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NewsGeneral Atomics performs first flight of next-generation Predator
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has carried out the maiden flight of its Certifiable Predator B (CPB), which will eventually lead to deliveries of the aircraft to the UK's Royal Air Force in 2018.
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Congress punts extra F-35s, Super Hornets in defence bill
US lawmakers couldn’t squeeze additional Lockheed F-35s and Boeing Super Hornets into their annual defense policy bill and instead reverted to the numbers stated president’s original budget request.
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Norway plans to buy five new P-8 Poseidons
Norway has proposed replacing its aging fleet of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orions and Dassault DA-20 Jet Falcons with five new Boeing P-8 Poseidons, the country's minister of defense announced Friday.
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Developmental test F-35s need service life extension
The Lockheed Martin F-35 hasn’t flown a combat mission yet, but its taxed developmental aircraft need a service life extension.
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NewsHolloman selected as temporary home for new F-16 training unit
Holloman AFB in New Mexico has been selected by the US Air Force to be the interim home for two new Lockheed Martin F-16 training squadrons.
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NewsFinland receives five responses for HX fighter procurement
Finland has received information from five aircraft primes regarding the replacement of its air force’s Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet.
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OPINION: Canada's F-35 participation deserves scrutiny
Canada’s crazily protracted process to acquire a new fighter has been the subject of another unexpected plot twist, with its defence minister announcing a plan to order an interim batch of 18 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets.
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NewsSwitzerland requests Swfr10 million to support fighter replacement
Switzerland needs to allocate almost $500 million as part of a plan to procure new fighter aircraft and keep some of its current combat inventory active for longer than previously intended.
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NewsGripen E flight slips into 2017 as Saab puts software first
Saab has opted to delay the first flight schedule for its Gripen E by up to six months to meet self-imposed software qualification requirements, but says the fighter remains on schedule for delivery to the Swedish and Brazilian air forces from 2019.
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Ugraded Jaguar achieves Indian IOC
The Indian air force has declared initial operation clearance for the latest avionics upgrade to its Sepecat Jaguar attack aircraft.
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NewsIAI unveils collision warning system
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled its Collision Warning System (CWS) which, according to the company, will allow military and civil aircraft to fly in congested air space with a high degree of safety.
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NewsAeronautics outlines Orbiter 4 payload plans, develops new multi-rotor UAVs
The developmental Aeronautics Orbiter 4 unmanned air vehicle will be able to carry two payloads, which the company says will help it provide better target identification.
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NewsFirst Italian G550 AEW delivery expected soon
Delivery of the first airborne early warning and control (AEW&C)-configured Gulfstream G550 for the Italian air force is expected soon, under the terms of a contract signed in 2012.
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Canada pursues interim buy of Boeing Super Hornets
The Canadian government will launch an open competition to replace its aging fleet of CF-18 fighter jets and plans to purchase 18 Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets as an interim fix for its current capability gap.
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NewsCamcopter tests new COMINT payload
Schiebel and Israel Aerospace Industries’ Elta subsidiary are performing demonstrations of the former’s Camcopter S-100 unmanned air vehicle equipped with the ELK-7065 3D HF communications intelligence (COMINT) payload.
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Lockheed awarded $1.2 billion for Korean F-16 upgrades
Lockheed Martin snagged a $1.2 billion award to upgrade 134 C and D-model F-16 aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force, the US Defense Department announced Friday.
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Korea pursuing KFX technology through future offset deals
After the US denied South Korea export licenses for active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for its future KFX fighter, Seoul is in talks with Washington over acquiring lower technologies for the jet.
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NewsPICTURE: First G120TPs delivered for UK training programme
Grob Aircraft has delivered the UK military’s first pair of G120TPs to the Affinity Flight Training Services consortium, with the elementary trainers on track to enter use during 2017.
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USAF completes insulation repairs on operational F-35s
Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force have finished repairs on the last of 13 F-35As affected by a faulty insulation issue earlier this year, though work continues on Lockheed’s production aircraft.
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State Department approves Kuwait and Qatar fighter jet sales
Pending Congressional approval, the sales of 72 Boeing F-15QAs to Qatar and 40 F/A-18Es and F/A-18Fs Super Hornets to Kuwait are expected to go through, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week.