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NewsIsrael clears Elta equipment for Turkish AEW fleet
The Israeli government has approved the delivery of electronic support measures (ESM) equipment to be installed on the Turkish air force's new Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system aircraft, despite the ongoing severance of defence ties between the nations.
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NewsLockheed awarded $6.9 billion F-22 upgrade contract
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $6.9 billion to upgrade the service's...
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Taiwan to upgrade T56 engines for P-3C fleet
Taiwan will overhaul 16 Rolls-Royce T56-A-14 turboprop engines under a deal worth $10.6 million ...
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UAE funds Hercules avionics modernisation
The United Arab Emirates has signed a more than $42 million contract to modernise six of its C-130H/L-100 tactical transports ...
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NewsPICTURE: Camcopter UAV flies with Thales dual-mode radar
Austrian unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Schiebel and Thales UK have joined forces to demonstrate the Camcopter S-100's ability to operate carrying the latter's I-Master dual-mode surveillance radar.
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NewsRussian air force looks to fly around Tu-134 ban
The Russian air force command wants to bring back into service its trainer variants of the Tu-134 airliner, grounded by a presidential order ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Finmeccanica crisis casts shadow far beyond AW101 deal
Just days after receiving a grilling from journalists about delays to much-needed procurement programmes at the Aero India show in Bengaluru in early February,...
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NewsPICTURES: Piaggio unleashes unmanned HammerHead
Piaggio Aero and Selex ES unveiled plans for an unmanned variant of the former's P-180 Avanti II at the IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi on 18 February.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Australian airlift comes of age
The big news at the 2011 Avalon show was Australia's decision to obtain a fifth Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter. Two years on, this aircraft has arrived and another C-17 has been ordered and delivered, bringing the Royal Australian Air Force's total of the type to six examples
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NewsPICTURE: RAF takes delivery of BAe 146 C3 transports
The UK Royal Air Force has accepted two freshly modified BAe 146 quick change transports, with the pair to be deployed to Afghanistan following the completion...
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NewsAirbus Military reveals first flight date for French A400M
Airbus Military has disclosed an early March target for the flight debut of its first production A400M Atlas transport ...
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NewsUSAF seeks information on connecting 4th and 5th gen fighters
The US Air Force is seeking information on a "communications gateway" that would one day be able to digitally link fourth and fifth-generation fighters inside...
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Northrop Grumman airship programme cancelled
The Northrop Grumman Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV), a lighter-than-air vehicle meant to keep sophisticated sensors airborne for weeks...
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NewsLockheed recieves production contract for enhanced Apache sensors
The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin two production contracts totaling $161.7 million to continue upgrading the Boeing AH-64D/E Apache's Modernized Target...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman awarded B-2 defensive systems modernization contract
Northrop Grumman has been awarded the second phase of a multi-year contract to modernize the B-2 stealth bomber defensive management system (DMS). Called...
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HATSOFF plans to increase civil training for Asian customers
Indian helicopter training provider HATSOFF (Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying) plans to increase its training offerings for civil operators throughout the Asian region.
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NewsUSAF refuses to reopen F-22 accident investigation despite damning Inspector General’s report
The US Air Force will not reopen the Accident Investigation Board (AIB) that examined the 16 November, 2010, crash of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor despite...
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NewsMexico trumps Asia as newest Eurocopter overseas production outpost
Eurocopter has joined the growing number of aerospace majors in Mexico's Queretaro manufacturing cluster with the formal opening of a $100 million factory...
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NewsF-35B returns to flight
The Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter has returned to flight after a 25-day grounding. "F-35B...
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NewsPICTURES: Secret Russian UAV design revealed
First images have emerged of the Altius UAV, being developed for Russia by Sokol and Tranzas ...