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NewsSix Eurocopter employees dead after crash
Eurocopter has confirmed that six of its employees were killed when an AS532AL Cougar crashed in southeastern France on 25 July ...
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NewsLockheed to deliver 18 more F-35s this year
Lockheed Martin has delivered 12 F-35 aircraft to the US Department of Defense so far this year, but the company is contracted to deliver 30 aircraft in...
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NewsThailand requests four UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters from the USA
Thailand has requested four additional Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters from the USA in a Foreign Military Sales Mechanism (FMS) deal worth...
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NewsLockheed awarded contract to supply Iraq with 18 F-16s
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $199 million contract to build 18 Block 52 F-16C/Ds for the Iraqi air force. The order consists of 12 single-seat F-16C...
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NewsAnti-access/area denial challenges give manned aircraft edge over UAVs
Manned combat aircraft will remain at the tip of the spear for at least a generation and a half because in the near-term, unmanned aircraft are unable to...
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IN FOCUS: Fuel burdens African airlines' advances
For African airlines still struggling to unlock the potential of the continent's fragmented aviation market, fuel has been a heavy burden. Sub-saharan Africa's...
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NewsUSAF pinpoints root cause of F-22 Raptor’s oxygen woes
The US Air Force has officially settled on the root cause of a series of "hypoxia-like" incidents that have been plaguing the service's fleet of Lockheed...
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IN FOCUS: European carriers look for short cut through pain
Europe's carriers as a whole saw net profitability almost wiped out in 2011. This year has already witnessed high-profile airline casualties, and the Association...
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NewsUK to trial rotary-wing UAS for navy applications
The UK Ministry of Defence plans to select a contractor to demonstrate the utility of a rotary-wing UAS for maritime duties ...
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NewsIndia sets stage for $2.4bn transport aircraft contest
India has approved a $2.4 billion contest to acquire 56 transports to replace its air force's Hindustan Aeronautics-built HS 748s ...
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NewsPICTURE: UK transfers first F-35B to Florida base
Royal Air Force Sqn Ldr Jim Schofield has flown the UK's first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II to Eglin AFB in Florida ...
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NewsQatar signs deal for 24 Pilatus PC-21s
Qatar is to acquire a fleet of 24 Pilatus PC-21 turboprop trainers, with deliveries to start in mid-2014 ...
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NewsMalaysia to receive all 12 Eurocopter EC725s by 2014
The Royal Malaysian Air Force will receive its first two Eurocopter EC725 helicopters in December, with deliveries of all 12 to be completed by January 2014 ...
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Brunei air force Bell 212 crash kills 12
A Bell 212 helicopter operated by the Brunei air force crashed on 20 July, killing 12 of the 14 aboard.
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NewsUS and Taiwan in $3.8bn F-16 upgrade deal
The US government and Taiwan have signed a $3.8 billion deal, under which the US Air Force will evaluate upgrades for Taiwan's 145 Lockheed Martin F-16 A/B...
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NewsItaly signs G550 AEW deal with Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries will supply the Italian air force with two Gulfstream G550-based conformal airborne early warning aircraft ...
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NewsUSMC hopes to leverage USAF’s F-22 experience when deploying F-35B
The US Marine Corps hopes to leverage the US Air Force's experience with the F-22 Raptor to develop concepts of operations for its F-35B ...
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NewsUK to order fourth F-35B next year, Hammond says
The UK has taken delivery of its first F-35B test aircraft, and announced plans to acquire a fourth example next year ...
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NewsIsrael signs $1bn M-346 acquisition deal
Israel has formalised its plans to operate a fleet of 30 M-346 advanced jet trainers ...
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IN FOCUS: UK outlines transformation plan for defence procurement body
Turning around the UK's inefficient military procurement practices could be best achieved by transforming its Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organisation...