MilitaryBoeing Awarded Up To $2.8 Billion For F-15K Upgrades The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.8 billion contract to upgrade South Korea’s fleet of F-15K Slam Eagle fighters, the Defense Department said on Jan. 30. The contract “provides for the…
Air TaxiPLANA Signs MoUs with LG Uplus and Jeju Air Hybrid eVTOL manufacturer PLANA signed an MoU last month with LG Uplus to conduct joint research on 5G/LTE-based avionics data communications for urban air mobility (UAM). They will collaborate on the development…
Air TaxiWATCH: Volocopter 2X eVTOL Completes Test Flight in Seoul German electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft maker Volocopter completed a crewed test flight of its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday. According to a Nov. 11 press release,…
Business & GABye Aerospace Gets Investment from South Korean Aerospace9 Aerospace9, an information and technology company based in South Korea, has agreed to purchase 300 of Bye Aerospace’s all-electric aircraft, according to a Nov. 2 press release. The agreement marks an important…
Air TaxiSouth Korea Plans to Launch Air Taxi Service by 2025. Will Hyundai Be Ready? South Korea plans to have a limited commercial urban air mobility service available by 2025 in an effort to reduce traffic congestion in major cities, according to the ministry of land, infrastructure…
MilitarySouth Korea Gets First of 40 F-35s The first South Korea-bound F-35 Lightning II was unveiled Wednesday morning at a joint ceremony between manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the Korean Air Force and the U.S. government. South Korea is the ninth…
MilitaryUS Pacific Air Forces Perform 10-Hour Mission from Guam with South Korea, Japan Aircraft from the U.S. Pacific Air Forces, South Korea and Japan performed sequenced bilateral missions Monday, the Pacific Air Forces said. The U.S. force said this served as the first mission for…