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NewsBoeing plugs remaining 12 C-17s on international market
Boeing is working on the sale of the 12 final C-17 strategic transport aircraft, but says its joint marketing with Embraer on the KC-390 programme is taking longer than expected.
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Boeing defence chief guns for fighter deals
Boeing is optimistic about the health of its tactical fighter business, and believes its diverse portfolio of aircraft types and capabilities will serve it in good stead in the prevailing lean defence environment.
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Saab makes Southeast Asia maritime surveillance push
Saab sees an increasing demand for its portfolio of defence products in Southeast Asia, and is particularly focused on opportunities in the maritime surveillance mission.
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L-3 to provide Yemen with surveillance fleet
L-3 Communications has been awarded a contract worth up to $41.5 million to provide “four intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance [ISR] aircraft in support of counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen”, the US Department of Defense says.
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NewsCanadian fighter debate intensifies
Ottawa expects to make a decision soon on whether to stage an open competition to replace its Boeing CF-18 fighters, or to instead advance with previous plans to acquire up to 65 Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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Global Hawk supports NATO exercise
NATO has conducted an early assessment of the operational utility of its future Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, on a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle participating in the recent multinational exercise dubbed “Unified Vision”.
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NewsSOFIA telescope declared operational, but funding threat looms
Three months after announcing plans to ground the aircraft, NASA has declared the stratospheric observatory of infrared astronomy (SOFIA) operational after 18 years in development.
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NewsBlackjack UAS deploys to Afghanistan
A new unmanned air system (UAS) – the Boeing/Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack –has deployed to Afghanistan with the US Marine Corps, the navy confirms.
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NewsIndia agrees new PC-7 bid deadline
India’s defence ministry has agreed to give potential domestic bidders for the local production of 106 Pilatus PC-7 Mk II basic trainers until 21 July to prepare their proposals.
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Russian Helicopters, AgustaWestland shelve joint development
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have quietly shelved plans to jointly develop a 2.5t rotorcraft, a senior executive from the Moscow-headquartered manufacturer has revealed.
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Panther UAS sales approach take-off
Israel Aerospace Industries expects to receive a contract for its Panther unmanned air system from a first customer soon, after demonstrating the tiltrotor type to a number of special forces operators.
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NewsLockheed completes C-130J deliveries to Seoul
Lockheed Martin has completed the delivery of C-130J tactical transports to South Korea, under the terms of a four-aircraft contract signed in December 2010.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Czech champion Aero Vodochody's structural change
Aero Vodochody has been through two revolutions of its own since the political changes that swept eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall
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NewsLatest Voyager arrival completes 'core' fleet for RAF
The ninth Airbus A330 Voyager from the UK’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme touched down at the Royal Air Force’s Brize Norton base in Oxfordshire on 29 May, completing the service’s “core” fleet of the type.
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NewsNew deal to protect UK helicopters
BAE Systems has been awarded a £16.7 million ($28 million) contract to produce its third-generation common missile warning system (CMWS) equipment for a range of UK military helicopters.
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Rafael sharpens Spike missile offering
Rafael has teamed up with both AgustaWestland and Airbus Helicopters to offer its Spike air-to-surface missile as an integral part of the weapons systems carried by their rotorcraft.
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NewsNorthrop announces partnership with Diamond Aircraft for surveillance market
Northrop Grumman has announced a new partnership with Diamond Aircraft Industries and a new presence in Ontario, Canada, to developsurveillance aircraft for Canadian and international markets.
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NewsBudget spat grounds Israeli training flights
The high command of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has decided to cancel almost all air force training flights until further notice, due to budget cuts. The unprecedented decision marks the peak in a heated debate between the nation's defence and finance ministries about the new defence budget.
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NewsUK Rivet Joint flight restores key RAF capability
Personnel from the UK Royal Air Force’s 51 Sqn have begun performing training flights using the unit’s first RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft, following the receipt of initial release to service approval.
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NewsHeron UAS operators offered airframe 'transplant'
Existing operators of the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air system are being offered a way of getting the advanced performance of the heavy fuel engine-powered Super Heron, by taking the avionics package of the older version and "transplanting" it into the new model's enlarged fuselage.