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Northrop Grumman providing targeting pods for Danish F-16s

Mar 15, 2017 (UPI)

Northrop Grumman has been contracted to provide LITENING advanced targeting pods for Denmark's F-16 fleet. In a statement announcing the deal, Northrop Grumman ...

Sweden wants new tax on airline tickets

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Sweden's government said Wednesday it plans to propose a controversial tax on airline tickets to compensate for the lack of VAT on international flights and the...

Typhoon continues trials with Brimstone weapon

Mar 14, 2017 (UPI)

BAE Systems recently completed a series of trials with the Eurofighter Typhoon, testing its high precision MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface weapon. The trials were...

Lockheed Martin wins $64M contract for F-35 work

Mar 13, 2017 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin received a $64.6 million contract to perform work on the integrated core processor used by the F-35 aircraft. The order includes services for th...

Lockheed Martin upgrades Airborne Multi-INT Lab

Mar 13, 2017 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin has upgraded its Airborne Multi-INT Lab aircraft, a move the company says will help it deliver updated intelligence for its customers. The Airbo...

Boeing to sustain South Korea's F-15 fleet

Mar 13, 2017 (UPI)

Boeing has secured a five-year contract to continue sustaining the F-15 fleet operated by South Korea's air force. Under the agreement, Boeing will continue it'...

MDH debuts multi-mission concept helicopter

Mar 13, 2017 (UPI)

Arizona-based MD Helicopters has debuted a single-engine concept aircraft for the military, law enforcement, emergency medical services and special operations m...

China's first stealth fighter enters service: media

Mar 10, 2017 (AFP)

China has put its first stealth fighter into military service, state-run media reported on Friday, in the latest milestone highlighting the modernisation of the...

Safran picked for U.K. military aircraft training support

Mar 10, 2017 (UPI)

Safran has received a 17-year, by-the-hour contract to support engines operated by the U.K. Military Flying Training System program. Under the agreement, Safran...

Designing the fuel-efficient aircraft of the future

Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)

As much as we complain about air travel, the fact is, flying has gotten considerably cheaper, safer, faster and even greener, over the last 60 years. Today's ai...

NASA Test Flights to Examine Technology for Improved Efficiency on Supersonic Aircraft

Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)

NASA is set to begin a series of supersonic flights that will examine efforts to improve the efficiency of future supersonic aircraft. The flights, which are ex...

Russia to receive 10 new Su-35S fighters in 2017

Mar 09, 2017 (UPI)

The Kremlin plans to buy 10 new Sukhoi Su-35S fighter aircraft in 2017, a top Russian defense official disclosed to state-controlled media. Russia's aircraft pr...

U.S. Air Force places $1B order for KC-10 engine support

Mar 08, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Air Force awarded Kelly Aviation Center with a $1 billion contract to provide contractor logistic support for engines used by KC-10 aircraft. Under the...

U.S. Air Force F-16s to receive weapon systems update

Mar 07, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Air Force awarded FAAC Inc. with a $9.5 million contract to upgrade weapon systems for the branch's F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The agreement is par...

QinetiQ buys 4 Airbus helicopters for Empire Test Pilots' School

Mar 07, 2017 (UPI)

QinetiQ will purchase four H125 helicopters from Airbus to support its modernization efforts for Britain's Empire Test Pilots' School. The Empire Test Pilots' S...

Poland opens bidding for new helicopter buy

Mar 07, 2017 (UPI)

The government of Poland issued two requests for proposals for the procurement of 16 new military helicopters. Three bidders including Lockheed Martin subsidiar...

Northrop Grumman picked for Australian Growler support

Mar 07, 2017 (UPI)

Northrop Grumman received a $91 million contract modification to supply electronic attack capabilities for Australia's EA-18G Growler aircraft. The modification...

Rostec sells minority stake in Russian Helicopters

Mar 07, 2017 (UPI)

The Russian Direct Investment Fund and unidentified Arab investors are buying a 12 percent stake in Russian Helicopters, a Rostec subsidiary. Rostec, a state-ow...

Chilean navy now operating all 7 P68 Observer 2 aircraft

Mar 07, 2017 (UPI)

Chile's navy has started operating all seven of the P68 Observer 2 aircraft the branch ordered from Italian aerospace enterprise Vulcanair in 2015. The planes w...

Sikorsky supplies prototype for Turkish Utility Helicopter Program

Mar 07, 2017 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky transferred an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to be used as a prototype for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program. The Black H...