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Eagle Cap Simplifies Charts Layers in Aviation Apps

Eagle Cap Software's Aviation Charting Service will greatly simplify creating map-based aviation software applications.

Israel Secures Huge Missile Contracts in India

After a joint development, IAI will supply new surface-to-air missile systems to the Indian Army and Navy worth $2 billion.

U.S. Drops 'Mother of All Bombs' on ISIS Tunnel Complex

The Air Force Research Laboratory developed the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast conventional bomb in 2003 but it was never used.

Boeing 737 Max 9 Completes First Flight

Maiden mission comes a week ahead of schedule

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Saudi Arabia Buying and Building Chinese Armed Drones

Big new deals follow previous imports by the Kingdom; other countries also buying Chinese UCAVs to avoid Western export restrictions.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA, Pentagon Prohibit Drone Flights Over U.S. Military Sites

The FAA action to prevent drone flights over 133 military facilities is the first time it has instituded drone-specific airspace restrictions.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Major Pieces of Airbus BelugaXL Hit the Road

Three fuselage panels arrive in Toulouse following five-night trek from Spain

Flat LAAD Show Reflects Brazil's Economic and Political Woes

The Latin American Aerospace and Defense (LAAD) event was affected by the region’s economic problems.

Eurocontrol Implements New ATC Sectors

Overall European air traffic is expected to increase by 14 percent between 2016 and 2023, according to Eurocontrol.

U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman Near Delivery of Baseline Triton

The Navy's baseline MQ-4C Triton was supposed to come with sense-and-avoid radar, but that capability has been postponed to a 2024 upgrade.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ilyushin Il-96-400M Widebody Taking Shape

Developers expect Il-96-300 derivative quadjet to enter service in 2020

ATR, Iran Air Seal $536 Million Deal for 20 ATR 72-600s

Iranian officials report first four of the airplanes will arrive over the next 15 days

Russia To Ramp-Up Production of Sukhoi Su-34

As the twinjet strike aircraft begins replacing Su-24s, new precision-guided weapons are being added

AirAsia India Firms Plans for International Launch

Expects to meet regulatory requirements for overseas expansion by autumn 2018

Airport Leaders Call for Alternative to U.S., UK Electronics Bans

Question why proposals put forth by Ataturk International Airport for technological solutions have fallen on deaf ears

Rolls-Royce Prepares First 'Advance' Engine Core for Testing

Manufacturer’s future civil gas turbines will adopt gearboxes for the first time, allowing it to use larger, slower fans and hotter, faster turbines

Airbus Helicopters Signs New Agreement in Indonesia

Local partner PTDI – currently completing Cougars, Fennecs and Panthers – will be helped to develop support and MRO services.

U.S. Navy Pauses T-45 Operations Over Oxygen System Issue

The three-day T-45C grounding comes as the Navy copes with increasing rates of physiological episodes in Hornets, Super Hornets and Growlers.

ADS-B at Kuala Lumpur To Boost Landings, FIR Restructuring

New ATC center scheduled for completion in third quarter of 2019

EASA Warns of Dangers of Electronic Devices in Cargo Holds

Recommendations address U.S and UK bans of devices such as laptops in passenger cabins

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