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NewsSikorsky hands over five S-70i helicopters to Colombia
Sikorsky has formally handed over five new S-70i Black Hawk multi-mission helicopters to the Colombian army, the company says. The aircraft were accepted...
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NewsBeechcraft sues USAF over LAS decision
Beechcraft is suing the US Air Force in an attempt to prevent the service from continuing work on an effort to supply Afghanistan with a Light Air Support...
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NewsSaab 2000 AEW customer signs five-year support deal
Saab has signed a $170 million contract covering in-service support for a Saab 2000 AEW customer ...
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NewsPICTURES: Israel receives surplus CH-53s for spares
Five surplus US military CH-53 transport helicopters acquired for spares have arrived in Israel ...
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Israeli air force gets set for M-346 transition
Israel's air force is to change its training model for new fighter pilots, due to the introduction of the M-346 from 2014 ...
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NewsUS Navy may add conformal fuel tanks to F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet
The US Navy is considering adding conformal fuel tanks onto its fleet of Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighters ...
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NewsMBDA awaits launch decision for Anglo-French anti-ship missile
MBDA hopes to soon advance the development of its FASGW/ANL anti-ship missile for the UK and France ...
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Israeli air force on alert after Syrian chemical weapons claims
The use of a chemical weapon in the internal war in Syria has put the Israeli air force on the highest level of alert ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Dassault Falcon faces threat from the top end
For Dassault Aviation, bigger, faster rivals pose a graver threat than market malaise
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NewsRAF's first operational F-35 pilot flies first training sortie
The first operational UK pilot selected to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35B has performed his first training sortie in the type ...
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NewsLockheed shakes-up aeronautics business leadership
Lockheed Martin is shaking-up the leadership of its aeronautics business, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme. Larry Lawson, the company's...
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NewsPICTURE: USAF flies first F-15SA for Saudi Arabia
The US Air Force has flown the first fly-by-wire F-15SA combat aircraft for Saudi Arabis ...
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NewsLatest Super Puma variant battles for utility deals
Although better known for cutting-edge innovation in its new helicopters, Eurocopter hopes that by taking a different approach to one of its latest programmes it is gaining acceptance in a new market at the bottom end of the price segment.
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NewsPICTURES: Israel's first C-130J emerges
Israel's first C-130J transport has been painted in air force markings, and will be delivered in late 2013 or early 2014 ...
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NewsPICTURE: Northern Ireland police buy second EC145 for June delivery
Eurocopter has sold an EC145 to the Northern Ireland police service. The light twin-engined helicopter will be handed over in the first half of 2013, joining the forces' trio of Eurocopter types - an EC135, a BK117 and another EC145 - in service
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NewsUSAF orders Sierra Nevada and Embraer to continue working on Afghan LAS contract
The US Air Force is ordering Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and partner Embraer to restart work on a contract to supply Afghanistan with 20 A-29 Super Tucano...
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NewsGermany finalises cuts to NH90, Tiger helicopter orders
Germany has massively reduced its orders for troop transport and attack helicopters under a long-discussed "reorientation" plan for its armed forces ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Sweden hails Gripen's evolution at Red Flag
The recent participation of Sweden's Gripens in a US-led combat exercise was its third in seven years, with feedback confirming the success of its efforts
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NewsEmbraer details progress on Brazilian air force upgrades
Embraer has started work on modernising a second batch of Northrop F-5E fighters and F-model trainers for the Brazilian air force ...
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NewsFour rivals to enter Danish dogfight
Four bidders are to contest Denmark's next-generation fighter requirement, to replace its Lockheed Martin F-16s ...