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Middle East demand could boost F-35 sales to 4,600 units: Lockheed
Lockheed Martin believes that worldwide sales of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter could reach 4,600 units, a 15 percent increase from its previous projection.
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Tokyo's VVIP 747-400s to be parted out
Two Japan Air Self-Defense Force VVIP-roled Boeing 747-400s will be sold and parted out following their replacement by a pair of 777-300ERs.
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Poland reaffirms interest in F-35
Poland has deepened its interest in the Lockheed Martin F-35, with the country’s defence minister indicating that it intends to purchase 32 examples of the fifth-generation fighter.
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Boeing wins $259m USAF weapon planning software contract
Boeing subsidiary Tapestry Solutions has won a 10-year contract worth up to $259 million from the US Air Force (USAF) to provide Weapon Planning Software for the service’s combat aircraft.
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France accelerates H160M helicopter acquisition
France has advanced by 12 months the launch of its tri-service helicoptere interarmees leger (HIL) programme, enabling first delivery of the Airbus Helicopters H160M in 2026.
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The future of Airbus Defence & Space
Having grown from early collaboration, Airbus’s defence arm is now aiming to replicate the commercial unit’s stellar performance
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Pompeo pushes $8.1bn in arms sales citing unnamed Iranian threats
In a controversial move, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing unnamed threats from Iran, bypassed approval from the US Congress and pushed through the sale of $8.1 billion of arms to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
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USAF claims 100 years cut from weapons development cycles
The US Air Force claims to have cut 100.5 years of what it deems “unnecessary schedule” from its weapons development programmes since May 2018.
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Saab targets April delivery for UAE's first GlobalEye
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is on track to receive its first GlobalEye swing-role surveillance system aircraft within the next 12 months, Saab chief executive Hakan Buskhe has disclosed.
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US Navy awards Raytheon $235m for 23 JPALS units
The US Navy (USN) awarded Raytheon a $235 million contract for 23 units of the company’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS).
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Air Force Secretary nominee has wealth of space-related experience
President Donald Trump nominated Barbara Barrett, former chairman of Aerospace Corporation, to be the next Secretary of the Air Force.
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Simulator update to boost German Tornado fleet
Germany is to significantly enhance the capability of its simulator-based training for the Panavia Tornado, as it looks to continue operations with the strike and reconnaissance type until at least 2030.
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Lack of situational awareness blamed for RAF C-130J write-off
UK military investigators have attributed a 2017 incident, in which a Lockheed Martin C-130J operated by the Royal Air Force’s 47 Sqn was written off, to the flightcrew’s lack of situational awareness as they attempted to land on a temporary strip in darkness.
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Boeing to test CH-47 Chinook with two 7,500shp engines
Boeing plans to soon test fly a legacy CH-47 Chinook helicopter with two GE Aviation T408 turboshaft engines, which each produce 7,500shp (5,600kW).
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More hints about Beijing's aircraft carrier ambitions
Beijing’s ambitions for a large aircraft carrier have gained more clarity, with the emergence of detailed artist impressions of the Xian KJ-600 airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft, as well as satellite imagery of a Chinese shipyard.
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Bell V-280 completes low-speed manoeuvre demo
Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor completed a series of low-speed pitch, roll, and yaw manoeuvres at the company’s Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas in early May.
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USA-Turkey F-35 crisis grows with S-400 delivery before July
Russia could deliver the S-400 anti-aircraft system to Turkey before July possibly forcing the USA to withhold delivery of Ankara’s F-35A stealth fighters.
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Greek navy takes initial reactivated P-3B
Greece has received its first revived Lockheed Martin P-3B Orion as part of a “rebirth” of the country’s maritime patrol capability as it brings stored aircraft back to service.
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Switzerland earmarks Swfr6 billion for fighter replacement
Switzerland's government has allocated Swfr6 billion ($5.85 billion) to replace by 2030 the nation's ageing Boeing F/A-18 and Northrop F-5 fighters as part of a wider overhaul of its air defences.
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Boeing suggests propulsor, winged AH-64 Apache variant for US Army
Boeing is showing off conceptual images of what it calls a Compound AH-64 Apache, a variant of the attack helicopter with a pusher propeller and small wing.