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The system that captured Maverick’s flying skills in the original Top Gun film is a product of Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions, known as Combat Training System. Like the aircraft in the movie, the system has since evolved considerably and is utilized today by the U.S. Air Force and Navy.

Egypt plans to replace its fleet of CH-47D helos with the “F” model.

On a appris récemment dans les médias que le gouvernement canadien pourrait considérer l’option d’attribuer un contrat de gré à gré à la société Boeing pour l'acquisition de 8 à 12 avions de patrouille et de surveillance P-8 Poseidon, une plateforme qui est basée sur le Boeing 737. Cet achat, dont le coût est estimé à plus de 5 milliards de dollars, viserait à remplacer les avions CP-140 Aurora de l’Aviation royale canadienne.

The Air Force hopes to show off the B-21 Raider bomber's first flight in 2023 — though that target has been pushed back multiple times.

Lockheed Martin officially objects to the U.S. Army's decision to choose Bell to build its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, to be fielded in the 2030s.

The number of King Stallion helos in the fleet is set to triple.

Lawmakers called on the Air Force to study how swapping out the polar airlift fleet could help the U.S. keep protect the Arctic.

The F-35 Joint Program Office told services a fuel tube failure may have caused an F-35B's crash, which has now led to some fighters being grounded.

Un contrat multimilliardaire d’avions de surveillance pour les Forces armées canadiennes se profile et intéresse deux rivaux qui se connaissent bien : Bombardier et Boeing. Le premier tente d’accroître son exposition au secteur militaire et l’autre aimerait revenir dans les bonnes grâces d’Ottawa.