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2025 12 12 Boeing November Deliveries Drop 17%, Lagging Behind Airbus 0

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Boeing November Deliveries Drop 17%, Lagging Behind Airbus

The U.S. planemaker handed over 44 jets last month, trailing Airbus’ 72 deliveries, while securing 126 net new orders. Boeing (BA.N) reported delivering 44 aircraft in November, a 17% decline from the 53 jets...

2023 04 29 Army grounds aviators for training after fatal crashes AP News 0

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U.S. Army Grounds Aviators for Training After Fatal Helicopter Crashes

Safety stand down follows accidents in Alaska and Kentucky that killed 12 soldiers The U.S. Army has ordered a temporary grounding of all aviation units for mandatory training after two fatal helicopter crashes claimed...

20223 04 23 Joint UK-Qatar Typhoon Squadron returns home to continue partnership 0

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Joint UK-Qatar Typhoon Squadron returns home to continue partnership

12 Squadron, the joint UK-Qatar Typhoon squadron, will continue operating as a bilateral squadron at RAF Coningsby for the next two years, as agreed today by both nations’ air forces. The agreement was signed...

First ECRS Mk2 radar for UK Typhoon 0

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First ECRS Mk2 radar for UK Typhoon fleet delivered to BAE Systems for integration

The milestone is the latest step towards bringing the world’s most capable combat air radar into Royal Air Force service by the end of the decade. First ECRS Mk2 radar for UK Typhoon (Photo...

USAF F-15EX Eagle II takes flight 0

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F-15EX Eagle II takes flight

US Air Force asks for 72 fighters in 2024, and it might happen again An F-15EX Eagle II takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on April 26,...

2023 03 28 Canada issues LOR for Poseidon MMA 0

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Canada issues LOR for Poseidon MMA

Canada has issued a letter of request (LOR) to the US government for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA). The Canadian government announced the LOR on 27 March, saying it is seeking...

2023 03 17 Boeing to Produce 184 Apaches for U.S. Army, International Customers 0

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Boeing to Produce 184 Apaches for U.S. Army, International Customers

Boeing awarded $1.9 billion contract to build 184 AH-64E Apaches including first Apaches for Australia Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build 184 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and international customers, including the first Apaches...

2023 03 10 Why Bloated US Military Spending Can't Ensure Its Dominance Over Russia, China 0

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Why Bloated US Military Spending Can’t Ensure Its Dominance Over Russia, China

The White House has requested a whopping $842 billion for the Pentagon for fiscal year 2024, which is $69 billion more than the Department of Defense received for FY2023. What’s behind the hike and...

Mighty Merlin on the frontline with the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) 0

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Mighty Merlin on the frontline with the Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force (CHF)

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), on behalf of the Royal Navy, has received its final AW101 Mk4/4a Merlin helicopter. The Royal Navy AW101 Mk4/4a Merlin helicopter. (Photo by Leonard) The UK Ministry of...

Lockheed Martin F-35 Fleet Now at 894 Aircraft After 141 Deliveries in 2022 0

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Fleet Now at 894 Aircraft After 141 Deliveries in 2022

Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Finalize Lot 15-17 Agreement, Capping a Year of International Growth Lockheed Martin F-35 Fleet Now at 894 Aircraft After 141 Deliveries in 2022 (Photo by USAF Airman 1st classElisabeth Schoubroer)The...