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  • Boeing Shuffles Leadership for Struggling KC-46 Program
    Boeing Shuffles Leadership for Struggling KC-46 Program

    Hit with a major cost overrun charge and left with little room for error on its KC-46 tanker program, Boeing is bringing in some emergency help for its tanker program.

  • China, Russia To Hold Joint Naval, Air Drill
    China, Russia To Hold Joint Naval, Air Drill

    China and Russia will hold joint military drills in the waters and airspace of the Sea of Japan, Beijing said Thursday.

  • Boeing Running Low on Margin for KC-46
    Boeing Running Low on Margin for KC-46

    Boeing is running thin on margin left to hit a key KC-46 tanker milestone.

  • Boeing Upbeat Despite KC-46 Struggles
    Boeing Upbeat Despite KC-46 Struggles

    Boeing remains confident the KC-46A tanker program despite a $835 million pre-tax charge on the tanker program.

  • Bulgaria To Award MiG-29 Service Deal To Poland
    Bulgaria To Award MiG-29 Service Deal To Poland

    Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev unveiled plans by his government to sign the much-awaited contract for maintenance and repair services of the country’s 12 Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets with Poland.

  • First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia
    First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia

    RAAF Base Richmond, Australia — The first Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force was handed over in a ceremony Tuesday at Richmond, west of Sydney

  • Turkey Selects Engine To Power Light Helo
    Turkey Selects Engine To Power Light Helo

    ANKARA —Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has selected the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Co.’s CTS800 to power a light helicopter the Turkish company has been developing

  • Pakistan And Turkey Sign Training Agreement
    Pakistan And Turkey Sign Training Agreement

    Pakistan and Turkey on June 17 signed an air force pilot training exchange agreement to help further improve bilateral relations, during the opening ceremony of the Multinational Military Flight Crew Training Centre in Izmir, Turkey.

  • Canada May Adapt VH-71s for Search and Rescue
    Canada May Adapt VH-71s for Search and Rescue

    The Royal Canadian Air Force has started looking at a midlife upgrade for its search-and-rescue helicopter fleet that could eventually see the former US presidential helicopters being brought into service in Canada.

  • Selex Signs Hybrid Airship Deal
    Selex Signs Hybrid Airship Deal

    LONDON — A partnership deal to demonstrate the capabilities of a hybrid airship as a maritime surveillance platform has been signed by Selex ES and HybridAir Vehicles, according to an official at the defense electronics arm of Finmeccancia

  • Boeing Shuffles Leadership for Struggling KC-46 Program
    Boeing Shuffles Leadership for Struggling KC-46 Program

    Hit with a major cost overrun charge and left with little room for error on its KC-46 tanker program, Boeing is bringing in some emergency help for its tanker program.

  • China, Russia To Hold Joint Naval, Air Drill
    China, Russia To Hold Joint Naval, Air Drill

    China and Russia will hold joint military drills in the waters and airspace of the Sea of Japan, Beijing said Thursday.

  • Boeing Running Low on Margin for KC-46
    Boeing Running Low on Margin for KC-46

    Boeing is running thin on margin left to hit a key KC-46 tanker milestone.

  • Boeing Upbeat Despite KC-46 Struggles
    Boeing Upbeat Despite KC-46 Struggles

    Boeing remains confident the KC-46A tanker program despite a $835 million pre-tax charge on the tanker program.

  • Bulgaria To Award MiG-29 Service Deal To Poland
    Bulgaria To Award MiG-29 Service Deal To Poland

    Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev unveiled plans by his government to sign the much-awaited contract for maintenance and repair services of the country’s 12 Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets with Poland.

  • First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia
    First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia

    RAAF Base Richmond, Australia — The first Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force was handed over in a ceremony Tuesday at Richmond, west of Sydney

  • Turkey Selects Engine To Power Light Helo
    Turkey Selects Engine To Power Light Helo

    ANKARA —Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has selected the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Co.’s CTS800 to power a light helicopter the Turkish company has been developing

  • Pakistan And Turkey Sign Training Agreement
    Pakistan And Turkey Sign Training Agreement

    Pakistan and Turkey on June 17 signed an air force pilot training exchange agreement to help further improve bilateral relations, during the opening ceremony of the Multinational Military Flight Crew Training Centre in Izmir, Turkey.

  • Canada May Adapt VH-71s for Search and Rescue
    Canada May Adapt VH-71s for Search and Rescue

    The Royal Canadian Air Force has started looking at a midlife upgrade for its search-and-rescue helicopter fleet that could eventually see the former US presidential helicopters being brought into service in Canada.

  • Selex Signs Hybrid Airship Deal
    Selex Signs Hybrid Airship Deal

    LONDON — A partnership deal to demonstrate the capabilities of a hybrid airship as a maritime surveillance platform has been signed by Selex ES and HybridAir Vehicles, according to an official at the defense electronics arm of Finmeccancia

  • Boeing Shuffles Leadership for Struggling KC-46 Program
    Boeing Shuffles Leadership for Struggling KC-46 Program

    Hit with a major cost overrun charge and left with little room for error on its KC-46 tanker program, Boeing is bringing in some emergency help for its tanker program.

  • China, Russia To Hold Joint Naval, Air Drill
    China, Russia To Hold Joint Naval, Air Drill

    China and Russia will hold joint military drills in the waters and airspace of the Sea of Japan, Beijing said Thursday.

  • Boeing Running Low on Margin for KC-46
    Boeing Running Low on Margin for KC-46

    Boeing is running thin on margin left to hit a key KC-46 tanker milestone.

  • Boeing Upbeat Despite KC-46 Struggles
    Boeing Upbeat Despite KC-46 Struggles

    Boeing remains confident the KC-46A tanker program despite a $835 million pre-tax charge on the tanker program.

  • Bulgaria To Award MiG-29 Service Deal To Poland
    Bulgaria To Award MiG-29 Service Deal To Poland

    Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev unveiled plans by his government to sign the much-awaited contract for maintenance and repair services of the country’s 12 Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets with Poland.

  • First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia
    First C-27J Spartan Delivered to Australia

    RAAF Base Richmond, Australia — The first Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter for the Royal Australian Air Force was handed over in a ceremony Tuesday at Richmond, west of Sydney

  • Turkey Selects Engine To Power Light Helo
    Turkey Selects Engine To Power Light Helo

    ANKARA —Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has selected the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Co.’s CTS800 to power a light helicopter the Turkish company has been developing

  • Pakistan And Turkey Sign Training Agreement
    Pakistan And Turkey Sign Training Agreement

    Pakistan and Turkey on June 17 signed an air force pilot training exchange agreement to help further improve bilateral relations, during the opening ceremony of the Multinational Military Flight Crew Training Centre in Izmir, Turkey.

  • Canada May Adapt VH-71s for Search and Rescue
    Canada May Adapt VH-71s for Search and Rescue

    The Royal Canadian Air Force has started looking at a midlife upgrade for its search-and-rescue helicopter fleet that could eventually see the former US presidential helicopters being brought into service in Canada.

  • Selex Signs Hybrid Airship Deal
    Selex Signs Hybrid Airship Deal

    LONDON — A partnership deal to demonstrate the capabilities of a hybrid airship as a maritime surveillance platform has been signed by Selex ES and HybridAir Vehicles, according to an official at the defense electronics arm of Finmeccancia