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UK MoD reveals UAV losses in Iraq, Afghanistan
The UK's combat and peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan and Iraq since earlier this decade have resulted in the loss of almost 50 unmanned air vehicles...
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Dexter expansion hits capacity snag
Squeezed by the lack of domestically produced aircraft, Russian air-taxi operator Dexter has turned to Swiss manufacturer Pilatus ...
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US naval aviation may face more cuts in next spending plan, official says
The same strategy that slashed US naval aircraft procurement by nearly 10% this year will be reapplied for the next planning update, naval officials said...
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Eurocontrol pushes surveillance by multilateration
Eurocontrol is pushing air traffic management surveillance by multilateration as one of the future's safest and most accurate alternatives to radar and automatic...
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US Air Force to expand Boeing F-15C active radar upgrade with Raytheon
Raytheon is reviving a programme to upgrade the US Air Force's Boeing F-15C fighters with active electronically...
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Defence in brief
DEFENCE IN BRIEF FIGHTERS DEPART The last batch of six surplus Royal Netherlands Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s to be acquired by Chile were...
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Export Ready? The F-22
Sceptics doubted the Raptor, but the F-22 has won over critics with some impressive performances. Now the USA must decide if the aircraft is ready for export
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Fighting Talk: New generation strike aircraft
Manufacturers must battle hard to secure orders for their new-generation strike aircraft, with increasingly informed customers looking to drive a hard bargain
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P&W JSF engine damaged in test
Driveshaft breaks after deliberate 'hard stall' during ground run with mock-up of lift-fan inlet planned for STOVL F-35
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Lift-fan inlet door problems led to rethink
Lockheed Martin redesigned the lift-fan inlet on the F-35B with an aft-hinged door after problems with the bifold doors on the X-35 concept demonstrator...
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Italian air force to acquire 14 M-346 advanced trainers
State funding to secure aircraft from 2009 will boost Alenia Aermacchi's export hopes
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Italy readies Mangustas for Afghanistan service
A129Cs to carry out force protection and emergency extraction in Herat province
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Argentina assesses Chinese helicopters for air force, navy
Argentina's defence ministry has signed a military co-operation agreement with its Chinese counterpart, as part of an effort to address an urgent rotary-wing...
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Russian rivals to compete over PAK FA engine deal
Air force chief reveals plan to give next-generation combat aircraft new powerplant
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Defence in brief: 5 June 2007
DEFENCE IN BRIEF TRANSPORT PACT Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands have agreed to establish a new co-ordination cell to manage...