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Philippine air force OV-10 crashes in night exercise
A Philippine air force OV-10 Bronco attack aircraft crashed while on a night flying proficiency exercise near Palawan on 23 June ...
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NewsPARIS: Lockheed and CAE make F-35 training commitment
Lockheed Martin and CAE have signed a memorandum of understanding for F-35 Lightning II training systems support in Canada on 17 June at the Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: Daher-Socata nears TBM 850 sales with I-Master radar
Daher-Socata is in discussions with two potential customers for a new multimission derivative of its high-speed TBM 850 turboprop, which is being shown with a range of sensor options for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) tasks.
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NewsPICTURE: A400M makes spectacular defensive flares test
Airbus Military has performed an important test of the A400M's self-protection equipment ...
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PARIS: BAE and Northrop to announce T-X production location before year’s end
BAE Systems and partner Northrop Grumman are set to announce where they intend to build the Hawk jet trainer for the US Air Force's T-X advanced jet trainer replacement programme before the end of the year, says a top company official speaking at the Paris air show.
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NewsPICTURE: Seoul's first C-130J ready for flight testing
South Korea's first C-130J-30 tactical transport is soon to enter flight testing in Marietta, Georgia ...
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NewsPARIS: New Eurofighter boss reveals ambitious sales target
The four-nation Eurofighter consortium is targeting a potential opportunity to export 250 more Typhoons during the next decade, says new chief executive Alberto Gutierrez.
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NewsBoeing wins ScanEagle deal for UK Royal Navy
Boeing Defence UK has won a contract to provide Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle services to the Royal Navy ...
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NewsPARIS: South Africa’s Denel wins A400M component work
Airbus Military has awarded South Africa's Denel Aerostructures a contract to make structural components for the A400M tactical transport aircraft.
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NewsPARIS: F-35 programme gets Norwegian approval boost
Norway's parliament has approved the planned purchase of the nation's first six operational F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, as Lockheed Martin also waits on the UK to formalise a new order, says Steve O'Bryan, the company's vice-president programme integration.
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NewsPARIS: General Atomics, CAE to partner for international UAV training
General Atomics and CAE have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the pair will explore ways to provide UAV training to countries outside Canada.
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PARIS: First AESA-equipped Rafale heads for squadron service
With a first sensor already in the advanced stages of test and evaluation at its air force's Mont-de-Marsan air base, an operational French squadron will within the next few weeks receive its first Dassault Rafale equipped with a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
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NewsPARIS: Magellan agrees F-35 tail supply contract
Magellan Aerospace has signed an agreement with BAE Systems for work on the F-35 Lightning II programme.
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NewsPARIS: UAC set to deliver 18 Yak-130s in 2013
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation is set to deliver 18 Yak-130 trainers to the Russian air force in 2013, say company officials speaking at the Paris air show. The Russian air force has ordered 55 airframes of the type.
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NewsPARIS: Milestone C295 ready to support Omani training
Airbus Military is displaying the 100th production example of its C295 medium transport at the show, and says the twin-engined type is ready to be delivered to future operator the Royal Air Force of Oman.
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NewsPARIS: Pogosyan sees market for 200 Su-35s
The mighty Sukhoi Su-35 lancing through the Le Bourget sky this week is just the beginning of the type's international exposure, according to Mikhail Pogosyan.
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PARIS: Umbra ready to supply A400M prop brakes
Italy's Umbra Group is ready to launch the production of prop brakes for the Europrop International TP400-D6 turboprop engines powering...
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NewsPARIS: USMC explores F-35B operating concepts
The US Marine Corps is working on several different operating concepts for the Lockheed Martin F-35S short take-off/vertical landing version of the Joint Strike Fighter, according to a senior officer at the Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: Saab cuts metal on first Gripen E test aircraft
Saab has cut metal on its first of three dedicated test examples of the Gripen E fighter, and flown the type's production-standard AESA radar ...
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NewsPARIS: Lockheed pitches civilian J-model Hercules
Lockheed Martin is examining the possibly of developing a civilian variant of its C-130J to replace the legacy L-100 civilian-model Hercules...