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V-280 fuselage delivery highlights focus on cost
Spirit AeroSystems rolled out the first fuselage for the Bell Helicopter V-280 tiltrotor demonstrator on 22 September, revealing much about how the team hopes to make tiltrotor technology affordable for widespread military application.
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US officials: F-35 will outmatch any aircraft in development
The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer sees no aircraft in development anywhere today that would be “seriously competitive” against the Lockheed Martin F-35 in combat.
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New-generation Hawk makes Saudi Arabia-focused flight debut
BAE Systems has conducted the first flight of a new-generation Hawk advanced jet trainer for Saudi Arabia.
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MBDA on board as BAE brings APKWS rocket to Europe
BAE Systems is hoping to propel sales of an aircraft-launched precision-guided rocket after reaching a new marketing agreement with MBDA.
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Russia, Israel to co-ordinate over operations in Syrian airspace
"Hot lines" between Moscow and Tel Aviv aim to ensure the Israeli air force can continue its operations in Syrian airspace, despite the growing Russian military presence in the country, in the air and on the ground.
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USAF stripping 30 B-52Hs of nuclear weapons capability
As US Air Force Global Strike Command anticipates the introduction of the nuclear-capable Long-Range Strike Bomber in the mid-2020s, the command is de-arming its air-launched cruise missile-carrying Boeing B-52 bombers to comply with New START treaty limits with Russia.
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Egypt steps up interest in MiG-35 deal with Russia
Egypt's interest in acquiring the RAC MiG-35 has developed into negotiations with Russia to purchase 46 fighters in a deal which could be worth up to $2.2 billion.
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Elbit, PGZ pitch Hermes 450 to Poland
The Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) and Elbit Systems have signed a co-operation agreement concerning the delivery of an unmanned air system in the medium-range tactical category for the Polish armed forces.
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Israel Hermes 900 training nears completion
The Israeli air force is close to completing the full integration of Elbit Systems' Hermes 900 ‘Kochav’ unmanned air vehicle, with the service having recently operated the type without support from the manufacturer's technical team. More of its personnel are set to be certified to operate the aircraft in the ...
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DSEI: Plextek develops new tech for UK urban UAV ops
Plextek Consulting is well under way in its work for the UK government to develop a number of technologies that will allow unmanned aerial vehicles to operate in urban environments.
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Modernised Su-22s get new look for Polish air force
The Polish air force has received its first pair of modernised Sukhoi Su-22M4 strike aircraft from the WZL-2 depot in Bydgoszcz.
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Litening 5 integration to keep Eurofighter on target
Airbus Defence & Space is installing the Rafael Litening 5 targeting pod on one of its Eurofighter combat aircraft, and will offer the payload option to future clients.
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USAF could expand ‘Rapid Raptor’ quick-reaction deployments
US Air Combat Command might have too few Lockheed Martin F-22s, but the recently conceived “Rapid Raptor” method for quick-reaction fighter jet deployments is proving so successful that it might be extended to other airframes.
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Thailand orders four T-50 trainers
The Royal Thai Air Force has ordered four Korea Aerospace Industries/Lockheed Martin T-50TH supersonic trainers that will reportedly be delivered by 2018.
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DSEI: Alenia Aermacchi touts C-27J for UK
Alenia Aermacchi used the DSEI exhibition in London to highlight the potential for its C-27J platform to perform a wide variety of duties for the UK Royal Air Force, potentially include maritime surveillance.
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DSEI: Brimstone goes green for Apache integration
The British Army’s need for a future attack helicopter weapon system has led MBDA to begin promoting a potential candidate derived from its 50kg (110lb) Brimstone air-to-surface missile.
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DARPA replaces helicopter landing skids with robotic legs
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has demonstrated robotic helicopter legs that promise to soften and stabilise rotorcraft landings for just a “moderate increase” in weight.
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AFSOC developing tactics for '2020' AC-130 gunship laser weapon
The head of US Air Force Special Operations Command has issued a “JFK challenge” to the defence industry to install a high-power electric laser on an AC-130 gunship by the end of the decade.
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DSEI: Raytheon eyes Sentinel exports
Raytheon is seeking export customers for its Sentinel R1 wide-area surveillance aircraft, for which it is in talks with three potential customers.
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AFSOC seeks expendable, small UAV as AC-130 gunship sensor
US Air Force Special Operations Command wants an expendable, tube-launched small unmanned aerial vehicle for its AC-130 “battleplane” for peering beneath cloud cover to direct gunfire and precision-guided munitions.