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Team Tempest pursues UCAS demonstrator deal
The UK Ministry of Defence plans to conduct a future test campaign using a low-cost unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator, with the work to build on the lessons learned from previous activities including its BAE Systems-led Taranis programme.
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NewsNetherlands outlines 10-year defence spending plan
The Netherlands has unveiled a new long-term defence plan, which includes additional funding to boost operational readiness.
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HAL hits new milestones as revenue up 2.2% to over Rs180bn
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) generated revenue of more than Rs180 billion in the financial year ended 31 March 2018, up 2.2% year-on-year.
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Boeing awarded contract to deliver 28 Super Hornets to Kuwait
Boeing was awarded a contract worth up to $1.17 billion to produce and deliver 22 F/A-18E and 6 F/A-18F Super Hornets for the government of Kuwait by 2022, the US Defence Department announced on 30 March.
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UK C-130J tapped as next Fat Albert aircraft for Blue Angels
A used Royal Air Force C-130J could soon be supporting the US Navy’s Blue Angels fighter demonstration team as a long-term replacement for the team’s famous “Fat Albert”.
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US Navy remotely lands F/A-18 Super Hornet on carrier deck
Naval officers aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln demonstrated for the first time the ability to remotely take control of an aircraft and land it on an aircraft carrier’s deck.
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Boeing Defense reorganizes by adding two new divisions and eliminating another
Boeing plans to launch two new divisions within its Defense, Space & Security business starting next week – a Commercial Derivative Aircraft division, and a Missile and Weapon Systems division – as part of an ongoing reorganization effort by the business unit’s chief executive, Leanne Caret.
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NewsBrimstone deal to support MBDA sales offensive
MBDA has received a long-term contract from the UK Ministry of Defence that will extend the production and sustainment of its improved Brimstone air-to-surface missile into the 2030s.
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South Korean delegation presses for F-35 MRO&U contracts
A member of a South Korean governmental delegation pressed the US Department of Defense to grant maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade contracts for the F-35A Lighting II to Korean companies during a speech at a rollout ceremony for the jet fighter in Fort Worth, Texas on 28 March.
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NewsRAF Tornados ready to deploy BriteCloud decoys
Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 crews flying missions over Iraq and Syria are poised to benefit from a defensive update developed by Leonardo and recently approved for operational use by the UK Ministry of Defence.
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JF-17 to get Chinese-developed AESA radar
The Chengdu/Pakistan Aernautical Complex JF-17 fighter is to get an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, which is expected to boost its export prospects.
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NewsUS auditor gives backstory of software reform on F-22, F-35
A new government audit explains for the first time how the Lockheed Martin F-22 quietly launched a movement within the Pentagon four years ago to fix a broken process for developing software for complex weapon systems.
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US Navy plans to modify 45 more Super Hornets
The US Navy plans modify 45 more Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in the next two years to increase the aircraft’s service life and capabilities, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced on 27 March.
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NewsPoland adds four more M-346 trainers
Poland has exercised an option worth more than €115 million ($143 million) with Leonardo to boost the size of its M-346 advanced jet trainer fleet to 12 aircraft, and could further increase this in the future.
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USAF researches bidders to deliver 22 AC-208 armed Caravans
The US Air Force plans to acquire 22 more Cessna AC-208s to provide to allied governments to use for lightly armed surveillance missions.
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US Navy completes fleet carrier qualifications for F-35C
The US Navy said it completed fleet carrier qualifications for the Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on the Atlantic Ocean 17 March to 21 March.
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Raytheon wins deal to develop software controls for UAV swarms
Raytheon BBN is developing technology to direct and control swarms of small, autonomous air and ground vehicles, as part of DARPA’s Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics, or OFFSET, programme, the company announced on 26 March.
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NewsLeonardo steps up Typhoon pitch for Poland
With some sources suggesting that Poland could launch its “Harpia” fighter tender within the next few weeks, Italian airframer Leonardo is stepping up its promotion of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Lockheed's Skunk Works reveals missing link in secret UAV history
In 2001, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works secretly flew a flying wing unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with a roughly 9m (30ft) wingspan with modular wings and a bulbous fuselage as a technology demonstrator for a family of aircraft.
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Congress appropriates a 28% increase in funding for new aircraft
President Donald Trump signed into law on 23 March a spending bill that adds 143 aircraft, worth $9.5 billion, to what was already requested by the Department of Defence, including 20 additional F-35 Lightning II fighters, 10 F/A-18 Super Hornets, and three KC-46A tanker aircraft.