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NewsFirst MH-60R set for delivery to Danish air force
Nine Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters ordered by the Danish Air Force will be provisioned to accept an anti-submarine sensor, should the government in Copenhagen decide to purchase it, a senior air force official says on 21 October.
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Boeing F/A-18 crashes near RAF Lakenheath
A US Marine Corps Boeing F/A-18C Hornet has crashed near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, with the pilot reportedly killed.
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NewsFinnish air force launches Hornet replacement project
The Finnish air force has launched a five-year process to select a new fighter to replace 61 active Boeing F/A-18C/Ds acquired in the 1990s.
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NewsCAA claims Watchkeeper controlled airspace flight was isolated event
The recent flight of a Thales Watchkeeper in controlled airspace in Wales was simply “a one-off”, and a lot more work must be done before unmanned systems of its size can routinely fly through national airspace, the UK Civil Aviation Authority says.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Next phase of Army engine battle begins
In Afghanistan, the Boeing AH-64 and the Sikorsky UH-60 encountered a problem their designers never anticipated. Hovering at 4,000ft in 35°C (95°F) conditions had always seemed sufficient performance for a helicopter. But Afghanistan’s mountains and hot summer raised the bar for hot-weather hovering by 2,000ft.
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NewsLockheed's enhanced F-16V makes first flight
The newest version of Lockheed Martin’s venerable F-16 has taken to the air for the first time, with a range of equipment enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
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ADEX: GE, Eurojet battle for KFX engine deal
Seoul is likely to make a decision about the powerplant for its planned KFX indigenous fighter aircraft in the first half of 2016.
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ADEX: RAF A400M makes Seoul debut
A UK Royal Air Force Airbus Defence & Space A400M was the star of this year’s Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX).
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NewsLockheed bankrolling F-35 and C-130J suppliers pending contracts
Lockheed Martin has run out of advanced procurement money for C-130J and F-35 aircraft being procured by the US military and is paying out of pocket to support supplier base.
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Airbus names outsider to lead defence and space business
Airbus has named Siemens executive Dirk Hoke to succeed Bernhard Gerwert as chief executive of Airbus Defence and Space next year, reaching outside the company to succeed a 36-year veteran of the company.
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NewsLockheed-Sikorsky union expected in 2015, pending review by China
Lockheed Martin expects to finalise its $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky by year’s end, pending a regulatory review in China, company officials say.
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NewsUSAF and Lockheed nearing deal on five-year C-130J purchase
Lockheed Martin is close to securing a multi-year contract for C-130J procurement with the US air force, with the company saying a verbal agreement has been reached with the service for 78 firm orders, plus five contract options.
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Selex advances M-345 cockpit development
Selex ES is progressing with the development of a next-generation cockpit for Alenia Aermacchi’s M-345 jet trainer, says Fabrizio Boggiani, director of marketing and sales at the company’s Airborne & Space Systems division.
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Alenia Aermacchi reveals dual-role M-346 sales target
Alenia Aermacchi believes it could sell around 100 armed examples of a dual-role M-346 that it is in the early stages of developing, with the model to provide operators with an affordable asset for low- and medium-intensity conflicts.
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NewsSwedish military retires last Super Puma
The Swedish armed forces marked the retirement of the nation's last Airbus Helicopters AS332 Super Puma on 14 October, with the locally-designated HKP10 leaving use after 27 years of service. A retirement ceremony was held at the F21 air base in Luleå: the same location that the helicopter had entered ...
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ADEX: Northrop on track with South Korea’s RQ-4B production
Northrop Grumman will deliver the first pair of South Korea’s four RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft in 2018, and the second pair in 2019.
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ADEX: Lockheed details plan to bring S-3B Viking back
Lockheed Martin has detailed a proposal to supply former US Navy S-3B Viking anti-submarine warfare aircraft to the South Korean Navy.
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NewsAntonov selects P&WC engines for An-132 transport
Antonov has selected a Pratt & Whitney Canada tubroprop engine to power a demonstrator version of the An-132 transport currently in development for Saudi Arabia.
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Lockheed touts ABC laser turret as testbed completes 60 flights
Lockheed Martin claims to have overcome a major obstacle to shooting high-power laser weapons from high-speed aircraft, saying it has successfully completed 60 Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control (ABC) laser turret flight tests over the past year.
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NewsF-35 ejection seat fix expected by 2016 amid safety concerns
The US Air Force is demanding a long-term fix to the Martin Baker US16E (MK16) ejection seat for the Lockheed Martin F-35, after recent tests discovered “unacceptable risk of neck injury” for light-weight pilots during parachute deployment at low speeds.