August 2014

Military Aviation News August 25, 2014

Aircraft set to become more human as engineers develop smart skins which can detect injury

Work is underway at BAE Systems to give aircraft human-like ‘skin’, enabling the detection of injury or damage and the ability to ‘feel’ the world…

Space News August 22, 2014

NASA to Stop Using Soyuz Spacecraft, Invest in Domestic Private Space Industry

MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti) – NASA is expected to sign a multibillion-dollar deal with a private company to launch US astronauts from the United…

Military Aviation News August 22, 2014

U.S. Air Force tests Raytheon’s upgraded High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile

Missile improvements add precision, reduce collateral damage TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Air Force successfully flight…

Military Aviation News, Spotters News August 21, 2014

Iconic British Aircraft Fly Together

On Thursday, 21 August, RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire was the scene for a unique gathering of bomber aircraft tracing 70 years of development in the…

Civilian aviation news August 21, 2014

LAN CARGO signs an agreement to remove more than 24 TON of cardboard per month from Easter Island

· The company transports bundles of compacted cardboard to the mainland for recycling and reuse. This operation is part of LAN CARGO’s social responsibility project…

Space News August 21, 2014

Launch Date For Lockheed Martin-Built CLIO Satellite Set For September 16

DENVER, Aug. 21, 2014 – The launch date for the U.S. government’s CLIO satellite, built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has been set for Sept….

Civilian aviation news August 21, 2014

GECAS Completes Purchase and Leaseback of Airbus A330-300 with Philippine Airlines

SHANNON, Ireland, August 21, 2014 — GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced completion of a purchase-and-leaseback…

Military Aviation News August 20, 2014

Russian Helicopters Aircraft Repair Plant No. 12 celebrates 80th anniversary

20.08.2014 / Moscow Today marks the 80th anniversary of Russian Helicopters’ Aircraft Repair Plant No. 12. (ARP 12). “As we celebrate this important date, I…

Space News August 20, 2014

Northrop Grumman Developing XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane Design for DARPA

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – Aug. 19, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) with Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic is developing a preliminary design and flight…

Military Aviation News August 20, 2014

82 USAF F-16Ds removed from flight status due to longeron cracks

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — U.S. Air Force officials recently removed 82 two-seat F-16D Fighting Falcons from flight status due to the discovery of canopy sill longeron…

Military Aviation News August 20, 2014

F-16V Completes Major Capability Milestone

The newest configuration of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the F-16V, has reached a major capability milestone with the integration of a new Active Electronically Scanned…

Military Aviation News August 20, 2014

Saudi Arabia – AWACS Modernization Program

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia for an AWACS modernization program and associated equipment, parts,…

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