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NewsPICTURE: Fifth A400M joins 'Grizzly' flight-test fleet
Airbus Military's fifth and final A400M development aircraft has joined the European airframer's "Grizzly" flight test fleet ...
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Super Tucano wins USAF order, but Hawker Beechcraft launches challenge
A $355 million contract award by the US Air Force to prime contractor Sierra Nevada for 20 Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucanos on 30 December faces legal and political...
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RAAF takes delivery of fourth A330 MRTT
The Royal Australian Air Force has taken delivery of its fourth Airbus Military A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft.
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NewsSaudi Arabia signs agreement to order up to 84 new F-15SAs, upgrades for 70 F-15Ss
Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement that could lead to the purchase of up to 84 Boeing F-15SA fighters, upgrades for 70 F-15S fighters in a package worth...
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NewsAustralia receives 15th MRH90 helicopter
Australian Aerospace has delivered the 15th NH Industries MRH90 multi-role helicopter to the Australian defence force after signing a remediation agreement...
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News2011 – The Year in Review: Top 10 Picture Stories
We bring you the most popular image stories in 2011.
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Israel axed Turkish F-16 sensor contract over Iran fears
Intelligence data that pointed to the possible transfer of Israeli-developed technology from Turkey to Iran was behind the sudden cancellation of a $141...
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China’s CITIC Offshore Helicopter orders seven EC225s
China's CITIC Offshore Helicopter (COHC) has ordered seven Eurocopter EC225 LP helicopters, to be used in COHC's airlift duties for the offshore oil and...
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Possible Australia C-27J deal valued at $950 million
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified congress of the possible sale of ten Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan aircraft to Australia for $950...
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Israel cancels deal with Turkey for F-16 upgrades
In a sign of worsening relations between the two countries, the Israeli ministry of defence has cancelled a deal to supply optical and radar imagery intelligence...
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NewsUnmanned K-max operational in Afghanistan
The Lockheed Martin/Kaman unmanned K-Max has made its first operational flights in Afghanistan, resupplying US Marine Corps troops with cargo ...
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NewsAgustaWestland takes Sea King work back from Vector
AgustaWestland's plant in Yeovil, Somerset, is to get some respite from job losses linked to UK defence spending cuts when, from April 2012, it takes over the maintenance of transmission, rotor and rotorhead components for Westland Sea King and Agusta Westland Lynx AH9 helicopters used by the UK Royal Navy ...
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NewsPICTURE: MiG-29K gets on board Indian aircraft carrier
With work on the Indian navy's future aircraft carrier the INS Vikramaditya now 90% complete, an RSK MiG-29K fighter has been placed aboard the vessel for the first time.
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NewsPICTURES: Serbia receives first Lasta basic trainers, eyes more Mi-17s
The Serbian air force (ViPVO) has taken delivery of its first two Utva Lasta basic trainers, the service's commander-in-chief, Brigadier General Ranko Zivak,...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Euro's demise to change shape of aerospace industry
The European single currency may survive 2012, but after months of roiling crisis only the delusional can seriously, in unguarded private moments, believe...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Painful decisions on US defence spending delayed in 2011 will come back to haunt industry next year
Budgetary crises, instability, and conflict were the dominant defence sector topics in 2011, and the coming year is unlikely to provide a deviation from these key themes.
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NewsJapan swoops for F-35, shoots down Typhoon, F/A-18E/F
Japan has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35A joint strike fighter (JSF) for its F-X contract, which purchases 42 aircraft to replace an ageing fleet of McDonnell...
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South Africa back in play for Airbus Military A400M after refund
Airbus Military has cleared a key hurdle to pursuing further business with South Africa by refunding pre-delivery payments on an order of eight A400Ms cancelled...