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Turkey to field new fighter by 2023, but slips utility helicopter choice
The Turkish air force could introduce an indigenous twin-engined fighter around 2023, says the nation's SSM procurement agency ...
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NewsUK's A330 tanker makes first dry contacts
The UK's first A330 tanker has performed initial test flights involving a Spanish air force EF-18 fighter ...
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North Sea oil support multilateration surveillance goes live
Full air traffic control surveillance for North Sea oil support operations out of Aberdeen Dyce airport, Scotland have now completed trials and gone live, ensuring that low-level helicopter operations can be seen beyond the radar horizon.
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PICTURE: Air Tractor prangs precision strike demonstrator
A too-short landing at an Army reserve base in California caused substantial damage Air Tractor's AT-802U surveillance, precision strike and utility demonstrator...
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G550 could support refuelling training, says Bedek
IAI is evaluating the Gulfstream G550 as an inflight refuelling asset, but only to support training activities ...
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NewsPICTURES: UK Harriers to make final operational flights today
Sixteen Harriers will take part in a mass flypast today, as the UK retires its iconic "Jump Jet" from operational use ...
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Singapore interested in ex-US Navy P-3s
Singapore has shown an interest in possibly acquiring several of the US Navy's surplus P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft ...
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Germany receives last Taurus cruise missile
Taurus Systems has delivered its 600th and last KEPD 350 cruise missile to Germany's BWB procurement agency ...
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PICTURE: T-6B gets retro colours for US naval aviation centenary
Hawker Beechcraft has delivered a specially-painted T-6B trainer to support the centenary of US naval aviation in 2011 ...
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NewsTough choices: World Air Forces directory 2010
Flightglobal’s annual World Air Forces directory lists almost 54,000 military aircraft in use with 161 nations. Download your free copy now …
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Can Lockheed deliver on the Joint Strike Fighter dream?
Lockheed says that despite challenges, its F-35 programme is on track to meet operational requirements and international demand ...
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Business briefs
Israel Aerospace Industries is in negotiations with potential foreign joint-venture partners to extend its strategy for boosting unmanned air vehicle sales and enabling investment in new designs that may have no immediate market in Israel.
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French/UK working group to study UAV projects
A joint French/UK parliamentary working group has agreed to discuss increased co-operation in the unmanned air vehicle sector during 2011 ...
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Ecuador signs for 12 ex-South African Cheetahs
The Ecuadorian air force will acquire 12 ex-South African Air Force Cheetah C fighters under a deal with Armscor and Denel Aviation ...
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Israel's F-15Is get small diameter bombs
The Israeli air force has armed its Boeing F-15Is with the US manufacturer's small diameter bomb ...
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Denmark requests Seahawk helicopter buy
Denmark could buy 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters under a potentially $2 billion deal ...
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Laurentian to build MRO facility in upstate New York
Laurentian Aerospace plans to build a new heavy maintenance facility for widebody aircraft at Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York. The...
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NewsCUTAWAY: Ultimate Survivor - OH-58 enters fifth decade stronger than ever
Bell's OH-58 Kiowa is entering its fifth decade stronger than ever and the US Army intends it to stay on the payroll until at least 2025 ...