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First French fighter jets head to India after purchase
Jul 27, 2020 (AFP)
The deal, estimated to be worth $9.4 billion, has been overshadowed by corruption allegations levelled by the opposition Congress party although Indian Prime Mi...
DARPA awards contracts for new X-Plane program based on active flow control
Jul 24, 2020 (SPX)
"The performers are looking at using active flow control very early in the design scope. That's the differentiating piece that hasn't been done before," said Al...
NASA Mission Will Study the Cosmos With a Stratospheric Balloon
Jul 24, 2020 (SPX)
Managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ASTHROS observes far-infrared light, or light with wavelengths much longer than what is visible to the human eye. T...
Lawmakers criticize Lockheed over F-35 parts, missing equipment files
Jul 23, 2020 (UPI)
Members of the House Oversight Committee criticized the defense contractor and Pentagon officials for failing to fix the F-35's maintenance system, saying they ...
State Department authorizes $634.7M deal to upgrade Chile's F-16s
Jul 23, 2020 (UPI)
According to the DSCA, Chile's government asked to buy equipment and services for F-16 modernization, including 19 joint helmet-mounted cueing systems, 44 LN-26...
Singapore wants F-35s at same base as F-16s
Jul 22, 2020 (UPI)
Comprising only 278 square miles, Singapore is limited in the amount of space it can devote to airports and air bases. The Republic of Singapore Air Force stati...
Britain, Sweden, Italy to collaborate on combat aircraft
Jul 22, 2020 (UPI)
The framework was promoted Wednesday as a means to employ tens of thousands of skilled workers in those countries' leading defense industry companies, a BAE sta...
Nine soldiers confirmed dead in Colombia helicopter crash: army
Jul 22, 2020 (AFP)
The Black Hawk helicopter went down with 17 people aboard on a stretch of the Inirida River, in the country's southeastern Guaviare jungle region. "Unfortunatel...
Air Force inks deal to buy F-35s built for Turkey
Jul 21, 2020 (UPI)
The deal, announced Monday, also funds modifications of F-35As originally built for the Air Force to bring them back into line with U.S. configurations. Turkey ...
Cathay Pacific warns of US$1.3 bn loss in first half
Jul 17, 2020 (AFP)
"The Group will record a net loss attributable to shareholders of approximately HK$9.9 billion, which compares to a net profit to shareholders of HK$1.3 billion...
China to hit Lockheed Martin with sanctions over Taiwan deal
Jul 14, 2020 (AFP)
The possible foreign military sale involves Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles, and would be the island's latest purchase from the US to boost its defence c...
Boeing awarded $1.2B deal for 8 F-15EX fighter jets
Jul 14, 2020 (UPI)
The F-15EX is the newest version of a tactical fighter aircraft the Air Force has used since 1976, and are expected to replace the service's oldest F-15C/Ds, th...
Air Force anticipates virtual reality trainer for B-52 pilots
Jul 14, 2020 (UPI)
The Virtual Reality Procedures Trainer, developed by Maj. Mark Budgeon of Air Force Global Strike Command, Maj. Brandon Wolf, 307th Operations Support Squadron,...
Giant 4G Balloons Illuminate Kenyan Skies With Internet Access
Jul 13, 2020 (Sputnik)
A bunch of 4G high-altitude balloons were deployed across Kenya on Tuesday, as part of commercial efforts to provide internet access to tens of thousands of cit...
Boeing completes delivery of 37 helicopters to India's air force
Jul 10, 2020 (UPI)
The final five Apache helicopters were handed over to the IAF at Air Force Station Hindan on Friday, a Boeing statement said. In March, Boeing handed over the l...
U.S. pilot safely ejects from A-29 Super Tucano in Afghanistan crash
Jul 10, 2020 (UPI)
The plane, an A-29 Super Toscano, was on a training exercise on Thursday in Baghlan province when the incident occurred. The pilot's name was not released, and ...
US approves sale of 105 F-35 stealth fighters to Japan
Jul 10, 2020 (AFP)
Japan had asked to buy 63 F-35A, the traditional version of the electronics-laden fighter aircraft, and 42 F-35B, the short-takeoff and vertical-landing version...
Navy's first black female fighter pilot earns her wings
Jul 10, 2020 (UPI)
"BZ [the congratulatory 'Bravo Zulu'] to Lt. j.g.Madeline Swegle on completing the Tactical Air (Strike) aviator syllabus," the Navy's Chief of Naval Air Traini...
Lawmakers urge Pentagon to stop buying F-35 parts from Turkey
Jul 07, 2020 (UPI)
Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Thom Tillis-R-N.C., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., wrote that the Pentagon's plans to continue buying F-35 ...
State Dept. approves $2B sale of 8 MV-22 Osprey aircraft to Indonesia
Jul 07, 2020 (UPI)
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the possible sale Saturday, an agency statement said. The potential sale is based on the Government...
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