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NewsEmbraer shows images of new hybrid-electric short take-off transport
Brazil’s air force previewed renderings of a proposed Embraer hybrid-electric short take-off military and commercial transport aircraft for the first time on 13 November in a video at a defence seminar.
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NewsDARPA awards contracts for teaming manned and autonomous aircraft in aerial dogfighting
Several months after an artificially intelligent software program beat an experienced fighter pilot in a simulated aerial dogfight, DARPA is moving onto the next phase of its Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program: teaching autonomous programs to team with human pilots in combat.
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NewsQuadriga award launches Tranche 4 Eurofighter production for Germany
Airbus Defence & Space has received a contract to build a Tranche 4 batch of 38 Eurofighters for the German air force.
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AnalysisHow practical is a Chinese and US aerospace breakup over Taiwan?
Despite opposition from the Chinese Communist Party, in the past year and a half the Trump administration has approved billions of dollars in potential arms sales to Taiwan. China, which claims the island democracy as its own, has vowed to retaliate.
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NewsLeonardo to deliver first C-27J Next Generation airlifter in 2021
Leonardo will deliver the first example of its C-27J Next Generation tactical transport to an unnamed customer in 2021, with improvements including the addition of performance-enhancing winglets.
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NewsRomanian F-16 upgrade to boost NATO interoperability
Bucharest could spend around $175 million on a modernisation and support programme for its secondhand fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters, after securing US Department of State support for the transaction.
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NewsMeggitt radome deal caps UK Typhoon radar upgrade
Meggitt has been awarded a £4.2 million ($5.6 million) contract to develop an updated radome compatible for use with the active electronically scanned array radar being developed for installation on some of the UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoons.
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NewsBoeing secures $9.8 billion contract for Saudi F-15 work
Boeing has secured a contract worth up to $9.8 billion related to modernisation and support work for Saudi Arabia’s F-15 fleet.
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NewsBoeing wins $808m worth of contracts in support of Qatari F-15QA fighters
Boeing has won three foreign military sales contracts from the US Air Force for training services, aircraft support and spare parts for F-15QA fighter aircraft ordered by the Qatari air force.
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NewsUSA approves $23bn sale of F-35s, MQ-9Bs and thousands of weapons to UAE
The US Department of State has approved the sale of an aircraft and weapons package worth up to $23.37 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including 50 examples of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter.
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NewsNorthrop, Boeing AEW&C work demonstrates open mission system potential
Northrop Grumman and Boeing have demonstrated an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar optimised as an open mission system connecting with an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system in recent ground and flight tests.
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NewsBAE, Boeing, Lockheed respond to new Japanese F-X RFI
BAE Systems, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin have replied to a request for information (RFI) related to work on Tokyo’s F-X future fighter programme. Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) confirms that the RFI was issued on 16 September, with seven companies showing initial interest. Only BAE, Boeing and Lockheed ...
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NewsF-35 gives European air forces an edge over Russia, but coordination is key
The growing number of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters possessed by European air forces would give the NATO alliance an edge over Russia in high-intensity conflict.
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NewsGermany closes on order for new batch of 38 Eurofighters
Germany is expected to sign in the coming days for a batch of 38 new Eurofighters to replace its earliest Tranche 1 examples. Parliamentary approval for the deal was secured on 5 November, and Berlin will now proceed with what it refers to as Project Quadriga, says the nation’s defence ...
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NewsTu-160M takes flight with updated engines
The Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber has conducted its first flight using updated United Engine Corporation NK-32-02 engines. The flight lasted for 2h 20min and the aircraft reached an altitude of 19,700ft, according to Russian defence holding company Rostec. Source: United Aircraft Corporation The Tu-160M flying with updated NK-32 ...
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NewsUS Navy prepares to start low-rate production of AARGM-ER
The US Navy plans to award a sole source contract to Northrop Grumman to start manufacturing the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range, a weapon used to destroy adversary radar and communications systems.
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NewsITPS Canada to promote KAI FA-50 for adversary training
The International Test Pilots School Canada has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Aerospace Industries to promote the FA-50 light attack jet for tactical and adversary training.
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NewsAirbus jet trainer proposal looks beyond Spain, but may struggle for significant sales
An Airbus Defence & Space offer to build a clean-sheet advanced jet trainer for Spain could benefit from the requirements from the manufacturer’s other home nations, but may lack the economies of scale to compete on the global market.
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NewsUK shoots down Argentine FA-50 deal
The UK has stopped a long-running plan for Argentina to obtain eight Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 light-attack jets.
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NewsCanadian National Defence orders three King Air 350ERs for special ops recon
The Canadian Department of National Defence awarded L3Harris Technologies a firm-fixed price contract of an undisclosed amount to modify three King Air 350ERs into intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for the country’s special operations forces.