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Navy to review Triton procurement after test and deployment
The US Navy will review procurement quantities for the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton following initial operational test and evaluation and operational deployment, US Naval Air’s program manager for maritime unmanned aircraft systems told FlightGlobal.
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Fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain move forward
The US Congress will examine the long-awaited fighter jet sales to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, the last step before a formal notification.
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European MALE definition study phase begins
A definition study phase for the future European medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air vehicle development has begun, paving the way for an operational sovereign system to enter use by 2025.
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Lockheed's Sniper on target for Kuwaiti Typhoons
Kuwait’s future fleet of Typhoon combat aircraft will be equipped with Lockheed Martin Sniper targeting pods, under a contract placed via the Eurofighter partner company Leonardo.
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Airbus Helicopters hands over first Mexican Panther MBe
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first AS565 Panther MBe to the Mexican navy, with the aircraft to be delivered to a base near the Gulf of Mexico for training in the next two weeks.
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Marine Corps demonstrates communications pod on Reaper
The US Marine Corps experimented with its own expeditionary UAV during a test this July, when General Atomics equipped an MQ-9 Reaper with its network centric communications pod (NCCP) to enable communications between the UAS and Marine ground forces.
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IAI to offer Brazilian production of Heron 1
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 unmanned air vehicle will be produced in Brazil if the type is selected for a new requirement with the nation’s air force.
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Romania to accept first used F-16s from Portugal
Six used Lockheed Martin F-16s will be delivered to the Romanian air force in Portugal on 28 September, the nation's defence minister announced on 27 September.
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Lockheed developing GPS and laser-guided Scalpel
As Lockheed Martin continues work on its Scalpel laser-guided training round, the company is also developing a dual-mode GPS and laser-guided version of the weapon.
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JSTARS flying again following radar mishap
Four of the US Air Force’s of E-8C JSTARS are back in operation following a radar mishap that grounded part of the fleet last week.
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Lockheed Martin and Boeing score contracts for unmanned Navy tanker
The US Navy awarded both Lockheed Martin and Boeing $43 million risk reduction contracts for the services’ carrier-based unmanned MQ-25 Stingray.
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Schiebel and Diehl extend teaming agreement for German Camcopter bid
Diehl Defence and Schiebel have renewed an agreement to continue bidding the latter's Camcopter rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle to the German navy.
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Fire damages F-35A during Mountain Home deployment
A fire erupted in the aft end of a Lockheed Martin F-35A during the engine start sequence on 23 September in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, forcing the pilot to escape, the US Air Force says.
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Four JSTARS grounded for inspection
Almost a quarter of the US Air Force’s of E-8C JSTARS aircraft has been grounded for inspection after water damage caused $2.5 million in damages to the type's ground surveillance radar.
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Japan rolls out first F-35A
Lockheed Martin rolled out the first 42 F-35As ordered by the Japan Air Self Defence Forces to replace a nearly 80-strong fleet of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms.
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India signs 36-unit Rafale contract
India has concluded a deal to acquire 36 Dassault Rafale fighters, with a contract signed in New Delhi by the nation’s defence minister, Manohar Parrikar, and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian on 23 September.
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Saab identifies UK as potential GlobalEye customer
Saab sees the UK as a potential customer for its new airborne early warning and control products as a replacement for the Royal Air Force’s Boeing E-3 Sentry.
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Boeing, Korean Air join up for unmanned MD500 gunship
Boeing and Korean Air have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly develop the MD Helicopters MD500 into an unmanned asset.
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Congressional language would delay JSTARS IOC by a year
Congressional language in the 2017 National Defense Authorisation Act would force the US Air Force to pursue a fixed-price engineering, development and manufacturing contract for the joint surveillance target attack radar system (JSTARS) recapitalisation effort, and delay initial operational capability of the new fleet by about a year, top USAF ...