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Lockheed’s F-35 chief moves to MST as Jeff Babione takes helm
Lockheed Martin has announced a new F-35 chief, with programme deputy Jeff Babione named to replace Lorraine Martin, who is shifting from the company’s aeronautics business to mission systems and training.
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NewsTurkey gifts retired T-37 trainers to Pakistan
Turkey is to donate 34 Cessna T-37 Tweet jet trainers/light attack aircraft to Pakistan in an agreement signed on 28 October.
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NewsUSN Growler order complete as Boeing seeks F/A-18 orders
The US Navy has contracted Boeing to deliver its final tranche of EA-18G Growlers, and the company is now looking to the Pentagon and abroad for more orders to sustain the common Growler and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet assembly line in St Louis beyond 2017.
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NewsNATO UV-16 looks to better use of data during joint missions
NATO’s Unified Vision 2016 exercise is to explore how data collected from individual national aircraft – plus the alliance’s new unmanned air vehicle capability – can be better used during joint missions.
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NewsIsrael’s all-inclusive F-35I deal doesn’t grant full tech access
Despite the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme’s “unique relationship with Israel,” the country has not been granted unfettered access to every component on the 33 aircraft it intends to purchase.
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Chinese cadets start using JL-9 advanced jet trainer
The Chinese air force has introduced the Guizhou JL-9 advanced jet trainer at its aviation university.
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NewsUS Army aerostat descends after three-hour flight
A US Army tethered aerostat has descended near to the ground after breaking loose from its moorings and floating free for several hours over northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania.
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NewsUSAF intel chief proposes single-operator MQ-9 cockpit
Single-operator ground stations and weapons-carrying “wingmen” for the Lockheed Martin F-35 are two future capabilities desired by the US Air Force’s fleet of unmanned air systems (UAS), the service’s intelligence chief says.
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NewsSwedish army evaluates Mali UAV deployment
Following operational deployments to Mali and Afghanistan, the Swedish army’s family of unmanned air vehicles is nearing the end of its lifespan, with replacement programmes potentially due to begin in 2016.
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NewsCONOPS required for UK F-35 data collection
Concepts of operation need to be developed so the UK’s new Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters can best exploit the large amount of data that it would collect, a Royal Navy representative has claimed.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman wins LRS-B contract
The US Air Force has chosen Northrop Grumman to build America’s next stealth bomber in a landmark decision announced at the Pentagon today.
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NewsKC-390 resumes flight tests as defence unit rebaselines
Embraer has flown the KC-390 again for the first time in eight months as the company’s Defence and Security business adapts to a devalued Brazilian currency and a slower development schedule for the new tanker-transport.
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NewsSikorsky’s CH-53K lifts off after troubled start
Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion has finally reached “day one” of its 2,000h flight test programme after a maiden 30min flight this morning at the company’s development flight centre in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: C-27J could use some of Alenia boss Bagnato’s luck
Turin airport is one of Italy’s sleepier facilities, far from the bustling hubs of Rome, Milan or even Naples. But despite the quiet, for Alenia Aermacchi, Turin still represents one of its more important sites. Two of Alenia’s key lines are located there – the Eurofighter Typhoon, largely for the ...
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NewsNATO looks to AGS to retain AWACS relevance
The lifespan of NATO’s airborne warning and control system fleet has become increasingly dependent on it being able to operate alongside its new unmanned Alliance Ground Surveillance capability.
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NewsRaytheon’s HCSM anti-radiation missile upgrade completes key test
Raytheon and the US Air Force have completed the third round of operating testing of improved AGM-88F High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) following a recent full-rate production decision, and the new version is now on track to be declared fit for combat.
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NewsExperts split on likely Long-Range Strike Bomber winner
The US Air Force is poised to deliver the decision of the decade, with reports that its highly anticipated Long-Range Strike Bomber contract award could come as early as Tuesday. Two key steps must take place, and Bloomberg reports that the first has already taken place.
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NewsTurkey hopes to fly SOM-J in late 2016, targeting F-35 Block 4.2
Turkish missile maker Roketsan is hoping to fly its SOM-J cruise missile for the first time “possibly late next year” ahead of planned integration with the F-16 Block 40 by 2018 and the Lockheed Martin F-35 sometime later.
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NewsBulgaria selects Poland for MiG-29 engine overhaul
Bulgaria’s defence minister, Nikolay Nenchev, and his Polish counterpart Tomasz Siemoniak have signed an agreement covering the overhaul of the former nation's RAC MiG-29s. A contract signature must be approved by the Bulgarian parliament, with a ratification expected to take place after local elections held in the country on 25 ...
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NewsPatroller carries out Portugal homeland security tests
In an effort to further test the integration of unmanned air vehicles in European airspace, European Commission testing saw the SAGEM Patroller carry out flight trials in homeland security scenarios in Portugal.