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In depth5 technologies needed to make attritable UAVs work
Aircraft developers believe these five pieces of technology need to be improved to make attritable aircraft work.
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NewsUS Navy F-16A aggressor jets receive structural upgrade
The US Navy has completed update work on 10 Lockheed Martin F-16A fighters that are used in the aggressor role. The work was undertaken by the Specialized and Proven Aircraft Program office, says the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Source: US Navy The FalconUp programme extends the F-16As ...
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NewsBoeing resurrects effort to turn JDAM bomb into cheap cruise missile
Boeing has resurrected and is showing off its Powered JDAM concept believing that the US Air Force (USAF) is keen to buy low-cost cruise missiles.
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NewsF-35 profitability could suffer after losing cheap manufacturing in Turkey
Ankara was booted from the Joint Strike Fighter programme in July 2019 after the country decided to buy the Russian-made Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile battery.
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NewsWhy the US Air Force chose hypersonic ARRW over HCSW
The US Air Force’s decision to cancel the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon (HCSW) and proceed with Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) came down to size and shape of the missile, in addition to budgetary pressures and a desire to move toward production faster.
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News‘The fighter jet era has passed’: Elon Musk
Speaking in front of a crowd of fighter pilots for the US Air Force, technology entrepreneur Elon Musk pronounced the end to the manned fighter jet era.
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OpinionMilitary powers must keep control over machine AI
Not so long ago there was a good chuckle to be had in thinking about how the PC on your desk could outperform the room full of big metal cases with flashing lights and whirly tape reels that was the supercomputer of days gone by.
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NewsUK and Australia open F-35 reprogramming lab in USA
The UK and Australia have opened a joint facility related to the Lockheed Martin F-35 at Eglin AFB, Florida. The “Reprogramming Laboratory” produces mission data files that include details about the operating environment and assets in an area, which are then loaded onto aircraft using a portable hard drive. “Combined ...
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NewsBoeing conducts air start test with T-7A
Boeing has conducted an engine air start with the T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer as part of the type’s testing programme. The aircraft’s single General Electric F404 engine was shut off at an altitude of 20,000 feet during a sortie from the company’s St. Louis production site. After 44 ...
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NewsDassault’s Trappier blames politics for demise of Anglo-French fighter project
Dassault chief executive Eric Trappier regrets the breakdown of the UK-France defence partnership that would have seen his company team with BAE Systems on a next-generation fighter.
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NewsUS government approves Tunisian AT-6C sale
The US government has cleared the sale of four Textron Aviation Beechcraft AT-6C Wolverine light-attack aircraft to Tunisia, with the deal worth $326 million.
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NewsTanker variant of China’s Y-20 set to emerge: report
New variants of the Xian Y-20 strategic transport look set to make their public debut, as the four-engined type assists relief operations related to the Coronavirus outbreak in the city of Wuhan. In addition to the transport variant, a tanker variant and an airborne early warning (AEW) variant are planned, ...
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NewsLockheed Martin’s hypersonic ARRW passes critical design review
ARRW is to officially pass the milestone on 27 February and the US Air Force is pleased with the missile’s development progress, says Lockheed Martin.
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NewsAzerbaijan and Leonardo to discuss M-346 industrial work
The president of Azerbaijan has signed in agreement with Leonardo for negotiations related to the company’s M-346 advanced jet trainer.
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NewsAmid political tumult, Kuala Lumpur edges towards MPA RFP
Kuala Lumpur is getting close to issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for a new maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), with conversion work pending to convert a pair of CN235 tactical transports to perform maritime surveillance. The RFP shows an intention to revisit a previous MPA acquisition that was abruptly terminated ...
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NewsIndonesia conducts maiden flight of upgraded F-16A
The Indonesian air force has conducted the maiden flight of an upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16A fighter.
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NewsU-2 spyplane fleet gets new high-powered camera
The electro-optical and infrared camera is to provide more precise, long-range tracking of stationary or moving targets in a wider range of weather conditions.
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NewsAfrican navy customer fields Leonardo-adapted King Airs
Leonardo has supplied an undisclosed African navy with a pair of specially adapted Beechcraft King Air 350ERs, with the twin-turboprops optimised for maritime patrol duties.
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NewsUS Air Force retires aircraft and looks to future war in $169bn budget proposal for 2021
While the total is unchanged from years prior, the service is asking to increase research and development in order to meet upcoming threats from China and Russia by 2030.
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NewsMarte ER anti-ship missile on target for Eurofighter integration
MBDA has performed a second test firing of its Marte ER anti-ship missile in support of the long-range weapon’s integration with the Eurofighter Typhoon.