Boeing and U.S. Air Force Ink Historic Deal for F-15EX Fighter Jet

The Department of the Air Force has awarded a nearly $1.2 billion contract for its first lot of eight F-15EX fighter aircraft. The contract, awarded to Boeing, provides for the design, development, integration, manufacturing, test, verification, certification, delivery, sustainment and modification of F-15EX aircraft, including spares, support equipment, training materials, technical data and technical support.…

Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication about shootdown of Ukrainian Boeing 737

Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown. Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication between soldiers and their commanders for the Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing 176 people. The report released late Saturday by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization comes months after the crash. The shootdown happened…