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Momentum is building behind a propulsion upgrade of the 1960s-vintage, nuclear-armed Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, with Boeing proposing an eight-for-eight swap for engines designed to power regional jets in the 17,000-19,000 lb.-thrust range.
Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. is set to provide $1 billion of a $1.2 billion capital fund for OneWeb Ltd. to use in developing technology and building a constellation of at least 720 low Earth orbit communications smallsats to extend Internet connectivity worldwide.
Bell-Boeing MV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Okinawa, Japan, have returned to flight less than a week after one of the aircraft clipped the refueling hose of an Air Force C-130 during a routine refueling and crashed.
The first of two Gulfstream G550 Conformal Airborne Early Warning aircraft have been delivered to Italy as part of a reciprocal bilateral deal that saw Israel purchase 30 M346 jet trainers.
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, U.S. Marine Corps aviator and Washington lawmaker, drew praise for his life’s accomplishments during a weekend memorial service at Ohio State University.
Bad weather appears to have been a factor in the fatal crash of an Indonesian Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules on Dec. 18, air force Chief of Staff Agus Supriatna says.
The Lithuanian armed forces, which have operated Saab’s RBS 70 very-short-range air defense system for more than a decade, are now buying simulators to improve training.
The structural failure that caused Facebook's Aquila UAV to crash during its first flight in June was “a result of exceeding the airspeed envelope due to wind gusts, which were beyond the capabilities of the autopilot,” the NTSB says.
The Chinese navy has conducted a live-fire exercise for a battle group centered on the aircraft carrier Liaoning, acknowledged by the service as not yet ready for war.
German missile manufacturer Diehl Defense has completed a series of trials with Norway to prove that its IRIS-T air-to-air missile can also engage ground targets.
