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NewsKey US senator opposes F-16 sale to Turkey, favours F-35s to Greece
Senator Bob Menendez, who chairs the powerful committee on foreign relations – which wields approval authority over arms deals – opposes providing F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, but supports selling F-35s to Greece.
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Airbus nears C295 maritime patrol deal with Spain
Airbus Defence & Space expects Spain to sign a contract this year to acquire C295 twin-turboprops adapted for maritime patrol duties, after the nation’s air force recently retired its last long-serving Lockheed P-3 Orion.
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Technical F-15 and F-16 documents leaked in online gaming forum
Military video game forum users posted apparently restricted documents pertaining to Boeing F-15s and Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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USA must pair anti-missile systems with ‘passive’ air base defences: Rand
Hardened shelters, camouflage and widely dispersing aircraft on the ground are the most cost-effective means of increasing the resiliency of air bases against attack from advanced adversaries, according to analysis by research group Rand Corporation.
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Falling short: why India’s domestic fighter programmes must hit ambitious targets
With its combat fleet size in decline, the Indian air force is counting on domestic programmes to recapitalise its fighter inventory from the end of this decade.
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Aurora advances to second phase of DARPA ‘active flow’ flight-control experiment
The Boeing subsidiary is designing an aircraft for the US military that can fly without traditional mechanical control surfaces, as part of an attempt to increase aerodynamic performance.
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Stratolaunch completes second ‘captive carry’ test flight of hypersonic vehicle
The California-based hypersonic development firm is testing a two-aircraft system, in which the hypersonic vehicle is carried and launched from underneath a dual fuselage, high-wing jet.
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USA transfers third Lockheed C-130 to Niger
The donation is the third of the Lockheed Martin cargo transports Washington has provided the Niger air force as part of counter terrorism efforts in West Africa.
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French air force to take 13 Rafales this year, as next order nears
The French air force should receive 13 new Dassault Rafales during 2023, with Paris also expected to this year sign a production contract for its final tranche of the multirole combat aircraft.
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Lockheed details low Hawk T2 availability rates that will push UK training overseas
The UK is so short of operational jet trainer aircraft due to an engine issue afflicting the Royal Air Force’s fleet of BAE Systems Hawk T2s that it is having to send pilots abroad for fast-jet training.
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Avionics upgrade to keep French air force CN235s flying until 2040
Paris is to fund a cockpit modernisation programme for the French air force’s Airbus Defence & Space CN235 medium transport fleet, with the activity to enable the twin-turboprops to remain in operational use until 2040.
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Talks on USA F-16 sale to Turkey move to Congress for next stage of review
The Biden administration is reportedly ready to approve the sale of 40 single-engined Lockheed Martin fighter jets, on the condition Ankara drops objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO.
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ATL2 successor scoping work throws further doubt on French backing for MAWS programme
France has awarded contracts, each worth €10.9 million ($11.8 million), to Airbus Defence & Space and Dassault for early-stage development work on a new maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) based on their respective A320neo and Falcon 10X platforms.
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USAF completes largest-ever C-17 launch with rapid deployment of 24 aircraft
Two-dozen of the Boeing transport jets launched from Charleston, South Carolina before dispersing to drop paratroopers, refuel helicopters on the ground and distribute heavy weapons and communication systems at multiple landing sites.
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Dassault resumes Rafale deliveries to French air force
Dassault has delivered the first new Rafale to its domestic customer since 2018, with the transfer of a B-model fighter to the French air force.
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Boeing’s F-15EX proves full air-to-air capability with 12 underwing missiles
Recent weapons tests demonstrated that the F-15EX – the latest version of Boeing’s venerable air superiority fighter – can carry a full load of 12 air-to-air missiles.
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Ottawa finalises terms for Canadian F-35 deal
Under the agreement with Lockheed Martin, Canada will purchase 88 F-35A stealth fighters for the country’s air force at a price of $14.2 billion.
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‘Wi-fi in the sky’: the USAF expands E-11 fleet
The service is building a second squadron of Bombardier E-11 Global Express jets, officially known as the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node.
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Dassault buoyed by Falcon and Rafale order performance in 2022
Dassault Aviation saw strong order intake in 2022, with both its business jet and defence divisions outstripping their prior-year performance.
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US Navy to purchase two XQ-58 drones for ‘autonomous collaborative killer’ programme
The Air Force is already testing the Kratos XQ-58 as part of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft initiative – now the US Navy appears to be following suit.
