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NewsUSAF details plan to halt Block 30 Global Hawk use
The US Air Force does not intend to keep the Block 30 Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk in service past the end of the calendar year 2014 because the Lockheed...
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NewsMDS offers Black Gold to extend engine life
MDS Coating Technologies has developed an engine compressor coating that it says will drastically reduce blade erosion ...
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NewsKuwait eyeing second C-17, DSCA reveals
Kuwait appears poised to increase its planned purchase of the Boeing C-17 strategic transport to a two-aircraft fleet ...
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Brazil signs AMX support deal with Alenia Aermacchi
The Brazilian air force has awarded Alenia Aermacchi a contract worth $75 million for the logistical support of its AMX strike aircraft ...
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NewsPICTURES: KAI to develop amphibious assault variant of Surion
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will develop a variant of the Surion transport helicopter for the South Korean marines. The Defense Acquisition Program...
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NewsSouth Korea to buy 36 AH-64E Apaches
Boeing has won a contract to supply South Korea with 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters ...
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NewsColombia to expand S-70i fleet with new order
Colombia's army is to expand its fleet of five Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk utility helicopters, with a further two to be delivered late this year ...
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PICTURE: New aircraft for Polish air force academy
Two new Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse training aircraft have arrived at the aviation training centre of the Polish air force academy ...
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NewsPoland rejoins NATO AGS programme
Poland has confirmed its intention to formally rejoin NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme as a core nation, with the alliance's managing organisation now preparing the relevant documents for its reinclusion.
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NewsIsrael tests CH-53 safety enhancement
The Israeli air force is to upgrade the automatic hovering system installed in its Sikorsky CH-53 "Yasur" transport helicopters within the coming months, following successful initial tests performed by its flight-test centre.
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NewsRussian air force commander eyes MiG-31 replacement
Russia's air force expects to begin fielding a replacement for its Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptors by 2020 and to retire the type by 2028 ...
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NewsPZL-Swidnik to modernise Polish army W-3s
Poland's armament inspectorate has chosen PZL-Swidnik to modernise the nation's army aviation W-3 Sokol medical evacuation helicopters.
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NewsNorthrop’s SABR ‘well positioned’ to clinch USAF F-16 radar upgrade effort
Northrop Grumman says that its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) is "well positioned" to secure contracts to upgrade US Air Force and Taiwanese Lockheed Martin...
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NewsMROAM: P&W proposes early multi-year sustainment deal for F-35 engine
Pratt & Whitney has proposed a shift to a multi-year sustainment contract four years early for the engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-35 ...
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MROAM: USAF breaks up P&W monopoly on C-17 engine services
Pratt & Whitney says it accepts a US Air Force decision to break up the company's 18-year grip on sustainment services for the engines that power the global...
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NewsPICTURES: Newest RAF Chinook makes maiden sortie
Boeing has released images of the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook helicopter destined for the UK Royal Air Force. The 15 March sortie at the...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Time for UK's Watchkeeper UAV to deliver
Selected in 2004, first flown in 2008 and now almost three years behind schedule, the British Army's Watchkeeper unmanned air system is counting down to service entry
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NewsUS Army, Boeing conclude price negotiations for second CH-47 contract
The US Army and Boeing have agreed on a price for a second multi-year production contract for the CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopter ...
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NewsLockheed unveils more information on UCLASS programme
Lockheed Martin has revealing additional details about its submission for the US Navy's UCLASS requirement ...
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NewsF-22 helmet-display demonstration casualty of sequestration
Efforts to demonstrate the Visionix Scorpion helmet-mounted cueing system on the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor are among the casualties of the automatic "sequestration"...