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USAF seeks to bypass aircraft engine manufacturers
The US Air Force is considering buying engine parts for some of its aircraft from third-party manufacturers, the service's top officials told the US Congress on 6 March ...
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Afghan LAS contest to start from scratch after failed US selection
The US Air Force will probably have to restart its Light Air Support programme intended to equip the Afghan air force, the service's top civilian official has said ...
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USAF criticised over Global Hawk cuts
Members of Congress have harshly criticised the US Air Force's decision to park its recently acquired fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30s ...
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US Air Force chief rejects pilot blame in F-22 crash
US Air Force chief of staff Gen Norton Schwartz says an accident investigation board did not blame Capt Jeffrey Haney for a fatal F-22 accident ...
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ATSB: Errors led to Williamtown breakdown of separation
Newcastle's Williamtown airport in Australia has made changes to its air traffic control procedures after a breakdown of separation occurred on 1 February...
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First flight by F-35 training unit curtailed by fuel leak
A US Air Force test pilot at the 33rd Fighter Wing had to cut short the first local area flight by a Lockheed Martin F-35 at Eglin AFB, Florida ...
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UK to extend military helicopter training service
The UK is to extend the use of its tri-service Defence Helicopter Flying School arrangement with FB Heliservices until at least 2016 ...
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India, Dassault enter final MMRCA negotiations
India has confirmed that final negotiations with Dassault for 126 Rafale fighters have commenced, and that the Indian air force plans to phase out its Mikoyan MiG-21 aircraft from 2014.
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MRO firm Pemco files for Chapter 11
Tampa, Florida-based MRO provider and conversions company Pemco World Air Services will be bankrolled by Avion Services Holdings through its Chapter 11 restructuring,...
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Boeing has new partner for F-X2 bid in Brazil
Boeing is attempting to tip the scales in its favour in Brazil's F-X2 fighter contest by entering into an alliance with avionics supplier AEL Sistemas ...
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Australia’s Quickstep to make C-130J composite flaps
Australian firm Quickstep has been named the future sole source supplier for the composite wing flaps of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. The...
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Aerosonde wins special operations contract
US Special Forces Command (SOCOM) selected the AAI Aerosonde to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services. The mid-endurance unmanned...
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USAF training command set to start F-35 operations
The US Air Force is poised to launch training flights with its first Lockheed Martin F-35As delivered to Eglin AFB, Florida ...
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IN FOCUS: India advances air force modernisation
Although India's MMRCA deal is a step closer to being concluded, the nation's airpower still faces a number of challenges in its drive to modernise
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China’s defence budget to aid air force modernisation
China has announced that it will raise its 2012 defence budget by 11.2% year on year to yuan 670 billion ($106 billion) ...
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Northrop Grumman completes repairs to RAF E-3D Sentry
Northrop Grumman has completed work to repair a damaged wing spar on a Royal Air Force Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft ...
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UK's Chinook upgrade nears operational milestone
The UK's Project "Julius" to modernise up to 46 Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters is nearing initial operational capability ...
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Peru considers Super Tucano, KC-390 offers
The Brazilian and Peruvian governments have signed a wide-ranging defence agreement covering mutual assistance and the procurement of new materiel and services for the latter's armed forces.
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Meggitt provides avionics for Chinese Y-8 transport
Meggitt Avionics has been selected to provide improved avionics for four Shaanxi Y-8 transport aircraft operated by the Chinese military. Under the...
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Airbus Military lands C-295 deal with Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's air force is to receive up to eight C-295 medium transports under a new agreement signed with Airbus Military ...