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Northrop Grumman enters full-rate production on F-35 fuselage
Northrop Grumman entered full-rate production on the F-35 Lightning II’s center fuselage at its Palmdale facility in May in order to meet increasing order quantities from the Pentagon and international customers.
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Trump guarantees F-35 deliveries to Ankara, says Turkish minister
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a TV interview that US President Donald Trump personally promised to ensure the delivery of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to his country.
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USAF suspends light attack experiment and looks to end contest early
The US Air Force suspended its light attack experiment at Hollomon AFB in New Mexico after the fatal crash of a Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano on June 22.
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Philippines receives two NC212i transports from Indonesia
The Philippines air force has taken delivery of two Indonesian Aerospace produced NC212i tactical transports.
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India gives Do-288 to Seychelles air force
New Delhi has given a Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) built Do-228 aircraft to the Seychelles, where it will serve in the maritime surveillance mission.
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Embraer close to completing Portuguese KC-390 contract
Embraer is on the verge of completing a deal with Portugal confirming the country as the first export customer for the KC-390 tanker transport.
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NewsUnmanned SkyGuardian to cross Atlantic for RIAT debut
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' MQ-9B SkyGuardian medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted air system will make it first transatlantic journey early next month, before appearing at the UK's Royal International Air Tattoo.
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US Army requests Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft proposals
The US Army released a draft request for proposal for its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, a rotorcraft to replace recently retired scout helicopter the Bell OH-58 Kiowa.
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Boeing’s MPA agenda advances in Asia-Pacific
Boeing has won a deal to supply four P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to South Korea, and is poised to win a deal in New Zealand to supply the 737-based platform.
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Canberra to buy six MQ-4C Tritons
Australia has confirmed its long-planned acquisition of six Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft.
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NewsBahrain order keeps F-16 production ticking over
Lockheed Martin has signed an initial contract worth $1.2 billion to launch production of the F-16 Block 70 on a new final assembly line in Greenville, South Carolina for the Royal Bahraini Air Force.
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Franco-German FCAS deal points to Dassault leadership
France will take the lead role in the planned development of a joint Future Combat Air System (FCAS) with Germany.
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A-29 Super Tucano crashes during light attack experiment
A Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano crashed in New Mexico on 22 June while participating in a month-old light attack experiment, a US Air Force spokesman confirms.
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USAF proposes MOAB-sized bomb carriage for B-52H wings
In addition to making the Boeing B-52H more fuel efficient and sophisticated, the US Air Force’s ongoing makeover project also aims to make the pride of Gen Curtis LeMay’s Cold War-era bomber fleet more destructive.
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Opinion
OPINION: Farley's lessons will live on with F-35B
Mentioning the name John Farley evokes memories of a time when the UK’s aerospace industry was able to produce a succession of jet fighters – albeit sometimes of variable quality.
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Kongsberg nears end of JSM development activity
Kongsberg's Joint Strike Missile is in the last stages of its qualification, with development activities due to be completed this autumn.
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OBITUARY: John Farley – the Harrier’s champion
As chief test pilot for Hawker Siddeley, John Farley led development of the UK’s “Jump Jet” in a career covering almost 100 types – and including writing assignments for Flight International
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Lockheed presents F-35 to Turkey amid US lawmaker opposition
Lockheed Martin officially presented the first F-35 Lightning II to Turkey in a rollout ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas on 21 June 2018.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Bringing information and knowledge to the 'battlespace'
Jon Rambeau is vice-president and general manager of the C6ISR line of business for Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems
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Boeing set to deliver first KC-46 aerial tanker to USAF in October
After more than a decade of production delays and disputes, Boeing reached an agreement with the US Air Force to deliver its first KC-46 Pegasus tanker in October 2018.