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May 22, 2019  

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F-22s Intercept Six Russian Bombers and Fighters Off Alaskan Coast
PETERSON AFB, Colo. --- Two pairs of F-22s and an E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System from North American Aerospace Defense Command positively identified and intercepted a total of four Tupo

Boeing Offers KC-46 with R&D and Support Paid by USAF
As Boeing gears up for the Paris Air Show, its sales pitch to countries shopping for a new or first aerial tanker capability will be that the US Air Force will pay to keep the worldwide KC-46 fleet up

EASA Sets Strict Conditions to Allow 737 MAX to Fly Again
Europe’s aviation safety agency has set out strict conditions before it will allow Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft back into the skies, in a sign of the depth of the rift emerging among global regulators af

 


An F-22 fighter from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, escorts a Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable bomber off the coast of Alaska; late Monday. A total of four Tu-95s and two Su-35 fighters entered the Alaskan ADIZ on Sunday local time. (Norad photo)
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  • SAS and Airbus to research electric aircraft infrastructure
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  • Deadly strikes hit Syria market as Damascus battles jihadists
  • 22/05/2019 11:04:07
  • Air raids kill 12 civilians in jihadist-held Syrian town: monitor
  • 22/05/2019 08:02:04
  • China's big three airlines seek 737 MAX payouts from Boeing: reports
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  • China Eastern seeks payout from Boeing over 737 MAX
  • 22/05/2019 04:02:23
  • Will FAA's plan for 737 MAX fly outside US?
  • 22/05/2019 05:59:39
  • Trump names woman as head of US Air Force
  • 21/05/2019 22:40:06
  • Russian bombers, fighters intercepted off Alaska: US military
  • 21/05/2019 18:34:08
  • French families sue Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines disaster
  • 21/05/2019 16:42:10
  • US response has 'put on hold' the threat from Iran: Pentagon chief
  • 21/05/2019 15:42:07
  • US Postal Service to launch test of self-driving trucks
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    F-22s Intercept Six Russian Bombers and Fighters Off Alaskan Coast
    PETERSON AFB, Colo. --- Two pairs of F-22s and an E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System from North American Aerospace Defense Command positively identified and intercepted a total of four Tupo...

    Boeing Offers KC-46 with R&D and Support Paid by USAF
    As Boeing gears up for the Paris Air Show, its sales pitch to countries shopping for a new or first aerial tanker capability will be that the US Air Force will pay to keep the worldwide KC-46 fleet up...

    EASA Sets Strict Conditions to Allow 737 MAX to Fly Again
    Europe’s aviation safety agency has set out strict conditions before it will allow Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft back into the skies, in a sign of the depth of the rift emerging among global regulators af...

    Turkish Soldiers Start Training Course On S-400 Systems
    ANKARA --- Ankara has sent military servicemen to Russia to undergo a training course on the use of the S-400 missile systems, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said. "We have sent our specialis...

    South Korea’s Arms Purchases: Filling a Bottomless Pit
    South Korea’s defense expenditures increased 7.6 percent in 2017 and 8.2 percent in 2018, the highest increase among OECD member countries. By 2022, South Korea will be spending more on defense than J...

    V-280 Valor Scores Top Marks During Low-Speed Agility Testing
    The Bell V-280 Valor recently completed flight demonstrations of its low-speed agility key performance parameter (KPP) in the U.S. Army-led Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program ah...

    India Launches RISAT-2B Radar Imaging Satellite
    India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C46) today successfully launched the RISAT-2B satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This was the 72nd launc...

    British Carrier Back at Sea After Dry Dock Inspection
    Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has passed her rigorous dry dock inspection with flying colours and is leaving her birthplace once again. During her time out of the water, 284 hull valves were...

    Reintroducing U.S. Theater-Range Missiles in a Post-INF World
    Now that the United States has suspended its participation in the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the time has come to explore seriously the case for deploying ground-launched the...

    Russian MoD Awards Long-Term Contract for Tornado Rockets
    MOSCOW --- Russian Defence Ministry and ammunition manufacturer Techmash signed a long-term contract on the supply of rockets for Tornado S rocket launchers until 2027, Deputy CEO of Russia’s Techmash...

