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L-3 set to deliver New Zealand's first delayed C-130H
New Zealand's first of five upgraded C-130H transports should be returned to the nation's air force within weeks ...
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Lockheed slashes participation at Farnborough to save money
Lockheed Martin has slashed its participation and media outreach at next month's Farnborough air show ...
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Polish state considers Tu-154 fate after chartering LOT jets
Poland's defence ministry is considering the future of its second Tupolev Tu-154M after opting to charter two LOT Embraer 175s for government transport.
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UAE reopens trainer talks
Lockheed Martin has confirmed that the United Arab Emirates has resumed talks with rival bidders for a contract to supply a fleet of advanced jet trainers
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IAI TestBuilder tackles UAV software
Israel Aerospace Industries is developing advanced tools to test software installed in the company's new unmanned air vehicles.
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New Zealand seeks three new military transports
New Zealand plans to purchase smaller turboprop aircraft for maritime surveillance and military transport applications ...
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Second non-crew voice in crashed Tu-154 identified
Investigators have identified a second non-crew voice captured by cockpit recordings extracted from the crashed Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154M.
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Boeing recovers Down Under
Delays and cost-overruns on major Boeing Australia contracts with the RAAF led to an injection of fresh blood two years ago ...
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US Air Force formalises UAS pilot training
The US Air Force has formalised remotely piloting aircraft as a career field, after testing a new curriculum on five "beta" classes ...
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NewsILA: Eurocopter pledges dramatic increase in R&D spending
Eurocopter chief executive Lutz Bertling believes he has a winning formula to see his company safely through the recession: drastically increase spending...
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Lockheed marks 1st supersonic flight by STOVL F-35B
Four months after completing the first vertical landing, the Lockheed Martin F-35B flight test fleet also has surpassed the sound barrier ...
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NewsVIDEO: Northrop Grumman wins race to revive hybrid airships with $517 million order
Northrop Grumman will spark a hybrid airship revival with a $517 million contract awarded today to deliver three slightly heavier-than-air aircraft to the...
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PICTURE: India's first three C-130Js near completion
Lockheed Martin has moved India's first three C-130J transports to their final positions on its Marietta assembly line ..
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ILA: Diehl completes Dasell purchase, but worries over German defence cuts
Diehl has finalised its acquisition of interiors specialist Dasell, and expressed concerns over Germany's planned defence spending cuts ...
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Chile sets aside funds for C-130 upgrade
Chile's air force has disclosed an allocation of $10 million to modernise its fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130 tactical transports.
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Venezuela will add to armed K-8 fleet, says Chavez
Venezuela intends to acquire a second batch of Hongdu K-8W armed jet trainers from China, according to President Hugo Chavez. Revealing the plan on...
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ILA: Lockheed touts C-130J's role alongside A400M
Lockheed Martin is seeing strong and long-term interest in its C-130J tactical transport from the US government and military operators around...
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ILA: Grob reveals smallest training aircraft with ejection seats
Grob Aircraft has chosen ILA to take the wraps off a radical revamp of its popular G120-series elementary and basic military trainer, having equipped the aircraft with a sophisticated Elbit avionics suite and a pair of Martin-Baker ejection seats.
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ILA: Airbus chief hails 10 years of tanker experience, as KC-X response nears completion
Ten years of EADS also means a decade of experience in the tanker sector, says Airbus chief executive Tom Enders. The German air force contracted Airbus...