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Mar 24, 2020
Piaggio Aerospace has extended the deadline for potential buyers to submit expressions of interest in the business from April 3 to May 4 because of the ongoing emergency caused by the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, it said. 
Mar 24, 2020
Nigeria’s air force is expecting to take delivery of its first of three JF-17 Thunder fighters from Pakistan next November as the African country bolsters its air arm against insurgent threats.
Mar 24, 2020
Japan has commissioned the first of two Maya-class air-defense destroyers, introducing Cooperative Engagement Capability to the fleet.
Mar 24, 2020
As the U.S. Marine Corps redesigns its force to meet the demands of the National Defense Strategy, the service will drastically reduce the number of F-35s in its squadrons by 37.5%.
Mar 24, 2020
The troubled stories of the L-1011, C-5A and Lockheed from over 49 years ago and today’s headlines about the 737 MAX, KC-46 and Boeing are converging
Mar 23, 2020
Libya’s Government of National Accord is contracting with Airbus for a fleet of twin-engine light helicopters for use by the country’s interior ministry, ministers have said.
Mar 23, 2020
Workers at Italian aerospace companies Avio Aero, Leonardo and MBDA have gone on strike over concerns about continuing to work despite the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mar 23, 2020
The first U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Joint Strike Fighter squadron has received its “safe for flight” operations certification.