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NewsParis air show blocks key Israeli defence stands
Israel has blasted a French decision to block access to the stands of key Israeli defence companies at the Paris air show.
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NewsSaab and General Atomics team up to offer uncrewed airborne early warning solution
The announcement of an airborne early warning capability based on the General Atomics MQ-9B UAV comes as support within the Pentagon is waning for a new crewed aircraft to replace the ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry fleet.
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NewsKratos to build new family of small ‘strike’ engines in Oklahoma
As part a partnership with GE Aerospace, defence manufacturer Kratos is building a new production facility in Bristow, Oklahoma to assemble a new family of small turbofan engines intended to power long-range munitions and uncrewed aircraft.
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NewsUS military pursuing conventional take-off and landing variant of Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie
Uncrewed aircraft manufacturer Kratos says an unspecified customer within the US Department of Defense wants to field a conventional take-off and landing variant of the company’s Valkyrie uncrewed jet, adding a landing gear to the design.
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NewsC-390 production ramp-up ‘moving perfectly’, Embraer defence boss says
Embraer expects to deliver a total of five C/KC-390 tactical transports for the same number of customers this year, as it works towards doubling annual output before the end of this decade.
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In depthIsrael launches ambitious air campaign against Iran
Israel’s air campaign against Iranian targets represents an unprecedented long-range operation for its relatively small air force.
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NewsPentagon acquisitions process ‘inadequate’ for modern threats
An independent review by the US Government Accountability Office describes the Pentagon’s acquisition process as “inadequate” in adapting to evolving threats and integrating emerging innovation, while taking too long to deliver new equipment.
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In depthClimb inside Lockheed Martin’s latest F-16 flight simulator
The resolution and real world physics incorporated into Lockheed Martin’s latest Block 70/72 F-16 flight simulator offer the ability to train on highly delicate tasks like in-flight refuelling under day and night conditions, vastly improving on earlier generations of simulator technology.
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NewsUS defence secretary casts further doubt on E-7 acquisition plan
In recent congressional testimony, US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth gave the clearest indication yet that his Pentagon has soured on the battlefield value of Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control platform.
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In depth‘Fully focused’ Faury: Airbus chief on A320 successor, hopes for hydrogen, and defence consolidation
Ahead of the Paris air show, the Airbus chief executive lays out his thoughts on the airframer’s future aircraft line-up, its hydrogen prospects, its strategy for the military market, and why its next-generation single-aisle project is more than just sketches.
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NewsMD Helicopters joins crowded field to supply new trainer to US Army
The company plans to offer its MD 530F light-single as an option to replace the army’s Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakotas.
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NewsAudit projects Canadian F-35 acquisition costs will nearly double
The total cost of acquiring 88 Lockheed Martin F-35As will rise to more than C$33 billion ($24 billion), according to a Canadian government auditor, nearly double the originally estimated C$19 billion.
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NewsPoland defers Black Hawk order as other rotorcraft priorities take precedent
Poland has deferred an acquisition of 32 locally built Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk utility helicopters, having shifted its procurement priorities.
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NewsBoeing plans for modernised Apache 50 years after first flight
It’s been nearly 50 years since the Hughes YAH-64 prototype lifted off for the first time in September 1975 and Boeing is now looking at how to keep the iconic attack helicopter flying for another half-century.
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NewsCanada will increase defence spending to reach NATO target this year
Ottawa will report $45.8 billion (C$62.7 billion) in defence spending to the alliance this year, with the increase coming from a mixture of new expenditures and defence-related spending happening elsewhere in the government.
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OpinionWhy European nations must dig deeper for defence
With ‘sixth-generation’ fighter programmes advancing amid a drastically changed combat environment, old assumptions are being challenged, meaning NATO nations in Europe must move fast – and spend a lot more money.
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NewsPakistan poised to become J-35 operator
Pakistan looks poised to become the first international customer for the AVIC/Shenyang J-35 fighter, as it also gives details about Azerbaijan’s acquisition of the Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17.
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NewsSikorsky bets on advanced technology as UH-60 twilight looms
The pioneering rotorcraft manufacturer is looking to new product lines ahead of a looming decline in sales for the marquee UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter, as the US Army considers what is expected to be its final multi-year contract for the venerable type.
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NewsFaury calls for shared systems on European future fighters but plays down merger prospects
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has reiterated his belief that Europe’s two next-generation combat aircraft programmes should move closer together to save costs but stresses he does not see the parallel efforts merging soon.
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NewsBreaking barriers: engine start-up Ursa Major powers US return to hypersonic flight
One of the Colorado manufacturer’s Hadley rocket engines propelled the Stratolaunch Talon-A test vehicle to speeds beyond Mach 5 in May, the first US-made aircraft to hit that mark since the 1960s.