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China extends military wings with new transport plane

Jul 13, 2016 (AFP)

China's newest military transport plane entered service Wednesday, the country's defence ministry said, extending Beijing's ability to deploy its fighting force...

Chinese Y-20 heavy transport aircraft takes flight

Jul 13, 2016 (UPI)

China's homegrown Y-20 heavy transport aircraft entered service with the People's Liberation Army during its maiden flight Wednesday in the southwestern provinc...

UTC to deliver new F-15 wheels and brakes

Jul 13, 2016 (UPI)

UTC Aerospace Systems is set to begin delivering new wheels and brakes for 475 F-15s in August, the company said Monday. New carbon brakes will provide four tim...

Lessor to buy 30 Chinese planes 'for Indonesian airline'

Jul 12, 2016 (AFP)

An aircraft leasing company will buy 30 of China's homegrown regional jets for an Indonesian airline to use, a statement said, just two weeks after the ARJ21 ma...

U.K. announces $2.3 billion Apache helicopter deal

Jul 11, 2016 (UPI)

The U.K. Ministry of Defense on Monday announced a $2.3 billion deal to buy 50 AH-64E Apache helicopters from Boeing for the army. The new Apaches, already in s...

Boeing sees 20yr demand beating targets as inks China deal

Jul 11, 2016 (AFP)

Boeing on Monday boosted its 20-year forecast for the global aircraft market, lifted by demand from budget carriers and emerging markets, as it revealed a new m...

Lockheed Martin gets $559 million for Lot 10 F-35s

Jul 08, 2016 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin has received a $559 million U.S. Navy contract for low rate initial production of Lot 10 F-35 Lightning II fighters. The cost-plus-incentive-fee...

Lockheed gets $500M Canadian C130-J support contract

Jul 08, 2016 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin has received a 5-year, $500 million contract extension to provide support services for Canada's C-130J aircraft, the company announced Friday. T...

Bell Boeing gets $73 million Osprey contract

Jul 08, 2016 (UPI)

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office has received a $73 million U.S. Navy contract for the manufacture and delivery of one CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The job...

Lockheed gets $93 million for F-35 electronic components

Jul 07, 2016 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has received a $93 million U.S. Navy contract modification for Lot 14 and Lot 15 F-35 Lightning II aircraft production. The work wil...

China firm declares success in $1.5 bn Swiss offer

Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese conglomerate HNA on Thursday declared Thursday its $1.5 billion offer for a Swiss airline catering company had been successful, after it lowered the min...

Lockheed gets C-130J contract modification

Jul 06, 2016 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $20 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for engineering change proposals on the C-130J Super Hercules. The work will...

Seven killed in Turkey military chopper crash: army

Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)

Seven people, including children, were killed and eight others injured when a Turkish military helicopter crashed Tuesday, apparently in fog, in the northeaster...

China firm's $1.5 bn offer for Swiss caterer misses first mark

Jul 04, 2016 (AFP)

A $1.5 billion Chinese offer for Swiss airline catering firm gategroup has just failed to meet the minimum acceptance level by the first deadline, the two compa...

Lockheed receives $323 million F-35 contract

Jul 01, 2016 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has been awarded a $323 million U.S. Navy contract for a laboratory to provide an integrated reprogramming capability to build...

Air Force awards two $1 billion contracts for next-gen engine

Jul 01, 2016 (UPI)

GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney have each received U.S. Air Force contracts to develop the service's next generation of propulsion systems. GE Aviation received...

First British F-35 completes transatlantic crossing

Jul 01, 2016 (UPI)

The first of Britain's next-generation stealth fighters touched down in the U.K. for the first time, the Royal Air Force announced Thursday. The F-35B Lightning...

Hindustan Aeronautics hands over first Tejas jets

Jul 01, 2016 (UPI)

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited handed over the first two Tejas jets to India's air force Friday, the country's Aeronautical Development Agency announced. The jet...

Air Force debuts Pave Hawk replacement helicopter

Jun 29, 2016 (UPI)

The U.S. Air Force introduced its first fully built HH-60G Pave Hawk Operational Replacement helicopter during a ceremony Tuesday in Hunstville, Ala. The Pave H...

Made in China plane makes first commercial flight

Jun 28, 2016 (AFP)

China's homegrown regional jet made its first commercial flight Tuesday, operator Chengdu Airlines said, after years of delays raised questions about the countr...