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InterviewINTERVIEW: Air Commander Australia Steve Roberton
In December 2018, the Royal Australian Air Force truly entered the era of the Lockheed Martin F-35, with the arrival of its first two examples.
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AVALON: Zephyr gears up for Australian payload work
Airbus Defence & Space is gearing up for a series of payload tests operating from the Western Australian town of Wyndham with its revolutionary Zephyr unmanned aircraft.
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AVALON: RAAF C-17s keep it cool on Antarctic missions
Boeing C-17 strategic transports operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) are providing a heavy lift capability to the nation’s research mission in Antarctica.
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AVALON: Boeing eyes T-X opportunity in Australia
Boeing is positioning its T-X advanced jet trainer and its accompanying training system for a long-term requirement in Australia.
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Rolls-Royce touts modernised Indiana factory for B-52 engine bid
Rolls-Royce plans to build its F130 turbine at a modernized factory in Indiana if selected by the US Air Force to replace the engines on the service’s fleet of Boeing B-52 bombers.
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Pilot error caused Light Attack Experiment crash: Investigators
US Air Force investigators have found that the fatal Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano crash in June 2018 during the service’s Light Attack Experiment was caused by pilot error.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Aero Vodochody recharged the L-39
Most of the pilots who honed their combat skills in the Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros single-engined jet trainer were defending the Soviet empire. The 21st century-born aviators who fly its successor – the L-39NG – will only know of the Cold War from history books.
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Brazilian navy orders three Airbus H135 light helicopters
Brazil’s navy ordered three Airbus H135 light twin-engine helicopters.
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Northrop Grumman Australia’s F-35 repair work outlined
Northrop Grumman Australia was awarded a contract by the US Department of Defence for maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade (MRO&U) work on Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters stationed in the Asia-Pacific region.
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OpinionOPINION: Lockheed's F-21 reveal: marketing or masterstroke?
What’s in a name – particularly when your product seemingly already has more than enough of them to choose from?
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NewsAERO INDIA: Boeing offers India futuristic Super Hornet factory
Boeing has promoted its industrial capabilities in India, as it eyes potential deals to sell the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the nation's air force and navy.
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AERO INDIA: DRDO reveals plans for C295 variants
India’s Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) plans to adapt the Airbus Defence & Space C295 tactical transport for special missions should a deal to obtain the type be finalized.
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MTU sees benefits from joint European future fighter
Engine maker MTU Aero Engines has not ruled out the possibility that the planned development of a future combat air system (FCAS) between France, Germany and Spain, in which it is involved, could ultimately be combined with the UK's parallel Tempest programme to deliver a new pan-European fighter.
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Boeing KC-46A refuels stealth aircraft for first time
The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus air tanker refueled a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II for the first time over California.
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US Air Force testing upgraded rotary launcher for B-52 bomber
The US Air Force started testing an upgraded version of the Boeing B-52 bomber’s Conventional Rotary Launcher on 11 February.
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AERO INDIA: F16V rechristened ‘F-21’ for New Delhi fighter deal
Lockheed Martin has redesignated the F-16V Block 70 as the F-21 in its offering for India's fighter requirement.
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AERO INDIA: Tejas Mk2 gets canards, big payload boost
India’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has detailed a number of improvements for the planned Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Mk2 fighter.
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ATEC protests US Army decision on new helicopter engines
Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office against the US Army’s decision to award General Electric Aviation a contract to develop a new turbine engine for the service’s helicopters.
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US Coast Guard begins testing MH-65E helicopters
The US Coast Guard commenced low-rate initial production of its service life extension and avionics upgrade programme for its Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin short range recovery helicopters.
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PICTURES: Canada’s first F/A-18 Hornets arrive from Australia
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) received its first pair of interim F/A-18A Hornet aircraft on 17 February at 4 Wing Cold Lake air base in Alberta.