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DUBAI: UAE air force outlines fighter, UCAV ambitions
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence has outlined a long-term acquisition strategy that includes fielding a next-generation fighter and an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) between 2018 and 2025.
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DUBAI: Lockheed gives sneak peak of F-35 in the UAE
Lockheed Martin has given the UAE a first taste of the F-35 marketing blitz as state officials start planning for acquiring a next generation fighter in several years.
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DUBAI: Typhoon proved its worth in Libya – RAF
The Royal Air Force's debut combat use of the Eurofighter Typhoon over Libya proved the multi-role type's strike performance and operating reliability and also validated the UK's plans to introduce new capabilities, a senior officer said at the show.
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DUBAI: Northrop hawking the Hawkeye
The UAE has yet to decide on the number of airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft it plans to procure, having asked bidders to instead detail how many aircraft they think it needs, a Northrop Grumman official said.
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DUBAI: Lockheed sees F-16 demand beyond 2015
Lockheed Martin has a new forecast predicting demand for more than 100 F-16s beyond 2015, when the last aircraft is scheduled for delivery
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DUBAI: AEW bidders await UAE Mirage 2000-9 replacement
All three bidders for the UAE's deal for a large airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft now expect the state to delay its award until after an agreement is signed to replace the air force's fleet of Dassault Mirage 2000-9s
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DUBAI: Boeing guns for more militarised 737s
Boeing foresees a big market for the militarised variants of the 737 commercial aircraft.
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DUBAI: Boeing developing new CH-47 rotors
Boeing is developing new composite rotor blades for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter that will increase lift capacity by 907kg.
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DUBAI: Finmeccanica eyes Oman transport/maritime requirements
Finmeccanica is at the show promoting its C-27J Spartan tactical transport as a contender for the Omani air force's requirement for eight multi-mission aircraft.
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DUBAI: Goodrich grows Middle East MRO operation
Goodrich's Middle East maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) campus is extending its services to include aftermarket support for the company's full range of engine controls and power systems products.
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DUBAI: Mushshak gets glass cockpit
A Pakistan Aeronautical Complex MFI-395 Super Mushshak with a fully-integrated glass cockpit has appeared for the first time in Dubai.
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DUBAI: CAE supplies MRTT training devices for Mideast customers
CAE is nearing completion of Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) training devices for two military customers in the Middle East, following in-plant acceptance testing over the past few months at CAE's manufacturing facility in Montreal, Canada.
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DUBAI: Boeing throws F-15, F/A-18 into UAE fighter modernisation mix
A top Boeing executive has added a new piece to the UAE's fighter modernisation puzzle, saying that the US government has delivered classified briefings about the capabilities of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the F-15E Strike Eagle.
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DUBAI: Northrop eyes Mideast F-16 AESA market
Northrop Grumman sees significant opportunities for Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrades for Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft in both the UAE and the broader Middle East.
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DUBAI: Lockheed F-35 is 'coming' to the Middle East
Lockheed Martin is still barred from selling or even marketing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in the Persian Gulf region, but perhaps not for long.
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DUBAI: China, Pakistan tout affordability of JF-17
Five countries in the Middle East are evaluating the JF-17 as an affordable replacement fighter alongside China's Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
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Apache crew controls Gray Eagle UAS
The US Army has moved a step closer to fielding a key operational enhancement for its Block III Apache attack helicopter ...
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Thailand offered UAV training service
Innocon and G-Force Composites are offering a new training solution for the G-Star tactical unmanned air system ...
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DUBAI: MA600 aimed at region's military customers
The Xian Aircraft MA600 makes its Dubai Airshow debut this year, one of the few times the Chinese turboprop aircraft has been on display outside its home turf.
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DUBAI: Eurofighter comes clean with Typhoon display
With the UAE having put the Eurofighter Typhoon in an unexpected dogfight with Dassault's Rafale, BAE Systems test pilot Nat Makepeace is demonstrating the fighter's handling performance in a "clean" configuration.