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India could add six more C-130Js this year, says Lockheed official
New Delhi could sign a follow-on order for Lockheed Martin's C-130J Hercules transport this year ...
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NewsPICTURES: Turkey's homegrown UAV makes first flight
Turkey's first unmanned air vehicle, the Anka, completed a 14min first flight on 30 December ...
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NewsLong March: China’s fifth-generation fighter is years away
Images of a new aircraft purported to be China's J-20 fifth-generation fighter have created a stir among aviation enthusiasts ...
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Army launches OH-58F cockpit and sensor upgrade programme
The US Army has been cleared to launch a nearly four-year, $1.98 billion project to develop the first major technology upgrade for the Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warrior in two decades.
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Forecasts 2011: UAVS - Battle budget worries
The unmanned segment of the global defence market will spend much of 2011 jockeying for position, trying to find a niche in shrinking budgets.
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Forecasts 2011: Defence - Caution continues
Military budgets are under pressure in the USA and Europe, but Asia has some ambitious plans in store ...
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NewsUS government details AH-64D bid for Indian air force contract
The US government has confirmed details of Boeing's bid for a $600 million attack helicopter contract in India with the AH-64D Block III Apache ...
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NewsFrance orders Meteor missiles for Rafales
France has ordered 200 Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missiles, making it the third nation to commit to the production phase of the MBDA programme ...
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Russian military An-22 crash sparks fleet grounding
Russian authorities have grounded Antonov An-22 and Tupolev Tu-95 aircraft following the crash of an An-22 during a training flight.
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Business briefs
The dark arts are in the spotlight with moves by Raytheon to buy California-based signals intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems maker Applied Signal Technology in a $490 million deal
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Missing recorder means CV-22 crash remains a mystery
A paperwork glitch has deprived investigators of the flight incident recorder on board a crashed Bell Boeing CV-22 tiltrotor despite evidence that the critical device survived, according to the president of a US Air Force accident investigation board.
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VIDEO: Precision strike AT-802U demonstrator runway crash
Flightglobal has obtained a slow-motion video taken by a ground observer as Air Tractor's AT-802U surveillance and precision strike demonstrator aircraft...
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Eurocopter EC135 due complete Poland's medical fleet upgrade
Eurocopter has handed over the final two EC135 helicopters to Poland's state-controlled air medical rescue operator...
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F136 engine funding ok’d through 4 March
The US Department of Defense must reluctantly continue paying General Electric and Rolls-Royce to develop the F136 engine through at least 4 March, says Sen Sherrod Brown of Ohio.
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Israel and South Korea could strengthen defence links
Increased Israeli-South Korean co-operation is on the cards as the Asian nation seeks to develop its indigenous defence and aerospace industries.
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IAI continues to evaluate G550 for air refuelling
Israel Aerospace Industries may still adapt the Gulfstream G550 for use in air refuelling, even though the company has rejected the aircraft as a main tanker platform.
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India’s MMRCA battle enters the final rounds
A shortlist for India's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition is to be drawn up in April or May.
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UH-72A crashes off Puerto Rico in first major mishap
The US National Guard is investigating the first loss of an EADS North America UH-72A Lakota helicopter as a search and rescue effort continues at the crash site off the coast of Puerto Rico ...