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NewsAustralian MRTTs to receive communications, mission system upgrades
Canberra plans to upgrade the communications and mission system equipment aboard its fleet of Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-tole tanker transports (MRTTs). The project will bring the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF’s) locally-designated KC-30A fleet up to the latest standard for the type, says Airbus. Source: Commonwealth ...
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NewsFirst Lockheed Martin F-35s loaded with ODIN hardware
For the first time, Lockheed Martin F-35s have been loaded with Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) hardware, an initial step in replacing the stealth fighter’s troubled support system. A squadron of F-35Bs based at US Marine Corps (USMC) Air Station Yuma in Arizona received the new system on 29 September, ...
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NewsUSA approves F-35 or F/A-18 fighter sales to Finland worth up to $15bn
Approval has been granted by the US government for the potential sale to Finland of both the Boeing F/A-18E/F and Lockheed Martin F-35 as part of the Nordic nation’s HX fighter replacement programme.
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NewsLuxembourg welcomes lone A400M Atlas airlifter
Airbus Defence & Space has delivered an A400M Atlas for Luxembourg; its penultimate contracted customer to receive the tactical transport.
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NewsTokyo inducts RC-2 for ELINT missions
The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) has inducted the Kawasaki RC-2 electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft, a variant of the C-2 tactical transport. The service inducted the type at its Iruma air base, according to a brief statement on its Facebook page. C-2 The RC-2 will replace ...
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NewsUS Army and USAF to jointly develop battlefield network, called CJADC2
The US Army and the US Air Force signed an agreement to jointly develop a battlefield communications network, called Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
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NewsUSA approves possible Super Hornet and F-35 sales to Switzerland
The USA has approved the possible sale to Switzerland of 40 Lockheed Martin F-35As and weapons for a total cost of $6.58 billion, just days after the Alpine nation’s plans to renew its fighter fleet were narrowly approved via a referendum.
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NewsRSAF KC-135Rs find new home with US firm Meta Aerospace
Defence services provider Meta Aerospace confirms that it has obtained four Boeing KC-135R tankers that previously served with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). It has taken delivery of the first of the aircraft, which was ferried to March Air Reserve base in California, says the company. The remaining ...
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NewsUSAF adds nine companies to Skyborg artificial intelligence development programme
The awards are part of a second phase of the “Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development” programme.
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NewsUS Marine Corps F-35B and KC-130J collide and crash
A US Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighter and KC-130J tanker collided and crashed during a refuelling exercise in Southern California on 29 September.
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NewsUAE takes second GlobalEye from Saab
The United Arab Emirates air force has received its second GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab.
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NewsRoyal Thai Air Force buys 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan IIs for training
The Royal Thai Air Force has purchased 12 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft, as well as spare parts, training and support services, for $162 million from Textron Aviation Defense.
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NewsFirst FWSAR C295 touches down in Canada
Canada’s first Airbus Defence & Space C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft has arrived at Canadian Force’s Base Comox, in British Columbia.
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InterviewRAAF wing commander charts a flight path for adventure
Wing Commander Marija Jovanovich has had a career of high adventure in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), but contends that while careers in aviation are definitely possible for women, they are not always clearly accessible. Jovanovich’s career in the RAAF kicked off as a pilot on the Lockheed Martin ...
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NewsConfusion surrounds engine 'failure' before Ukrainian An-26 training crash
Confusion has emerged as to whether the Ukrainian military Antonov An-26 which crashed near Kharkiv suffered an engine failure before the accident. Ukraine’s defence ministry indicates there was a problem with an engine sensor before the aircraft came down in darkness, at about 20:45 on 25 September. Defence minister Andriy ...
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NewsAntonov An-26 military transport crashes in eastern Ukraine
Two of the 27 people on board an Antonov An-26 military transport survived after the turboprop crashed in eastern Ukraine on 25 September. The aircraft crashed in Kharkiv Oblast, a region which borders Russia to the east and the separatist area of Donbass to the south, at around 20:45 local ...
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NewsUK aircraft carrier bulks up with 15 RAF, US Marine Corps F-35Bs
Fifteen Lockheed Martin F-35Bs from the UK Royal Air Force and US Marine Corps have embarked aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for a major exercise.
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NewsSaab F-39E Gripen arrives in Brazil for flight testing
The Brazilian variant of the Gripen E/F will be used for a flight-testing campaign.
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NewsManila receives initial four Super Tucanos
Manila has taken delivery of four Embraer A-29 Super Tucano close air support aircraft, part of a 2017 deal for six examples. After a transit from Brazil, the four aircraft reached Clark International airport on 29 September, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines. Source: ...
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NewsAero Vodochody gains certification for L-39NG
Approval for the Czech-built single-engined military trainer comes 21 months after first flight, and clears way for deliveries to three customers to begin.