Aerospace & Defense

Boeing names GE's McAllister CEO, commercial airplanes

Boeing Co said on Monday it hired veteran General Electric Co aviation executive Kevin McAllister as chief executive of its commercial airplanes business, effective immediately. McAllister, 53, will succeed Ray Conner, 61, who will continue to serve as Boeing vice chairman through 2017, the world's biggest planemaker said on Monday.

Russian arms trafficker Bout loses bid for new U.S. trial

NEW YORK A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a new trial for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year prison sentence for plotting to sell missiles to people he thought were Colombian rebels.

U.S. fears over sensitive compound hits Chinese bid for Aixtron

FRANKFURT/BERLIN Concerns over China gaining access to the secrets of producing a little known material used in military equipment appear to be behind the U.S. block on a 670 million-euro ($713 million) Chinese bid for German chip equipment maker Aixtron .

U.S. weather satellite's launch promises 'quantum leap' in forecasts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla A U.S. weather satellite that will "revolutionize" forecasting blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Saturday, promising to deliver continuous high-definition views of hurricanes and other storms over the Western Hemisphere. | Video

Emirates crash investigation to take up to three years: regulator

DUBAI The investigation into the Emirates jet crash landing at Dubai International on Aug. 3 will take two to three years to complete, the director general of the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said on Sunday.

Tidal power developers bet on sea change in Indonesia renewables sector

JAKARTA A well-connected Indonesian marine renewable energy company and OpenHydro, a unit of French state-owned naval defense company DCNS, aim to be the first to plug into the vast untapped tidal energy potential of the world's biggest archipelago.

Trump's national security adviser vows to tackle North Korea nuclear threat: Yonhap

SEOUL U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's national security adviser says North Korea's nuclear program would be given a high priority under the new administration, a South Korean official who held talks with him said on Saturday.

Lockheed Martin wins $1.2 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon

WASHINGTON Lockheed Martin Corp subsidiary Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co has been awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade F-16 aircraft for South Korea, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Trump, NATO chief pledge alliance's 'enduring importance' in phone call

BRUSSELS U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg agreed on Friday on the Western alliance's "enduring importance", NATO said, striving to reassure Europe that Washington will remain committed to its security. | Video

Russia says Lavrov, Kerry discuss Syria crisis by phone

MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the Syria crisis by phone on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Trump and NATO chief hold phone call, agree on alliance's importance

BRUSSELS U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by telephone on Friday and agreed the "enduring importance" of the Western military alliance.