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NewsBudget spat grounds Israeli training flights
The high command of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has decided to cancel almost all air force training flights until further notice, due to budget cuts. The unprecedented decision marks the peak in a heated debate between the nation's defence and finance ministries about the new defence budget.
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NewsUK Rivet Joint flight restores key RAF capability
Personnel from the UK Royal Air Force’s 51 Sqn have begun performing training flights using the unit’s first RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft, following the receipt of initial release to service approval.
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NewsHeron UAS operators offered airframe 'transplant'
Existing operators of the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air system are being offered a way of getting the advanced performance of the heavy fuel engine-powered Super Heron, by taking the avionics package of the older version and "transplanting" it into the new model's enlarged fuselage.
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NewsIAI BirdEye endurance passes 20h
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled its BirdEye 650D mini unmanned air system, which the company says offers a flight endurance of over 20h.
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Belgian air force introduces A321 transport
The Belgian air force's new Airbus A321 was officially presented on 20 May, as a replacement for an A330-300 which had been in use since late 2009. The asset will be used to transport troops and to conduct the emergency evacuation of people and cargo, if required.
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Brazil to add third converted 767 tanker
Brazil is to sign a revised contract soon to add a third converted Boeing 767-300 tanker to its air force inventory, according to Israeli defence sources
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NewsGulfstream to pitch G650 for JSTARS replacement
Gulfstream will offer the G650 to the US Air Force as a replacement for the service's ageing fleet of air-to-ground surveillance and targeting aircraft, chief executive Larry Flynn confirms to Flightglobal.
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ILA: ESG has Global ambition for German SIGINT gap
Germany’s ESG Elektroniksystem und Logistik is showing its proposal for a replacement for the nation’s ill-fated Euro Hawk signals intelligence programme at the ILA Berlin air show.
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ILA: Elbit to supply protection system for Luftwaffe A400M
Germany’s Bundeswehr has selected Elbit Systems’ J-MUSIC countermeasure equipment for its ordered Airbus A400M transport fleet.
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Philippines invites bids for maritime patrol aircraft
The Philippines has invited bids in a Ps6 billion ($23 million) programme to acquire two long range patrol aircraft for the country’s air force.
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NewsEmbraer gets firm order for 28 KC-390s from Brazil
During a public unveiling of Embraer’s KC-390 final assembly site in Gavião Peixoto, Sao Paulo, Embraer President Frederico Curado signed a firm order with the Brazilian Air Force for the supply of 28 production KC-390 tactical transport/tanker aircraft.
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ILA: Roketsan, Airbus sign defence pact
Turkish company Roketsan has linked up with Airbus Defence & Space to investigate collaboration on several military aerospace projects, including the projected TFX fighter programme.
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NewsILA: Sea Lion to avoid past NH90 pitfalls, says Faury
The German navy’s planned Sea Lion version of the NH Industries NH90 will not incur the same level of development risk as earlier variants of the rotorcraft, the chief executive of Airbus Helicopters says.
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NewsILA: Tanan UAV bulks up for naval service
Airbus Defence & Space is gearing up for the first flight of a new, higher-weight variant of its Tanan vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsILA: Diehl touts GILA rocket for Tiger
Guided weapons producer Diehl Defence is promoting its guided intelligent light armament at the ILA Berlin air show, with the design being a proposed addition for the German army's Airbus Helicopters Tiger combat rotorcraft.
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ILA: 999 no emergency for Hawk
BAE Systems is promoting its new-generation Hawk advanced jet trainer at the ILA Berlin air show, as it anticipates breaking through 1,000 aircraft sold over the life of the programme.
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Iberia to convert more A330 tankers
Iberia has received a new contract from Airbus Defence & Space for the conversion of three A330s to the multi-role tanker transport configuration.
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ILA: Trio advance plans to field European MALE by 2020
The latest attempt in the protracted effort to create a common European unmanned air system (UAS) has moved a step forward.
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Czech government signs Gripen lease extension
The governments of the Czech Republic and Sweden have signed a new agreement to extend the NATO nation’s lease deal for 14 Gripen C/Ds by a further 12 years.
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Crash of Lao air force An-74 kills 20
A Lao air force Antonov An-74 TK-300 crashed while on final approach to Laos’s Xieng Khoang Airport on Saturday 17 May.