All articles by Dave Majumdar – Page 6
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Pentagon notifies Congress of potential French MQ-9 Reaper buy
The Pentagon notified the US Congress on 27 June of a possible foreign military sale to France of 16 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned...
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Lockheed receives contract for last batch of F-22 modifications
Lockheed Martin has received a $12.7 million contract modification to supply the final batch of automatic backup oxygen supply (A-BOS) systems for the US...
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Third UK F-35B arrives at Eglin AFB
The UK's third Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter arrived at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 25 June. The...
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US Navy receives first F-35C training aircraft
The US Navy received its first Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter training aircraft at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 22 June. The stealth carrier-based...
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PARIS: Lockheed and CAE make F-35 training commitment
Lockheed Martin and CAE have signed a memorandum of understanding for F-35 Lightning II training systems support in Canada on 17 June at the Paris air show.
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PARIS: BAE and Northrop to announce T-X production location before year’s end
BAE Systems and partner Northrop Grumman are set to announce where they intend to build the Hawk jet trainer for the US Air Force's T-X advanced jet trainer replacement programme before the end of the year, says a top company official speaking at the Paris air show.
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PARIS: General Atomics and Fokker team for Dutch Predator B bid
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems signed a memorandum of understanding with Fokker Technologies at the Paris air show, in support of the US company's bid to supply the Predator B unmanned air system to the Netherlands.
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PARIS: Raytheon takes aim at Lockheed’s LRASM
Raytheon is taking exception to the US Department of Defense's apparent push to adopt the Lockheed Martin Long Range Anti-ship Missile (LRASM) as its next-generation air-launched anti-ship weapon.
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PARIS: UAC set to deliver 18 Yak-130s in 2013
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation is set to deliver 18 Yak-130 trainers to the Russian air force in 2013, say company officials speaking at the Paris air show. The Russian air force has ordered 55 airframes of the type.
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PARIS: USMC explores F-35B operating concepts
The US Marine Corps is working on several different operating concepts for the Lockheed Martin F-35S short take-off/vertical landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter, according to a senior officer at the Paris air show.
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PARIS: Lockheed pitches civilian J-model Hercules
Lockheed Martin is examining the possibly of developing a civilian variant of its C-130J to replace the legacy L-100 civilian-model Hercules...
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PARIS: USA moves to reform export controls
The US government is taking steps to ease the licensing burden to sell US-built aircraft and engines on the world market.
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PARIS: Dassault hopes Canada will hold open fighter competition
Canada should hold an open competition for its next-generation fighter programme, a senior Dassault official says.
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PARIS: USMC works to reduce F-35B operating costs
The US Marine Corps is working hard to reduce the cost of operating the Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing variant (STOVL) of the...
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PARIS: Rolls-Royce completes key F135 lift system milestones
Rolls-Royce says it has completed two key milestone deliveries for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme as production matures for the aircraft's lift system.
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PARIS: BAE targets further F-16 upgrade markets
Having been selected to upgrade South Korea's Lockheed Martin F-16s with an avionics package including the Raytheon Advance Combat Radar, BAE Systems is...
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PARIS: USMC pushes to qualify V-22 on foreign ships
The US Marine Corps is making a strong push to qualify the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey to operate from vessels from around the world - and potentially secure additional sales for the tiltrotor aircraft.
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PARIS: CAE pursues real-time simulation enhancements
Flight simulators are growing ever more realistic and forthcoming generations will be even more sophisticated.
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Esterline CMC selected for US Navy C-130T upgrades
Esterline CMC Electronics has been selected by Lockheed Martin to supply its CMA-4000 flight management system (FMS) as well as its IntegriFlight CMA-5024 GPS landing system sensor for the US Navy C-130T avionics upgrade programme, the company says.
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PARIS: RUAG delivers first Dornier 228 NG to Bangladesh
RUAG Aviation is displaying a Dornier 228 New Generation aircraft in the static park. The Swiss company says it has delivered the first of two of the type to the Bangladesh navy. The second unit is scheduled to be delivered at the end of this month.