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NewsRe-engined Il-76MD-90A makes Dubai show debut
Russia’s presence at the Dubai air show includes a debut for its re-engined Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A transport.
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News‘Amazing momentum’ has C-390 prospects soaring, Embraer defence chief says
Embraer is aiming to close out an already great year for its C/K-390 airlifter by securing additional orders, while it also eyes longer-term opportunities in the Middle East.
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NewsFlight of the Raider: B-21 lifts off for the first time
The next-generation stealth bomber, under development by Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force, made its first flight on 10 November from the secretive Plant 42 industrial facility in the California high desert.
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NewsLeonardo chief Cingolani eyes year-end sign-off for GCAP joint-venture
Leonardo’s chief executive is confident that an agreement setting out the roles of each of its industrial partners in the multi-national Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) can be signed off by the end of the year.
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NewsRAF chief awaits clarity on revised Wedgetail service introduction plan
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) will soon set out a further slip to the expected entry into service schedule for a delayed fleet of three Boeing E-7A airborne early warning and control aircraft.
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NewsFirst Aeralis jet to rise as ‘Phoenix’
UK military light jet developer Aeralis has named its first test aircraft ‘Phoenix’, following a contest opened up to the Royal Air Force’s Air Cadets organisation.
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NewsFirst Boeing T-7A arrives at California air base for flight testing
The first example of Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk has arrived at Edwards AFB in California, as Boeing and the US Air Force (USAF) progress through flight testing toward low-rate production of the new jet trainer.
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NewsUSA launches F-15 strikes and B-1 flights over the Middle East following MQ-9 downing
American air power is on full display across the Middle East, with a B-1 bomber flight and lethal strikes from F-15 fighters coming the same day a US Air Force MQ-9 UAV was downed by rebel fighters in Yemen.
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NewsF-15EX prices exceed those of F-35As in latest USAF contract for 48 fighters
The US Air Force and Boeing have finalised terms for the next three rounds of production for F-15EX fourth-generation fighters, covering 48 aircraft valued at $3.9 billion.
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NewsTextron Aviation wins $100 million Pentagon contract to sell turboprops to foreign governments
The Foreign Military Sales agreement allows Textron Aviation, over five years, to deliver to overseas buyers aircraft including Cessna SkyCouriers, Grand Caravan EXs and Beechcraft King Airs.
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NewsUS Navy to field Stormbreaker precision bomb on F/A-18 fleet
The Raytheon-made guided munition, fielded under the designation Small Diameter Bomb-II, has already been certificated for service with the Boeing F-15 and is in the process of being integrated into the full three-variant fleet of F-35 fighters.
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NewsF-35B test pilots complete first rolling vertical landing at night on UK carrier
Building on a series of flight evaluations with the UK Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales, test pilots with the US Marine Corps successfully completed a night-time rolling vertical landing on to the UK’s newest aircraft carrier.
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In depthUS strikes targets in Syria after attacks on American bases
Without revealing how the operation was carried out, the Pentagon says it has struck targets in eastern Syria, including sites used by Iranian military operatives, after militant groups in the area attacked American bases in the area, injuring more than 20 US personnel and killing one contractor.
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NewsBeta delivers first electric aircraft to USAF
The Vermont-based aircraft manufacturer flew one if its conventional take-off variant Alia types from the northeastern USA to Eglin AFB in Florida, delivering the fully-electric platform to the US Air Force for evaluation.
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NewsNorthrop expects B-21 low-rate production contract by year-end
Defence contractor Northrop Grumman says it remains on track to fly the secretive B-21 Raider stealth bomber before the end of 2023, with the US Air Force expected to issue the company a low-rate initial production contract for the type shortly after that milestone.
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NewsNorthrop begins B-21 taxi testing ahead of first flight
The US Air Force confirms its next-generation stealth bomber is conducting ground taxi activities as part of a testing regimen leading up to the jet’s first flight by year-end.
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NewsPipistrel joins USAF electric aircraft effort
Textron subsidiary Pipistrel joins other electric aircraft manufacturers in the US Air Force’s Agility Prime initiative, which aims to explore potential military applications for battery-powered aviation.
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NewsFixed-price defence contracts to weigh on Boeing until at least 2025
Led by cost challenges on the VC-25B presidential aircraft programme, Boeing’s defence business lost $924 million in the third quarter of 2023, with top executives warning recovery will not come until as late as 2026.
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NewsTest pilots push F-35B limits in UK carrier trials
Test pilots with the US Marine Corps are seeing how far they can stretch the ability of the short take-off and vertical landing F-35 variant to operate from the UK Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers with ultra-heavy weapon loads and alternative landing techniques.
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NewsLockheed Martin withdraws bid to produce new USAF aerial tanker
The military airframer’s withdrawal from the US Air Force’s tanker-fleet recapitalisation effort makes it all but certain the service will opt to procure more KC-46 refuellers from Boeing.