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Military
124th Fighter Wing A-10Cs deploy to Southwest Asia
Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS)/ground-attack aircraft – belonging to the Idaho Air National Guard’s (ANG’s) 124th Fighter Wing (FW) – have deployed to Southwest Asia to support combat operations.
Lockheed Martin contracted to produce Indian MH-60Rs
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted Lockheed Martin to produce MH-60R Seahawk anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters for the Indian Navy and the US Navy.
UK MoD plots Red Arrows move to RAF Waddington
Plans to relocate the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) world-renowned aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, to RAF Waddington – following the closure of its current home, RAF Scampton – have been announced by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).
US military officials open up about sixth X-37B mission
Air Force Secretary, Barbara M Barrett, and US Space Force (USSF) Gen John W Raymond opened up about the sixth mission of Boeing’s X-37B reusable space plane – a platform that has been shrouded in secrecy since its first launch.
Taiwanese OH-58D suffers hard landing
A Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior operated by the Republic of China Army Aviation & Special Forces Command suffered a hard landing in Gueiren, Taiwan (Republic of China) during a training flight.
Commercial
Boeing at risk of losing a third of 777X firm orders
Days after confirming a further delay to the programme, the manufacturer reports its backlog for the type could be reduced
JetBlue reveals redesigned transatlantic Mint suites
Ahead of its highly anticipated London route launch, the US carrier has shown off its first major premium product redesign since its introduction in 2014
The inside story of how BA made more than £500m profit from Concorde
After six years of losses on the aircraft, Jock Lowe - the former director of operations at British Airways - explains to Key.Aero how he turned around the supersonic airliner’s financial fortunes
Historic
£1 million project to research the Cold War in museums
The three-year project, entitled Materialising the Cold War, will culminate in a major exhibition about Scotland and the Cold War