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BirdEye wins South American border protection deal
Israel Aerospace Industries is to equip an undisclosed South American country with its BirdEye 650D small tactical unmanned air system, with the equipment to form part of a broader border protection capability.
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Leonardo to unveil unmanned Falco 48
Leonardo is to expand its tactical unmanned air vehicle offering with a further evolution of the Falco system.
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Jakarta receives more former USAF F-16 Block 25 fighters
Indonesia has received 18 of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 25 fighters that have been refurbished after USAF use.
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KC-46 costs come down but delays loom
The Boeing KC-46A tanker’s costs have decreased by $7.3 billion, or about 14%, since its initial estimate but the programme could see future delays, according to a Government Accountability Report released this week.
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NewsPICTURES: Kabul welcomes latest batch of Super Tucanos
Afghanistan has bolstered to a dozen its in-country fleet of Embraer/Sierra Nevada A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft, with the arrival of its latest four examples in Kabul.
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Compass Call cross-deck continues despite Bombardier protest
L3 Communications and the US Air Force will continue their Compass Call cross-deck effort, despite a recent protest from Bombardier over a possible sole-source contract.
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NewsPoland shoots down used F-16A/B acquisition
Poland has ruled out purchasing second-hand Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs to expand its air force, citing excessive modernisation costs.
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NewsFrance launches F4-standard Rafale development
France’s defence ministry has launched development work on the next production standard of the Dassault Rafale, designed to deliver aircraft built to the enhanced F4 level from 2025.
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LIMA: Mixed signals around MRCA fighter deal
Kuala Lumpur appears to be sending mixed signals about the status of its multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) acquisition to replace its Mikoyan MiG-29s with 18 modern fighters.
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USAF calls plans to retire F-15s "pre-decisional"
The US Air Force says it’s too soon to say whether the service will swap out retired Boeing F-15C and F-15Ds for updated Lockheed Martin F-16.
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LIMA: KAI pitches T-50 for future Malaysia trainer, attack role
Korea Aerospace Industies (KAI) is promoting its T-50 advanced jet trainer, light attack aircraft to Kuala Lumpur.
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LIMA: Ruag eyes Do228NG sales, builds local MRO capabilities
Swiss aerospace firm Ruag is working on opportunities to sell its Do228NG aircraft in Malaysia, as it also increases its MRO presence in the country.
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LIMA: Malaysia receives fourth A400M transport
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has taken delivery of its fourth and final Airbus Defence & Space A400M transport aircraft, as the European firms eyes other regional opportunities.
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Lockheed and NASA move toward design review for supersonic X-plane
Lockheed Martin should complete a preliminary design review of its quiet supersonic X-plane by June and will move onto a critical design review with NASA, a Skunk Works programme lead says.
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Russia developing unmanned Forpost-M
Russia is to develop a new unmanned air vehicle based on the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Searcher 2 that was built under licence by a local company.
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Leonardo fears US domestic politics will scupper T-X bid
As the battle for the US Air Force’s T-X trainer programme heats up, Italy’s Leonardo fears that its T-100 will be overlooked due to political considerations.
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NewsLIMA: MPA version of ATR 72-600 makes public debut
Leonardo's ATR 72MP is making its public debut at the Langkawi Interational Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition. A maritime patrol example operated by the Italian air force is appearing on static display at the show, receiving VIP visitors including Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
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DARPA narrows down Gremlins competition
The Defense Advanced Research Projects has whittled down the competition for its retrievable drone programme, Gremlins, to Dynetics Inc. and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the agency announced last week.
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Israel continues talks over additional F-15s
Negotiations about a possible follow-on purchase of advanced Boeing F-15s for the Israeli air force are continuing, as the nation’s cabinet seeks a possible alternative to acquiring additional Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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Royal Navy Lynx HMA8 fleet bows out of service
A final flypast of four Royal Navy Westland Lynx HMA8 helicopters from 815 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, will take place on 17 March, before the type is officially decommissioned on 23 March.