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PICTURE: Enhanced A330 tanker makes flight debut
The first Airbus A330-200-based multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) to have been completed in an enhanced production configuration has been flown for the first time, ahead of its delivery next year.
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RAF eyes British weapons for Protector fleet
The UK Royal Air Force remains confident that it will introduce British-made weapons onto its future Protector unmanned air vehicle, although a final decision on this element of the programme has yet to be made.
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USA's hypersonic programme could rile Russia and China
US hypersonic missile research could end up antagonising China and Russia, despite hopes that it could help defuse tensions over renewal of Washington's nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) arsenal.
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AFSOC shoots for AC-130 laser gunship mod in 2020
US Special Operations Command has requested funding from the Defense Department for fiscal year 2018 budget to begin modifying an AC-130 gunship for a high energy laser capability.
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F-16 drone reaches initial operational capability
The US Air Force’s QF-16 full scale aerial target drone reached initial operational capability 23 September, US Air Combat Command declared this week.
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Boeing receives third contract for Air Force One replacement
The US Air Force has awarded a third contract to Boeing under the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) programme aimed at preparing a process to convert the 747-8 into the next Air Force One.
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Italian air force struggles to prove air power relevance
Italy’s air force is “taken for granted” by the general public, politicians and the nation’s other armed services, according to a leading academic.
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Navy to review Triton procurement after test and deployment
The US Navy will review procurement quantities for the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton following initial operational test and evaluation and operational deployment, US Naval Air’s program manager for maritime unmanned aircraft systems told FlightGlobal.
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Fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain move forward
The US Congress will examine the long-awaited fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, the last step before a formal notification.
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European MALE definition study phase begins
A definition study phase for the future European medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle development has begun, paving the way for an operational sovereign system to enter use by 2025.
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Lockheed's Sniper on target for Kuwaiti Typhoons
Kuwait’s future fleet of Typhoon combat aircraft will be equipped with Lockheed Martin Sniper targeting pods, under a contract placed via the Eurofighter partner company Leonardo.
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Airbus Helicopters hands over first Mexican Panther MBe
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first AS565 Panther MBe to the Mexican navy, with the aircraft to be delivered to a base near the Gulf of Mexico for training in the next two weeks.
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Marine Corps demonstrates communications pod on Reaper
The US Marine Corps experimented with its own expeditionary UAV during a test this July, when General Atomics equipped an MQ-9 Reaper with its network centric communications pod (NCCP) to enable communications between the UAS and Marine ground forces.
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IAI to offer Brazilian production of Heron 1
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 unmanned air vehicle will be produced in Brazil if the type is selected for a new requirement with the nation’s air force.
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Romania to accept first used F-16s from Portugal
Six used Lockheed Martin F-16s will be delivered to the Romanian air force in Portugal on 28 September, the nation's defence minister announced on 27 September.
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Lockheed developing GPS and laser-guided Scalpel
As Lockheed Martin continues work on its Scalpel laser-guided training round, the company is also developing a dual-mode GPS and laser-guided version of the weapon.
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JSTARS flying again following radar mishap
Four of the US Air Force’s of E-8C JSTARS are back in operation following a radar mishap that grounded part of the fleet last week.
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Lockheed Martin and Boeing score contracts for unmanned Navy tanker
The US Navy awarded both Lockheed Martin and Boeing $43 million risk reduction contracts for the services’ carrier-based unmanned MQ-25 Stingray.
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Schiebel and Diehl extend teaming agreement for German Camcopter bid
Diehl Defence and Schiebel have renewed an agreement to continue bidding the latter's Camcopter rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle to the German navy.