All Defence articles – Page 100
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NewsTurkey receives first KC-135R with upgraded cockpit
The Turkish air force has received its first Boeing KC-135R tanker with major upgrades to its flight deck.
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NewsRAAF completes upgrade work for P-8A fleet
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed a series of upgrades to its fleet of Boeing P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine warfare aircraft.
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NewsAFSOC aims to design, build and fly amphibious C-130 in 17 months
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to design, build and fly an amphibious retrofit kit for the Lockheed Martin MC-130J in 17 months.
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News2Excel unsheathes Excalibur as it outlines 757 conversion into Tempest testbed
UK-based 2Excel Aviation is gearing up to begin the next stage of conversion work that will see a Boeing 757-200 transformed into a flying testbed in support of the country’s Tempest Future Combat Air System after gaining a contract from Leonardo for the activity.
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NewsLeonardo and Northrop promise new RWUAS designs as they unveil partnership
Leonardo and Northrop Grumman intend to combine forces in the market for rotary-wing unmanned air systems (RWUAS), with the partners already working on several new designs.
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NewsHAL to produce parts for Rolls-Royce’s global Adour customer base
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Rolls-Royce have signed a pact for the Indian company to produce parts for the Adour jet engine.
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NewsMQ-25 tanker refuels F-35C stealth fighter for first time
A Boeing-owned MQ-25A Stingray unmanned air vehicle (UAV) refuelled a Lockheed Martin F-35C stealth fighter in flight for the first time.
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NewsLeonardo Helicopters boosts UK content on AW149 for NMH bid
Leonardo Helicopters has revealed the industrial team that will form part of its bid for the UK’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement as the manufacturer attempts to boost domestic content on the platform.
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NewsLockheed agrees to $30,000 per flight hour cost for F-35A by FY2023
The F-35 Joint Program Office has awarded Lockheed Martin a sustainment contract for the F-35 that commits the company to reduce the operating cost of the stealth fighter to $30,000 per flight hour by fiscal year 2023, down 10.7% from FY2020.
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NewsAirbus picks Broughton for H175M production line as part of Puma replacement bid
Airbus Helicopters has selected Broughton in North Wales as the location of the final assembly line for the H175M should the super-medium-twin be selected to replace the Royal Air Force’s Puma HC2 fleet.
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NewsNATO advances next-generation helicopter project as NGRC team grows to seven nations
A group of NATO member countries has thrashed out the wording of an agreement to allow the start of early work on a clean-sheet medium-class military helicopter to arrive in the mid-2030s.
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NewsSoutheast Asia faces tough airpower decisions, say experts
Southeast Asia faces a critical decade as it seeks to upgrade its airpower capabilities amid a challenging geopolitical environment.
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NewsJakarta to obtain C-130Js to upgrade airlift fleet
Jakarta has ordered the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules tactical transport, as the US airframer confirms that Indonesia is joining the type’s global operator community.
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NewsSkydweller grows funding round to $40m, adds Palantir as AI partner
Skydweller Aero, a start-up developing a long-endurance, solar-powered unmanned air vehicle, has raised $8 million in additional Series A funding and signed an agreement to use Palantir’s Foundry artificial intelligence program to analyse data gathered by the drone.
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NewsA330 MRTT could be first to use 100% sustainable fuel in Rolls-Royce tests
Rolls-Royce is hopeful that it will shortly be able to start test flights of military transport aircraft powered by its engines and using blends of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
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NewsRolls-Royce targets military market with all-electric trainer
Rolls-Royce has identified the market for military elementary trainers as one of the first commercial applications for technologies being matured as part of a bid to break the speed record for an all-electric aircraft.
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NewsNew Delhi clears C295 buy; sets stage for Avro replacement
New Delhi’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has cleared the acquisition of 56 Airbus Defence & Space C295 tactical transports.
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing makes ‘early’ US Army FLRAA proposal with Defiant X
A Sikorsky-Boeing team has submitted its Defiant X rotorcraft proposal “early” for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programme.
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NewsAirbus delivers first UH-72B Lakota, with shrouded tail rotor, to the US Army National Guard
Airbus has delivered the first UH-72B Lakota to the US Army National Guard, a military variant of the latest iteration of the civilian H145 light twin which includes a Fenestron shrouded tail rotor, among other new features.
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NewsBoeing, Lockheed and Raytheon to design USAF’s ‘SCIFiRE’ hypersonic missiles
The US Air Force (USAF) has granted Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon separate contracts to develop air-breathing, hypersonic cruise missiles.