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US export reform plans prompt debate
Emblazoned with a Maple Leaf flag splashed across its tail, the F-35 parked on stage projected a new kind of power as Canadian officials publicly committed on 16 July to buy 65 Joint Strike Fighters.
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Israeli navy picks Orbiter 2 UAV
Israel's navy has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems' Orbiter 2 unmanned air vehicle for deployment from some of its combat vessels. Launched by...
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Lockheed Martin still pursues hybrid airship future
Losing a half-billion dollar contract award will not discourage Lockheed Martin from continuing to pursue hybrid airships as a future business ...
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PICTURE: RAF's first A330 tanker nears flight test
The UK Royal Air Force's first A330 multi-role tanker/transport has emerged from a modification hangar at Airbus Military's Getafe site near Madrid ...
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NewsIAI to build wings for Lockheed's F-35
Israel Aerospace Industries will receive a multi-year contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture up to 900 wing pairs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter under a new industrial co-operation agreement.
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Chile enters talks on joining Embraer KC-390 programme
Chile has declared its intention to buy six KC-390 transports, and take an industrial stake in the Embraer project ...
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This Week Briefing
Following years of simmering dispute, Rolls-Royce has formally accused rival Pratt & Whitney of infringing patents regarding the design of fan blades in its PW1000G geared turbofan and Engine Alliance GP7200 powerplants
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Military transport: Lift in fortunes
The four-way battle for the Western military airlift market has never been more intense.
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Slicing the UAV market
For L-3 Communications, good things come in small packages. As an outfit that ranks itself as the sixth-biggest defence company in the USA, and a leader in sectors ranging from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to secure communications, training, aircraft modernisation, propulsion systems, avionics and satellite communications to name just a ...
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A400M poised for US market spotlight
EADS believes the American military has an opening big enough to accommodate the Airbus Military A400M transport ...
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USAF invests in C-5 upgrade
Investing $11.7bn in upgrading the US Air Force's C-5s is proving to be money well spent as performance improves ...
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RAF faces tough choices over future air transport fleet
The UK MoD is aiming to achieve significant savings: what are the implications for the RAF's air transport fleet?
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AUVSI: Northrop Grumman reveals LEMV airship is convertible
Northrop Grumman says a newly launched hybrid airship will be able to lift as much cargo as a Lockheed Martin C-130E Hercules. The US Army awarded...
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AUVSI: BKS makes show debut with Fox training system
Britannica Knowledge Systems (BKS, booth 2335) is at the show for the first time, offering its Fox web-based training and readiness management solution tailored...
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Swiss delay decision on Tiger replacements
Switzerland's bid to at least partially replace its 54 Northrop F-5s has returned to square one after the government postponed any fighter acquisitions until the second half of the decade, and charged the defence and finance ministries with generating a new jet procurement proposal next year.
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AUVSI: Live fire, bombing in a hurry at Oklahoma UAV airport
When talking unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), Oklahoma is known as the "Sooner" state for a different reason: Sooner access to a test and training range. The...
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AUVSI: Navy wants UCLASS sooner than 2018
A strategy unveiled by the US Navy three months ago to install a stealthy unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard aircraft carriers by 2018 may seem ambitious,...
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AUVSI: Northrop discloses new details on Fire-X, MUVR
After paving the way for integrating unmanned helicopters onto US Navy ships, Northrop Grumman has disclosed details of two new projects to show the company...
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AUVSI: US Navy moves to forefront of military UAV future
The US Navy set its aviation course towards an unmanned future last week when top sailor Adm Gary Roughead warned aerospace executives looking to sell him...
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Hummingbird crash mystery
The cause of the crash of a US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate-owned Boeing A160T Hummingbird in July is unknown pending the outcome of the investigation, says Boeing.