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US F-15 crashes in Japan, pilot ejects safely
May 28, 2013 (AFP)
An American F-15 fighter crashed into the sea after its pilot ejected from his plane off Japan's southernmost Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday, the US Air Force sa...
Slow progress on Unasur plans for a joint trainer aircraf
May 28, 2013 (UPI)
Latin American plans to develop a low-cost trainer aircraft are moving forward but too slowly to raise hopes about the original aim of having the first of a new...
NASA's BARREL Mission Launches 20 Balloons
May 27, 2013 (SPX)
In Antarctica in January, 2013 - the summer at the South Pole - scientists released 20 balloons, each eight stories tall, into the air to help answer an endurin...
India receives fourth P-8I Poseidon
May 27, 2013 (UPI)
India has received a fourth P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing, featuring India-specific design features and Indian-built sub-systems. The aircr...
Thales upgrading avionics on helicopters
May 27, 2013 (UPI)
Thales reports it is to modernize the avionic systems on the Brazilian Army's Esquilo/Fennec helicopters through its local subsidiary Helibras. The modernized h...
Government aircraft repair plants now managed by Russian Helicopters
May 26, 2013 (UPI)
Russian Helicopters has announced it has taken over the management of five aircraft repair plants to strengthen its after-sale services. The plants, formerly ow...
Air China says orders 100 Airbus A320 jets worth $8.8 bn
May 24, 2013 (AFP)
Air China said on Friday it had ordered 100 Airbus A320 series medium-range single-aisle passenger jets, which carry a catalogue price of $8.8 billion (6.8 bill...
EADS sweetens KF-X offering
May 24, 2013 (UPI)
With South Korea edging closer to deciding on a contractor for its $7.3 billion KF-X fighter program, a European competitor is dangling a new carrot to its bid....
F-35B Completes First Vertical Takeoff
May 24, 2013 (SPX)
A Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft recently completed the first-ever Vertical Takeoff (VTO) on May ...
Textron AirLand to show off its subsonic attack plane
May 23, 2013 (UPI)
A new light attack and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft is being flown next month at air shows in Britain. Textron AirLand LLC, a joint ve...
China clears Boeing 787s for nation's airlines: Boeing
May 23, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese regulators have approved the Boeing 787 to fly in the country, Boeing said Thursday, a move that opens up a large potential market to the US aerospace g...
Frigid Heat: How Ice can Menace a Hot Engine
May 23, 2013 (SPX)
How does ice accumulate inside hot turbofan jet engines during flight? NASA scientists, working with engine manufacturers, are closer to answering that question...
Thales to produce A400M flight simulator for Britain
May 22, 2013 (UPI)
A second full-flight simulator for the Airbus A400M military transport is to be produced by Thales for use by Britain's Royal Air Force. Thales said the contrac...
Infor, BAE Systems strike deal on software
May 22, 2013 (UPI)
BAE Systems is to install and operate software solutions from Infor for U.S. Federal agencies under a strategic partnership between the two companies. The syste...
Brazil buying 28 airlifters from Embraer
May 21, 2013 (UPI)
The Brazilian Air Force has signed a series production contract with Embraer for the purchase of 28 KC-390 aircraft over a 10-year period. The deal is worth abo...
BAE Systems, Airbus Defense form alliance
May 21, 2013 (UPI)
BAE Systems and Airbus Defense and Space have partnered to produce and market geospatial intelligence products and solutions. The geospatial intelligence, or GE...
Typhoon fighters to get upgraded capabilities
May 21, 2013 (UPI)
Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH has announced a capability enhancement package for its Typhoon combat plane, flown or ordered by seven countries. The package was ...
Saab upgrading bid for Brazil FX-2 contest
May 20, 2013 (UPI)
Swedish manufacturer Saab is upgrading its bid for Brazil's long-delayed FX-2 jet fighter purchase plan, even as it weighs challenges from formidable rivals Boe...
Attack helicopters getting upgrades from Elbit Systems
May 19, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. Marine Corps' AH-1W attack helicopters are being upgraded by Elbit Systems of America with helmet display tracker systems and tactical video datalinks....
No Swiss Gripen fighter deal for Sweden, Saab
May 19, 2013 (UPI)
Swiss voters have shot down a government plan to procure nearly two dozen Saab-made Gripen jet fighters from Sweden, the government reported on Monday. The Swis...
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