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Sikorsky S-92 gets search-and-rescue approval from Brazil
Sikorsky’s S-92 heavy-twin helicopter was certificated for search and rescue (SAR) use in Brazil by the National Civil Aviation Agency-Brazil.
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Germany rolls out fix for grounded Tiger fleet
Germany is working to progressively bring its Airbus Helicopters Tigers back into service after a safety issue forced their grounding on 2 August.
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OpinionLeonardo needs good news for Yeovil helicopter plant
What next for the Leonardo AW159 Wildcat and its Yeovil, UK production site after Germany’s selection of the NH Industries NH90 for a naval requirement?
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Boeing juggles KC-46 tanker deliveries and boom redesign
Boeing delivered three more KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tankers to the US Air Force (USAF) on 8 and 9 August, a week after the company was awarded a $55 million contract to redesign the aircraft’s boom telescope actuator.
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Video: DARPA drones swarm building
Teams of small autonomous quadcopters, in coordination with groups of small wheeled ground vehicles, swarmed around a building in a tactics test in at Fort Benning, Georgia in June.
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Video: Russia’s Sukhoi S-70 flying wing UAV makes first flight
Russia’s Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik flying wing unmanned air vehicle (UAV) made its first test flight.
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NewsETPS activities soar after major fleet renewal
Qinetiq has completed the process of renewing almost all of its fleet employed by the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS) at Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, with the assets also having been transitioned onto the civil, rather than military aircraft register.
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NewsBAE nears final Typhoon delivery for UK
BAE Systems is close to delivering its final Eurofighter Typhoon for the UK Royal Air Force, as it eyes fresh export opportunities to extend production of the multi-role type beyond 2024.
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Lockheed Martin F-35 sends target data to US Army missile control
Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force (USAF) integrated the F-35 Lightning II’s target tracking data with the US Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS), an important milestone for the stealth aircraft to act as an elevated sensor.
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Raytheon delivers Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pod to US Navy
Raytheon delivered the first Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) pod to the US Navy (USN) for the service to begin ground and aircraft integration testing.
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OpinionWhy doctrine may be as important as speed
A US Marine Corps captain once asked a group of officer candidates: “What do we do?” None gave the correct answer: “We fight wars.” Simple, really, and classic Marines; when called upon, be ready. Except, of course, nothing is so simple, either back then in the Cold War or today in what, increasingly, feels like a new Cold War. To be ready, soldiers – as well as politicians and arms industry bosses – had best ask some more difficult questions: Who will we fight? When? How?
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Northrop Grumman scramjet engine produces record thrust in test
A scramjet engine made by Northrop Grumman set a record for the highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in US Air Force history.
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Lockheed gets production contract for Slovak F-16s
The US Department of Defense has awarded Lockheed Martin an $800 million contract linked to the production and future support of 14 F-16V Block 70 fighters for Slovakia.
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NewsAero Vodochody shifts L-39NG certification plan
Aero Vodochody has transformed its certification plan for the L-39NG, and is now seeking to clear the type for delivery in a full trainer configuration during the third quarter of 2020. It had previously been working towards securing approval for a basic standard before the end of this year.
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Canberra, Lockheed in updated F-35A support deal
The Australian government and Lockheed Martin have signed a deal related to delivery and sustainment of the F-35A.
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NewsFighter variant of M-346 secures launch deal
Leonardo has secured a launch order for six examples of the M-346FA – the fighter attack variant of its advanced jet trainer – from a major “international customer”.
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NewsLeonardo flight tests Wildcat weapon wings
Leonardo has begun flight testing new weapon wings for the AW159 Wildcat helicopter, which will carry anti-ship missiles for the UK Royal Navy.
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NewsRAF targets April 2020 for maritime patrol resumption
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is on track to restore its lapsed maritime patrol aircraft capability within the next nine months, according to Air Commodore Rich Barrow, senior responsible owner for the service’s Boeing P-8 and E-7 acquisitions.
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NewsUK details Reaper transition plan as Protector advances
The UK is planning to achieve a seamless transition in its delivery of unmanned surveillance services from the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator to the company’s more capable Protector RG1 by 2024, with flight testing of the new model now gathering pace.
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NewsBulgarian parliament clears F-16V buy for second time
Bulgaria’s on-off acquisition of the Lockheed Martin F-16V appears to be proceeding again after the country’s parliament overturned a presidential veto of the $1.26 billion deal.