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India launches tender for up to 60 maritime helicopters
India's defence ministry has issued a tender for 16 advanced multirole naval helicopters to companies including AgustaWestland, EADS and Sikorsky, with its...
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Russia sets up central production site for amphibious aircraft
Russia is creating a single centre of competence for amphibian aircraft and flying boats with a main production and repair site in Taganrog and a test base...
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NewsUS DoD cancels troubled KC-X tanker contest
The US Department of Defense is cancelling the KC-X contest, which is aimed at procuring new air-to-air refuelling tankers for the US Air Force, because...
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Alenia Aeronautica secures fresh customer for C-27J
Alenia Aeronautica has signed a new contract for four C-27J Spartan tactical transports to be delivered to a non-NATO Mediterranean country, according to...
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Lockheed's Icarus gives operator mutiple unmanned vehicle control
Using a Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III unmanned air vehicle , the US company has demonstrated...
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NewsA400M schedule at risk as key engine test slips to October
First flight of Airbus Military's A400M transport could slip until early November due to further engine testing delays, say industry and military sources ...
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Veteran C-130 Hercules remains at heart of US airlift
It may be 55 years old, but the C-130 is still at the heart of the USAF and other air forces' tactical transport plans as Lockheed Martin continues to modernise its airlifter
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King Airs take on USAF surveillance role in Iraq and Afghanistan
The US Air Force is poised to outfit squadrons of propeller-driven surveillance aircraft to help identify insurgents and locate bombs in Afghanistan and Iraq
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Lockheed looks to widen Hercules
Ground vehicle transport demands linked to the US Army's Future Combat System programme have prompted Lockheed Martin to study an enlarged version of the venerable Hercules ...
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Lessons of the five-day war
Russian air force experience during hostilities with Georgia will lead to fresh investment for purchases and upgrades.
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NewsIsrael launches search for new naval helicopter
Israel has begun an initial selection process aimed at replacing the Eurocopter AS565MA helicopters operated from its naval missile boats ...
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NewsUK Apache crashes in Afghanistan, crew safe
Both crew members survived the 4 September crash of a British Army Apache AH1 attack helicopter in Afghanistan: the UK's first accident involving the type ...
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RAF gets funds for more Reaper UAVs, Puma upgrade
Royal Air Force planners have received approval to buy two more General Atomics Predator B/Reaper UAVs, and funds to extend the lives of 30 Eurocopter Puma transport helicopters ...
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PICTURE: USAF flies F-22 using synthetic fuel mix
The US Air Force has for the first time flown its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter using a 50:50 blend of standard JP-8 aviation fuel...
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Pilot error blamed for fatal F-15 mishap
Pilot error has been identified as the primary cause of a mid-air collision between two US Air Force Boeing F-15C fighters early this year, and a previous...
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Northrop's P6 Fire Scout completes first flight
Northrop Grumman has conducted the first flight of its own MQ-8B Fire Scout ...
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NewsAustralia weighs tactical options after I-View UAV cancellation
Australia is looking at new options to meet its army tactical unmanned air vehicle requirement, after terminating a contract with Boeing Australia for the Israel Aerospace Industries I-View 250 ...