Air India (AI) and Singapore-based SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the creation of a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) joint venture in India.
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The United Kingdom has cleared a major funding hurdle for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), paving the way for a new development contract ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow later this month.
The FAA has proposed scrapping the blanket supersonic ban that has stood since the 1970s, replacing the speed limit with a ground-impact standard that would let boomless jets fly over US land. The shift offers Boom, Hermeus, and other developers a clearer legal path, though engines, market size, route economics, and years of further rulemaking remain major hurdles.
Lockheed Martin has received a contract modification worth approximately $74.2 million to finalise the integration of European-developed weapons onto F-35 fighter aircraft operated by the United Kingdom and Italy.
US lawmakers revive the F-35 pitch to Spain after the FCAS collapse, as Madrid weighs Turkey’s KAAN fighter instead.
The difference becomes especially clear when comparing the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress.
Lockheed Martin wins $35 billion seven-year THAAD contract to quadruple interceptor production for U.S. missile defense.
Boeing’s first production 777-9 for Lufthansa plans an 11-hour North Pole test flight reaching 85°N from Paine Field.
Dassault Aviation has reached a major milestone in its flagship business jet program after the Falcon 10X successfully completed its maiden flight, marking the beginning of a comprehensive flight-test campaign for the ultra-long-range aircraft.
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed a landmark weapons testing milestone on the F-35A Lightning II, conducting the first joint Weapon Fill Measurement Vehicle (WFMV) flight test in partnership with the United States Air Force.