The Aviation Diary
Defense & Aerospace delivers news on defense technology, aerospace programs, military procurement, aircraft development, industry contracts, and the companies shaping the future of aviation and defense.
A Sukhoi Su-30MK2 overran Runway 13 at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport near Makassar after a braking system failure during post-overhaul testing. The Indonesian Air Force confirmed the crew was unharmed.
Read Story →Two HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters from Nellis Air Force Base rescued five Navy sailors after their MH-60S Seahawk made a hard landing near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.
Read Story →A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the 160th SOAR went down during a training flight on Thorodin Mountain in Gilpin County, Colorado. All four soldiers aboard escaped unharmed; a safety investigation is underway.
Read Story →Boeing has won a $131.23 billion IDIQ contract for the F-15 Eagle Crest program, covering production, upgrades, and sustainment for the Air Force and allied nations through 2037.
Read Story →The C-17 Moscow landing has no official explanation. A U.S. Air Force C-17 touched down at Vnukovo Airport after flying from Riga, and the Kremlin denies any knowledge of the flight.
Read Story →Officials have identified three of the eight people killed when a charter plane crashed in fog near Alaska's remote Cape Newenham radar site on Aug. 20 — Army Corps of Engineers employees Sabrina Hansen and Hayden Scalis, and Air Force 2nd Lt. Leah Borsich. The NTSB investigation remains active.
Read Story →New CENTCOM footage shows a Marine Corps F-35C launching from USS Abraham Lincoln as the carrier enforces the U.S. blockade against Iran in the Arabian Sea.
Read Story →The Navy has awarded Zone 5 Technologies a $65 million Rusty Dagger missile contract to build a maritime strike variant of the combat-proven AGM-188 cruise missile under its new CHAOS program. Tags: AGM-188 Rusty Dagger, Zone 5 Technologies, U.S. Navy, CHAOS Program, Cruise Missile, Kongsberg Defence, Naval Weapons
Read Story →USS George Washington logged its 200,000th fixed-wing aircraft recovery after 34 years of service, a milestone landed by an F-35C as the carrier arrives to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln.
Read Story →The State Department has approved a potential $4.5 billion KC-46A Qatar sale, positioning Doha to become the fourth nation to fly the Pegasus tanker as Gulf air bases face growing threats.
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