The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has reached a milestone with its newly completed $40.8 million expansion. The historical additions will attract an overwhelming portion of the museum’s annual tourists. This investment will house the largest assortment of striking research and U.S. presidential aircraft. Read more >>

US surveillance near China continues to cause tension between the two countries. In May of this year, China openly expressed the disapproval of US surveillance after two Chinese fighter jets blocked a US military aircraft looking over the South China Sea. Pentagon released a statement concerning “routine” U.S. patrol over the South China Sea, which Beijing demands an end to. This last unsafe intercept took place a week after a U.S. Navy ship sailed near a contested reef and China was forced to ready their fighter jets to ensure Chinese security. Read more >>

Researchers from the United States Army have recently been working on a type of black box for paratroopers in order to prevent jump accidents in the future. Investigators of paratrooper accidents currently rely on eyewitness evidence or accounts, such as a torn parachute canopy. This current approach is simply based upon evidence and information that is pieced together. Read more >>

On May 20^th 2016, Andrew Chuter released an article on Defense News discussing about how Airbus has yet again won another contract with the British Helicopter Fleet. The article says that the British Ministry of Defense as award Airbus with a £500 million contract in order for Airbus to deliver about 30 of its Airbus helicopters for military use. This military use is specifically for the rotor-craft helicopter. Read more >>

Turkish Military officials recently announced that they will collaborate with Ukraine to design and manufacture new satellites. According to anonymous sources, the Ukrainian Defense Industry (Ukroboronprom) will share technology with Turkey’s state-controlled military software company Havelsan to jointly develop the satellites. The agreement also allows for future collaborations between each countries’ respective aerospace industries. Read more >>