All Defence articles – Page 139
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NewsSatellite imagery shows crowds, aircraft at Kabul airport
Satellite images have highlighted the chaotic situation at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International airport on 16 August.
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NewsBell seeks to plug range gap with in-flight charging for electric aircraft
Airframer files patent application detailing system to increase capability of electric aircraft through use of ‘tanker drones’.
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NewsNo survivors as Be-200 firefighting amphibian crashes in Turkey
Turkey’s foreign ministry has disclosed that Turkish and Russian personnel were among the fatalities after a Beriev Be-200 firefighting aircraft crashed during wildfire extinguishing operations. None of those on board the twinjet survived the 14 August accident. The aircraft came down in the Kahramanmaras region, in the southern central part ...
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NewsNigeria’s first Super Tucanos depart USA
Nigeria’s first batch of Embraer/Sierra Nevada (SNC) A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft is on its way to the customer.
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NewsBell shows 360 Invictus scout helicopter more than 50% complete
Bell’s 360 Invictus scout helicopter prototype, its bid for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaisance Aircraft (FARA) programme, is more than 50% complete.
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NewsLockheed Martin finishes construction of new Skunk Works manufacturing plant
Lockheed Martin has finished constructing an “advanced manufacturing facility” at its Skunk Works headquarters in Palmdale, California – a site at which the company intends to manufacture unspecified products using new techniques.
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NewsTokyo cuts LRASM weapon from F-15J upgrade programme on cost fears
Japan’s defence ministry has confirmed that an upgrade programme for 70 Boeing F-15Js will no longer include Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) due to cost and schedule concerns.
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NewsJakarta reaffirms interest in KF-21/IF-X; engineers returning to Korea
Indonesian aerospace engineers will return to South Korea to continue work on the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21/IF-X, underlining Jakarta’s continued support of the programme.
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NewsGeneral Atomics Avenger uses Legion Pod’s infrared search and track to follow target
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems demonstrated in July one of its Avenger unmanned air vehicles autonomously tracking and following multiple targets using a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod’s infrared search and track capability.
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NewsSpain turns to Iberia for air force A330 tankers
Spain is to acquire three Airbus A330-200s from flag carrier Iberia for conversion into aerial refueling tankers for its air force.
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NewsCovid-19 forces cancellation of Avalon Airshow in 2021
Australia’s Avalon Airshow has been cancelled owing to challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsItaly approves €2 billion in Tempest spending
Italy has cleared a €2 billion ($2.35 billion) investment over the next 15 years in the UK-led Tempest programme which is developing a future combat air system for service entry in the middle of next decade.
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NewsUS Air Force invests in Hermeus’ hypersonic aircraft development
The US Air Force (USAF) and unnamed venture capital firms have invested $60 million into Hermeus Corporation as part of an effort to develop and test fly an unmanned hypersonic aircraft and propulsion systems.
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NewsUS clears sustainment deal for Greek F-16s
The US government has cleared a possible $270 million sustainment package for Greece’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NewsLockheed, Northrop short-listed for Australian JBAMS deal
The Australian units of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have entered the final stage of bidding for Canberra’s planned Joint Air Battle Management System (JBAMS).
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NewsUS Navy awards Skydweller $5m to demo its solar-powered, long-endurance UAV
The US Navy has awarded Skydweller Aero a $5 million contract to demonstrate its solar-powered, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsUSMC to receive first MQ-9A Reapers in August, precursor to ‘MUX’ effort
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems plans to transfer two MQ-9A Reapers to the US Marine Corps in late August.
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NewsUSAF demonstrates ability to update F-16 EW software in flight
The US Air Force has demonstrated the ability to update the software for a fighter’s electronic warfare (EW) system during flight.
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NewsUSAF re-designates NF-16D as X-62A to reflect Skyborg work
The US Air Force has re-designated its Lockheed Martin NF-16D Vista as the X-62A, reflecting an upgrade programme that will see the aircraft support autonomous flight work.
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NewsUS Navy embarks F-35C, CMV-22 aboard carrier for first time
The US Navy has for the first time deployed its Lockheed Martin F-35C stealth fighter and Bell Boeing CMV-22 Osprey tiltrotor as part of an operational deployment on an aircraft carrier.