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NewsIDEF: Ankara powers up stand-off jammer programme
Turkey is expected to receive two more green Bombardier Global 6000 long-range business jets later this year for conversion into stand-off jamming platforms as part of the country’s HAVA SOJ programme. These will follow an initial pair delivered to the nation in March 2019.
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NewsIDEF: Aselsan pitches AESA radar at F-16 upgrade market
Aselsan used the IDEF exhibition in Istanbul to showcase its latest airborne radar developments, including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) design that is being pitched for integration on the Turkish air force's fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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NewsFurther GlobalEye sales already on radar, says Saab chief
With the first delivery of its GlobalEye surveillance system still more than a year away, Saab is already talking to several potential additional customers, chief executive Hakan Buskhe has revealed.
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NewsSweden weighs extending Gripen C/D operations by a decade
Sweden could be poised to approve an extension to operations with part of its Saab Gripen C/D fleet until beyond 2030, in a step that would bolster the size of its fighter inventory beyond the 60 E-model examples currently on order for its air force.
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Lockheed Martin expects most Indago sales to include tether power
Lockheed Martin expects up to 80% of future Indago quadrotor sales to include purchases of the drone’s tethered power option.
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Northrop Grumman aims to outsource much of Firebird production
Northrop Grumman designed its optionally-piloted Firebird surveillance aircraft so that parts of its production could be readily outsourced to developing nations that demand local manufacturing involvement.
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Vanilla Unmanned working on long-endurance VTOL UAV
Vanilla Unmanned plans to develop a VTOL variant of its Vanilla 001 long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
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Airbus still wrestling with A400M contract revision
Airbus is aiming to have a revised contract for the A400M signed off by mid-year, as negotiations with the programme’s launch nations continue.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: US Navy's stealth fighters find new and evolving roles
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) may have declared the Lockheed Martin F-35C initial operational capable in February 2019, but the evolution of the stealth fighter – and its US Marine Corps (USMC) cousin, the F-35B – is far from over.
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RAAF EA-18Gs achieve IOC
The Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft have achieved initial operating capability (IOC).
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UAV industry purging hobbyist-grade components from supply chain
The implementation of aerospace industry standards has helped the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) industry significantly improve the quality of components available compared to 15 years ago when it relied on hobbyist-grade parts and systems.
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F-35 full mission capability rate only 27% due to parts shortages
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II’s performance is far lower than desired by the US Department of Defense (DoD), largely due to spare parts shortages, as well as difficulty managing and moving parts around the world.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Super Hornets find place in stealth fighter generation
It might be the era of fifth-generation stealth fighters, but Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is selling just fine. In March 2019, the company secured a three-year contract from the US Navy (USN) for 78 F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets, with a total contract value of about $4 billion. That follows ...
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OpinionCan US Navy maintain carrier aviation edge?
Anyone who knows the US Navy (USN) is aware that the service is very proud of its heritage. But observers also know this justifiable pride runs extremely close to worship. And, as any secular observer knows well, worship is blind.
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F-35 work boosts Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems' revenue
Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems business segment saw first quarter 2019 revenue increase 7% year on year to about $3.5 billion, partly due to higher volume of F-35 work.
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AW149 helicopter nets crucial export order from Egypt
Leonardo Helicopters appears to have secured a vital export deal for its AW149, with the 9t-class rotorcraft selected by Egypt for a requirement of around 20 aircraft.
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Boeing Defense backlog hits $67bn on surveillance aircraft orders
Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s revenue in the first quarter of 2019 increase 2% to $6.6 billion year on year due to higher sales volume of satellites, weapons and surveillance aircraft.
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US Army awards five FARA prototype contracts
The US Army awarded five competitors contracts to design, build and test Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototypes.
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Missiles and F-35 drive Lockheed Martin’s sales higher
Sales of various types of missiles and the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter pushed up Lockheed Martin’s revenue in the first quarter of 2019 about 23% year on year to $14.3 billion.
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Bell working to secure IFR approval on 407GXi 'by August'
Bell is still working towards gaining instrument flight rules (IFR) certification for its 407GXi to make the light-single compliant with the US Navy (USN) requirement for a new trainer helicopter.