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NewsUSAF to automate MQ-9 takeoffs and landings
The US Air Force is pressing forward with a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper upgrade that would allow the widely fielded armed aircraft to takeoff and land automatically.
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USAF’s Small UAS roadmap calls for swarming ‘kamikaze’ drones
If the US Air Force needed to break into places like Iran, North Korea, Russia or China, it would overwhelm those countries' integrated air defence systems with tens of thousands of small and relatively cheap small unmanned aircraft acting as jammers, decoys, cameras and “kamikazes”.
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NewsTextron pushing Shadow M2 airframe as it signs final V2 contracts
The US Army has put Textron Systems on contract to update all but two of its RQ-7 Shadows to the all-digital Version 2 system, and a deal for those remaining aircraft operated by the National Guard should be forthcoming later this year, says the manufacturer’s vice-president of tactical unmanned aircraft ...
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NewsNew Zealand picks up training pace with T-6C fleet
Flightglobal contributor Peter Clark was given the opportunity to fly in one of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) newly-operational Beechcraft T-6C trainers, during a 42min sortie from Ohakea air base.
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First flight for Ka-62 medium twin
Russian Helicopters has finally flown its new medium-class Kamov Ka-62, with the first prototype of the twin Turbomeca Ardiden 3G-powered rotorcraft taking to the skies on 28 April.
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NewsJet Aviation Basel refurbishes first Legacy 650
Jet Aviation has refurbished its first Embraer Legacy 650 business jet on behalf of a private owner. The project was undertaken at the business aviation services provider’s completions centre in Basel, Switzerland, during its scheduled C-check heavy maintenance inspection. The large-cabin business jet has since been sold to Johannesburg-headquartered company ...
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Israel starts weapons testing for F-35 Adir
Israel's air force has tested new versions of some of the locally-made weapon systems that will be carried by its Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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Unmanned systems use to grow under Israel's five-year plan
Israel's defence forces have completed the preparation of the nation's next five-year plan, with one of its main pillars an increase in the number of unmanned systems to be deployed by the air force.
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NewsLoch Lomond Seaplanes takes delivery of new Caravan amphibian
Loch Lomond Seaplanes has taken delivery of a new Cessna 208 Caravan amphibian. The $2.7 million, single-engined turboprop touched down at the operator's base near Glasgow, Scotland on 24 April, following a four day, seven-leg, 4,350nm (8,050km) flight from Wipaire’s headquarters in South St Paul, Minneapolis – where the Caravan's ...
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NewsPlaneSense prepares to expand with third Nextant 400XTi
US fractional ownership company PlaneSense is poised to take delivery of its third Nextant 400XTi business jet in less than a year, to cater for growing demand for the light twin-engined type from shareowners of its 34-strong fleet of Pilatus PC-12NGs.
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NewsBombardier records fall in first-quarter business jet deliveries
Shipments of Bombardier business jets plunged by nearly a third in the first quarter of the year, due to falling demand for the airframer’s light, large and long-range business jets.
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INTERVIEW: Clive Jackson - Founder Victor Aerospace
Clive Jackson is the founder and chief executive of online business aircraft booking platform Victor, a venture he created in 2011 to shake up the traditional charter model
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Indonesia makes progress with Wulung UAV
The Indonesian Aerospace Wulung UAV has achieved a key milestone with its attainment of a military type certification.
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Asean Open Skies quietly attains full ratification
Indonesia and Laos have ratified the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) open skies agreement, meaning the pact has been ratified by all member countries.
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NewsRapsody unmanned maritime surveillance testing set to begin this summer
Tekever expects to begin the first flight test campaign under the European Space Agency and European Maritime Safety Agency’s Rapsody programme in Malta this summer, which will detect the movements of small vessels and monitor ship lanes for pollution.
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EASA mandates H225 gearbox checks following fatal Norway crash
European regulators have mandated a number of “precautionary” checks covering the main gearbox of the Airbus Helicopters H225 rotorcraft in the wake of the 29 April fatal crash in Norway.
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NewsUSN expects more development of MQ-25 'CBARS' timeline this year
A risk-reduction request for proposals (RfP) for the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned air vehicle acquisition is expected to be released “this summer”, which will help set out the timeline in which the service can realistically expect the tanker system to be deployed on-board its carrier fleet.
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NewsLeonardo unveils lightweight Osprey AESA radar
Europe’s newly-renamed Leonardo Airborne & Space Systems has expanded its product portfolio, announcing a new lightweight active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has been selected by a trio of customers.
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NewsScorpion readied for another starring role at Farnborough
A production version of the Textron AirLand Scorpion jet with a modified wing and landing gear is coming together in the same Wichita facility where the demonstrator was secretly constructed over an 18-month period three years ago.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asian capital teams up with Western lessors
Asian investors' appetite for aircraft investments appears to remain strong: three new joint ventures involving established players were announced in the first quarter of 2016.