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NewsBAE’s APKWS rockets integrated on Bell’s new Model 407GT
BAE System's Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) laser-guided 70-millimeter rocket system has been integrated onto Bell Helicopter's new Model...
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Bell trials upgraded Kiowa Warrior prototypes
Bell Helicopter has tested two upgraded versions of its OH-58F armed reconnaissance helicopter in order to present the US Army with a path forward, should...
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IN FOCUS: China's defence budget hike to benefit key aircraft programmes
China has raised its defence budget by 11% to CNY720 billion ($116 billion), but provided no details about how this will be apportioned among its service...
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NewsCanada releases industry questionnaire on CF-18 Hornet replacement
Canada's National Fighter Procurement Secretariat (NFPS) released the final version of a questionnaire to industry on 3 March asking for detailed technical...
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NewsVIDEO: UK signs A400M training, self-protection deals
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed an 18-year training contract linked to its future A400M Atlas transport aircraft ...
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Warsaw orders more Fly Eye UAVs
The Polish defence ministry has ordered an additional batch of Fly Eye unmanned air vehicles from WB Electronics ...
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NewsAustralia moves closer to Super Hornets purchase
The Pentagon has notified the US Congress of the possible sale of additional Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to Australia, with a deal possible...
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NewsF-35s cleared to resume flight operations
The US Air Force officials confirms that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been cleared to resume flight operations ...
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NewsLockheed awarded $334 million contract for F-35 long lead items
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a $334 million fixed-price-incentive advance acquisition contract for long lead components for...
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NewsPoland issues new jet trainer tender
Poland's armament inspectorate has launched a new tender to acquire eight advanced jet trainers and associated equipment ...
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NewsAVALON: F-35 programme chief lambasts Lockheed, P&W
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme's key contractors need to take a longer view on the Joint Strike Fighter effort, the US military's programme...
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IN FOCUS: For EADS, no defence is no offence
For several years now, EADS's corporate strategy has been guided by a vision - of reducing its reliance on its dominant Airbus commercial airliners division by building up its Eurocopter, Astrium space and Cassidian defence businesses
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NewsSuper Tucano beats out AT-6 for Afghan Light Air Support tender
The US Air Force has awarded Sierra Nevada and partner Embraer a $427 million firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply...
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AVALON: A330 MRTT enters RAAF operational service
Australia's Airbus Military A330 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft have achieved initial operational capability (IOC), with the type demonstrating...
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NewsSaudi Arabia puts first A330 tanker into service
Saudi Arabia has placed its first Airbus Military A330-200-based multirole tanker transports into operational use ...
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NewsPratt & Whitney to test upgraded F135 this year
Pratt & Whitney expects to test an upgraded version of its F135 afterburning turbofan later this year, a top company official says. The engine is installed...
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NewsAVALON: Grob eyes Australian opportunity for G120TP
Grob Aircraft is mounting a major push for its G120TP basic trainer at the Avalon air show in Australia ...
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NewsDetails emerge about Lockheed’s Cuda missile
More details are emerging about Lockheed Martin's prospective Cuda hit-to-kill missile system. According to a company product card being distributed...
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NewsFAA queries helicopter industry on airworthiness standard re-write
On the eve of the 2013 Heli-Expo convention, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will ask manufacturers whether the basis for the airworthiness...
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NewsUS grounds all F-35s over engine blade crack
All Lockheed Martin F-35s are grounded while the programme investigates the root cause of a crack discovered on 19 February in a third-stage low-pressure...