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Lockheed Martin ready to begin F-35B testing
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first short take-off and vertical landing F-35B Joint Strike Fighter on 18 December. The aircraft is to begin hover pit testing...
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Synthetic fuel powers US Air Force Boeing C-17 flight
The US Air Force has flown a Boeing C-17 strategic transport across country using a synthetic fuel blend ...
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UK signs £90 million deal to fix grounded Chinook helicopters
The UK has finally approved a modification programme that will enable its eight grounded Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC3 transport helicopters to enter use from 2009 ...
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PICTURES: Australia's last two Boeing C-17s emerge
The Royal Australian Air Force has accepted its third Boeing C-17, with the strategic transport to arrive at its Queensland base next February ...
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IAI unlikely to bail out ATG's Javelin VLJ
Israel Aerospace Industries looks unlikely to bail out strategic partner Aviation Technology Group (ATG), which last week halted development of the Javelin...
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Turkish air force in major attack on Kurdish camps
The Turkish air force launched one of its largest ever strike missions on 16 December, sending more than 50 aircraft to strike Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq ...
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Defence contracts
The South Korean air force's future four Boeing 737-based airborne early warning and control aircraft will use mission computers from BAE Systems North America's...
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PICTURE: Dutch Apache accident leaves 50,000 homes without power
The crew of a Dutch air force Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter plunged part of the Netherlands into darkness for two days after hitting a power cable ...
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NewsPICTURES: Australia accepts first two MRH90 helicopters into service
Australia on 18 December formally accepted into service the first two of 46 NH Industries MRH90 multirole helicopters on order for its army and navy ...
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USAF tests zero-visibility landing with BAE fused radar/infrared system
Flight tests of a fused radar and infrared imaging system designed to enable military transports to land in zero visibility are under way in California ....
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Hawker Hunter Aviation's new model air force
NEW MODEL AIR FORCE Few British military aircraft of the jet age arouse such passion and endearment as the Hawker Hunter. Entering operational service...
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Charities special - RIAT air show raise money for good causes
While the air display entertains the crowd at RIAT, it is also helping raise money for good causes RAF charitable trust Display of generosity...
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Charities special - Aviation Sans Frontiers provides a lifeline for NGOs
Aviation sans frontiers Providing a lifeline A charity founded by a group of French airline pilots has become a vital support arm for NGOs in...
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Plattsburgh Airport proves location is everything
David field Washington Location, location, location Plattsburgh Airport in upstate New York is taking advantage of state and federal funds and...
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NewsPICTURE: US border guards start buy for third Predator B batch
The Customs and Border Protection agency released a “presolictation notice” on 13 December to buy more Predator Bs, the medium-altitude aircraft the agency has acquired for unarmed border surveillance missions.