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Thailand orders eight additional T-50TH trainers
Updated: Corrected to reflect that while cabinet has confirmed acquisition, formal contract signing has yet to occur.
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USAF calls for drone defences after F-22 overflight
Small unmanned aerial vehicles can buzz past the US Air Force’s stealthiest jets sitting at domestic bases and the service’s head of Air Combat Command has no way to deal with them.
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Lower buys raises overall F-35 acquisition costs by 7%
Lower procurement rates for the Lockheed Martin F-35 have dashed the programme’s positive gains, raising acquisition costs by almost 7% this year.
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USMC KC-130 crashes in Mississippi
A US Marine Corps Lockheed Martin KC-130 aircraft has crashed in the US state of Mississippi.
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Pentagon awards interim F-35 contract
The US government has awarded a $4.49 billion interim contract for Lockheed Martin to build 91 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, the Pentagon announced last week.
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PC-21 approaching first flight for France
Pilatus appears to be nearing the first flight of a PC-21 turboprop trainer for the French air force, with its lead example having commenced engine runs late last month.
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Tejas nears missile test after I-Derby integration
Rafael has completed the integration of its I-Derby beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile on India’s Aeronautical Development Agency Tejas light combat aircraft, with a first test firing scheduled for the end of this year.
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US Navy forges ahead with Next Gen Jammer increment 2
The US Navy is moving ahead with its Next Generation Jammer increment 2, which will develop a low-band jamming pod for the EA-18G Growler and complement the service’s ongoing work on a mid-band frequency jamming capability.
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Austria to retire Eurofighter Typhoons from 2020
Austria is to phase out its fleet of 15 Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoons from 2020, amid a deepening row with the four-nation consortium over the cost and capability of its aircraft.
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Sikorsky courts German aerospace on CH-53K supply chain
Sikorsky made its courting ceremony with Germany official after hosting German aerospace companies during a recent two-day event at its facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, discussing the US Marine Corps CH-53K and the German Air Force “Schwerer Transporthubschrauber” (STH) heavy-lift helicopter programme.
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Leonardo Helicopters could move AW149 production to UK
Leonardo Helicopters could transfer final assembly of the AgustaWestland AW149 to its Yeovil plant, if the UK selects the type – or a modified version of it – for any future medium-class rotorcraft acquisition.
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Piaggio resumes flight testing of P.1HH HammerHead UAV
Piaggio Aerospace yesterday resumed flight testing of its P.1HH HammerHead, more than 13 months after the first prototype of the unmanned air vehicle was destroyed in a crash off Sicily.
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Airbus C295 MPA to visit five Asian nations
Airbus Defence and Space has commenced a two week demonstration tour in the Asia-Pacific with its C295 maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA).
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USAF asks industry for air-launched hypersonic missile concepts
The US Air Force has started surveying the market for new hypersonic weapons that can be rapidly integrated and fielded on existing combat aircraft.
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India advances on taking additional C-17
India's planned acquisition of an additional Boeing C-17 strategic transport would boost its air force's fleet of the type to 11 examples, with the proposed purchase to be worth around $366 million.
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Merlin makes first landing aboard new UK aircraft carrier
UK Royal Navy AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin helicopters performed the first deck landings aboard the service's new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, just four days after the 65,000t vessel embarked on its maiden voyage.
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Embraer delivers first Phenom for UK training programme
Embraer has delivered its first Phenom 100 to be used during multi-engine pilot training for the UK armed forces, with the adapted business jet to appear in the static display at the Royal International Air Tattoo later this month.
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Israel acts after Apache tail rotor blade scare
The Israeli air force is to slash the interval for replacing tail rotor blades on its Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, after a 7.8in (20cm)-long crack was found during a routine inspection last month.
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Canberra to upgrade E-7A mission systems
Australia's Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) fleet is to receive a mission systems upgrade.
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Sikorsky gets multi-year contract for Black Hawk production
Sikorsky has agreed to a new multi-year contract with the US Department of Defense, which will lead to it delivering up to 360 UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters to the US Army and overseas customers by 2022.