

The aircraft were flown from Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky Training Academy in Stuart, Fla., by Moody's 41st Rescue Squadron and the 413th Flight Test Squadron and...

BAE proposes support package for Japan's next-generation F-X fighter

Nov 05, 2020 (UPI)

According to a company press release, BAE responded to a request for information from the Japanese Ministry of Defense's acquisition, technology and logistics a...

Romania approved for F-16 upgrades in $175.4M deal

Nov 04, 2020 (UPI)

The $175.5 million deal, with Lockheed Martin as its principal contractor, is expected to be approved by the U.S. Senate, the agency said Tuesday in a press rel...

Navy's Blue Angels prepare for final flight with legacy F/A-18 Hornets

Nov 04, 2020 (UPI)

The team of planes, formally the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, has used Hornets for the past 34 years, but has transitioned to the F/A-18 E/F Super H...

Bye Aerospace signs key agreements with Aerospace9

Nov 03, 2020 (SPX)

Aerospace9 has also made a large commitment to the Asian market opportunity by signing purchase deposit agreements for 300 Bye Aerospace aircraft. Governmental ...

Five female fighter pilots test G-force suits modified for women

Nov 03, 2020 (UPI)

The women pilots tested the modified version of the Advanced Technology Anti-Gravity Suit, from Oct. 26-30, at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, according to a U...

Berlin's much delayed new airport welcomes first flights

Oct 31, 2020 (AFP)

The first flights operated by low-cost pioneer EasyJet and German national carrier Lufthansa touched down at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) around 2:00 pm (13...

White House notifies Congress of plan to sell F-35s to UAE

Oct 30, 2020 (UPI)

The announcement was sent to the House Committee of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, bypassing the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, a State Department agency wh...

Japan orders two more KC-46A tanker planes

Oct 30, 2020 (UPI)

A $342 million contract modification, revealed on Thursday, calls for the two planes to be completed by 2023. Boeing won the initial Foreign Military Sales cont...

US plans sales of top-end fighter jets to UAE: lawmaker

Oct 29, 2020 (AFP)

President Donald Trump's administration informally gave a required notification to Congress on the sale, which could "significantly change the military balance ...

Airbus flies into red in third quarter

Oct 29, 2020 (AFP)

Airbus said in a statement that it booked a net loss of 767 million euros ($900 million) in the period from July to September, compared with profit of 989 milli...

Berlin's ill-fated new airport finally ready for take-off

Oct 28, 2020 (AFP)

"We are ready for take-off!" insists the management team at the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), set to replace the German capital's ageing Tegel and Schoe...

Pentagon pushes F-35 testing, full-rate production to 2021

Oct 27, 2020 (UPI)

That testing phase was originally scheduled for 2017 but had been delayed to December of this year. Now it's being moved back again because technical preparatio...