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NewsUK MoD reviews retirement plans for RAF transports, tankers
Faced with a looming shortfall in its ability to perform air-to-air refuelling and tactical transport duties, the UK Ministry of Defence is to extend the planned out-of-service deadlines for three of its current aged types.
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P&W secures $300m deal to support South Korean F100 engines
Pratt & Whitney has secured a $300 million contract to support the F100 engines that power South Korea's F-15 and F-16 fighter aircraft ...
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NewsVoyager fuel costs, A400M levy top UK MoD overspend
Increased costs linked to the Royal Air Force's Airbus A330-based Voyager and Airbus Military A400M acquisitions contributed to a combined £468 million ($750 million) jump in the forecast price tag for the UK's top 16 defence programmes during 2012, the government's National Audit Office (NAO) spending watchdog says.
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NewsUS Army fields first AH-64E unit, but more improvements to come
Even as the US Army moves forward with fielding its first unit of Boeing AH-64E Block III attack helicopters, the service is planning to add further improvements...
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NewsPICTURES: Damaged Sea King hoisted by Mil Mi-26
These dramatic images show the rescue of a stranded Westland Sea King from high in the Arctic Circle by a Mil Mi-26 on 23 December. The Sea King, operated...
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NewsBrazil signs AEW modernisation deal
Brazil's air force has selected Embraer's Le Bourget-based subsidiary Embraer Aviation International to modernise its fleet of five EMB-145-derived E-99 airborne early warning and control system aircraft.
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NewsNH Industries aims for new NH90 orders in 2013
NH Industries (NHI) remains confident that it will secure another order this year for its NH90 helicopter, even as it battles customer concerns over programme...
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NewsUSAF to field F-22 life support mods this January
The US Air Force expects to start fielding life support systems modifications for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air superiority fighters this...
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NewsIN FOCUS: China’s new strategic airlifter
Few aircraft are as intriguing - and vexing - as the prototypes that periodically appear at Chinese airfields. The most recent example to have set China'...
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Israeli air force to host major multinational exercise
The Israeli air force is planning to stage its largest ever multinational exercise, with at least five foreign air forces due to participate ...
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NewsUK reveals expenditure on delayed Watchkeeper programme
The UK expects to spend £160 million on its Watchkeeper UAS programme over the next three financial years ...
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NewsPICTURE: Iraq receives C-130J transports
The Iraqi air force has boosted its air transport fleet, with the arrival of its first three C-130Js ...
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NewsIndia selects Airbus Military MRTT for six-aircraft deal
India has selected the Airbus Military A330 multi-role tanker transport as its preferred bid for a six aircraft requirement to supply the nation's air force ...
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IN FOCUS: Wind farm radar clutter poses growing ATC risk
Wind power may be one of the obvious solutions to the world's renewable energy conundrum, but the actual generators can create as much noise as they do electricity - and not only from those who question the environmental friendliness of erecting massive towers in formerly scenic vistas
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Sri Lanka to build MRO facility at Hambantota airport
Sri Lanka is planning to build an MRO facility at its upcoming Hambantota International Airport. Construction of the country's second international...
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NewsPICTURES: German army Tigers arrive in Afghanistan
Germany has deployed its first Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters to Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan ...
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NewsBoeing, Cassidian to contest UK maritime UAS deal
The UK's maritime unmanned air system requirement appears to have narrowed to a fight between Boeing and Cassidian ...
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Israeli unit to field improved Skylark UAV
An Israeli artillery unit is preparing to deploy an improved version of Elbit Systems' Skylark unmanned air system ...
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NewsUK MoD extends Sea King support deal
The UK Ministry of Defence has extended its in-service support arrangement for a fleet of around 90 Sea King helicopters ...
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NewsPICTURE: Belgium accepts first NH90 transport helicopter
Belgium has accepted its first of eight NH90 helicopters from NH Industries (NHI) partner company Eurocopter.