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NewsLockheed will complete Australian F-35 deliveries by year-end
The manufacturer of the advanced fighter says it remains on track to deliver the last of Canberra’s 72 planned F-35s this year, despite an ongoing pause on flight operations that is holding up the turnover of new aircraft.
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USAF KC-10 visits Avalon as swan song approaches
The US Air Force’s McDonnell Douglas KC-10 refuelling aircraft has made what is likely to be one of its last international airshow appearances before the type is retired.
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‘More missiles in the cupboard’: Australia pushes domestic munition production
Under a national defence initiative, Canberra is working with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to develop a manufacturing base capable of producing precision-guided weapons domestically.
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Embraer lands A-29 Super Tucano support deal with the Philippines
Embraer has entered into a services agreement with the Philippines to provide materiel support for the nation’s fleet of A-29 Super Tucano combat aircraft.
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Boeing lands $1.2bn contract to develop E-7s for USAF
Boeing will develop two new variants of its 737-based E-7 airborne early warning and control aircraft for the US Air Force under a newly disclosed contract worth up to $1.2 billion.
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P&W starts modifying F135s to address issue prompting F-35 partial grounding
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has started modifying engines in some Lockheed Martin F-35s to address an issue that left some of the fighters grounded in recent months.
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Boeing keen to avoid fixed contract challenges of the past
Boeing Defense, Space & Security is disinclined from entering fixed-price contracts for major programmes.
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Australia’s autonomous combat jet sees public debut
For the first time, Boeing has revealed a flight-capable testbed of the autonomous jet aircraft the company is developing with the Royal Australian Air Force.
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RAAF in the market for new advanced jet trainers
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is to acquire a new advanced jet trainer, with key manufacturers promoting potential candidates at the Avalon Airshow.
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Australia developing ‘shoot and scoot’ capability using C-130s and rocket artillery
With plans to purchase the US-made expeditionary rocket system known as HIMARS, Australia wants to turn its C-130 cargo transports into a long-range precision strike system.
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Northrop Grumman pitches Advanced Hawkeye for NATO surveillance need
Northrop Grumman is offering its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to meet NATO’s future airborne surveillance needs, having responded to a recent request for information from the alliance.
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Pentagon clears resumption of F-35 engine deliveries
The US government had paused delivery of the fighter’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, following the December crash of a Lockheed Martin F-35B in Texas during pre-delivery flight tests.
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India’s first C295 tactical transport breaks cover in Seville
India’s first C295 tactical transport has emerged from assembly at Airbus Defence & Space’s San Pablo site near Seville, Spain.
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Boeing to cease F/A-18 production by end-2025
On 23 February, Boeing disclosed plans to cease production of the venerable fourth-generation fighter in late 2025 after delivering the final jet to the US Navy.
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BAE reports record order intake, as chief executive eyes future growth
BAE Systems secured orders worth £37 billion ($44.5 billion) in 2022, up from almost £21.5 billion during the previous 12 months.
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F-35 carrier crash attributed to pilot error during high-g landing manoeuvre
A 2022 ramp strike aboard one of the US Navy’s aircraft carriers that resulted in the loss of an F-35C stealth fighter is being attributed to a mistake by the jet’s operator during a normal, but complex, landing procedure.
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Pentagon confirms U-2 pilot’s ‘selfie’ with Chinese balloon
For the first time, the public is getting an aerial view of the mysterious Chinese balloon that transited North American airspace during the first week of February. The US Department of Defense (DoD) on 22 February released a photo of the airship – which defence officials say was a spy ...
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GE continues pushing F-35 engine replacement over upgrade
Calling its campaign to develop an adaptive-cycle engine for the fifth-generation stealth fighter a success, GE Aerospace is pushing for the US Air Force to adopt the technology, rather than opting to perform a core upgrade on the existing F-35 powerplant.
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Saab pitches GlobalEye for NATO AWACS successor deal
Saab is pitching a version of its GlobalEye surveillance aircraft as a potential successor for NATO’s aged fleet of Boeing E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
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Rheinmetall to take central role in F-35 programme
Germany’s Rheinmetall could become a second source of F-35 centre fuselages after striking an initial agreement with Lockheed Martin and incumbent supplier Northrop Grumman.
