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NewsRoyal Navy works to add more capability to Merlin fleet
Even as the first batch of AgustaWestland Merlin HM2s enter service with the Royal Navy's 824 Sqn, two additional upgrade programmes for the type are under...
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Qantas Defence Services to prepare four ex-RAAF C-130Hs for Indonesia
Qantas Defence Services has entered into a contract with the Indonesian air force for refurbishment work on four former-Australian C-130H transports ...
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RIAT: A330 Voyager nears tanker milestone with Typhoon
The RAF is close to securing release to service clearance for its Airbus A330 Voyager tankers to support its Typhoon fighters ...
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NewsRIAT: Airbus Military steps up C295 MPA offer to UK
The UK's lack of a dedicated maritime patrol aircraft fleet is continuing to draw the attention of companies eyeing a potential future competition ...
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Rafael eyes Litening adaptation for stealth aircraft
Rafael is considering adapting its Litening targeting pod for use on platforms like the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...
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India receives second C-17
India has taken delivery of its second Boeing C-17, with the strategic transport to enter service immediately ...
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NewsA400M to get military certification, as delivery wait continues
Airbus Military's A400M transport is poised to lift military certification approval from the programme's seven European launch nations ...
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NewsRIAT: MC-27J partners set sights on Dubai air show appearance
Alenia Aermacchi and ATK have provided further details about their development work on a gunship and multi-mission fit for the C-27J ...
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RIAT: German navy visitors mark 100 years of aviation activity
Germany's naval aviation arm marked its centenary of aviation history in style at the Royal International Air Tattoo ...
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Australia denies plans to cut Air 7000 UAS numbers
Australia has made no decision about changing the composition of the maritime patrol aircraft fleet it will obtain under its Air 7000 project ...
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RIAT: RAF TriStar makes final air tattoo appearance
A UK Royal Air Force Lockheed TriStar has made the type's final appearance at a Royal International Air Tattoo ...
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NewsRIAT: Multi-role Typhoon 'over-delivering', RAF official claims
The UK Royal Air Force has evolved its thinking on the Eurofighter Typhoon, following recent combat and training experiences ...
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NewsRIAT: New UK Chinooks on track, says Boeing
Three of the UK Royal Air Force's new Chinook HC6 transport helicopters are now in testing, a Boeing official says ...
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RIAT: Finnish army NH90s make show debut
Finland's Utti Jaeger Regiment has brought two of its NH90 transport helicopters to the Royal International Air Tattoo for the first time ...
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NewsRIAT: Restored Canberra PR9 makes air show return
An English Electric Canberra PR9 has been returned to the skies, seven years after the type's retirement from RAF use ...
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NewsPICTURES: A330 deliveries reach four figures with Cathay handover
Today's handover of a -300 model to Cathay Pacific Airways makes the Airbus A330 the first European-built widebody to reach the 1,000-deliveries milestone. Following...
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NewsUS Navy hopes to increase AIM-9X range by 60%
The US Navy is hoping to increase the range of the new Raytheon AIM-9X Block III by some 60% over current Sidewinder variants due to the unique needs of...
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NewsTextron hints on first Bell 525 delivery in 2015
The Bell Helicopter 525 could enter service in about two years depending on negotiations with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about certification...
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NewsItaly opens F-35 assembly line, as political opposition grows
Italy launched assembly activities on its first Lockheed Martin F-35A combat aircraft at Cameri air base on 18 July ...
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NewsUS acknowledges MQ-1 Predator crashes in Mali, Turkey
The US military has confirmed the previously unreported loss of MQ-1 Predators in Mali and Turkey ...