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UK should consider A400M withdrawal, report says
The UK must decide whether delays to its 25 Airbus Military A400M transports could be severe enough to merit its withdrawal from the project, a cross-part committe has said ...
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Finance fears threaten UK's military flying training projects
Heightened pressure on the global financial market has prompted the UK Ministry of Defence to re-evaluate the funding model for elements of its Military...
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Blade and cockpit technologies promise long-life VH-3D
A new set of composite rotorblades being prepared for Sikorsky S-61 heavy twins could boost performance and add decades of life to the type and its VH-3D...
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Norway picks BAE torpedoes for NH90
Norway has ordered BAE Systems' Sting Ray Mod 1 lightweight torpedo to arm its NH Industries NH90s and Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions ...
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NewsPICTURE: Serbia's Lasta-95 trainer makes first flight
The first prototype of Serbia's delayed Utva Lasta-95/Lasta 3 piston trainer made its first two flights from Batajnica air base on 5 February ...
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Denel's A-Darter makes test debut
Denel has completed the first series of test firings of its A-Darter short-range air-to-air missile, performing several boost-assisted launches at its OTB ...
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Israel continues to search for Skyhawk jet trainer replacement
Israel expects to use its McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk advanced jet trainers until the middle of the next decade, and could then employ some of its current...
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NewsUAE chooses M-346 as advanced lead-in fighter trainer
The United Arab Emirates air force and air defence has selected Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 Master as its future advanced lead-in fighter trainer ...
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Turkey completes deal for 30 new F-16s
The US Air Force has finalised a $797 million deal for Turkey to buy 30 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 fighters. Announced...
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Thailand gets funding for follow-on Gripen purchase
Thailand's defence ministry plans to secure the budget to exercise options for a second batch of six Saab ...
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NewsObama review threatens presidential helicopter deal
Remarks by President Barack Obama and Senator John McCain yesterday appeared to doom the fate of the US Navy Lockheed Martin VH-71 presidential helicopter.
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Taiwan close to finalising P-3C contract
Taiwan is set to take delivery of its refurbished Lockheed Martin P-3C ...
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Boeing reveals further details of export-standard EA-18G
Boeing has revealed further details of the likely configuration for the export-only EA-18G "enhanced awareness" sales concept. The repackaged...
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NewsPICTURE: Singapore takes delivery of first G550 AEW
Singapore has received the first of its four Gulfstream G550-based airborne early warning and control system aircraft from Israel's Elta Systems ...
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Raytheon test drops Paveway IV bomb from Tornado aircraft
Successful trial is step towards UK GR4s being deployed in Afghanistan equipped with precision-guided bomb
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Serco achieves more with less
With budgets under pressure, outsourcing giant Serco sees opportunity in the downturn
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PICTURE: GKN manufactures A350 XWB wing-spar prototype
UK manufacturer GKN has shown off the first examples of prototype composite rear wing spars for the Airbus A350 XWB wing-box demonstrator at its Yeovil plant...
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Business briefs
Boeing 787 programme delays and falling Hawker business jet production have taken a toll on GKN in...
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This Week briefings
As a "precautionary measure" Airbus is cutting by two aircraft a month its production rate...