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NewsAirbus chief Enders promises action on A400M
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders has promised “management and organisational consequences” as a result of the production and delivery problems which are affecting the company’s A400M tactical transport programme.
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Polish defence ministry seeks bids for UAV projects
The Polish defence ministry's armament inspectorate has published a notice looking for new unmanned air systems in two classes.
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NewsBulgaria turns to Poland for MiG-29 maintenance
Bulgaria is in negotiations to shift the maintenance of its RAC MiG-29 fighters from Russia to Poland's Military Aviation Works No. 2 (WZL-2) in Bydgoszcz, defence minister Nikolai Nenchev has announced.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Japan's F-3 fighter pursuit is worth the wait
In early January, Japanese defence ministry officials confirmed that their next-generation fighter technology test programme had fallen behind schedule. The advanced technology demonstrator-experimental (ATD-X) is a prototype designed to test the stealth, flight control and propulsion technologies necessary for the nation to create fifth- and eventually sixth-generation air-superiority fighters.
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NewsHeavy types set to continue dominating Airbus Helicopters orders
Airbus Helicopters has recorded steady end-of-year results for 2014, with heavy-class helicopter orders continuing to dominate the market.
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Argentina picks Cessnas for army medevac deal
Cessna has been awarded a contract worth over $10.8 million to supply the Argentinian army with a trio of aircraft adapted for aeromedical evacuation duties.
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NewsGreek F-16 crash kills 10 at Spanish base
Ten people are reported to have been killed after one of the Greek air force’s Lockheed Martin F-16Ds crashed at Albacete air base in Spain, with a fire having resulted in casualties and damage to other aircraft parked on the ground.
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NewsBoeing, Lockheed move Super Hornet seeker to export market
Boeing and Lockheed Martin will seek to develop an export market for the IRST21 (infrared search and track) pod after gaining production approval from the US Navy, company officials say.
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NewsUK details operational conversion unit plan for F-35
The UK’s future operational conversion unit for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is expected to begin providing training using five of the stealthy aircraft, the Ministry of Defence has revealed.
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NewsIsrael halts AH-1 sales talks with Nigeria
The USA has blocked any sale by Israel of surplus American-made weapon systems to Nigeria, and indicated that Israeli-made equipment should be exported to the country only "under strict conditions".
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NewsMalaysia's first A400M nears flight debut
Malaysia’s first A400M Atlas has emerged from the paint shop at Airbus Defence & Space’s San Pablo site near Seville, Spain, ahead of its expected delivery before the end of the first quarter of this year.
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CAE buys Bombardier's military training division
Simulation and training specialist CAE on 26 January announced it will buy Bombardier’s military aviation training business for $19.8 million.
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NewsFirst flight for new Australian military training helicopter
The Australian military’s first of an eventual 15 EC135 T2+ rotorcraft has made a 57min debut flight, just two months after the award of a Helicopter Aircraft Training System (HATS) deal to prime contractor Boeing Defence Australia.
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NewsDARPA invites industry to explore collaborative UAV technology
The USA’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has issued a solicitation inviting industry to be involved in the first phase of an effort to develop “collaborative autonomy” capabilities for unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsKC-46 tanker testing will begin at least a year behind schedule
Initial operational testing of the Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling tanker is expected to begin at least a year later than planned.
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NewsFinnish NH90s creep towards 50% operational serviceability rate
Ahead of the delivery of its final NH Industries NH90 transport helicopter in the coming weeks, the Finnish army is only achieving an approximate 40% operational serviceability rate on the current fleet, its chief of aviation has claimed.
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Opinion
OPINION: Will Lockheed cope with F-35 production rate hike?
A complex global supply chain, unfamiliar structural materials and aircraft systems, a history of supplier bottlenecks and serial breakdowns on the assembly line: are we talking about the Lockheed Martin F-35 or the Boeing 787? Frustratingly, the answer is both.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can Eurofighter enhancements power sales revival?
This could be a pivotal year for the four-nation Eurofighter programme, as partner companies Airbus Defence & Space, Alenia Aermacchi and BAE Systems push to secure fresh export deals on the back of a range of capability enhancements which are now starting to approach operational readiness.
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NewsPICTURES: Amphibious assault Surion makes maiden flight
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has conducted the maiden flight of a Surion transport helicopter optimised for amphibious assault operations.
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NewsAurora seeks Orion production start after record flight
Aurora Flight Sciences hopes to launch production of up to seven or eight slightly improved versions of the Orion after the medium altitude long endurance unmanned air system broke the official and unofficial records for endurance with an 80h flight.