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U.S. Air Force buys additional Boeing QF-16 targets

Mar 23, 2017 (UPI)

Boeing received a $24.6 million contract modification to supply 18 QF-16 full-scale aerial targets to the U.S. Air Force. QF-16 full-scale aerial targets, or FS...

Saab receives Gripen technology simulator

Mar 23, 2017 (UPI)

Saab received a Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator at its facility in Sweden, allowing the company to perform new testing with its Gripen fighter. The...

Lockheed transferring production site for F-16s

Mar 23, 2017 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin's production in Texas of F-16 Fighting Falcons is to be moved to a facility in South Carolina beginning at the end of the year, the Fort Worth S...

U.S. Navy orders 126 helmet systems for MH-60 aircraft

Mar 23, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Navy placed a $49.8 million order with Elbit Systems for the delivery of 126 helmet display tracker systems associated with MH-60 aircraft. According t...

American Airlines said to buy stakes in China airline

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

American Airlines is in advanced talks to buy a $200 million stake in Asia's biggest airline China Southern, reports said Thursday, as it looks to get a shoe-in...

Thales delivers flight simulator to Malaysian air force

Mar 22, 2017 (UPI)

Thales Group supplied the Malaysian air force with a new FNPT II Flight and Navigation Procedures Trainer, marking the product's first delivery in the market. T...

U.S. Air Force orders KC-10 engine overhauls

Mar 22, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Air Force placed a $16.9 million order to Northrop Grumman to provide engine overhauls for the branch's KC-10 Extender aircraft. The agreement with Nor...

U.S. Air Force delivers refurbished F-16s to Indonesia

Mar 22, 2017 (UPI)

Four refurbished F-16 Fighting Falcons were flown from the United States to Indonesia recently for delivery to the Indonesian Air Force. The delivery of the air...

BOC Aviation orders 13 Boeing jets worth $1.4 bln

Mar 21, 2017 (AFP)

Singapore-based aircraft leasing firm BOC Aviation said Tuesday it has ordered 13 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes worth a total of $1.4 billion at list prices. "Air...

USAF seeks industry help for light attack aircraft experiment

Mar 21, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Air Force issued an invitation this week to industry to participate in a capability assessment of light attack aircraft. The live-fly experiment, part ...

Lockheed Martin to recoat U.S. Air Force F-22s

Mar 17, 2017 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin has received a $40 million contract modification to sustain the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fleet. Under the agreement, the company will strip ...

Boeing gets $3.2B for Apache sales to Saudi Arabia

Mar 16, 2017 (UPI)

Boeing received a $3.2 billion contract modification to support the U.S. Army's foreign military sale of Apache helicopters to Saudi Arabia. The deal facilitate...

U.S. Army looks to Air Force for future air defenses

Mar 16, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force may soon cooperate on developing new capabilities to strengthen the ground force's air defenses. The Army announced it is c...

F-35 test fires European-made missile for first time

Mar 16, 2017 (UPI)

An F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has conducted its first firing trials of MBDA's Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile. The flight trials and missile laun...

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific suffers first loss in 8 years

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Hong Kong's troubled flagship airline Cathay Pacific on Wednesday posted its first annual loss since the height of the financial crisis as it was hit by "intens...

Romania plans to buy 20 additional F-16s

Mar 15, 2017 (UPI)

Romania's defense ministry is setting aside funds to purchase 20 additional F-16 fighter aircraft, local media reported on Wednesday. The ministry's future proc...

No obstacles for airports using satellites

Mar 15, 2017 (ESA)

Thanks to ESA, airports can now use satellites to identify and manage obstacles that could pose a risk to flight safety. Of the 48 000 airports around the globe...

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific sees first loss in 8 years

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Hong Kong's troubled flagship airline Cathay Pacific on Wednesday posted its first annual loss since the height of the financial crisis as it was hit by "intens...

Reduce Fuel Burn With a Dose of BLI

Mar 15, 2017 (SPX)

It sounds like a cause of heart burn. Instead, Boundary Layer Ingestion - or BLI - is a promising idea NASA researchers are studying to reduce fuel burn in jet ...

Canada confrims Super Hornet procurement plan

Mar 15, 2017 (UPI)

Canada's government formalized its plans to purchase Super Hornet fighter jets from the United States when it issued a letter of intent to the U.S. on Tuesday. ...