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SINGAPORE: New self-protection suite ordered for Indonesian Hawk
Indonesia’s 24-strong fleet of BAE Systems Hawk light combat aircraft are to receive a self-protection system upgrade from Finmeccanica.
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GAO denies Boeing bid to overturn LRS-B contract
The US government has rejected a Boeing attempt to overturn Northrop Grumman’s hold on a contract to develop and build the US Air Force’s long-range strike bomber (LRS-B).
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SINGAPORE: Embraer seals cross platform security deal
Embraer has concluded a deal to provide an integrated security package that ties together ground-based surveillance radars, air traffic management, command and control, and Super Tucano light attack aircraft.
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SINGAPORE: IAI reveals new family of loitering munitions
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced a new series of new loitering munitions, including a small grenade-carrying quadrotor designed for urban operations.
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SINGAPORE: Finmeccanica eyes regional C-27J, M-346 sales
Finmeccanica is in discussions with a number of potential customers in South-East Asia for its tactical transports and jet trainers – including a potentially lucrative 50-plus aircraft deal with Taiwan.
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SINGAPORE: New UAV partnership ups Skeldar appeal
Recently established unmanned air vehicle joint venture UMS Skeldar believes it will be able to boost the competitiveness of the Skeldar unmanned helicopter over rival systems.
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SINGAPORE: Finmeccanica sees firsts and lasts at Changi
Finmeccanica is giving a Singapore air show debut to its new “one company” structure, having from 1 January re-organised its previously subsidiary companies into operating divisions.
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SINGAPORE: Lockheed estimates regional demand for 100 more F-35s
Lockheed Martin estimates that there could be a market for 100 or more F-35s in Asia-Pacific, beyond the more than 150 aircraft so far ordered by the region's confirmed customers Australia, Japan, and South Korea.
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ANALYSIS: Singapore air force chief sizes up emerging threats
It is said Singapore has the world’s most tightly-guarded patch of airspace. Even a casual browse through the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) list of combat types suggests this is true. The tiny country, which measures 700 square kilometres, boasts more than 100 combat aircraft, of which a large ...
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SINGAPORE: Elbit promotes Hermes 900 for 'light MPA' role
Elbit Systems is in Singapore with its Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicle, promoting its potential to be used in a “light MPA” role as a maritime patrol aircraft.
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SINGAPORE: Boeing moots possibility of Indian F/A-18 E/F deal
Boeing has resurrected the possibility of a sale of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter to India, as part of a broader concept to support New Delhi’s development of an indigenous aerospace sector.
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SINGAPORE: Controp delivers 2000th Stamp payload for small aircraft
Sensor manufacturer Controp has now delivered 2,000 of its Stamp family of electro-optical/infrared payloads for integration on-board manned and unmanned aircraft.
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SINGAPORE: Airbus opens show with C295W order
Airbus Defence & Space had a busy first day at the Singapore show, with a confirmed order for its C295W medium transport capping a debut international appearance on the static display by an A400M from its Malaysian air force customer.
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SINGAPORE: Saab introduces GlobalEye AEW aircraft
Saab has officially launched a new airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft called GlobalEye, combining its new Erieye ER active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar with Bombardier's Global 6000 business jet.
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NewsBoeing upbeat as US Army moves on Future Vertical Lift
The US Army has moved forward with an ambitious project to introduce a next-generation family of rotorcraft designs with funding sought for Future Vertical Lift (FVL) in its fiscal year 2017 budget submission.
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NewsWhy Skunk Works ditched its clean-sheet T-X for Korean T-50
One year ago this week, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works chief Rob Weiss announced that his advanced design team had been working on a clean-sheet aircraft for the US Air Force’s T-X programme as a potential alternative to the South Korean T-50 Golden Eagle, which Lockheed jointly developed with Korea Aerospace ...
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UK Typhoon tests Reccelite XR pod
The UK Royal Air Force has recently completed a series of test flights of the Eurofighter Typhoon carrying Rafael's Reccelite XR reconnaissance pod.
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US Foreign Military Funding talks key to Israeli tanker plan
Decisions about whether Israel will select Boeing's KC-46A tanker and ask for additional Lockheed Martin F-35s will depend on the result of current negotiations about the size of the US Foreign Military Funding (FMF) package that the nation will receive over the next 10 years.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Next-gen simulation preps F-35 units for battle
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is not just one of the most expensive and complex endeavours in military acquisition history, it’s also an evolution in the way military pilots train to fly jets.
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SINGAPORE: Fire Scout touted for Asia-Pacific export
Northrop Grumman is in talks with a number of Asian countries regarding the possible sale of its MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned rotorcraft on the back of a successful deployment aboard US Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).