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Lockheed Martin's Marillyn Hewson Named Chief Executive's 2018 CEO of the Year

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Airbus Defence and Space hands over 50th A400M

Advanced Head-up Display takes flight on multiple platforms

Biden freezes giant UAE jet package, Saudi arms for review

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jan 28^th 2021 |

US President Joe Biden's administration has temporarily frozen for review a massive package of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates and arms to Saudi Arabia, officia...

US approves sale of armed MQ-9 Reaper drones to Taiwan

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 4^th 2020 |

The United States has agreed to sell four armed MQ-9 Reaper drones to Taiwan, the State Department announced Tuesday, helping to boost the island's defenses as China ...

China's biggest airshow 'will be held' in November, say backtracking organisers

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Sept 9^th 2020 |

China's biennial airshow will be held as scheduled in November, organisers insisted late Wednesday, backtracking on a...

Germany eyes Airbus and Boeing fighter jets

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Mon, Apr 20^th 2020 |

Germany confirmed Monday it aims to replace its ageing fleet of Tornado fighter-bombers with aircraft from both European manufacturer Airbus and US-based Boeing.Berlin is eager to balance European and American allian...

France to isolate 1,900 sailors after virus-hit aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle docks

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Sun, Apr 12^th 2020 |

France on Sunday began an unprecedented operation to isolate 1,900 sailors after 50 naval personnel tested positive ...

Future Combat Air System : France, Germany sign prototype contract for future fighter jet

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Feb 21^st 2020 |

France and Germany on Thursday gave the green light for building a prototype of Europe's next-generation fighter jet...

SpaceX announces partnership to send four tourists into deep orbit

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Feb 21^st 2020 |

SpaceX announced a new partnership Tuesday to send four tourists deeper into orbit than any private citizen before them, in a mission that could take place by 2022 an...

German lawmakers approve funds for new Euro fighter jet

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Feb 13^th 2020 |

German lawmakers signed off Wednesday on the first funds for a cross-border project with France to develop a new fighter jet and reinvigorate an ambitious programme a...

US military jet crashes in Taliban territory in Afghanistan

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Tue, Jan 28^th 2020 |

A US military jet crashed in mountainous territory in eastern Afghanistan, where there is a heavy Taliban presence, the Pentagon confirmed Monday, rejecting the insur...

RAVEL reconfigures the french Rafale Operational Condition Maintenance (OCM)

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Nov 14^th 2019 |

Awarded six months ago by the Direction de la maintenance aéronautique (DMAé) to Dassault Aviation, the RAVEL contract - or VErticaLIsed RAfale - is targeting the in-d...

German air force rejects delivery of two Airbus A400Ms

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Wed, Nov 13^th 2019 |

Germany's air force said Wednesday it had refused delivery of two Airbus A400M transport planes over safety concerns, saying bolts holding the propellers on some alre...

The Agence d'innovation de la Défense is looking into non-destructive testing

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Thu, Jul 4^th 2019 |

The Agence d'innovation de la Défense (AID) recently launched a call for projects in the aviation MOC sector. It targets: "the improvement in non-destructive testing t...

Drone maintenance for the A400M

MAINTENANCE / MRO | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jun 21^st 2019 |

Airbus Defence & Space's latest ambition is to develop its drone maintenance capabilities. The European aircraft manufacturer has signed a cooperation agreement with the Spanish air force to develop and R&D project wh...

The hawks who have Trump's ear on Iran

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jun 21^st 2019 |

Donald Trump has pushed a tough line on Iran, and some close advisors have pressed the US president to get even tougher.He has abandoned an international nuclear agreement, slapped sanctions on Iran and added its Rev...

Iran shoots down US drone as tensions soar

DEFENCE | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | Fri, Jun 21^st 2019 |

Iran shot down a US spy drone Thursday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, with the two sides at odds whether it was in Iranian or international airspace, in the latest incident stoking tensions between the arch-foe...