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    ​Kongsberg JSM to receive BAE Australia RF seeker

    2017-04-11T04:04:15Z

    Canberra has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence Systems to integrate a radio frequency (RF) seeker developed by the BAE Systems Australia into the company's Joint Strike Missle (JSM).

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    PICTURE: First MiG-35 nears delivery for Egypt

    2017-04-10T11:58:20Z

    ​Egypt appears to be close to receiving the first of its RAC MiG-35 fighters, with a lead example having been photographed during flight testing near Moscow late last month.

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    ​Philippines FA-50 fleet grows to eight

    2017-04-10T05:58:55Z

    The Philippines has officially accepted its seventh and eighth Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 PH fighter aircraft.

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    US cruise missile strikes target Syria's Su-22 fleet

    2017-04-07T12:21:09Z

    ​US cruise missile strikes launched against a Syrian air base in the early hours of 7 April have delivered a significant blow to the nation's air force.

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    ​Air Force explores next-generation ejection seat

    2017-04-06T23:12:39Z

    The US Air Force is conducting market research for a next-generation ejection seat for fighters and bombers, according to a 5 April notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities.

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    Initial speed requirements pushed UH-1Y out of Huey competition

    2017-04-06T19:36:58Z

    Stringent speed requirements originally set out by the US Air Force for its UH-1N Huey replacement would have pushed Bell Helicopter’s UH-1Y Venom out of the competition.

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    ​Drone house Brazil Aircraft takes aim at the global flying target segment

    2017-04-06T01:55:45Z

    Drone manufacturer Brazil Aircraft has made a discrete debut at the Latin American Aerospace and Defence exhibition, displaying great ambitions for the remote controlled target aircraft business.

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    Boeing, Lockheed debate F-35C capability gaps

    2017-04-06T01:31:40Z

    ​Compared to a Lockheed Martin F-35C, a Block III Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet will be able to detect and track stealth aircraft at long range by their heat emissions and carry a full load of external weapons for significantly longer distances, says Boeing programme manager Dan Gillian.

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    ​US Navy temporarily grounds T-45 fleet

    2017-04-05T23:09:39Z

    The US Navy has ordered a three-day grounding of its T-45 Goshawk trainer jets while NAVAIR looks for ways to correct persistent oxygen issues on the aircraft.

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    ANALYSIS: Brazil sees momentum in KC-390, Gripen NG programmes

    2017-04-05T08:55:00Z

    When the Latin American Aviation and Defence show kicks off this week in Rio de Janeiro, it will be 10 years since Brazilian aerospace champion Embraer announced, at LAAD, its interest in entering the tactical airlifter market. That got the ball rolling on what is now the KC-390 programme. Two ...

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    Aurora revives Orion UAV production for 2019 delivery

    2017-04-05T00:28:28Z

    ​Aurora Flight Sciences will revive production of the Orion ultra-long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and the proof-of-concept aircraft will transfer from US Air Force storage to perform a series of demonstrations with the Coast Guard.

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    ​Marine One to hit first flight this summer

    2017-04-04T23:38:57Z

    Sikorsky is set to complete first flight this summer of its VH-92, the Marine One configuration of its commercial, medium lift S-92 helicopter, according to NAVAIR’s presidential helicopter replacement programme manager.

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    Rockwell Collins teams with Embraer for radar technology

    2017-04-04T17:55:43Z

    ​Embraer subsidiaries Bradar and Savis announced beginning of global cooperation with Rockwell Collins on the opening day of the Latin American Aerospace and Defence (LAAD) in Rio de Janeiro on 4 April.

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    ​Pentagon greenlights CH-53K production

    2017-04-04T14:35:24Z

    The Pentagon approved the US Navy’s Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion to enter its production and deployment phase this week, according to a Defense Department spokesman.

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    Argentina emerges as potential L-159 customer

    2017-04-04T09:59:51Z

    Aero Vodochody is in early negotiations to provide its L-159 light-attack aircraft to Argentina, after the company officially re-established its manufacturing of the type following a 13-year production hiatus.

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    ​Boeing receives $2.2bn order for 17 P-8As

    2017-04-04T02:09:59Z

    Boeing has secured a $2.2 billion contract covering 17 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft destined for the US Navy, plus export customers Australia and the UK.

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    ​HAL posts Rs174 billion in annual revenue

    2017-04-04T01:41:25Z

    Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) generated revenues of Rs174 billion ($2.6 billion) in the financial year ended 31 March 2017, while receiving orders of Rs210 billion.

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    ​MH-60 updates could feed into Future Vertical Lift

    2017-04-03T22:57:52Z

    A set of mid-life updates to the US Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter will likely appear in the Future Vertical Lift rotorcraft, along with the service’s next MH-XX maritime helicopter, according to the US Navy’s H-60 helicopter programme manager.

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    ​DOD demurs on production go-ahead for CH-53K

    2017-04-03T19:30:23Z

    The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin are keeping mum on the CH-53K King Stallion’s production go-ahead, which was scheduled for a DOD review last week.

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    Dutch complete Chinook mission in Mali

    2017-04-03T11:52:08Z

    ​The Netherlands’ last of three Boeing CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters deployed in support of the UN's MINUSMA mission in Mali will return to Europe in mid-April.