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Israel continues to search for Skyhawk jet trainer replacement
Israel expects to use its McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk advanced jet trainers until the middle of the next decade, and could then employ some of its current...
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NewsUAE chooses M-346 as advanced lead-in fighter trainer
The United Arab Emirates air force and air defence has selected Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 Master as its future advanced lead-in fighter trainer ...
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Turkey completes deal for 30 new F-16s
The US Air Force has finalised a $797 million deal for Turkey to buy 30 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 fighters. Announced...
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Thailand gets funding for follow-on Gripen purchase
Thailand's defence ministry plans to secure the budget to exercise options for a second batch of six Saab ...
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NewsObama review threatens presidential helicopter deal
Remarks by President Barack Obama and Senator John McCain yesterday appeared to doom the fate of the US Navy Lockheed Martin VH-71 presidential helicopter.
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Taiwan close to finalising P-3C contract
Taiwan is set to take delivery of its refurbished Lockheed Martin P-3C ...
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Boeing reveals further details of export-standard EA-18G
Boeing has revealed further details of the likely configuration for the export-only EA-18G "enhanced awareness" sales concept. The repackaged...
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NewsPICTURE: Singapore takes delivery of first G550 AEW
Singapore has received the first of its four Gulfstream G550-based airborne early warning and control system aircraft from Israel's Elta Systems ...
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Raytheon test drops Paveway IV bomb from Tornado aircraft
Successful trial is step towards UK GR4s being deployed in Afghanistan equipped with precision-guided bomb
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Serco achieves more with less
With budgets under pressure, outsourcing giant Serco sees opportunity in the downturn
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PICTURE: GKN manufactures A350 XWB wing-spar prototype
UK manufacturer GKN has shown off the first examples of prototype composite rear wing spars for the Airbus A350 XWB wing-box demonstrator at its Yeovil plant...
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Business briefs
Boeing 787 programme delays and falling Hawker business jet production have taken a toll on GKN in...
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This Week briefings
As a "precautionary measure" Airbus is cutting by two aircraft a month its production rate...
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India to choose foreign power for first Tejas light combat aircraft
India will opt for a foreign powerplant for the first seven squadrons of its Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA), increasing doubts over the status and viability...
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Raytheon finalises design of $6.4 billion aerostat system
The US Army has taken two major steps towards fielding a ground-based system for detecting and shooting down cruise missiles. Combating cruise missiles...
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AERO INDIA: Naval helicopter request for proposals expected around mid-2009
India could issue a request for proposals for naval multirole helicopters around mid-2009, with the country looking for 16 aircraft to replace its ageing...
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Report: insufficient pre-flight planning caused Dutch Apache mishap
The Dutch Safety Board has published a report on its investigation into a December 2007 accident involving a Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing AH-64D Apache...
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NewsAERO INDIA: EADS to assist with flight testing India's light combat aircraft
EADS will help India's Aeronautical Development Agency obtain the initial and final operational clearances for the country's indigenous Tejas light combat...
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AERO INDIA: Eurojet offering thrust-vectoring EJ200 for LCA
Eurojet is to propose a thrust-vectoring version of the Eurofighter Typhoon's EJ200 powerplant...