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Boeing and the US Navy have received approval from the US Department of Defense to offer the EA-18G Growler electronic attack jet to Finland. ...

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) received its first pair of interim F/A-18A Hornets on 17 February at 4 Wing Cold Lake air base in Alberta.The aircraft are part of a larger purchase from the Royal Australian Air Force of 18 used fighters. ...

The US Army awarded Raytheon a contract worth $406 million to provide ARC-231A communication systems for a variety of helicopters.As part of the contract, Raytheon will deliver 5,000 systems over the next five years, as well as support services and software upgrades to the US Army, the company says. ...

Spain has joined the existing Franco-German effort to develop a future combat air system (FCAS), which is scheduled to enter service by 2040.During a NATO meeting in Brussels on 14 February, Spain's minister of defence, Margarita Robles, ...

Saab will pick the location of a US facility to host its production activities in support of the Boeing-led T-X jet trainer programme by mid-year, according to the Swedish company's chief executive.'In the first half of this year we will decide on where we will allocate our production in the USA, ...

The government of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi negotiated a marginally better unit price during its 2016 acquisition of 36 Dassault Rafale fighters than the nation's original medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal for 126 fighters, ...

Saab is continuing to make good progress with its Gripen E programme, with chief executive Hakan Buskhe revealing that it launched serial production of the fighter early this year.Speaking during an annual results presentation on 15 February, ...

Steadily growing anti-ship cruise missile threats from Chinese and Russian submarines, among other factors, are compelling more of the world's militaries to retire their ageing fleets of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orions in favour of acquiring Boeing's 737-based P-8 maritime patrol aircraft.

Leonardo has opened a dedicated facility in Pisa for the development and production of its AWHero rotary-winged unmanned air vehicle (UAV), as the manufacturer accelerates work on the programme. ...

In these days of huge order backlogs and soaring assembly rates for the air travel industry's narrowbody favourites, it could be hard to understand why the sector's giants would bother with adapting their jets to meet niche military requirements.Money, is the simple answer. ...

The US Air Force's acquisition costs are projected to reach $104 billion by 2033, driven primarily by the purchase of several new aircraft and weapons.That projection comes from a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, released 13 February, ...

Airbus expects to conclude contract revisions with A400M customers 'in the coming months', and says it 'completed significant de-risking' of the military transport programme during 2018.Speaking at the European group's annual results presentation in Toulouse, ...

The US Air Force's acquisition costs are projected to reach $104 billion by 2033, driven primarily by the purchase of several new aircraft and weapons.That projection comes from a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, released 13 February, ...

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office intends to solicit and negotiate multiple contracts to buy 485 stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin.The negotiations are for aircraft to be built as part of production Lots 15, 16 and 17, ...

New Delhi has called for expressions of interest related to the planned procurement of 111 aircraft via its Naval Utility Helicopter (NUH) requirement, leading up to a request for proposals (RFP) due for release late in the third quarter. ...

Airbus-Leonardo joint venture ATR appears to be in a comfortable position as the last remaining large Western manufacturer of regional turboprops, with sole rival Bombardier divesting its Q400 programme.

Malaysia Airlines has formally launched its pilgrim-based Airbus A380 operation Amal, unveiling a new logo for the service which has already been carrying out flights for some four months.The country's economic affairs minister, Mohamed Azmin Ali, ...

Moscow has touted the capabilities of its new Beriev A-100 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft as being far superior to domestic and international rivals. ...

Investigators probing an Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER tail-strike at Hong Kong have disclosed that the landing was the pilot's first on the 777, outside of a simulator.The first officer, the flying pilot, ...

Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 90 commercial aircraft last year, in line with its expectation of 85-95.But a similar level of business aviation deliveries, 91 in total, fell below the manufacturer's predictions of 105-125 for the year. ...