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Boeing Signs ‘Non-Binding’ MoU to Take Over Embraer’s Commercial Aircraft
CHICAGO & SAO PAULO, Brazil --- Boeing and Embraer announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic partnership that positions both companies to accelerate growth in g

China Scrambles to Replace Troubled ­J-15 Carrier Jet
China is developing a new fighter jet for aircraft carriers to replace its J-15s after a series of mechanical failures and crashes, as it tries to build up a blue-water navy that can operate globally,

Ukraine, Turkey to Jointly Develop An-188 Military Transport Aircraft
Ukraine and Turkey will implement a joint project to create an An-188 military transport aircraft, according to the Facebook page of the Ukrainian government portal. "Ukraine and Turkey are moving

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Boeing Signs ‘Non-Binding’ MoU to Take Over Embraer’s Commercial Aircraft
CHICAGO & SAO PAULO, Brazil --- Boeing and Embraer announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic partnership that positions both companies to accelerate growth in g...

China Scrambles to Replace Troubled ­J-15 Carrier Jet
China is developing a new fighter jet for aircraft carriers to replace its J-15s after a series of mechanical failures and crashes, as it tries to build up a blue-water navy that can operate globally,...

Ukraine, Turkey to Jointly Develop An-188 Military Transport Aircraft
Ukraine and Turkey will implement a joint project to create an An-188 military transport aircraft, according to the Facebook page of the Ukrainian government portal. "Ukraine and Turkey are moving...

Finnish Navy to Acquire Gabriel Anti-Ship Missiles from IAI
Minister of Defence Jussi Niinistö authorised the Finnish Defence Forces’ Logistics Command to make an agreement on purchasing Surface-to-Surface Missile System 2020 (SSM2020), on 5th July 2018. Th...

Israeli TV Says UAE Delegation Visited F-35 Base
The Israeli Air Force recently hosted a military delegation from the United Arab Emirates to review operations of the advanced US-made F-35 fighter jets, i24NEWS has learned. An American delegation...

Northrop Seeks Role in Japan’s Stealth Fighter Project
TOKYO --- Northrop Grumman Corp is eyeing a Japanese jet fighter project that could pit it against Lockheed Martin Corp, three sources said, almost three decades after it lost a similar competition to...

China-Built Aircraft Carrier to Sail on More Sea Trials
Outfitting work was completed on China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, Type 001A, on Thursday, making the ship ready for its second sea trial. The carrier's first sea trial was from Ma...

USAF Cancels Flight Testing in Light Attack Aircraft Experiment
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Air Force has cancelled further flight tests involved with its light-attack aircraft experiment after a June 22 crash of an Embraer A-29 used by the program killed one pilot and...

Turkey to Supply Unmanned Aircraft to Ukraine
The Ukrainian and Turkish sides signed a Memorandum on the supply to Ukraine unmanned aircraft systems, said Wednesday the press service of the National Defense and Security Council of Ukraine. “Th...

China ‘Irritated’ by Japanese Ships in South China Sea
Reuters reported on July 4 that Japan will send a large helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and Indian Ocean in September for a two-month patrol. If this turns out to be true, it will be another...

FMV Extends Saab’s AW109M Support and Maintenance Contract
Saab is being entrusted once again to support and maintain Helicopter 15. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has chosen to call an option regarding a continued exclusive agreement for t...

Airbus Sees Market for 37,000 New Airliners by 2038
LONDON --- The world’s passenger fleet will more than double to 48,000 aircraft in 20 years with traffic growing at a resilient 4.4% per year, driving a need for 37,390 new passenger and freighter air...

French Navy Rafale Fighters Return to US Carrier
From July 2 to July 6, aircraft from Carrier Air Wing One (CVW-1), embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), are conducting integrated flight operations with French Naval Aviation aircraft as part...

US Army Accepting Proposals for Conceptual Design of Next Gen UAV
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. --- The U.S. Army recently announced a request for proposal for Phase II of the Next Generation Unmanned Aircraft System Technology Demonstration to help inform and enable the A...

HMS Northumberland Begins Sea Trials After Refit
After a £35 million makeover, HMS Northumberland has begun sea trials off the South West coast. The Type 23 frigate entered service in late 1994 and was built in the North East by the Swan Hunter ...

CRS Updates Reports on DDG-51, DDG-1000 Destroyers
This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy’s Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. The Navy procured DDG-51s ...

Navsea in Successful Flight Test of Evolved SeaSparrow Block 2
POINT MUGU, Calif. --- The NATO Seasparrow Project Office recently conducted a successful flight test of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2, intercepting a BQM-74E aerial target, the U.S. N...

US Navy’s Tenth Expeditionary Fast Transport Completes Builder’s Trials
MOBILE, Ala. --- The Navy's tenth Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel, Burlington (EPF 10), successfully completed Builder's Trials, June 29. The week of trials began dockside at the Austal USA Shi...

Aselsan Wins $254M Order for Turkish Aerospace Industries
Two agreements have been signed between ASELSAN and TAI - Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc., valuing USD 254,725,195. Within the context of the agreements, the deliveries will be completed in 2018...

GA-ASI Maximizing Fuel Capacity for MQ-25
SAN DIEGO --– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is using an integrated fuel tank structure to maximize fuel offload for the proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the ...

Patria Develops Major Upgrades to Agusta-Bell 412EP
Patria’s Aviation Business Unit has been granted two Supplementary Type Certificates (STC’s) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). These major changes are developed and certified to the Finni...

Frequentis Touts Situational Awareness Products
VIENNA --- An accurate air situation picture and rapid response times are essential in a military scenario, which is why the concept of remote tower for military use and Frequentis’ shared situational...

US Air Force Buying $1,200 Coffee Cups for Aerial Tankers
The U.S. Air Force has spent thousands of dollars -- $56,000 over the last three years, to be exact -- on cups that can reheat coffee and tea on air refueling tankers. No, not a fancy "Game of Thro...

Rolls-Royce to Sell Commercial Marine Business to Kongsberg
Rolls-Royce announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell its Commercial Marine business, to KONGSBERG, for an enterprise value of £500m and net proceeds of around £350m to £400m. KONGSBE...

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