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Boeing taps Aurora exec to lead Phantom Works
Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has appointed a top executive from newly-acquired Aurora Flight Sciences to lead the compnay’s elite technology development and rapid prototyping unit called the Phantom Works.
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State Department approves F-16V sale to Greece
The US State Department has approved a potential Block IV upgrade for Greece’s current fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 aircraft, worth an estimated $2.4 billion.
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Undisclosed buyer adds to Super Tucano backlog
Embraer has announced a new order for six of its armed A-29 Super Tucano, but declines to identify the latest customer to have committed to the type.
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ADEX: KAI vows recovery as it eyes FA-50 deals
Despite troubles at home, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is as committed as ever to international sales, and expects an order for up to 12 FA-50s in the first half of 2018.
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ADEX: USAF sends message to Pyongyang at Seoul show
The US Air Force has made an impressive show of force at this year's Seoul ADEX defence show, bringing four stealth fighters and several other aircraft.
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ADEX: KF-X advances, as detailed design beckons
The final design of the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-X fighter is expected in June 2018, at which point detailed design will commence.
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USAF searching for hypersonic vehicle materials
The US Air Force Research Laboratory is searching for leading edge materials for reusable and expendable hypersonic vehicles to support its high speed strike weapon programme.
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Israel steps back from V-22 purchase
The Israeli air force has frozen its evaluation of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, with a senior defence source indicating that the tiltrotor is unable to perform some missions currently conducted using its Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters.
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PICTURE: KC-46A refuels another KC-46A
A Boeing KC-46A tanker has successful refuelled another KC-46A for the first time.
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Bangladeshi Navy orders two Do 228s for MPA mission
Bangladesh's navy has ordered two additional Dornier Do 228s for use in maritime patrol mission.
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Second Raider prototype to fly by early 2018
Sikorsky will fly its second S-97 prototype early next year, following the crash of the first Raider helicopter in August.
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US Army all in for FVL
US Army chief of staff Gen Mark Milley and acting Secretary Ryan McCarthy confirmed the service is pushing the Future Vertical Lift programme over incremental block upgrades during this week’s annual AUSA conference in Washington, DC.
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US Army eyes laser addition for rotorcraft fleet
The US Army is pursuing a high-energy laser (HEL) capability for its rotorcraft and fixed-wing assets, following a successful test on a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.
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Israeli UAV producers face tighter export restrictions
Limitations on the transfer of advanced technologies embedded in the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP unmanned air vehicle are making a competition with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper in India more complicated for the Israeli company.
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Improved Panther UAV ready for South Korean contest
An enhanced version of the Panther vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle that is being offered to South Korea has undergone testing, Israel Aerospace Industries confirms.
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BAE Systems reveals Qatar Hawk order amid cutbacks
BAE Systems has revealed a tentative order from Qatar for six examples of its Hawk trainer, but the manufacturer is cutting output of the type, as well as of the Eurofighter Typhoon, in a bid to maintain production into the next decade.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Fire and fury, the next Korean air war
A second Korean conflict has never been far from the minds of American and South Korean defence planners. The conflict of 1950-1953, which claimed over 1 million lives, never actually ended: an armistice stopped the fighting, but technically Seoul and Pyongyang are still at war, pending a "final peaceful settlement". ...
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Canada cements interest in Australian Hornets
Canada has formally expressed interest in Australia’s used Boeing F/A-18A/B Hornets, marking a significant development in the Royal Canadian Air Force’s search for a fighter that could temporarily fill the CF-18’s mission.
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Northrop wins contract related to Japan Global Hawk
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $130 million dollar contract for long lead work related to Tokyo's acquisition of three RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles.
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Lockheed scores contract for fighter's laser source
The US Air Force has awarded a $26 million contract to Lockheed Martin to develop a high-powered laser source as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s podded electric laser concept for fifth- and sixth-generation fighter jets.