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Boeing KC-46 Tanker Completes First Air Refueling
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…LOS ANGELES, 10 March, 2016 : The first fuel transfer from a Boeing KC-46A tanker to a receiver aircraft was completed on Jan. 24, marking a
Here is the badass truck replacing the US military’s aging Humvees
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…Inverness, SCOTLAND, 23 February 2016 : The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle — the HMMWV, or Humvee — is a stalwart of the battleground. If you
PT Whitesky Aviation Signs Agreement With Bell Helicopter for New Innovative Parts Service Plan
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 22, 2016, Singapore : Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and PT Whitesky Aviation today signed an agreement for a new aftermarket
Simrik Air Signs for First Bell 407GXP in Nepal
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 22, 2016, Singapore : Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today an agreement for the purchase of the first Bell 407GXP
Boeing Forecasts Demand for 3,750 New Airplanes in Southeast Asia
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 22, 2016, Singapore : Boeing [NYSE: BA] projects a demand for 3,750 new airplanes, valued at $550 billion, over the next 20 years in
Airbus begins final assembly of A350-1000
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 22, 2016, Toulouse : Airbus has started final assembly of the first A350-1000 on schedule at the A350 XWB Final Assembly Line (FAL) in
Defense Spending Bill Adds Funding for 11 F-35s
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 16, 2016, LA, USA : As in past years, Congress is coming through with government-wide spending legislation – just in the nick of time – including
Netherlands Preparing For F-35 Introduction
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, London : With plans to purchase just 37 aircraft, the Netherlands fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) is likely to be
Russian Air Force Receives First Russian-assembled Il-76MD
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, Ulyanovsk, Russia : The Russian air force has taken into service the first modernized Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A heavy airlifter. The aircraft, serial number 0105,
Japan unveils new fifth generation stealth fighter jet
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, Tokyo : An experimental advanced technology demonstrator (ATD) fifth-generation fighter, the X-2 – unofficially named ‘ShinShin’ (Spirit of the Heart) – has been
Northrop Grumman Studies Technologies for F-22, F/A-18 Replacement
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, PALMDALE : Amid signs of growing U.S. Air Force and Navy interest in a sixth-generation combat aircraft, Northrop Grumman is accelerating studies of
F-35 fleet exceeds 50,000 flying hours
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, Florida, USA : F-35 Lightning II aircraft operating at 12 different locations worldwide have surpassed the 50,000 flight-hours mark this month. The first flight