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NewsIN FOCUS: Latest F-22 upgrade brings ability to jam enemy radars
The modifications add a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) capability to the fighter's Northrop Grumman APG-77 radar, plus electronic attack, better geo-location capabilities to find enemy radars and the ability to carry eight 113kg (250lb) small diameter bombs (SDBs), for use in pairs against four ground targets.
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NewsIN FOCUS: How MBDA hit its target in first 10 years
For European guided weapons manufacturer MBDA, 2011 was a special year. The December celebration marking its first decade of operations came after several of its products had been used to great effect during the NATO-led campaign in Libya.
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Australia one step closer to Growler upgrade
Australia has announced the purchase of equipment that would allow it reconfigure 12 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft into the EA-18G Growler variant.
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NewsSafety concerns stalling first flight of HAL's naval Tejas
Safety concerns have delayed the maiden flight of the naval variant of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas light combat aircraft. "It is...
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NewsBoeing bulllish on Chinook winning Indian competition
Boeing is confident that the CH-47F Chinook will win India's competition for 15 heavy lift helicopters. Flight trials for the CH-47F and the Russian...
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NewsPICTURES: Start-up developing four-seat variant of F-16A
A Tuscon, Arizona-based start-up is developing a four-seat variant of the venerable Lockheed Martin F-16A using ex-US Air Force stocks parked in permanent storage at Davis-Monthan AFB.
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NewsUSAF promotes 767-2C as civil freighter
The US Air Force's KC-46 programme manager says that Boeing could market a freighter derivative of the tanker's 767-2C airframe to civil operators. "That...
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Alenia, Airbus Military brace for India transport duel
India could issue a request for proposals this year seeking 56 aircraft to replace its air force HS 748 transports ...
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NewsEurofighter companies agree five-year support deal
Alenia Aermacchi, BAE Systems and Cassidian have received major new contracts to support the operation of Eurofighter combat aircraft ...
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NewsPICTURE: A400M has high time in La Paz
Airbus Military has reported good early progress during high-altitude testing with the A400M transport in Bolivia ...
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NewsFIDAE: Boeing bullish on KC-135 prospects in Latin America
The airframer sees a potential customer for older tankers
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NewsFIDAE: Fighter manufacturers eye Chile's F-5 replacement need
Defence contractors displayed their wares at Chile's FIDAE air show in the hope of securing an early foothold in a potential new fighter contest.
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NewsF-35 programme stable, but costs may rise slightly
The US Department of Defense's mammoth tri-service F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme is relatively stable, but there could be some small additional cost...
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NewsUSAF vows to discover root cause of Raptor's maladies
A US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) panel investigating a series of hypoxia-like incidents afflicting pilots flying the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor...
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NewsLockheed's C-130XJ muscles in on Embraer's turf
Lockheed Martin promoted its reduced-cost C-130XJ variant of the venerable Hercules tactical transport at FIDAE.
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AFSOC on the hunt for M-28 simulator
The US Air Force Special Operations Command is scoping out the possibility of buying a full-motion simulator for its fPolish-built M-28 transports ...
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NewsUK buys eighth Boeing C-17
The UK Royal Air Force has confirmed an order for an additional Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter, Boeing says ...
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NewsCost control worries USAF on new bomber and tanker
The head of the US Strategic Command has voiced concern over cost control on the US Air Force's next-generation bomber and KC-46 tanker programmes ...
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NewsRussia confirms 30-unit order for Su-30SM fighters
Irkut has received a production order to supply the Russian air force with 30 Sukhoi Su-30SM multirole fighters ...
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NewsNorway on target with Joint Strike Missile plans
Norway expects its Joint Strike Missile weapon system to be operationally available with the F-35 by 2020 ...