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Dubai Air Navigation Services is analyzing wake turbulence at Dubai International Airport using a light detection and ranging system.

The U.S. Air Force will enter into negotiations with Boeing to deliver up to three 747-8s to serve as the new Air Force One.

The U.S. Army plans to extend the life of its venerable CH-47 Chinook another 45 years through a series of block upgrades.

Raytheon acquired Sensitel, manufacturer of the Silver Fox, Manta and Coyote small unmanned aircraft systems.

Authorities suspended operations at Dubai International Airport for nearly an hour when recreational users flew drones in the terminal airspace.

Aurora Flight Sciences said its Orion unmanned aircraft system flew for 80 hours during a flight in December.

Raphael Pirker settled with the FAA on the first civil fine the agency levied for alleged unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft.

Senior U.S. military officers said the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program remains on track to meet upcoming initial operational capability dates.

Japan will join South Korea as an operator of the RQ-4 Global Hawk in the Asia Pacific region.

The U.S. customs preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport prohibited 450 people from boarding in its first year of operation.

The U.S. Air Force is taking steps to relieve “strain” on its remotely piloted aircraft pilots

Dutch air navigation service provider LVNL is publishing information about ATC safety incidents on its website for the general public.

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and variants of the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk recently achieved flight-time milestones.

State-owned carrier Cyprus Airways suspended operations after the European Commission rejected a bailout package for the ailing carrier.

Lakenheath will be the first permanent European base for the F-35, but the Air Force will leave nearby Mildenhall

Bosnia Herzegovina's air navigation service provider rejected media reports that Eurocontrol doesn't trust it to manage its own airspace.

The Fiscal Year 2015 defense appropriations bill provides funding for 15 more Boeing EA-18G Growlers.

The FAA has released a final regulation that requires U.S. passenger and cargo airlines to implement a safety management system by 2018.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency “cannot prove” that its use of Predator B drones is effective for border surveillance, IG says.

The International Civil Aviation Organization’s new Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Panel aims to deliver first standards for UAVs in 2018.

Precision Helicopters placed the launch order for the Flexrotor, a vertical takeoff and landing UAV developed by Insitu co-founder Tad McGeer.

U.S. sales of military aircraft remained flat in 2014, according to the Aerospace Industries Association.

U.S. aerospace industry sales in 2014 grew to $228 billion, according to the Aerospace Industries Association.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a type certificate for the Comac ARJ21-700 regional jet, China’s first indigenous airliner.

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency confirmed that debris found in the Karimata Strait is from AirAsia Flight 8501

Boeing announced the first flight of a 767-2C "provisioned freighter" that will become one of the first U.S. Air Force KC-46A refueling tankers.

The U.S. Navy completed the first ship-based testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.

The FAA and trade organizations representing drone and model aircraft operators launched the "Know Before You Fly" safety campaign.

Pratt & Whitney received US Federal Aviation Administration type certification of its PW1100G-JM PurePower geared turbofan engine.

The FAA and leading unmanned aircraft systems trade organizations have scheduled a teleconference to announce a “UAS Safety Campaign.'