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PARIS: Boeing hopeful of third V-22 navy deal
Boeing is executing its second multiyear contract for the V-22 Osprey and hopes the US Navy will award the third multiyear contract by the end of 2017, according to Boeing’s director of tilt-rotor business development.
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PARIS: Lockheed raises target for international sales
Lockheed Martin has made a habit of under-promising and over-delivering on growing the international business in 2013.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: China's mixed signals on military aircraft exports
On the second day of the 2015 Dubai Air Show, reporters crowded into the Avic chalet. Expectation was high: a sign outside a day earlier had proclaimed there would be a briefing on the CAIC WZ-10 attack helicopter. Minutes passed while Avic officials avoided eye contact. The time set for ...
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Opinion
OPINION: Don't bet on Dassault joining Euro fighter effort
Although its combined defence spending is dwarfed by the USA’s fiscal might, Europe currently has an embarrassment of riches in the fighter sector, with three models toughing it out for export deals.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Boeing blows past September delivery date for tanker
Boeing will deliver the US Air Force’s KC-46A tanker by the end of 2017, pushing past the air force’s original September delivery date.
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Qatar orders 36 F-15QA fighters
Qatar has signed a deal for 36 Boeing F-15QA fighter aircraft.
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US Navy seeks next-generation oxygen system for T-45s
The US Navy and industry will pursue a next-generation on board oxygen generator system (OBOGS) while the service implements fixes to mitigate persistent oxygen and pressurization issues on its T-45 trainers and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets.
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Canada's Cyclone helicopters return to limited flying
Canada’s fleet of Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopters have returned to limited flying following a two-month grounding, after a software issue was detected with the aircraft’s flight control computers.
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NewsPICTURE: Saab's Gripen E makes flight debut
Saab's first prototype Gripen E fighter has completed its debut flight from the company's Linköping site in Sweden.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Dassault sets sights on further Rafale sales
Although its Falcon business jet unit is enduring something of an orders slump, Dassault Aviation’s defence arm is enjoying a bumper time with its Rafale multirole fighter, with production already assured through at least the middle of the next decade.
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“No diagnosis” on pilot oxygen issue
US Navy pilots flying T-45 Goshawk trainers and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets continue to struggle with oxygen problems, yet the service has found no root cause to date.
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NewsAirbus on track to resolve A400M gearbox and contract issues
After testing a beach landing capability with a Royal Air Force A400M earlier this month, Airbus Defence & Space says it is on track to qualify a redesigned helicopter refuelling system, roll-out a final solution to a power gearbox problem and resolve a dispute over penalties caused by delivery delays.
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NewsKC-390 tour kicks off with Swedish evaluation
Embraer has embarked on a 40-day international sales tour with its KC-390 tanker/transport, which will bring the twinjet to Sweden before making a debut Paris air show appearance next week.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: F/A-18 production poised for a comeback
Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet will emerge as the comeback kid at this year’s Paris air show, with new orders from the US Navy and prospects cropping up across Europe and the Middle East.
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NewsTail rotor crack discovery grounds Israel's Apache fleet
Israel's air force has temporarily grounded its Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, after a crack was detected in one of their tail rotors during a routine check.
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Israeli air force preparing new UAV roadmap
The Israeli air force is working on a master plan that will determine the shape of its unmanned air vehicle squadrons for the next 15 years.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airbus gearing up for A400M export push
Europe's A400M tactical transport programme will achieve a milestone later this year, when Airbus Defence & Space hands over its 50th production example of the "Atlas".
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Boeing to cut 50 executives in defence shuffle
Boeing is eliminating 50 executive positions from its defense, space and security security as part of an effort to limit a layer of bureaucratic management.
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Elbit's SkyStriker to make Paris air show debut
Elbit Systems will use the Paris air show to display its new SkyStriker loitering weapon system, which is believed to be the first member of a family of such products.
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PARIS: P-8 heads for smooth transition
Patrol Squadron Four (VP4) at US Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington became an operational P-8 squadron after achieving its safe for flight certification 5 May.