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NewsDUBAI: Boeing throws F-15, F/A-18 into UAE fighter modernisation mix
A top Boeing executive has added a new piece to the UAE's fighter modernisation puzzle, saying that the US government has delivered classified briefings about the capabilities of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the F-15E Strike Eagle.
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NewsDUBAI: Northrop eyes Mideast F-16 AESA market
Northrop Grumman sees significant opportunities for Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrades for Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft in both the UAE and the broader Middle East.
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NewsDUBAI: Lockheed F-35 is 'coming' to the Middle East
Lockheed Martin is still barred from selling or even marketing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in the Persian Gulf region, but perhaps not for long.
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NewsDUBAI: China, Pakistan tout affordability of JF-17
Five countries in the Middle East are evaluating the JF-17 as an affordable replacement fighter alongside China's Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
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Apache crew controls Gray Eagle UAS
The US Army has moved a step closer to fielding a key operational enhancement for its Block III Apache attack helicopter ...
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Thailand offered UAV training service
Innocon and G-Force Composites are offering a new training solution for the G-Star tactical unmanned air system ...
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NewsDUBAI: MA600 aimed at region's military customers
The Xian Aircraft MA600 makes its Dubai Airshow debut this year, one of the few times the Chinese turboprop aircraft has been on display outside its home turf.
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NewsDUBAI: Eurofighter comes clean with Typhoon display
With the UAE having put the Eurofighter Typhoon in an unexpected dogfight with Dassault's Rafale, BAE Systems test pilot Nat Makepeace is demonstrating the fighter's handling performance in a "clean" configuration.
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DUBAI: F-16s powered up Pakistan's counter-insurgency strikes
Pakistan's air force chief has outlined details of airpower's role in a three-year-old campaign waged against Taliban insurgents entrenched in the northwest tribal areas.
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NewsDUBAI: First Saudi pilots get to grips with A330 tanker
Airbus Military is within weeks of delivering its first A330-200-based multi role tanker transport (MRTT) to a Middle Eastern customer, having recently begun training of Royal Saudi Air Force personnel to operate the aircraft.
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NewsDUBAI: Dassault keeps mum on Rafale UAE prospects
Dassault's Rafale made a noisy display appearance on the opening day of the Dubai air show, but away from the flight line, the company was much quieter about its prospects with selling the fighter to the UAE.
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NewsDUBAI: Irkut boss touts Yak-130 credentials for Middle East
Irkut is at the show promoting its Yakovlev-designed Yak-130 advanced jet trainer for the Middle Eastern market, as it also nears the receipt of a new order from the Russian air force and first deliveries to export customer Algeria.
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NewsDUBAI: L-3's Spydr demonstrator debuts at show
With regional demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft at a high, L-3 Communications' Mission Integration Division (MID) is giving a debut Dubai spin to its Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER-based Spydr
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DUBAI: Jet Aviation certificates G550 upgrade
Jet Aviation Dubai has completed the first Certification Foxtrot Basic upgrade on a Gulfstream G550 in the Middle East.
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Dubai: Sanad claims 5% of MRO finance market
Mubadala company Sanad claims it has clinched 5% of the market since launching in February 2010 with services aimed at airlines looking at spreading the risk of funding their engine and component maintenance, repair and overhaul.
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DUBAI: Face the facts with Claude Alber, Rockwell Collins vice-president for EMEA
Claude Alber is vice-president and managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa, for US-headquartered aerospace technology manufacturer Rockwell Collins.
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NewsDUBAI: UK companies seek Middle East partnerships
UK companies are looking to strengthen and build new industrial partnerships with companies in the United Arab Emirates as part of a delegation led by minister for international security strategy Gerald Howarth.
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NewsDUBAI: Irkut flying high with Yak-130 programme
Irkut is to supply the Russian air force with another 65 Yakovlev-designed Yak-130s, as it also prepares to make its first deliveries of the advanced jet trainer to launch export customer Algeria
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DUBAI: Face the facts with Singapore Airshow's Jimmy Lau
Jimmy Lau is managing director of Singapore airport-based Experia Events, organiser of the Singapore air show - Asia's largest air show, and one of the top three aerospace and defence events in the world.
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DUBAI: INTERVIEW - Hawker Beechcraft EMEA president Sean McGeough
Sean McGeough president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for US-based aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft talks to Flight Daily News about the company's hopes for the show and the Middle East market in general