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NewsSurplus German P-3C Orions set to boost Portuguese maritime patrol fleet
The Portuguese air force’s ability to conduct maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare duties is to be significantly enhanced via its ongoing acquisition of additional Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion airframes.
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AnalysisUSAF need fuels Embraer’s ambition with KC-390 Agile Tanker
Embraer believes its KC-390 is well positioned to enter the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) future inventory in a proposed “Agile Tanker” guise, despite walking away from a partnership with a US-based potential prime.
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NewsAustralia confirms ‘informational’ meeting with GCAP fighter partners
The head of capability for the Royal Australian Air Force says his office received an informational briefing from the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) consortium – a trilateral initiative between the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a sixth-generation fighter.
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NewsRAAF marks 15 years since delivery of the first Super Hornet
Although the F/A-18F Super Hornet was originally envisioned as a stopgap while the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fielded the fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A, the service’s air commander now says Australia is seeing great benefits to “generational interactions” between the two fighter types.
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NewsRTX sees new era of EO/IR sensing
RTX feels that advanced electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors are coming of age for detecting unmanned air vehicles, missiles, and aircraft at extreme ranges.
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NewsAustralian air force ‘not concerned at all’ about F-35 ‘kill switch’
Amid global concerns about the American-made stealth fighter’s vulnerability to US politics, a senior officer with the Royal Australian Air Force says his service remains fully confident in its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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NewsPratt & Whitney sees international interest in F135 upgrades
Pratt & Whitney is seeing significant interest among international customers for its planned F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) programme.
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NewsBombardier inks deal for two Challenger 650s to fill Australia surveillance mission
The deal between Bombardier Defense and Australian lessor Principle Finance was inked at the Avalon air show near Melbourne.
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NewsAustralia to receive ‘first of its kind’ MC-55A Peregrine in 2025
American systems integrator L3Harris is modifying four Gulfstream G550 business jets for service with the Royal Australian Air Force to provide long-range surveillance and electronic warfare capabilities.
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NewsPapua New Guinea shows off gifted 750XL at Avalon
Papua New Guinea has underlined its close defence relationship with Australia by sending a single NZAero 750XL to the Avalon air show.
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NewsAustralia touts E-7 operational performance as global fleet expands
Australia led the world in fielding the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, blazing a trail for heavyweights including the US Air Force, UK Royal Air Force and NATO headquarters to procure the airborne early warning and control jet.
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NewsAustralian transport aircraft get bite with HIMARS arrival
Australia has taken delivery of its first US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), two years after it announced plans to obtain the advanced strike system.
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NewsAustralia-based Advanced Navigation looks beyond GPS for precision geolocation
The Sydney start-up is part of Australia’s burgeoning domestic defence industry, which increasingly features not just local subsidiaries of big multinationals, but also a growing number of homegrown firms.
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NewsSierra Nevada expanding Australia presence amid AUKUS optimism
The American military systems integrator recently opened a subsidiary based in Adelaide, which will help support Australian acquisition programmes including the Boeing P-8 and Northrop Grumman MQ-4C, while also expanding the domestic production of defence technology.
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AnalysisWashington moves to deepen industrial ties with Australia amid regional tensions
Under an initiative dubbed the Regional Sustainment Framework, the Pentagon aims to push certain maintenance, repair and overhaul functions forward to overseas partners around the Indo-Pacific, with Australia as the initial target.
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NewsAustralian Super Hornets ready to use Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile
A Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet of the Royal Australian Air Force has successfully launched the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), amid concerns about the nation’s maritime security.
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NewsBoeing wins contract for USAF’s sixth-generation fighter, dubbed F-47
After six months of uncertainty, the US Air Force is moving ahead with the Next Generation Air Dominance programme, choosing Boeing to build the new F-47 sixth-generation crewed fighter platform.
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NewsIndian defence bureaucracy recognises AEW&C need
The Indian air force’s plans to increase its airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) fleet have passed an important bureaucratic milestone.
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NewsDiscussions for Thailand Gripen E/F buy advance
Discussions between Bangkok and Stockholm are “on track” for Thailand’s acquisition of the Saab Gripen E/F fighter.
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NewsUSA clears APKWS sale to Saudi Arabia
The US government has cleared the possible sale of 2,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapons Systems (APKWS) to Saudi Arabia.