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Indonesia nears decision on F-16, C-130 upgrades
Indonesia should make a decision on a mid-life upgrade for its Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs in 2011 or 2012 ...
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Indian AEW programme nears first flight
Embraer is aiming to have the first flight of an ERJ-145 that it is modifying for an indigenous Indian airborne early warning and control system payload in the first half of 2011, and plans to deliver it by the end of the year.
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KAI seeks additional partners for KF-X fighter
Korea Aerospace Industries is talking to external parties about participating in its KF-X fighter programme, with Indonesia's planned involvement yet to be confirmed.
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US Navy to keep some P-3Cs, despite replacement by P-8A
A subset of the US Navy's Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion fleet is being upgraded to remain airworthy for at least a decade beyond its scheduled replacement by the Boeing 737-based P-8A Poseidon.
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: First F-35C lands at Patuxent River
Lockheed Martin's first F-35C Lightning II has touched down at NAS Patuxent River in Maryland ...
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Germany to field Rafael's Imilite system with Heron UAVs
The German air force will deploy Rafael's Imilite imagery intelligence system to Afghanistan this week, partly to support operations with its Heron UAVs ...
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Kazakhstan seeks defence deal for 45 EC145s
Kazakhstan could acquire up to 45 Eurocopter EC145 medium-twin helicopters for military applications ...
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India's long-delayed Kaveri engine makes flight debut
India has successfully flight tested its Kaveri jet engine using an Ilyushin Il-76 transport as a testbed.
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NewsUS Navy overcomes mass P-3C grounding scare
The US Navy has quietly overcome a grounding scare that programme officials now acknowledge brought the Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion fleet "to its knees" only...
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NewsTurkey signs for more T129 attack helicopters
Turkey has increased its order for the T129 attack helicopter to 60 aircraft, AgustaWestland says ...
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Opinion
Comment: China's not whispering
Foreign visitors to next week's Zuhai air show may rightly conclude that locally developed aircraft aren't up to Western standards - but they'll be completely missing the point
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South Korea to develop F-15SE's conformal weapons bays
Korea Aerospace Industries will develop the conformal weapons bays for Boeing's stealthy F-15SE Silent Eagle ...
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Interview
Working week - Lyndon Yorke
Years of experience with myriad sensors fitted to a wealth of aircraft around the globe led Lyndon Yorke to set up Trackair Services, where he now brokers resources and solves problems for international operations
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NewsUAE seeks $5bn deal to double Apache fleet
The United Arab Emirates plans to double the size of its Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter fleet to 60 aircraft, under a potential acquisition and modernisation package worth $5 billion.
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NewsLockheed starts post-F-22 transition in Marietta
Lockheed Martin has entered the final 12 months of a key transition phase at its massive final assembly plant for the F-22 in Marietta, Georgia.
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Sagem scouts for Kazakh, Ukraininian UAV deals
Sagem has signed new UAV co-operation agreements which it hopes could lead to deals in Kazakhstan and Ukraine ...
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PICTURE: Israel approves display concept for F-16 mission training centre
The Israeli air force has approved the display system concept for Elbit Systems' mission training centre for pilots of its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D and F-16I fighters.
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NewsPICTURE: First paratroops jump from Europe's A400M
Airbus Military's A400M "Grizzly" transport has dropped its first six paratroops in a key test for the European design ...
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Mini UAVs promoted for infrastructure security tasks
Integrators of multi-layered security systems are showing increasing interest in using mini unmanned air vehicles as a tool that will positively identify and "incriminate" threats before deadly force is used to stop them.
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This Week briefing
EADS's Astrium division has been awarded a five-month study by the European Union's Single Sky future air traffic management programme to look into new satellite solutions for tracking aircraft over remote locations