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NewsIN FOCUS: Al Bateen's business aviation gateway to the Gulf
With the Gulf's three main airports focusing on their role as hubs for their own flag-carriers and commercial airline traffic, Abu Dhabi's Al Bateen wants to be the region's top gateway for private jetusers.
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NewsUS Navy adds classified payload to MQ-8B Fire Scout
The US Navy has disclosed that a classified intelligence payload is now flying on the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout.
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NewsFrom Albania to Afghanistan, US Army integrates lessons into latest Apache
On 2 November, Boeing delivered the first two of 690 AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III attack helicopters to the US Army.
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Israel increases use of unmanned systems
Israel's air force will operate more unmanned air systems than manned platforms by 2030, according to an updated assessment ...
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NewsFinland launches fresh request for JASSM weapons
Finland has made a fresh request to arm its Boeing F-18C Hornet fighters with Lockheed Martin's AGM-158 JASSM cruise missile ...
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NewsUSA keen to discuss F-35 with India, report says
The USA is still interested in pitching the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to India ...
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NewsFrench navy scans for Hawkeye upgrade
France has requested a possible $180 million upgrade programme for its Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning and control system aircraft ...
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NewsUK police helicopter body to transform ‘blue light’ operations
They are a frequent sight in the skies above the cities and towns of the UK, but while police helicopters play a valuable part in supporting the provision of law and order, the operating model employed for their use has a surprisingly unruly feel to it.
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NewsDoD slashes F-35 orders to pay for cost overruns
The US Department of Defense will buy five fewer Lockheed Martin F-35s in the next yearly production contract and use the savings to cover the government's...
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NewsUS defence cuts deeper than they look
US government warned of unintended consequences in plans to trim defence spending
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NewsAustralia favours C-27J to replace Caribous
Australia has announced plans to replace its retired DHC-4 Caribous, with the Alenia Aeronautica C-27J favoured for the requirement ...
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NewsAirline pilot training revolution needed
Expert consensus decrees that pilot training must be rethought if the decline in airmanship is to be reversed, and a range of initiatives have emerged in response
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NewsLIFT off: Poland cancels armed trainer contest
Poland has cancelled a tender for 16 lead-in fighter trainers, and will instead seek a less capable type for use from 2015 ...
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NewsIAI offers Italy airborne early warning system deal
Italy and Israel are discussing a possible deal linked to the M-346 trainer and an AEW&C system ...
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Indonesia to acquire 24 used F-16s and nine C-295s
Indonesia has revealed plans to buy 24 ex-US Air National Guard F-16s and nine Airbus Military C-295 transports ...
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NewsDSCA notifies US Congress of possible India C-130J deal
India has requested the possible purchase of a second batch of Lockheed Martin C-130J transports for $1.2 billion ...
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NewsPICTURES: Hornets, Typhoons join Malaysian exercise
Australian F/A-18A Hornets and RAF Eurofighter Typhoons are taking part in exercise 'Bersama Lima' in Malaysia ...
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NewsPICTURE: RAF Typhoons intercept Russian bombers
Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons standing quick reaction alert cover for the northern UK have intercepted a pair of Russian air force Tu-95 bombers ...
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NewsGE-AVIC avionics joint venture still under scrutiny
A US Congressman is continuing to pressure the Obama Administration for a formal security review of a nearly year-old joint venture agreement between General...
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Report shows previous errors for controller handling Obama improper arrival
A 21-year air traffic controller responsible for the improper arrival of Michelle Obama's VIP Boeing 737 flight into Andrews Air Force Base near Washington...