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IN FOCUS: Balanced budget poses challenge to UK armed services
The UK Ministry of Defence has balanced the books with its 10-year equipment plan, but questions remain as to whether its armed forces can live within their budgets
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SOCOM places urgent order for Insitu UAVs
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has placed an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity service order for with Insitu for medium-endurance unmanned...
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Neuron partners show off future-fighter know-how
"Our Istres flight test centre," boasts Charles Edelstenne, outgoing chief executive of Dassault Aviation, "has seen the first flights of more than 100 prototypes over the last 60 years.
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RAF's first Airseeker conversion on track, MoD says
The Royal Air Force's first of three Airseeker electronic intelligence aircraft will enter operational service in October 2014, following an on-time delivery in December 2013, one of the UK's defence ministers has confirmed.
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AERO INDIA: Indian air force chief slams HAL trainers
The Indian air force's most senior officer has cast further doubt on the future of the Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) HTT-40 basic trainer, and also criticised the company's HJT-36 Sitara jet trainer during a media briefing at the Aero India show.
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IN FOCUS: Lockheed claims F-35 kinematics ‘better than or equal to’ Typhoon or Super Hornet
Lockheed Martin is claiming that all three versions of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will have kinematic performance better than or equal to any combat-configured...
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AERO INDIA: MMRCA negotiations on track says air force
India's acquisition of up to 126 Dassault Rafale fighters for its Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) requirement remains the air force's top procurement...
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PICTURE: UAE's first A330 tanker heads for home
The United Arab Emirates has taken delivery of its first of three Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transports ...
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AERO INDIA: Advanced medium combat aircraft first flight likely in 2020
New Delhi has adopted a go-slow approach for its planned Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), which is in the early stages of being designed by India's...
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Test regime begins for modernised Il-76
Ilyushin expects to wrap up flight-testing of the new Il-76MD-90A in the second half of 2014, after initiating the regime with a sortie to Moscow Zhukovsky...
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AERO INDIA: Helicopter manufacturers eye lucrative naval contracts
Helicopter manufacturers AgustaWestland, Eurocopter, Russian Helicopters and Sikorsky had a high profile at Aero India, as they jostle for position around...
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Dutch NH90s achieve new milestones
The Netherlands has sent its first NH90 on deployed operations, and also received a final configuration example ...
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AERO INDIA: India's Pilatus PC-7 trainer makes public debut
The Indian air force's first Pilatus PC-7 MkII basic trainer made its public debut at Aero India. So far, New Delhi has received two examples of the type,...
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USAF may be forced to restructure F-35, KC-46 and MQ-9 under sequestration
The Lockheed Martin F-35, Boeing KC-46 tanker and General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper could be restructured if the current budget impasse is not resolved, according...
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Pratt & Whitney and F-35 JPO reach agreement on F135 engine production
Pratt & Whitney and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) announced 5 February that they have "reached an agreement in principle" for a fifth lot of F135 engines...
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UK's F-35 variant switch wasted £100 million
The UK's now-reversed decision to acquire the carrier variant F-35C has been slammed by a parliamentary defence committee ...
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Spain offers Eurofighters to Peru
Spain's government has tendered a proposal to its Peruvian counterpart covering the possible sale of 18 Tranche 1 Eurofighter combat aircraft currently in service with its air force.
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Israeli experts dismiss Iran's Qaher fighter claims
Israeli experts have described Iran's claimed new indigenous stealth fighter as a sleek plastic model ...
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Iran reveals new Qaher 313 stealth fighter
Iran revealed on 2 February what it claims is a new stealth fighter called the Qaher 313. "The advanced aircraft with an advanced appearance has a...
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Lockheed F-35 general manager retiring
Lockheed Martin's F-35 general manager Tom Burbage is retiring after 13 years on the job. "After 32 years of working with Lockheed Martin and legacy...