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NewsBoeing bulllish on Chinook winning Indian competition
Boeing is confident that the CH-47F Chinook will win India's competition for 15 heavy lift helicopters. Flight trials for the CH-47F and the Russian...
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NewsPICTURES: Start-up developing four-seat variant of F-16A
A Tuscon, Arizona-based start-up is developing a four-seat variant of the venerable Lockheed Martin F-16A using ex-US Air Force stocks parked in permanent storage at Davis-Monthan AFB.
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NewsUSAF promotes 767-2C as civil freighter
The US Air Force's KC-46 programme manager says that Boeing could market a freighter derivative of the tanker's 767-2C airframe to civil operators. "That...
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Alenia, Airbus Military brace for India transport duel
India could issue a request for proposals this year seeking 56 aircraft to replace its air force HS 748 transports ...
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NewsEurofighter companies agree five-year support deal
Alenia Aermacchi, BAE Systems and Cassidian have received major new contracts to support the operation of Eurofighter combat aircraft ...
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NewsPICTURE: A400M has high time in La Paz
Airbus Military has reported good early progress during high-altitude testing with the A400M transport in Bolivia ...
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NewsFIDAE: Boeing bullish on KC-135 prospects in Latin America
The airframer sees a potential customer for older tankers
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NewsFIDAE: Fighter manufacturers eye Chile's F-5 replacement need
Defence contractors displayed their wares at Chile's FIDAE air show in the hope of securing an early foothold in a potential new fighter contest.
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NewsF-35 programme stable, but costs may rise slightly
The US Department of Defense's mammoth tri-service F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme is relatively stable, but there could be some small additional cost...
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NewsUSAF vows to discover root cause of Raptor's maladies
A US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) panel investigating a series of hypoxia-like incidents afflicting pilots flying the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor...
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NewsLockheed's C-130XJ muscles in on Embraer's turf
Lockheed Martin promoted its reduced-cost C-130XJ variant of the venerable Hercules tactical transport at FIDAE.
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AFSOC on the hunt for M-28 simulator
The US Air Force Special Operations Command is scoping out the possibility of buying a full-motion simulator for its fPolish-built M-28 transports ...
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NewsUK buys eighth Boeing C-17
The UK Royal Air Force has confirmed an order for an additional Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter, Boeing says ...
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NewsCost control worries USAF on new bomber and tanker
The head of the US Strategic Command has voiced concern over cost control on the US Air Force's next-generation bomber and KC-46 tanker programmes ...
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NewsRussia confirms 30-unit order for Su-30SM fighters
Irkut has received a production order to supply the Russian air force with 30 Sukhoi Su-30SM multirole fighters ...
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NewsNorway on target with Joint Strike Missile plans
Norway expects its Joint Strike Missile weapon system to be operationally available with the F-35 by 2020 ...
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NewsMBDA clears Spear 3 missile reviews
MBDA has confirmed it has passed two significant milestones in a programme to develop a new precision-guided weapon for internal carriage by the UK's future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 combat aircraft.
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NewsIsrael's UAS Technologies signs training pact with Simlat
Israeli manufacturer UAS Technologies has unveiled a new unmanned air system design in conjunction with training specialist Simlat.
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NewsF-35 local area flights show progress at Eglin
F-35 test pilots at Eglin AFB have flown seven local area orientation flights around the Florida base since flight operations began on 6 March, a US Air...
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Indonesia acquires 20 aircraft for flight training academy
The Indonesian transport ministry has acquired a fleet of training aircraft for its flight training academy, STPI.