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Four Italian Tornados head for Afghanistan
Four Panavia Tornado strike aircraft will leave the Italian air force's Ghedi air base on 24 November for Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, from where they...
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Northrop makes first AESA flight with SABR sensor
Northrop has performed the first demonstration flight of a new active electronically scanned array sensor being offered as an upgrade for Lockheed F-16 fighters ...
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JSF architects debate course for new vertical lift technology
The US Department of Defense has assigned a key architect of the project that became the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme to look at launching an all-new,...
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NewsUpdated: Norway backs JSF selection, rejects Gripen NG
The Norwegian government has rejected Saab's Gripen NG combat aircraft, and will buy Lockheed's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to replace its F-16s ...
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PICTURE: Italy gets first Tranche 2 Eurofighter
The Italian air force has accepted its first of 47 Tranche 2 Eurofighters from Alenia Aeronautica ...
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China to accelerate air force modenisation
China is likely to accelerate the modernisation of its fighter fleet over the next decade, and is looking to induct additional indigenous aircraft and order...
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Northrop wins next-generation missile warning system contract
USAF to assess two-colour infrared sensor technology
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US Army ARH request draws wide interest from helicopter industry
US Army's resurrected ARH contest attracts interest from AgustaWestland, Boeing, EADS North America and Sikorsky ...
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MRO Special Report: EADS opens new Manching centre
EADS Military Air Systems has expanded its footprint at Manching in Bavaria, and aims to make the site a world-class centre for military MRO ...
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Twelve EU nations back military airlift initiative
Twelve EU nations have announced plans to collaborate on or pool their fleets of military transports, including the future Airbus Military A400M ...
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GKN delivers first Future Lynx airframe
AgustaWestland has taken delivery of the first complete Future Lynx airframe from GKN ...
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Norway takes delivery of first Lockheed Martin C-130J
Norway has taken delivery of its first of four C-130J tactical transports at Lockheed Martin's Marietta plant in Georgia ...
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Netherlands to keep schedule on JSF test order
Dutch undersecretary of defence Jack de Vries has ruled out postponing the nation's planned first order for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter,...
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Pentagon adds four F-22s, but future unsettled
The US Air Force has been authorised to spend up to $50 million up to the end of January to keep the earliest pieces of the Lockheed Martin F-22 supply chain...
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NewsF-35 prototype achieves supersonic speed
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter prototype AA-1 registered its first Mach 1.05 test point on 13 November, passing the milestone flight test event carrying a 2,450kg...
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Russian combat aircraft makers to form one unit
Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) is to create a single combat aircraft division by merging its RSK MiG and Sukhoi units under the leadership of Sukhoi boss...
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Northrop: UAVs serving anti-missile role for airliners too costly
After a US-sponsored study and flight tests, Northrop Grumman has determined that using unmanned air vehicles to thwart missile attacks on airliners near...
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NewsNew Zealand forces to train in Germany on NH90
The Royal New Zealand Air Force will send its first personnel to Europe in early 2009 to receive training on the German army's NH Industries NH90 tactical transport helicopter ...
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RAF to deploy Paveway IV bomb to Afghanistan this month
Pre-deployment trials of Raytheon Systems' Paveway IV precision-guided bomb by the UK Royal Air Force's BAE Systems Harrier GR7/9-equipped 4 Sqn have delivered...