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NewsJapanese F-35 maintenance depot opens for business
Japan has opened its regional maintenance base for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter. The first aircraft to receive service at the regional depot will be a Japan Air Self-Defence Force F-35A from Misawa air base, says Tokyo’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency. The maintenance base is located ...
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NewsSierra Nevada awarded $700m to develop countermeasures for special ops C-130Js
The systems are to be installed on the special operation force’s AC-130J Ghostrider gunship and MC-130J Commando II transport.
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NewsUS Air Force links F-35, F-22, F-16 and E-3 Sentry in multiplayer combat simulator
Pilots flew in “a highly contested simulated environment” during final acceptance test of the Distributed Mission Training system at Nellis AFB in Nevada.
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NewsEuropean tanker fleet arrival plugs critical capability gap for NATO
NATO has hailed the collaborative approach taken by six nations to address a critical shortfall in the availability of non-US air-to-air refuelling assets, after a first pooled tanker arrived at Eindhoven air base in the Netherlands.
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NewsCanberra recasts airpower plans for great power competition
Australia will invest A$65 billion ($63 billion) in airpower over the coming decade, as it shifts its defence focus to deal with a more dangerous Asia-Pacific region.
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NewsUS Army receives EMARSS-V aircraft with prototype upgrades
The EMARSS-V is based on the commercial Beechcraft King Air 350. It is used to detect, locate, classify, identify and track vehicles and foot soldiers on the ground. The modified EMARSS-V aircraft has more powerful engines which allow for better performance at higher elevations and hotter temperatures during takeoff.
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NewsAirbus secures Eurofighter AESA integration deal for Germany, Spain
A bilateral effort to equip in-service Eurofighter combat aircraft with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars has advanced further, with Airbus Defence & Space securing a contract to advance the sensor’s integration.
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NewsNATO’s first pooled A330 tanker heads for Eindhoven home
The first Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) to be introduced as part of a pooled NATO fleet will arrive at Eindhoven air base in the Netherlands on 30 June.
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NewsDstl nears decision on LANCA flight demonstration for UK
A UK technology programme to demonstrate a so-called “additive capability” for use as part of a future combat air system is advancing on schedule, with an initial one-year phase having concluded in May.
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AnalysisUK keeps Tempest programme on target, despite downturn
As the last decade was nearing an end, the UK unveiled and then expanded an ambitious programme to develop a new class of future combat air systems with the potential to bolster not only its military capability, but also the fortunes of its defence industry.
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NewsBrazilian air force takes third KC-390 airlifter
Embraer has delivered a third KC-390 transport/tanker to the Brazilian air force.
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AnalysisHow Franco-German FCAS could accelerate economic recovery
The award earlier this year of an 18-month initial contract for risk-reduction work on a French-German future combat air system programme has propelled the effort’s industry partners towards launching demonstrator flights from as early as 2026.
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NewsKAI lands domestic order for additional TA-50s
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has landed a second deal to produce additional TA-50 lead-in fighter trainers for service with the Republic of Korea Air Force. The deal, concluded with Seoul’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration, is worth around W688 billion ($573 million), says KAI. It also covers support for the aircraft, ...
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NewsUS Air Force requests ideas for arsenal plane to launch long-range missiles ‘en masse’
The service is debating how effective such an aircraft would be against China or Russia, both which have sophisticated anti-aircraft defences that make it difficult to fly over their sovereign territory and drop bombs.
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InterviewRNZAF chief eyes big region, broad requirements
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) operates in a vast geography that ranges from idyllic Pacific islands to Antarctica, and also deals with a broad array of missions. RNZAF chief Air Vice Marshal Andrew Clark says that the missions of the broader New Zealand Defence Force fall into two ...
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OpinionCan Tempest and FCAS projects both succeed in Europe?
Can Europe afford to support two next-generation air combat projects amid the downturn – or would joining forces merely clip a future fighter’s wings?
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NewsVIP Voyager touches down with Union Flag livery
A UK Royal Air Force-operated Airbus Defence & Space A330 Voyager touched down at its Brize Norton home in Oxfordshire on 25 June sporting a new Union Flag livery to denote its tasking as a VIP transport asset.
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NewsTempest partners on target with year-end business pitch for UK
Despite the huge disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown and the uncertainty of Brexit before it, the UK’s ambitious programme to develop a future combat air system remains on target, industry sources say.
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NewsTokyo edges toward Future Fighter framework
Tokyo could be close to making some partnership decisions in its long-running effort to develop an indigenous replacement for the Mitsubishi F-2.
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NewsPoor record sharing and planning cause US Navy aircraft maintenance delays
The service’s poor record sharing and maintenance planning has caused depot maintenance to be behind schedule 48% of the time on average between 2014 and 2019.