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NewsLockheed Martin confident F-35 operating cost will be reduced to $25,000 per hour
The company is under pressure to deliver improvements to the aircraft’s reliability and operating costs as the jet’s leading customer, the US Air Force, considers cheaper alternatives such as the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter or a clean-sheet 4.5-generation combat aircraft.
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NewsFirst USAF Boeing T-7A advanced trainer enters production
The US Air Force jet is likely to roll out of Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri factory in late 2021 or early 2022.
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NewsIsrael signs for Boeing KC-46, plans for more F-35s and heavy lift helicopters
The Israeli ministry of defence has signed a letter of acceptance (LOA) for two Boeing KC-46 in-flight refuelling tankers.
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NewsUAE receives third GlobalEye surveillance aircraft
The United Arab Emirates air force took delivery of its third GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab on 20 February, just 10 months after receiving its first of the heavily adapted Bombardier Global 6000 business jets.
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NewsLockheed Martin defends value of F-35 as USAF programme under new pressure
Lockheed Martin is defending the value of the F-35 stealth fighter as the US Air Force (USAF) is for the second time in two years considering buying a cheaper fourth-generation fighter aircraft for its fleet recapitalization plans.
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NewsUS Air Force begins retiring group of 17 B-1B bombers
In all, the service plans to retire 17 B-1B supersonic bombers to free maintenance funds and labour for the 45 examples of the aircraft that will remain in the fleet. The reduced fleet should also free up funds for buying the in-development Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber.
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NewsAirbus confident on FCAS contract progress despite 'challenging' negotiations
Airbus is “very optimistic” that initial development activities can begin this year on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) being jointly developed by France, Germany and Spain.
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NewsUSAF rethinks future fleet, ponders clean-sheet 4.5-generation fighter
The US Air Force is studying a future fighter fleet that might include new Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters or possibly a clean-sheet 4.5-generation fighter.
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NewsCloser operational ties key to Finnish fighter bid, Sweden says
Saab’s proposed Gripen E/F and GlobalEye package for Finland will help Helsinki transform its air-defence capabilities and drive even closer defence links with its Nordic neighbour, Swedish officials have said.
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NewsFCAS workshare plan sparks German union concerns
Fresh tensions have emerged between France and Germany over the planned development of a next-generation fighter aircraft in a project that also involves Spain.
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In depthUSAF to consolidate multiple aircraft roles into Armed Overwatch
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) aims to consolidate multiple aircraft roles into its Armed Overwatch aircraft programme in order to save money on the War on Terror.
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NewsCovid uncertainty ends hopes for RIAT anniversary spectacular
Continued uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic has led show organisers to cancel the Royal International Air Tattoo’s (RIAT’s) 50th anniversary event, which had been scheduled to run from 16-18 July
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NewsAfter more than $5bn in losses, can KC-46A become profitable?
The KC-46A programme is about $5.1 billion in the hole and there are questions about whether Boeing can make it profitable.
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NewsSaab ready to shift T-7A trainer work to West Lafayette site
Saab is on track to this year transition manufacturing work in support of the US Air Force’s Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer programme from Sweden to the USA, the company’s chief executive says.
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NewsBahrain military picks up former Braathens RJ100
Bahrain’s air force is to receive another BAE Systems Avro RJ100, one of the 10 Avros which had been withdrawn from the fleet of Swedish carrier Braathens Regional Airlines. Braathens Regional had been operating eight RJ100s and a pair of RJ85s but put the aircraft on the market, through Skyworld ...
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NewsBrazilian air force KC-390 in Alaska for cold weather testing
The Brazilian air force has sent one of its Embraer KC-390 Millennium transports to Fairbanks, Alaska, for cold weather testing.
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NewsJapan’s first KC-46A tanker makes flight debut
Boeing has flown an export example of its KC-46A tanker for the first time, with the modified 767 on order for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force.
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NewsFrance’s DGA to modernise flight-test fleet with four TBM 940 turboprops
Daher has been awarded €21.8 million ($29.8 million) to produce four TBM 940 high-speed turboprops for use by France’s DGA defence procurement agency.
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NewsNew Zealand orders CAE simulator for P-8A instruction
Boeing late last year awarded CAE a subcontract to produce an operational flight trainer and desktop-based training equipment to support the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s future fleet of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsRAF welcomes fifth Poseidon MPA at Lossiemouth base
The UK Royal Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft fleet has been boosted by the arrival of its fifth example of the adapted Boeing 737NG.