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NewsKings of the swingers: Top 13 swing-wing aircraft
As the operators of Europe’s Panavia Tornado mark the 40th anniversary of its first flight, we bring together a baker’s dozen of variable geometry aircraft – only most of which made it into operational service.
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NewsF-35s deploying to US carrier in November might not be fully operational
Plans to test a Lockheed Martin F-35C aboard a US aircraft carrier in November are on track, but both aircraft scheduled to deploy to the Pacific may not be capable of taking off and landing from the ship.
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NewsEmbraer rolls out first US-assembled Super Tucano
Embraer North America and Sierra Nevada Corp. on 25 September rolled out the first A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft produced outside Brazil.
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NewsKongsberg plans JSM flight tests in 2015
Kongsberg will next year begin flight testing its new Joint Strike Missile (JSM) aboard a Lockheed Martin F-16 as it aims to complete the development of the munition by 2017.
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KFX to benefit from F-35 offsets
In return for obtaining 40 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters, South Korea will receive technologies related to its long-planned KFX indigenous fighter programme.
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NewsSouth Korea ready to sign F-35 deal
South Korea has finalised its selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35A, with the nation’s air force to receive 40 of the conventional take-off and landing combat aircraft from 2018.
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NewsTornado could fly on into 2030s, partners say
Europe’s Panavia Tornado will remain in use as a relevant frontline asset for more than another 10 years, according to its programme partners, even though one of its main operators does not plan to retain the type beyond the end of this decade.
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NewsNigerian AW101 makes debut flight
AgustaWestland on 19 September performed the maiden flight of the first of two VIP transport-roled AW101 helicopters for the Nigerian air force from its Yeovil manufacturing facility in Somerset.
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NewsSyrian air strikes mark combat debut for F-22 Raptor
The US military-led air launched over Syria on 22 September against Islamic insurgents marked the debut for US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors in a strike role.
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NewsPICTURE: First KC-390 gets wings on assembly line
Embraer has moved the wing and the sponsons of the KC-390 into place on the assembly line, the Brazilian manufacturer has revealed.
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NewsFinland gets second batch of Orbiter UAVs
Aeronautics Defense Systems is in the process of supplying a second batch of Orbiter 2B unmanned air systems to the Finnish army.
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NewsUS C-130s deployed in support of disaster response
The US Department of Defense has deployed two Lockheed Martin C-130 transports to California in support of wildfire suppression in the area.
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NewsUSA and Arab partners launch anti-Islamic State strikes in Syria
The US military and partner Arab nations have begun air strikes over Syria in an extension of the mission to counter the extreme Islamic uprising in the region.
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NewsIsraeli Patriot downs Syrian Su-24
A Syrian air force Sukhoi Su-24 was shot down on 23 September by an Israeli Raytheon Patriot surface-to-air missile. The Syrian fighter had approached the Israeli border on the Golan heights before it was brought down.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ukraine's and Russia's aerospace industries will be hit hard by deteriorating relations
Ever since Russia-backed forces began to take control of the Crimean peninsula at the end of February, a steady of escalation of sanctions by Ukraine against Russia has had increasingly negative effects on the aerospace sectors of both countries. Since the collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991, ...
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NewsPICTURE: Malaysia’s first A400M takes shape
Airbus Defence and Space has released an image of the Malaysian air force’s first A400M tactical transport, and says the aircraft will be delivered in the first quarter of 2015.
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Royal Thai Police acquire CN235-220M from PTDI
The Royal Thai Police have acquired a CN235-220M from Indonesian Aerospace through Thai Aviation Industries (TAI).
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NewsAzerbaijan could produce unmanned Orbiter 3
Azerbaijan-based unmanned air vehicle company Azad Systems may soon begin manufacturing the Israeli-developed Orbiter 3.
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NewsUK warned to increase transparency of armed UAV operations
Failure of the British government to inform parliament of its intentions to redeploy its armed unmanned air vehicles outside recognised warzones may result in legal action, a charity and law firm have warned the government.
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NewsPICTURES: A400M and Breitling Jets fly in formation
The Airbus A400M and the Breitling Jet Team joined forces yesterday for a formation flight in the south-west of France not far from the airframer's Toulouse headquarters. The result is these stunning images of prototype aircraft Grizzly 6 (F-WWMZ) alongside the aerobatic team.