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B-52s arrive in Britain for NATO exercises
Aug 24, 2020 (UPI)
The massive planes, from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., arrived at Royal Air Force Base Fairford, Britain, on Aug. 22 for deployment and integration with NATO alli...
Artificial intelligence wins over man in simulated aerial dogfight
Aug 21, 2020 (UPI)
The event, called Alpha Dogfight Trials, was part of the Air Combat Evaluation program of the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Designed to ...
U.S. Army pilot commitment extended to 10 years
Aug 21, 2020 (UPI)
The service obligation begins after graduation from flight training classes, and does not apply to personnel currently in training. The new policy, with a commi...
Lockheed Martin to build F-16s in potential $62 billion contract
Aug 17, 2020 (UPI)
Taiwan signed an agreement to buy 66 of the planes. Ninety planes will be built under the contract announced Friday. Although no countries were named in Friday'...
Navy sends 20th Super Hornet to Boeing for Block III upgrades
Aug 17, 2020 (UPI)
The SLM program adds a Block III conversion to the plane, in use since 1999, with features including enhanced network capability, added fuel tanks, an advanced ...
Production of Air Force's first B-21 stealth bomber on schedule
Aug 14, 2020 (UPI)
Randall Walden, director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, acknowledged on Thursday that some B-21 subcontractors were affected by the pandemic. Walde...
Taiwan finalizes $62bn purchase of F-16 jets from Lockheed Martin
Aug 14, 2020 (AFP)
Underscoring the sensitivity of the transaction, the Pentagon announced the contract without specifying the buyer, but a source familiar with the matter confirm...
F-35s join U.S. Air Force's Red Flag-Alaska exercise for first time
Aug 12, 2020 (UPI)
The 356th Fighter Squadron and 388th Fighter Wing's F-35A Lightning II planes are the first F-35s to participate in the U.S. Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exerci...
B-2 bombers fly to Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean
Aug 12, 2020 (UPI)
The bombers arrived at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, a base jointly operated by the United States and Britain on the archipelago of Diego Garcia, at the ...
Cathay Pacific reports first-half loss of US$1.27 billion
Aug 12, 2020 (AFP)
Before the pandemic, Cathay Pacific was one of Asia's largest international airlines and the world's fifth-largest air cargo carrier. But it has been battered b...
NATO receives 2nd Airbus A330 for fleet of multi-role aircraft
Aug 11, 2020 (UPI)
According to a press release from the alliance, an Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft arrived in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Monday. NATO plans...
Textron to supply 2 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft to Rwanda
Aug 11, 2020 (UPI)
The planes will be the first fixed-wing aircraft the RDF has put into service, Textron said in a press release. The aircraft are scheduled to enter service duri...
F-16 pilots to face off against AI in simulated dogfight for DARPA
Aug 07, 2020 (UPI)
Teams from eight defense contractors are scheduled to be involved in flying simulated F-16 fighter planes against artificial intelligence-controlled planes in a...
Virgin seeks to revive supersonic commercial flight -- but faster
Aug 03, 2020 (AFP)
The aircraft would travel at Mach 3 -- rather than the Mach 2 speed of Concorde, the pioneering jet that operated from 1976 to 2003. Any new supersonic plane wo...
Lockheed, Boeing and Saab bid on Canada's fighter jet contract
Jul 31, 2020 (SPX)
An upgrade to Canada's fleet of CF-18 planes, first purchased in 1977, is regarded as long overdue, and the process has been onerous. A plan to purchase new pla...
India uses arrival of new fighter jets to warn China
Jul 29, 2020 (AFP)
A water-cannon guard of honour greeted the five jets when they landed at the Ambala air base in Haryana state. India has bought 36 Rafale fighters from France i...
U.S. Navy's Blue Angels get their first F/A-18E Super Hornet
Jul 29, 2020 (UPI)
The squadron has flown various series of Hornets for 34 years, and will replace its F/A-18C/D Hornets planes with F/A-18 Super Hornets by the end of the year. T...
Eglin AFB readies for testing of upgraded F-15 fighter plane
Jul 29, 2020 (UPI)
The Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force at the base will manage the developmental and operational planning for the aircraft, first flown in 1972, off...
India receives first Dassault Rafale fighter planes
Jul 29, 2020 (UPI)
The French-built planes flew to Abu Dhabi and then to India, the Indian air force announced. The aircraft are part of a $965 million purchase to upgrade India's...
Chinese airlines offer unlimited flights to revive industry
Jul 28, 2020 (AFP)
At least eight Chinese carriers have so far launched similar schemes which they hope will boost the ailing domestic aviation sector in the world's second-larges...
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