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NewsBoeing Phantom Works keeping T-X and F-X plans under wraps
Boeing Phantom Works president Darryl Davis is refusing to take Northrop’s bait by disclosing new information about the advanced research and design unit’s secretive “T-X” and future fighter projects.
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NewsJSTARS programme forges ahead with Pentagon tick
An air force programme to recapitalise the timeworn Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or JSTARS, is moving forward with the Pentagon’s blessing after receiving “Milestone A” approval from the US military’s top weapons buyer last week.
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NewsNorthrop: Beating heat leads sixth-generation fighter challenges
Thermal management will be a critical factor in a brewing competition to replace hundreds of Lockheed Martin F-22s and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, says a top Northrop Grumman executive.
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Flying wing tailsitter emerges as last proposal for DARPA Tern contract
Northrop Grumman revealed a flying-wing tailsitter design as the company’s offering for an experimental unmanned air system that can bring Predator-sized payload and endurance to naval ships smaller than aircraft carriers.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman offers sneak-peek of full T-X concept
A private unveiling of a “slightly” outdated Northrop Grumman’s T-X advanced trainer model reveals an unmistakeable likeness with the T-38 Talon and a strategic focus on cost control to win the hotly-contested US Air Force competition.
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NewsRaytheon hopeful of full UK adoption of Paveway IV upgrades
Raytheon is confident the enhanced moving target-tracking seeker it is developing for its Paveway IV laser-guided bomb will be adopted by the UK Royal Air Force, but anticipates this will not happen until a new penetrating warhead has been integrated onto the service’s weapons.
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NewsRoke Manor develops communications payload for Zephyr
Roke Manor has been contracted under the UK’s Defence Growth Partnership (DGP) to develop a communications payload for high-altitude unmanned air vehicles. The system is being developed with the Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr pseudo satellite in mind.
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NewsExtended RAF Shadow fleet to include trainer conversion
Expanding the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Raytheon Shadow R1 signals intelligence aircraft from five to eight operational units – as revealed by the government in November – will include the conversion of one configured as a trainer, plus two new-builds.
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NewsFinal Peace Eagle AEW&C delivered to Turkey
Boeing has delivered the fourth 737-700-derived Peace Eagle airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system aircraft to the Turkish air force at Konya air base, completing Ankara’s acquisition of the type 13 years after it was ordered.
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NewsFirst Typhoons and additional Tornados bolster RAF's anti-IS contribution
The extension of the UK’s operations against Islamic State militants into Syria has seen an additional two Panavia Tornado GR4s deployed to the Royal Air Force's Akrotiri base in Cyprus, plus a new deployment of six Eurofighter Typhoons.
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Australia signs training contract with Lockheed-led consortium
A consortium led by Lockheed Martin has been formally awarded a A$1.2 billion ($870 million) contract to train Australian Defence Force (ADF) pilots using Pilatus PC-21 aircraft.
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Italy receives first Cameri-assembled F-35A
Italy has received its initial Lockheed Martin F-35A – the first example of the stealthy type to have been assembled outside of the USA.
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NewsIAI to offer surplus Hercules to France
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Bedek group will make an unsolicited proposal for the supply of four upgraded Lockheed Martin C-130Es to the French air force. Sources in France confirm that they expect to receive a proposal from IAI.
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NewsUSN moves to modify Super Hornet for Blue Angels role
The US Navy has started a process to replace the Blue Angels demonstration team’s aircraft with a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets.
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NewsUS Army grounds 1,100 helicopters for five days for safety review
The US Army has grounded about 1,100 helicopters for five days to refocus on safety procedures following a rash of fatal accidents in November.
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Israeli air force details F-35 transition plan
The Israeli air force plans to close one of its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D squadrons in 2017, in parallel with the service's new-generation F-35 "Adir" achieving initial operational capability.
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Opinion
OPINION: C-17's departure hands strategic opportunity to Airbus
Aircraft production was officially waved into history at Boeing’s Long Beach site in Southern California on 29 November, as the company’s last ever C-17 took off, for final pre-delivery completion in Texas.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: RNLAF urges for rapid defence development
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is in a phase of modernisation, accepting new rotorcraft and preparing for a new fighter and unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsMajor powers: Our Top 10 of military aviation strength
To coincide with the release of our world air forces directory for 2016, our Top 10 feature lists the world’s leading military fleets by operator nation. With more aircraft in its active inventory than the next six-ranked nations combined, the USA tops the chart, which draws on data originally derived ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: World air forces face another year of conflict
With conflicts raging in several nations – notably Iraq, Syria and Yemen – and with terrorist activity having targeted Western civilians in Egypt, France and Tunisia, 2015 has been marked by crises and instability.