The Czech government has signed a contract with Aero Vodochody that clears the sale of 14 L-159 jets to Draken International.
389th Fighter Squadron is first F-15E unit to have APG-82(V)1
389th Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base has received its first APG-82(V)1 AESA radar for the F-15E.
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Airbus offers partnership to win Polish helicopter contract
Airbus Group is willing to offer Poland a stake in the conglomerate if the latter choose to buy its military helicopters.
Egypt ordered eight more Airbus C295
Egypt will be the biggest Airbus C295 transport operator when all 20 aircraft it ordered are delivered. The country placed an order for eight more aircraft on Jul. 16.
DARPA selects three teams for XS-1 spaceplane program
Three teams have been awarded contracts under Phase 1 of DARPA’s XS-1 spaceplane program. Boeing, working with Blue Origin; Masten Space Systems working with XCOR Aerospace; and Northrop Grumman with Virgin Galactic will now develop concepts for a vehicle that can fly 10 times in 10 days and exceeding Mach 10 in flight.
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