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NewsAustralia commits to third MQ-4C Triton
Canberra has committed to obtaining its third Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system. “Once in service, this capability will significantly enhance our ability to persistently patrol Australia’s maritime approaches from the North, in the South West Pacific and down to Antarctica,” says defence minister Linda Reynolds. “The fleet is ...
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NewsBoeing delivers first new-build F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets to US Navy
The company delivered one single-seat E model and one two-seat F model to the service.
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NewsCanada approved to buy 50 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles for CF-18 Hornets
Until the Royal Canadian Air Force makes a decision on its next generation of fighter aircraft, it’ll have to rely on its aging fleet of classic McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornets, known in Canada as the CF-18.
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NewsSlovakia offered long-term industrial participation in L-39NG
Czech proposal for neighbour’s acquisition of eight examples of new-generation jet trainer promises an end to US-based instruction for fighter pilots
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NewsUK’s unmanned Protector gains Brimstones, Paveway IV for ground test
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is advancing weapons integration work in support of the UK’s Protector RG1 remotely piloted air system programme, with ground vibration testing now being performed.
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NewsSuper Hornet tests StormBreaker foul-weather munition
A Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has conducted a guided release of Raytheon’s new GBU-53/B StormBreaker munition, which is design to hit moving targets in poor visibility conditions.
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NewsJim Taiclet takes over as Lockheed Martin CEO
As part of a planned succession, he takes over the reins of the USA’s largest defence manufacturer from former CEO Marillyn Hewson, who now will become executive chairman of the board.
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NewsTo improve F-35 reliability, Pentagon plans performance-based logistics contract
The programme office has launched a market research effort ahead of a plan to grant a three-year PBL contract for 2024 to 2026.
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NewsPentagon awards $100m to Spirit AeroSystems and GE Aviation to shore up aerospace
The Pentagon plans to grant more awards overtime to subsidise companies that have been hurt by declining commercial business.
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NewsTaiwan’s Brave Eagle trainer conducts first flight
The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation T-5 Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer has conducted its maiden flight from Ching Chuan Kang air base near the city of Taichung, Taiwan.
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NewsWhy the USAF is keen on car maker know-how for future fighter production
The service wants to mimic the way the car industry makes small improvements to car models year after year using digital design and engineering tools.
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NewsBlock III Super Hornet conducts maiden sortie
Boeing has conducted the maiden flight of the first F/A-18 Super Hornet in the new Block III configuration.
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NewsCoronavirus could be killed in aircraft interiors using heat, early results show
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has shown that common ground heaters could be used to raise the temperature of aircraft interiors to levels sufficient to kill the coronavirus and other biological contaminants.
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NewsUK embarks first operational F-35Bs in HMS Queen Elizabeth work-up
Lockheed Martin F-35Bs from the Royal Air Force’s frontline 617 Sqn have performed the unit’s first landings aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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NewsUSAF, Boeing conduct critical design review for T-7A Red Hawk
The US Air Force and Boeing have conducted the critical design review for the developmental T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer.
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NewsUSAF General Charles Brown confirmed as first African American service chief in US history
General Charles Q Brown was confirmed to be the next US Air Force chief of staff by the US Senate in a vote of 98 to 0.
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NewsFlight tests show new B61-12 nuclear bomb compatible with F-15E Strike Eagle
The demonstrations, carried out with a mock weapon, come ahead of the fighter being certificated to carry the nuke, says Sandia National Laboratories.
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NewsRoyal Canadian Air Force to buy two Challenger 650s from Bombardier
The Royal Canadian Air Force plans to buy two Challenger 650 business jets from Bombardier, with delivery scheduled for summer 2020.
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NewsRoyal New Zealand Air Force to buy five Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
The first Super Hercules is scheduled to be delivered in 2024, with the full fleet starting operations by 2025, says defence minister Ron Mark.
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NewsHow A400M Atlas spanned the globe during coronavirus response
Airbus Defence & Space and the Spanish air force have detailed the A400M’s major contribution to international pandemic response.