    US Navy Pilots Train for COD Missions on MV-22 Osprey
    ARABIAN SEA --- Since 1963, the Navy has used the C-2A Greyhound, known as the carrier onboard delivery (COD), for transportation of personnel and cargo from shore to at-sea aircraft carriers. But the...

    Romania Adopts Elbit BrightNite on Puma Helicopters
    HAIFA, Israel --- Having being declared operational, Elbit Systems delivered BrightNite systems for Puma330 helicopters of an Air Force of a NATO country. Users' feedback has been extremely positive, ...

    Russia Mulls Upgrading to 57mm Guns for Armored Vehicles
    MOSCOW --- Russia’s military hardware armed with 57mm caliber guns will securely strike modern and future foreign light-and medium-armored vehicles, Editor-in-Chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland jo...

    RAF Aircraft Begin Artic Challenge Exercise in Sweden
    Royal Air Force aircraft and personnel have begun an exercise in Sweden alongside eight other nations to train together in building collective security. Exercise Arctic Challenge is one of Europe’s...

    Darpa Looks to Make DoD’s Logistics Enterprise More Resilient
    The Department of Defense (DoD)’s Joint Logistics Enterprise, which spans both supply chain and logistics operations, provides the means to muster, transport, and sustain military power anywhere in th...

    IBM Wins $275M for Pentagon Semiconductor Work
    IBM Global Business Services, Reston, Virginia (HQ0727-19-D-4000), is being awarded a $275,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The purpose of this contract is to enable “tru...

    US Navy Builds Maritime Operations Center for Gabon Navy
    PORT GENTIL, Gabon --- Seabees assigned to U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 turned over a newly constructed maritime operations center (MOC) to the Gabonese navy at a ribbon cutting...

    Airbus Signs MOU with Hellenic Space Agency
    LONDON/ATHENS --- Airbus and the Hellenic Space Agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering future space cooperation. The MOU will focus on Earth observation, space exploration and...

    Raytheon Completes US Army's LTAMDS Sense-Off
    TEWSKBURY, Mass. --- Raytheon Company completed technical testing during the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor sense-off at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The two-week mi...

    GAO Sees More Delays for GPS Operational Control System
    The Global Positioning System's (GPS) next generation operational control system's (OCX) program schedule continues to be optimistic and, with significant development remaining, more delays are likely...

    Sweden Prepares for Total Defense Exercise 2020
    Although Sweden is safer than many other countries, there are more and more complex threats to our security and independence. Peace and freedom are values that we must protect and strengthen every day...

    Russia’s Glavkosmos Takes Controls of International Launch Services
    International Launch Services, facing headwinds in a commercial launch market now largely shaped by billionaires and satellite miniaturization, has touted a new relationship with the Russian space age...

    Patria Milrem Opens Third Maintenance Workshop in Estonia
    Patria’s subsidiary Milrem LCM opens its third workshop in Estonia. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Estonian Defense Forces in Tapa. The workshop allows repa...

    Robotic Arm is Newest Innovation from Eglin AFB
    EGLIN AFB, Fla. --- What began as just a casual comment about a robotic arm during a performance evaluation quickly became the 96th Test Wing’s newest funded innovation project and a kick off for the ...

    AFRL Launches Arcnet, Autonomy R&D Portal
    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio --- The future of autonomy research is a click away, with the launch of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s ARCNet portal. ARCNet, or the Autonomy Research Collaboration ...

    US Ambassador Marks 500th Delivery from BAE Australia for F-35
    The United States' Ambassador to the United Kingdom has visited the hub of our advanced manufacturing to mark a major delivery milestone in the world's largest defence programme. Robert "Woody" Joh...

    Elbit Unit Unveils Autonomous Sub-Surface Training Target
    NOVA SCOTIA, Canada --- GeoSpectrum Technologies (GTI) launches a Multipurpose Autonomous Sub-Surface Training Target (MASTT) system that enables true to life and cost-effective training experience of...


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    Airbus CEO Reflects on Europe, Calls for EU Support
    In 1969, European aerospace was in the doldrums. The sector’s once-illustrious names had faded and, competing against each other, lagged far behind the Americans, who commanded more than 80% of the ma...


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