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NewsKC-46 tanker completes A-10 refueling
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker successfully refueled an A-10 Warthog last week, allowing the company to move toward Milestone C, the U.S. Air Force announced today.
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Second phase of DARPA Gremlins project nears launch
The next stage in the US Department of Defense’s low-cost, retrievable unmanned air vehicles experiment could begin within three months, one industry team working on the project has told FlightGlobal.
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FARNBOROUGH: Elbit unveils new jammer for UAVs
A new jamming system from Elbit Systems has been unveiled that will be able to direct threats, such as surface-to-air missiles, away from unmanned air vehicles.
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FARNBOROUGH: Bombardier looks to open up talks with USAF over Compass Call sole-source
Bombardier has provided additional information to the US Air Force following the service’s proposal to sole-source a Gulfstream G550 to fulfill the EC-130H Compass Call’s mission.
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FARNBOROUGH: Embraer on track to deliver Super Tucanos to Lebanon
Production is under way on the first Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos for the Lebanese Air Force, with delivery to start at the beginning of 2017.
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FARNBOROUGH: CH-53K could fly higher in 2017
Sikorsky's CH-53K could reach its maximum lift capability by 2017, but the US Naval Air Systems Command is prioritising a smaller flight envelope for an operational assessment.
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FARNBOROUGH: Raytheon and USAF begin SDB II tri-mode seeker flight tests
Raytheon and the US Air Force have started flight testing of the Small Diameter Bomb II’s coordinated attack capability, which uses GPS and anti-jamming to attack static targets from at least 40 miles away.
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FARNBOROUGH: US DoD announces blueprint for affordability reboot
The US Defense Department announced a two-year extension of its “blueprint for affordability for production” for the Joint Strike Fighter programme, first announced two years ago, and revealed a second initiative to reduce operation and sustainment cost for the platform.
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FARNBOROUGH: No standard process for Canadian F-35 withdrawal, Kendall says
As the USA cautiously navigates the implications of the UK's Brexit vote on its foreign military sales, top American acquisition officials are also bracing for a potential Canadian departure from the F-35 programme.
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Sukhoi completes initial flight tests on T-50
The Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi has declared a flight test milestone the T-50, before handing over the fifth-generation fighter to the Russian government for additional testing.
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Canada examining all options for CF-18 replacement
The Canadian government is consulting industry representatives on a replacement for its CF-18 fighters, as the new Liberal administration steps away from the controversial Lockheed Martin F-35 programme.
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NewsDARPA revives turbine-ramjet concept for hypersonics
A turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) propulsion system to enable routine hypersonic flight by a vehicle that can take-off and land from a runway is back on the agenda at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) after a five-year hiatus.
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NewsUTAS touts MS-110 reconnaissance sensor for MQ-9 Reaper
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) has not given up trying to find a customer willing to install its dual-band DB-110 airborne reconnaissance sensor – or its newer multispectral version, the MS-110 – on the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper.
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NewsOverall US military aircraft exports strong in 2015
Despite trouble securing combat jet sales in 2015, concerns about an erosion in US military exports because its government’s burdensome and often sluggish approvals process might be overstated.
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NewsHELI-EXPO: FVL 'taking off' as military helo sales wane
With global sales of military rotorcraft set to decline, the AHS International vertical flight technology society is pushing future vertical lift as a way of replacing veteran rotorcraft designs like the Sikorsky H-60 and Boeing H-47, which trace their lineage back to the 1960s.
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NewsMajor powers: Our Top 10 of military aviation strength
To coincide with the release of our world air forces directory for 2016, our Top 10 feature lists the world’s leading military fleets by operator nation. With more aircraft in its active inventory than the next six-ranked nations combined, the USA tops the chart, which draws on data originally derived ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: World air forces face another year of conflict
With conflicts raging in several nations – notably Iraq, Syria and Yemen – and with terrorist activity having targeted Western civilians in Egypt, France and Tunisia, 2015 has been marked by crises and instability.
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DUBAI: AIA chief touts US pavilion while calling for DOD new starts
Aerospace Industries Association chief operating officer Bob Durbin is thrilled with the turnout of American aerospace firms at this year’s Dubai show, with the number of exhibitors in the US pavilion almost doubling to 140 compared with the previous edition.
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DUBAI: Textron-Thales mini-bomb wrapping up flight test campaign
Textron Weapon and Sensor Systems and Thales expect to complete end-to-end testing of their Fury miniature munition in the first quarter of 2016, with hopes for a launch customer in the US or UK.
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OpinionOPINION: UK's MFTS process could be replicated internationally
According to an old military maxim, it is essential to “train as you fight”, if an armed service is to remain effective under the toughest of operating conditions.