The boards of Meggitt plc and Parker-Hannifin Corporation have announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition, for which Parker will acquire the entire issued share capital of Meggitt. Meggitt shareholders voted in favour of the acquisition on 21 September …

In the third quarter, no blockbuster orders were reported by jet makers. Boeing and Airbus secured 111 and 105 gross orders in Q3, respectively. On August 31, the Leeds-based U.K. low-cost leisure airline Jet2 ordered 36 A321neos.

Boeing and Airbus delivered 85 and 127 commercial jets in the thir…

The two Canadian defence contractors tasked with upgrading New Zealand’s warships have become embroiled in a legal battle that has delayed getting the crucial frigates back from the British Columbia shipyards.

Lockheed Martin Canada and Seaspan Shipyards were contracted by the New Zealand Governm…

STUTTGART, Germany — A U.S. military family in Bavaria is being targeted by German tax investigators, possibly signaling an expansion of a controversial tax collection operation to a state where tens of thousands of Americans are based.

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The stakes for families locked in such disputes hav…

MISAWA, Japan — Two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems operated by Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19) departed from Naval Air Facility Misawa Oct. 12 and returned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam upon completing their first rotational deployment to Japan.

The deployment of VUP-19 and th…

The first of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats was recently launched at the Austal Ships shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.

Head Maritime Systems Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm said the vessels would replace the Navy’s Armidale-class patrol boats and would be used as interim patrol platforms…