World’s Longest One-Stop Flight Launched by China Eastern via Auckland
China Eastern Airlines has unveiled a two-continent route that rewrites long-haul maps. The carrier will link Shanghai Pudong and Buenos Aires Ezeiza…
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has broken from decades of caution. He pledged an extra US $6.6 billion (CA $9 billion) for the Department…
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GAO Reports Highlight New F-35 Deficiencies
The Government Accountability Office released two companion studies dated April 25 that paint a stark picture of the F-35’s technical health and budget…
MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous
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The Netherlands Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Aircraft
The Dutch government has ordered nine more Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters, lifting the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) plan from 37…
Eaton Wins Hydraulic System Contract For A380 – $200 Million Potential For U.S. Company
Airbus has chosen the diversified power-management company Eaton Corporation to develop and build the hydraulic power-generation system for its new A380 wide-body jetliner.…
Northrop Grumman Adding Mobile Targets to B-2 Bomber Capabilities
The B-2 Spirit edges into a new era. Air Force engineers push the bomber toward a fresh role—striking vehicles that refuse to sit…
F-35 Program Massages Flight Test Results
The latest annual report from the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) states that the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) claimed…
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China’s Expanding Drone Arsenal Reveals Strength of Civil-Military Integration
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Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet
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The F-35 Fighter Jet, The World’s Costliest Weapons Program, Just Got More Expensive
The Pentagon just raised the F-35 bill again. Numbers inside its fresh acquisition report point to $438 billion for development plus production. Last year they put the figure at $412 billion. Now planners must live with extra $26 billion—they said inflation and stretched schedules forced…
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World’s Longest One-Stop Flight Launched by China Eastern via Auckland
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