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Australian interest in MQ-4C Triton moves forward

21:14 GMT 16 May 2013

Australia's Ministry of Defence has declared it plans to send a letter of request to the US Navy seeking information on a potential acquisition of the...

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16 May
Australian interest in MQ-4C Triton moves forward

Australia's Ministry of Defence has declared it plans to send a letter of request to the US Navy seeking information on a potential acquisition of the...

16 May
BAE, WZL-1 pact strengthens Hawk pitch to Poland

BAE Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with Poland's WZL-1 Military Aviation Works in Lodz, under which the UK company will transfer mai...

15 May
Lockheed hopes to choose between RACR and SABR in July

Lockheed Martin hopes to select a new radar for the US Air Force's F-16 Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) programme between July and ...

15 May
Contractors eye maritime patrol, anti-submarine requirements in Asia-Pacific

Maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) were themes at this year's Imdex Asia maritime defence show in Singapore. The show,.....

14 May
PICTURE: New Chinese advances in tailless UAV designs revealed

China's internal pipeline of military aircraft demonstrators has produced yet another new and intriguing specimen as pictures posted on Chinese discus...
13 May
Israeli Heron UAV ditches off coast

The Israeli air force ditched one of its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air vehicles into the Mediterranean Sea off the nation's coast on ...

13 May
TAI Hurkus nears first flight and orders

TAI is expecting its first Hurkus turboprop trainer to make its flight debut in late June ...

11 May
Alenia Aermacchi pilot ejects from stricken M-346

An Alenia Aermacchi test pilot ejected safely from an M-346 trainer which crashed in Italy on 11 May ...

09 May
Beechcraft boosts post-bankruptcy 1Q deliveries by 76% [Update}

Beechcraft has reported a first quarter delivery rebound as it emerged from bankruptcy protection in late February, shipping 59 aircraft over the thre...

08 May
US Navy releases presidential helicopter RFP

The US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has released a draft request for proposal (RFP) for a new VXX presidential helicopter to replace the ...
08 May
Simlat wins Czech aerostat training deal

Simlat is to provide unmanned air system training and simulation equipment to Summit Advanced Systems of the Czech Republic ...

07 May
Details emerge of Israeli air strikes on Syria

Israeli air force combat aircraft struck at least two targets in Syria twice within a 48h period from 3 May, according to Syrian sources. The first.....

07 May
KAI wins W1.1tn contract for FA-50 fighters

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has received a won (W) 1.1 trillion ($1 billion) order for FA-50 fighter aircraft. KAI declined to state the number....

06 May
USAF confirms three died in KC-135 crash

All three crew members died when their KC-135R tanker crashed in Kyrgyzstan on 3 May, the USAF confirms ...

04 May
Ill-fated 747 stopped at Bagram for refuelling

Operational details of the ill-fated National Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter which crashed on take-off from Bagram add further mystery to the reaso...
03 May
UPDATED: US Air Force Boeing KC-135 crashes in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan's emergencies ministry has confirmed the crash of a large transport aircraft west of the capital Bishkek. The ministry identifies the jet....

02 May
Sukhoi Su-35 and 787 among the stars at Paris 2013

Flying displays by the Sukhoi Su-35 in its overseas debut and the back-in-service Boeing 787 will be among the highlights at this year's Paris air sho...

02 May
IAI, Embraer discuss special mission aircraft pact

Israel Aerospace Industries and Embraer may co-operate in the special mission aircraft marke ...

01 May
USN to hold industry day on Seahawk replacement

The US Navy will hold an industry day on 7 May seeking information on a potential replacement for its Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk helicopters for the post ...

01 May
Cobra tail rotor coating hid crack – Israeli investigators

A urethane coating on the tail rotor blades of an Israeli air force Bell AH-1 Cobra "Zefa" attack helicopter probably prevented the early detection of...

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