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One US Marine dead, 21 hurt in 'hard landing'
May 18, 2015 (AFP)
One Marine was killed and 21 others required hospital treatment after their MV-22 Osprey aircraft made a "hard landing" during training in Hawaii on Sunday, the...
Navy tests Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System
May 18, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Navy has conducted its first full-speed, shipboard catapult shots with the new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. The no-load shots – an aircraf...
India awards Airbus $1.9 billion military plane order
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
India's defence ministry has agreed to buy 56 planes from Airbus for $1.87 billion, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to modernise the country's military, a...
Proba-V maps world air traffic from space
May 13, 2015 (ESA)
As ESA's Proba-V works quietly on its main task of monitoring vegetation growth across Earth, the minisatellite is also picking up something from a little highe...
Report: China developing STOVL naval aircraft
May 13, 2015 (UPI)
China is reportedly developing a short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft for its navy to strengthen its amphibious combat capability, the China Daily report...
Saudis to design, manufacture new model of the Antonov-32 transport
May 13, 2015 (UPI)
A Saudi Arabian company is to locally modernize and manufacture an Antonov light cargo aircraft for Saudi and international military and civilian markets. The w...
Terma signs MOU with Aselsan of Turkey
May 13, 2015 (UPI)
A Memorandum of Understanding on areas to be jointly explored for collaboration has been signed by Terma A/S of Denmark and Turkey's Aselsan defense company. Th...
Airbus holds first A400M test flight since deadly crash
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
Airbus on Tuesday carried out the first test flight of a new A400M since one of the military transport planes crashed in Spain over the weekend, killing four pe...
Terma, Airbus DS to jointly explore new business opportunities
May 12, 2015 (UPI)
Two European companies plan to jointly explore potential collaboration in the commercial aerospace market, building on existing ties in the defense area. The mo...
US F-18 fighter crashes in Gulf, crew rescued: Navy
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
A US F-18 fighter jet crashed in the Gulf after taking off from an aircraft carrier on Tuesday but both crew members survived without major injuries, military o...
Airbus continues A400M tests, crash victims honoured
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Airbus said Monday it would carry on with test flights of its A400M military transport plane despite the crash of one of the aircraft in Spain that killed four ...
Black boxes of crashed A400M plane found, aircraft grounded
May 10, 2015 (AFP)
Spanish authorities on Sunday found the two cockpit recorders of the Airbus A400M military plane that crashed near Seville airport, killing four people, as Brit...
Touch sensors on bat wings guide flight
May 08, 2015 (SPX)
Bats are masters of flight in the night sky, capable of steep nosedives and sharp turns that put our best aircraft to shame. Although the role of echolocation i...
Airbus DS, Cisco partner in key business areas
May 07, 2015 (UPI)
A global partnership between Airbus Defense and Space and Cisco has been formed to combine complementary technology. The teaming of products and expertise in th...
Northrop announces new radar development for B-1 bombers
May 07, 2015 (UPI)
A new scalable agile beam radar that provides B-1B bombers of the U.S. Air Force with unprecedented target area detail has been announced by Northrop Grumman. N...
Kuwait to order Boeing F/A-18 fighters worth $3 bn
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
Kuwait plans to order 28 Super Hornet advanced fighter jets worth $3 billion from Boeing, a person close to the deal told AFP Thursday. The order for the F/A-18...
Singapore requests upgrade of its F-16s
May 07, 2015 (UPI)
The upgrade of 60 F-16C/D/D+ aircraft flown by Singapore is in the works through a possible U.S. Foreign Military Sales program deal worth about $130 million. T...
France, India pledge swift conclusion to fighter jet deal
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
France's defence minister and his Indian counterpart pledged Wednesday to quickly wrap up negotiations over the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets, agreeing to ...
Japan's planned buy of Ospreys gets State Dept. OK
May 06, 2015 (UPI)
A request from Japan to procure V-22B Osprey tiltrotor military transport aircraft from the United States has received approval from the U.S. State Department. ...
Boeing supplying P-9A training gear to U.S. Navy, Australia
May 05, 2015 (UPI)
Training systems and materials in support of P-8A maritime aircraft are to be provided the the U.S. Navy and the Australian government by Boeing. The award from...
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