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NewsIndia's prototype Saras push-prop crashes outside Bangalore
India's National Aerospace Laboratories has suffered a setback to its push-prop Saras light aircraft programme after one of the two prototypes crashed on...
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Eclipse owners aim for rescue act
If Eclipse Aviation is to turn into a phoenix, the 260 owners of the 259 delivered five-seat twinjets will be the ones breathing new life into an otherwise...
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Israel stands firm on demand for domestic JSF content
Israel is maintaining a firm stance on its demand that its future fleet of air force Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters should be equipped with "as...
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India's DRDO advances Astra missile test firings
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation has conducted the first five test firings of the indigenously developed Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air...
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Singapore holds maritime trials with ScanEagle unmanned system
Singapore's navy has conducted a ship-based trial of the Boeing ScanEagle ,...
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NewsBAE lands Eurofighter support deal, while Rauen moves on
BAE Systems has secured a potentially 15-year contract to provide in-service support and maintenance for the RAF's Typhoon fleet ...
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India's Tejas could get Israeli radar
The Indian air force could equip its Aeronautical Development Agency Tejas light combat aircraft with an off-the-shelf Israeli-made radar until a local version...
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Japan orders EC135 naval training helicopters
Japan's defence ministry has signed a contract with Eurocopter for two EC135 training helicopters,...
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Policy institute report slams Australian naval aviation
The Royal Australian Navy's aviation activities represent a significant capability shortfall, performing "below par" for some years, says a report by the...
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NewsMisunderstanding led to EasyJet 737-700 plunge, say investigators
An EasyJet Boeing 737-700 dived 10,000ft (3,050m) during a 12 January post-maintenance test flight because a misunderstanding had led to the elevator balance...
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US Air Force cancels SAM-jamming EB-52 for second time
The US Air Force's decision to terminate the EB-52 stand-off jammer concept for a second time deals a new blow to the US electronic warfare community. Maj...
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NewsAustralia opts against joining BAMS development effort
Australia has shelved further collaboration on the US Navy's Northrop Grumman RQ-4N Global Hawk-based Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme ...
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Australian defence technology centre starts work
The Australian government has officially launched the Defence Materials Technology Centre, with the private-public partnership now working on 16 projects...
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This Week briefings
US air taxi company Linear Air is rallying fellow Eclipse 500 owners in a bid to keep their very...
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PICTURE: Lockheed flies second STOVL Joint Strike Fighter
Lockheed Martin's second short take-off and vertical landing F-35B has joined the Joint Strike Fighter test fleet ...
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France closing on structure of tanker deal: AirTanker
Airbus Military and its partner AirTanker are hopeful that long-running dialogue with the French air force about the replacement of its tanker fleet is close to reaching the point where the structure of any acquisition deal will be finalised.
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Israel seeks more Apache attack helicopters
The Israeli air force wants to increase its inventory of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters, directly as a result of its operational experience...
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PICTURES: Wings for RAF’s first A330 tanker head for assembly
Airbus UK has shipped the wings for the UK Royal Air Force's first Airbus A330-200-based tanker to Bremen for equipment installation ...
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Boeing, Alenia part ways on C-27J final assembly talks
Boeing and Alenia Aeronautica have severed three-year-old partnership talks for the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) programme. The US Army and the...
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F-22 funding decision pushed back
The US Department of Defense has delayed a decision on extending production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 beyond a 1 March...