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NewsC-17 delivers 20th anniversary lesson for defence contractors
As Boeing and the US Air Force commemorate 20 years since the C-17's flight debut, others can learn from its contractual legacy ...
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NewsWatchkeeper flies to new endurance record
The British Army's Watchkeeper unmanned air system has completed an almost 14h test flight in the UK ...
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NewsPICTURE & VIDEO: K-Max wraps up US Navy assessment test
A Lockheed/Kaman team has completed an assessment to determine the K-Max unmanned helicopter's suitability for use in Afghanistan ...
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OpinionComment: How to escape from development hell
What lessons does the Boeing C-17A Globemaster III hold for the Lockheed Martin F-35B? ...
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US Navy takes wraps off MRMUAS competition details
The US Navy has outlined the details of a 15-month competition to start later this month to select an unmanned helicopter that could be purchased in the...
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NewsA400M fleet passes 2,000 test hours despite engine issue
Airbus Military's A400M "Grizzly" development aircraft have now been flown more than 680 times and for over 2,000h ...
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South Korean attack helicopter programme gains traction
South Korea is likely to issue a request for proposals for its 36-aircraft AHX attack helicopter requirement in early 2012 ...
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NewsLockheed starts final assembly on last F-22A
Lockheed Martin has started final assembly on the US Air Force's last F-22A Raptor, as the delivered fleet remains grounded ...
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NewsDSEi: Unmanned system demonstration to showcase Afghanistan patrol
This year's DSEi show will include live demonstrations of unmanned systems under operational scenarios ...
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NewsDSEi: Operations and innovation to dominate 2011 show
Almost 1,400 exhibitors from 46 nations will take part in the UK's Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition in London taking place on 13-16 September, show organiser Clarion Events announced on Tuesday, 6 September.
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NewsIndustry face post-SDSR questions at UK's DSEi
The UK's Defence & Security Equipment International show will give industry an opportunity to regroup, almost one year after a devastating raft of spending cuts
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NewsCreating a light sport Icon
Californian start-up has big-name backers and commitments aplenty for radically chic LSA
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NewsLockheed finds new structural weakness on two F-35 variants
Lockheed Martin will retrofit the first 64 production models of the F-35A and F-35B, after discovering a second aluminium part supplied by US-based producer Alcoa failed in durability tests.
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How Israel deals with threats to aviation security
Israel has evolved a uniquely sophisticated range of aviation security procedures to deal with the threats it faces
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Turkey launches jet trainer, fighter development studies
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has received a development contract for a project to create an indigenous jet training and combat aircraft.
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NewsUK studies accelerating Voyager's air-to-air refuelling mission
The Libya campaign has prompted the UK to consider accelerating its Airbus A330 Voyager's air-to-air refuelling role ...
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USAF grapples with air sovereignty alert mission a decade after 9/11
The air superiority alert mission is the single function of most of the world's air forces, but in the US Air Force its importance has fluctuated with history.
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NewsTitan Airways wins UK-Falklands contract
London Stansted-based charter operator Titan Airways has won the contract to operate the 'air bridge' between the UK and the Falkland Islands in the South...
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UK MoD signs sub-lease deal for Cyprus Airways A330s
The UK Ministry of Defence has sub-leased two Airbus A330s from Cyprus Airways, according to the latter's interim financial results document.
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NewsLIBYA: How power shift will change NATO air campaign
With the combat phase of NATO's Unified Protector campaign to potentially start drawing down, what next for coalition air power over Libya? ...