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NewsBAE demonstrates scalable electronic attack system
BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated a scalable electronic attack capability that can be deployed across multiple aircraft platforms, including large uncrewed systems, in collaboration with the US Air Force.
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NewsModified LMS-901 Baikal prototype carries out maiden flight
Russian airframer UZGA has started test flights with the latest prototype LMS-901 Baikal utility aircraft, after modifications to the design. UZGA states that it has updated the main landing-gear of the aircraft and adjusted the wing pitch to “eliminate” a tendency for premature lift-off during take-off in gusting wind. It ...
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NewsUSAF reaches deal with Northrop to accelerate B-21 production by 25%
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have agreed to a $4.5 billion production acceleration for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, increasing the annual build rate by 25% to expedite delivery of the next-generation strategic aircraft.
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NewsGA-ASI MQ-20 conducts teaming demonstration with USAF F-22
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has conducted a manned-unmanned teaming demonstration between its MQ-20 Avenger and a US Air Force F-22, while separately advancing long-range standoff weapons integration for the MQ-9B.
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AnalysisInside the PLA’s push for collaborative combat aircraft
From parade floats to carrier decks, China’s collaborative combat aircraft programme is advancing on multiple fronts. But beneath the variety of airframes lies a simpler truth: the real competition is in the software.
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In depthL3Harris eyes more SkyWarden roles with gun pod, long-range weapons and SIGINT sensor
US defence manufacturer L3Harris is significantly expanding the capabilities of its SkyWarden close air support turboprop, adding new weapons including a gun pod, signals intelligence sensors and long-range missiles. The company anticipates international orders will match the US programme of record for 75 aircraft.
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NewsUS Air Force awards CCA engine contracts to Honeywell, GE-Kratos
Both Honeywell Aerospace and the team of GE Aerospace and Kratos were awarded contracts to complete development of new designs for small turbofan engines meant to offer low-cost propulsion for the emerging category of uncrewed fighter aircraft.
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NewsMyanmar government claims insurgents used drones to attack departing ATR 72
Myanmar’s government is blaming insurgents for an attack on an ATR 72-600 turboprop which was departing Myitkyina airport, in the north of the country, on 20 February. The aircraft, operated by Myanmar National Airlines, had been bound for the central city of Mandalay. Myanmar’s national defence and security council states ...
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NewsAzul emerges from Chapter 11 with less debt and fleet obligations
Brazilian carrier Azul has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after nine months, having shed $3 billion in liabilities and secured financial backing from both American Airlines and United Airlines.
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NewsBAE Systems expands UAS technology pact with US partner Survice Engineering
BAE Systems’ FalconWorks unit is to expand its collaboration with US partner Survice Engineering, after a successful pact based on the T-150 uncrewed aerial system.
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NewsFormer Finnair commercial head named as Oneworld chief executive
Global airline alliance Oneworld has named ex-Finnair senior figure Ole Orver as its new chief executive, succeeding Nathaniel Piper. Orver was formerly the chief commercial officer at Finnair, appointed in 2019. He left in 2024 as the airline restructured its senior management team. Finnair credited Orver with driving the airline’s ...
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NewsLeonardo awaits Royal Navy’s signals before deciding on next steps for Proteus
Leonardo Helicopters is uncertain if or when its Proteus uncrewed technology demonstrator will fly again following the autonomous platform’s maiden sortie earlier this year.
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NewsWasaya PC-12 sustains propeller damage after hard landing and go-around
Canadian investigators have disclosed that at Pilatus PC-12 sustained propeller blade damage after a hard landing and go-around in Ontario. The Wasaya Airways aircraft had been conducting a service from Bearskin Lake to Muskrat Dam on 16 February. According to the Transportation Safety Board, the aircraft touched down hard on ...
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NewsEx-GTLK Europe 777-300ERs sold for engine and spares recovery
Joint liquidators of the Russian-linked leasing firm GTLK Europe have sold three Boeing 777-300ERs to MTU’s Amsterdam-based leasing company. The airframes are set to be broken up for parts and materials while the engines – GE Aerospace GE90 powerplants – are in “full-life condition” and will be leased out, liquidator ...
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NewsBK 160 crashed into lake during upset-recovery training but cause remains elusive
Dutch investigators have been unable to determine conclusively why a Blackshape BK 160 descended rapidly and fatally crashed into the Zwarte Meer lake, during instruction for a student pilot – although it highlights that the lesson focused on upset recovery. The Dutch Safety Board inquiry into the light trainer accident ...
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NewsMajor operators cancel several Mexico flights as unrest grows
Major operators in the USA, Canada and Mexico have cancelled flights to the popular tourist spot of Puerto Vallarta amid escalating violence after the killing of a drug cartel leader.
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NewsEmbraer and Adani aim to seek orders which would justify Indian E175 final assembly line
Embraer has reached a provisional agreement with Indian firm Adani Defence & Aerospace covering the possible establishment of an E175 regional jet final assembly line in the country. The memorandum of understanding was exchanged between the two companies’ leaders in the presence of Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...
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NewsAerospace products appear exempt from Trump’s new 15% tariffs
Aircraft, engines and components will be excluded from the Trump administration’s revised 15% tariff regime, imposed after the US Supreme Court struck down the president’s earlier duties on 20 February.
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In depthWhy the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling creates fresh tariff uncertainty for aerospace
The US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Donald Trump’s tariffs under emergency powers, followed by his immediate pledge to impose new duties via alternative legal routes, has cast fresh uncertainty over the aerospace sector’s exemption status.
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AnalysisEmbraer’s KC-390 demonstrator crisscrosses the globe on worldwide sales tour
Embraer’s company-owned KC-390 demonstrator has been conducting an intensive world tour since its September 2024 debut, visiting customers across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America as the Brazilian airframer pursues new orders for the multi-role transport.