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NewsUK defence review promises rotorcraft stability
Reflecting its major investments in military helicopters for several years, the UK government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) contains no major surprises with regard to the rotorcraft sector.
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NewsUSAF ‘all-in’ on JSTARS Recap despite opposition
The US Air Force’s proposed acquisition of a next-generation JSTARS battlefield management platform faces an uphill struggle to secure the required funding, and would be cancelled altogether if some within the Pentagon had their way.
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NewsUSAF denies seeking more F-16 or F-15 combat jets
The US Air Force has denied any plans to purchase another tranche of Lockheed Martin F-16 or Boeing F-15 combat jets following reports it could seek bids for up to 72 new aircraft.
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Music test protects C295 from missile threats
Elbit Systems' MUSIC directional infrared countermeasure (DIRCM) system has been successfully demonstrated using an Airbus Defence & Space C295 transport, during trials for a NATO team.
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NewsNorthrop, Raytheon ready for USAF's JSTARs radar competition
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have raised their hands to participate in a radar engineering project tied to the US air force’s approximately $9 billion acquisition of “JSTARS” business jets for wide-area airborne surveillance and battle management.
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NewsRussian Su-24 shooting heightens tension with Turkey
The US government is trying to prevent further encounters between the Russian and Turkish air forces over the border zone between Turkey and Syria.
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NewsSpain reveals plans for armed MQ-9
Spain has confirmed that it will eventually try to weaponise its future fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles, although the immediate priority is to bring the surveillance-only variant into operation.
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NewsVintage Boeing B-52 gets new long-range Lockheed cruise missile
The Boeing B-52H is the vintage bomber that just won’t quit, and now the Cold War-era “Stratofortress” is being outfitted with one of America’s newest and longest-range conventional cruise missile.
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NewsUS special forces seek tube-launched glide bombs
The US air force has expressed interest in rapidly acquiring lightweight glide bombs capable of striking fast-moving targets from the common launch tubes of special operations aircraft.
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NewsSDSR provides surge for UK airborne capabilities
The UK has revealed a commitment to a new maritime patrol aircraft plus a number of life extensions for ongoing aerial capabilities in its highly anticipated and newly-released Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).
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NewsLockheed-built X-56A crashes at USAF test range
One of two Lockheed Martin X-56A unmanned testbed aircraft built to trial new flutter-suppression technology for high-aspect-ratio wings has crashed at the Rogers Dry Lakebed test range in California, the US air force has disclosed.
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UK to obtain nine P-8 maritime patrol aircraft
The UK is set to announce plans to obtain nine Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, as well as extend the service life of the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.
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Spirit gets to work on RAAF’s first P-8A
Major assembly has started on the Royal Australian Air Force’s first Boeing P-8A Poseidon martime partaor aircraft at Spirit Aerosystems.
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NewsCalls for Pentagon to raise combat-coded bomber count to 160
Air power advocates in Washington have called for the Pentagon to consider building to a force of 150 to 160 mission-ready heavy bombers before the Boeing B-1 and B-52 retire in 2045.
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NewsPICTURES: Airbus C295W winglet tour touches down in Bolivia
The Airbus C295W winglet roadshow stopped off in the city of El Alto in Bolivia this week to demonstrate the new type’s performance in hot and high conditions.
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NewsArgentina seeks four Bell Helicopter 412EPs
Argentina’s request for four Bell Helicopter 412EP utility rotorcraft has been approved by the US state department, according to a government notification.
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US government authorises Global Hawk sale to Japan
The US government has approved a potential $1.2 billion sale of three Block 30-model Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles to Japan.
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NewsUK MAA seeks to allow commercial UAV ops by military personnel
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority is seeking to allow readily-available commercial unmanned air vehicles to be operated by military personnel, as a lack of aviation experience currently prohibits them from doing so.
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NewsDanish army seeking Puma UAV certification for overseas flight
The Royal Danish Army is looking to acquire an airworthiness certificate for its AeroVironment Puma AE unmanned air vehicle, as it is currently limited to the overseas joint exercises and operations that it can be deployed in support of.
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NewsBoeing E-3G makes Middle East combat debut
The US Air Force has sent its newly upgraded E-3G Sentry into harm’s way for the first time on a deployment to Southwest Asia, where it will presumably be supporting the increasingly cluttered air campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.