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Finland holds early talks in F-18 replacement contest
Finland has held initial negotiations with five potential bidders for its H-X contest aimed at replacing the country's fleet of 62 Boeing F/A-18C/Ds.
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ANALYSIS: Tokyo contemplates its future fighter plans
Tokyo continues to weigh options for procuring a successor to the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter, but technology and cost are concerns.
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Edwards Air Force Base begins testing Auto GCAS on Lockheed Martin F-35
The US Air Force’s 461st Flight Test Squadron recently began flight testing the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) aboard the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
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NewsKratos more than doubles tactical UAV development projects
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has more than doubled the number of tactical unmanned air vehicles under development, growing from three publicly declared programmes in the second quarter of 2018 to seven in the third quarter.
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Canberra taps MQ-9 for MALE requirement
Canberra has tapped General Atomics to provide its MQ-9 Reaper for the country’s AIR 7003 requirement.
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Sikorsky receives $382 million contract for eight MH-60R Seahawks
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky received a $382 million contract for eight MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from the US Navy.
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NewsUK confirms new deal for 17 F-35Bs
The UK Ministry of Defence has ordered its next 17 Lockheed Martin F-35Bs, as part of a 255-unit, multinational framework agreement announced by the US Department of Defense.
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Bahrain confirms purchase of 12 AH-1Z Vipers
Bahrain has confirmed its order for 12 Bell AH-1Z Vipers, six months after the US Department of State approved the deal, worth an estimated $912 million, under the Foreign Military Sales process.
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Lockheed sees 400-strong market for new F-16s
Lockheed Martin sees a market for 400 new F-16s – mainly in the Middle East – after securing Bahrain as launch customer for the Block 70 variant.
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Massive F-35 deal covers production into 2023
Lockheed Martin has won a $22.7 billion contract to supply 255 F-35 Lightning II fighters for the three branches of the US armed services and international operators.
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Aurora Flight Science’s long-endurance drone to make first flight in spring 2019
Aurora Flight Science plans to fly Odysseus, a long-endurance, high-altitude drone, powered by solar cells and batteries, for the first time in Spring 2019.
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NewsPICTURE: Bahrain receives ex-Royal Air Force Hercules
Bahrain has taken delivery of its first of two ex-UK Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports.
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Defense Department accepting proposals for rugged short-range recon drone
The Department of Defense is accepting proposals for commercial drones to be used as the US Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SSR) unmanned air vehicle.
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USAF Reserve and Air National Guard F-16s to be upgraded with anti-jam GPS
The US Air Force awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to upgrade US Air National Guard and US Air Force Reserve F-16 aircraft with anti-jam GPS receivers.
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F3-R-standard Rafale gains French approval
Dassault has achieved French military qualification for the F3-R-standard variant of the Rafale combat aircraft.
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PICTURE: First Korean A330 MRTT arrives in Busan
The first of for Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) has arrived in South Korea, where it will undergo acceptance tests.
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DARPA asks for counter-hypersonic weapons proposals
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is asking companies to submit ideas for counter-hypersonic weapons as part of its Glide Breaker programme.
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Sikorsky awarded $717m to maintain CH-53 heavy lift helicopters
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky was awarded a $717 million contract to maintain the US Navy and Marine Corps’ CH-53E Super Stallions and MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter fleet.
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NewsUK watchdog concerned by defence funding shortfall
The UK Ministry of Defence is making some progress with improving its financial planning around major projects, but the budget for its current equipment plan falls short of expected requirements by around £7 billion ($9.2 billion), the National Audit Office watchdog has warned.
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NewsPICTURE: RAF Tornado gains retirement markings
The UK Royal Air Force is advancing with preparations to mark the departure from service of its last Panavia Tornado GR4 strike aircraft next March.