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Boeing wins A$901 million Wedgetail sustainment deal
Australia has granted Boeing a five year, A$901 million ($816 million) extension for sustainment of the country’s 737-700 based E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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NewsBrazilian army to receive first enhanced Panther K2 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters will deliver the first two upgraded AS365 Panther K2s to the Brazilian army later this month, ahead of operational evaluations by the service.
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NewsUSAF delays LRSO again, this time by three years
The US Air Force has once again delayed development of its long-range standoff (LRSO) weapon, announcing it will push back a contract award by three years until fiscal year 2018.
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NewsSaab reveals full Gripen E design, cost savings
Saab has started fuselage assembly work on its first of three Gripen E test aircraft and revealed its detailed design for the future variant.
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NewsCzech government approves Gripen lease extension
The Czech Republic looks set to continue flying the Saab Gripen C/D until at least 2026, with its government expected to sign a lease extension deal with the Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency (FXM) in April.
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USAF details five-year spending plan
The US Air Force on 11 March released a detailed budget proposal showing how much it intends to spend in the five-year period to fiscal year 2019 on current and next-generation aircraft programmes.
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NewsAustralia to buy MQ-4C Triton
The Australian government has announced its intention to acquire the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance system, becoming the first foreign customer for the maritime variant of the Global Hawk.
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NewsPoland unveils Orlik MPT trainer
Poland's PZL-130 Orlik MPT (multipurpose trainer) was unveiled at Airbus Defence & Space's Warsaw facility on 7 March.
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NewsBoeing bullish on E/A-18G despite US budget omission
Boeing insists that prospects for additional sales of its F/A-18 Super Hornet remain strong domestically and internationally despite a lack of funding for the aircraft in the US military’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal.
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NewsPentagon seeks to invest billions in next-generation programmes
The Pentagon’s recent budget proposal would invest billions of dollars in next-generation projects despite slashing funding for tankers, fighter jets and other existing aircraft.
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NewsIsrael scrambles F-16s as Syrian jets near border
Israeli air force fighters have been scrambled four times on 7 March so far, when Syrian combat aircraft approached the border with Israel on the Golan Heights.
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Airbus confirms Singapore tanker deal signed
Singapore has already signed a contract to acquire six A330 multirole tanker transports, Airbus Defence & Space has confirmed.
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CAE to upgrade Israeli Black Hawk simulator
The Israeli air force has contracted CAE to upgrade a simulator for its CH-53 transport and UH-60A Black Hawk utility helicopters.
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NewsBAE advances Captor-E radar integration on Typhoon
BAE Systems has performed the first test flight of a Eurofighter Typhoon fitted with a mass model replicating the type’s future active electronically scanned array radar.
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NewsSingapore confirms A330 MRTT buy
Singapore will obtain the Airbus Military A330 multi-role tanker transport to replace its Boeing KC-135R fleet.
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NewsFlight tests of Xian Y-20 proceeding well
Flight tests of China’s Xian Y-20 transport aircraft are proceeding well, with the designer of the type claiming the aircraft has “set new records” for China.
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NewsField Aviation achieves first flight of Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
A Bombardier Challenger 604 demonstrator of Boeing's Maritime Surveillance Aircraft achieved first flight on 28 February, according to Toronto-based aircraft modifier Field Aviation.
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NewsPentagon proposes buying fewer fighters, unmanned aircraft in FY2015 budget
The US Department of Defense unveiled a budget proposal on 4 March that would slash billions of dollars in aviation spending and make sweeping cuts to procurement of new fighter jets and unmanned aircraft.
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NewsUSAF to issue contract to Sikorsky for rescue helicopter
The US Air Force announces on 4 March that it intends to issue a contract by the end of June to Sikorsky for the 14-year, $7 billion CRH programme.
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NewsFirst Tranche 3 Eurofighter for Italy emerges
Italy’s first Tranche 3 production example of the Eurofighter Typhoon has been rolled out from Alenia Aermacchi’s Turin-Caselle final assembly line, ahead of being handed over within the next few months.