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Eurocopter takes Canada to court over coast guard procurement
Eurocopter and the Canadian government are at legal loggerheads over the latter's procurement exercise to replace its...
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NewsChina certifies first aircraft carrier pilots
China has certified its first pilots and deck crew for aircraft carrier operations following a 25-day training deployment using the Liaoning ...
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NewsUSAF studying future unmanned aircraft fleet mix
The US Air Force is studying how best to formulate its future unmanned aircraft fleet to operate inside contested airspace ...
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USN kicks off second phase of EMALS testing
The US Navy has started a second phase of aircraft launch tests using the EMALS catapult system ...
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NewsPICTURES: Canada receives first F-model Chinook
Canada's first of 15 Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters has been flown to Ottawa, with the manufacturer saying it is on track to complete deliveries during 2014.
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NewsIsrael's Lavi reborn as renamed M-346
The Israeli air force is to name its M-346 advanced jet trainer the 'Lavi', re-using the name carried by the nation's cancelled fighter programme ...
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NewsIsrael advances communications system for F-35 fleet
Rafael is in the advanced stage of work on the unique communications systems that will be installed in the Israeli air force's F-35s ...
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NewsPICTURE: Gripen on target with Meteor missile firings
MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile is on target to enter use with the Swedish air force from 2014, following a dual firing performed using a Saab Gripen test aircraft.
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NewsBoeing starts building first KC-46A
Three years after winning the KC-X contract, Boeing workers in Everett, Washington, started building the first KC-46A refueller for the US Air Force on 26...
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NewsPentagon notifies Congress of potential French MQ-9 Reaper buy
The Pentagon notified the US Congress on 27 June of a possible foreign military sale to France of 16 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned...
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NewsLockheed receives contract for last batch of F-22 modifications
Lockheed Martin has received a $12.7 million contract modification to supply the final batch of automatic backup oxygen supply (A-BOS) systems for the US...
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NewsPICTURE: Italian-assembled Chinook makes first flight
The first ICH-47F Chinook for the Italian army conducted its debut flight on 24 June from AgustaWestland's Vergiate site in northern Italy ...
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NewsPICTURE: Israel receives first C-130J airlifter
The Israeli air force has received its first of three C-130J tactical transport at Lockheed Martin's Marietta site in Georgia ...
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Third UK F-35B arrives at Eglin AFB
The UK's third Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter arrived at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 25 June. The...
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NewsPICTURE: German air force to bid 'Pharewell' to last F-4Fs
Germany will retire its last operational McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantom IIs on 29 June, with the veteran type's duties having been assumed by Eurofighter...
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NewsUS Navy receives first F-35C training aircraft
The US Navy received its first Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter training aircraft at Eglin AFB, Florida, on 22 June. The stealth carrier-based...
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NewsTyphoon, Hawk sales power 62% growth in UK defence exports
The UK maintained its status as a leading arms exporter in 2012, signing deals worth £8.8bn ...
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German navy Lynx to get new Titan sensor fit
Germany's defence ministry has signed a deal to acquire Titan 385ES-HD sensors for some of its navy Lynx helicopters ...
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NewsLow-level Hawk strayed into path of departing Emirates Boeing 777-300ER.
Investigators have determined that a BAE Systems Hawk was transmitting on a different frequency from Dubai air traffic control just before it was forced to execute a low-level evasive manoeuvre to avoid a departing Emirates Boeing 777-300ER.
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NewsPARIS: MC-27J passes initial gunship test phase
Alenia Aermacchi and ATK have completed the first series of cannon firings from an adapted C-27J transport ...