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Lockheed Martin delivers 100th C-130J for US customer
The US Air Force has taken delivery of the 100th C-130J transport to have been produced for a US customer ...
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Sweden, USA table bids for Norwegian fighter contest
Lockheed Martin and Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration submitted their responses to Norway's 48-aircraft fighter request for proposals on 28 April,...
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NewsIndian air force grounds Hawk fleet following first crash
India's BAE Systems Hawk advanced jet trainers have been temporarily grounded, after one suffered extensive damage in a 29 April crash ...
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NewsSaab scans AEW market for new Erieye buyers
Saab has identified 30 potential new customers for its Erieye surveillance system, now based on the Saab 2000 regional airliner ...
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Indian fighter bidders make submissions
The six manufacturers bidding for India's 126-aircraft fighter deal have submitted their responses to its request for proposals ...
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Israel green lights majority of F-16I fleet after contamination
Israel has resumed normal operations with all but seven of its Lockheed Martin F-16I fighters, after completing tests aimed at tracing formaldehyde contamination ...
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Business: Can Hindustan go global?
Can Hindustan go global? India's aerospace group needs an export success to have a chance with private investors Rising revenues and a monopoly...
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Comment - The Brass and the Boss
US Secretary of Defense Bob Gates is right to take aim at the generals who indulge in an air force procurement culture that lavishes scarce cash on wars they aren't yet fighting
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USAF outlines how it will fulfil ambitious alternative fuels plan
US Air Force chief Michael Wynne expects the bid to replace 50% of its domestic fuel needs with synthetic alternatives by...
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NewsRAF Eurofighter damaged in US landing incident
One of the Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoons has been damaged while landing at the US Navy's China Lake weapons range ...
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Boeing support helps RAF C-17s deliver the goods
Membership of a global support programme has enabled the RAF's C-17 transports to meet tough operating demands in Afghanistan and Iraq ...
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Sigma Aerospace targets fresh business
UK engine support company Sigma is looking for fresh business, as the RAF moves closer to retiring its T56-powered C-130K transports ...
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RAF gets more hours from Chinook fleet
New support structures in the UK are enabling the Royal Air Force to boost its flight hours on the Chinook transport helicopter in Afghanistan and Iraq ...
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Prague to swap L-159s for C-295
The Czech government has approved a memorandum of understanding with EADS, under which the latter would provide the Czech army with an EADS Casa C-295 transport...
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Hercules support deal transforms RAF operations
The UK's Marshall Aerospace-led HIOS deal is transforming the way that the Royal Air Force's C-130J/K transports are sustained ...
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Northrop wins $1.1 billion BAMS deal
Northrop Grumman will supply 48-68 RQ-4N Global Hawks to the US Navy after winning a $1.16 billion contract to launch the development phase of the Broad...