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PICTURE: Flight testing begins on uprated Puma HC2
Test and evaluation flights using the first Royal Air Force Eurocopter Puma in the upgraded HC2 configuration have begun at Qinetiq's Boscombe Down, Wiltshire facility.
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Engine crack that grounded F-35 traced to thermal creep
Bennett Croswell, president of Pratt & Whitney's military engine division, says a problem with F135 engines that grounded the Lockheed Martin F-35 is due...
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Iraqi Airways launches Baghdad-London flights
Iraqi Airways has operated its first nonstop scheduled flight from London to Baghdad for 23 years, landing in the Iraqi capital at 9am local time on 6 March...
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India to develop AEW&C aircraft
India's cabinet has approved a plan to develop an indigenous airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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China fighter designer compares J-15 to F/A-18 Hornet
The chief designer of the Shenyang J-15 fighter has compared the aircraft to the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, and suggests that the developmental J-31 could one...
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Senior F-35 official stresses affordability
Lt. General Christopher Bogdan, the government programme executive officer for the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme, warned on 5 March that further price increases...
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HELI-EXPO: MD Helicopters announces new engine for MD 540F
MD Helicopters’ new armed scout helicopter, the MD 540F, will be powered by Rolls-Royce’s M250-C47E turboshaft engine.
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HELI-EXPO: US Army considers B-model upgrade for UH-72A Lakota fleet
The US Army has opened discussions with American Eurocopter to introduce a B-model of the UH-72A Lakota in 2017.
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BAE’s APKWS rockets integrated on Bell’s new Model 407GT
BAE System's Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) laser-guided 70-millimeter rocket system has been integrated onto Bell Helicopter's new Model...
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HELI-EXPO: Bell trials upgraded Kiowa Warrior prototypes
Bell Helicopter has tested two upgraded versions of its OH-58F armed reconnaissance helicopter in order to present the US Army with a path forward, should...
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IN FOCUS: China's defence budget hike to benefit key aircraft programmes
China has raised its defence budget by 11% to CNY720 billion ($116 billion), but provided no details about how this will be apportioned among its service...
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Canada releases industry questionnaire on CF-18 Hornet replacement
Canada's National Fighter Procurement Secretariat (NFPS) released the final version of a questionnaire to industry on 3 March asking for detailed technical...
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VIDEO: UK signs A400M training, self-protection deals
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed an 18-year training contract linked to its future A400M Atlas transport aircraft ...
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Warsaw orders more Fly Eye UAVs
The Polish defence ministry has ordered an additional batch of Fly Eye unmanned air vehicles from WB Electronics ...
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Australia moves closer to Super Hornets purchase
The Pentagon has notified the US Congress of the possible sale of additional Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to Australia, with a deal possible...
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F-35s cleared to resume flight operations
The US Air Force officials confirms that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been cleared to resume flight operations ...
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Lockheed awarded $334 million contract for F-35 long lead items
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a $334 million fixed-price-incentive advance acquisition contract for long lead components for...
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Poland issues new jet trainer tender
Poland's armament inspectorate has launched a new tender to acquire eight advanced jet trainers and associated equipment ...
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AVALON: F-35 programme chief lambasts Lockheed, P&W
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme's key contractors need to take a longer view on the Joint Strike Fighter effort, the US military's programme...
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IN FOCUS: For EADS, no defence is no offence
For several years now, EADS's corporate strategy has been guided by a vision - of reducing its reliance on its dominant Airbus commercial airliners division by building up its Eurocopter, Astrium space and Cassidian defence businesses