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NewsMirage upgrade to boost UAE's defences
While its years-long search for a future fighter continues, the United Arab Emirates has revealed a plan to modernise its in-service fleet of French-supplied combat aircraft.
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DUBAI: AVIC showcases Chinese UAS flexibility, but short endurance
A family of jet-powered Combat Shadow unmanned air systems displayed at the Dubai air show offer a potent mix of high-altitude intelligence-gathering and weapons capabilities – but unusually short endurance, according to specifications released by AVIC.
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UAE picks C295 for airlift renewal
The United Arab Emirates air force is to update its medium transport capabilities, with a new fleet of Airbus Defence & Space C295s to enter service from late next year.
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Additional nations could join with Italy for new attack helicopter
Leonardo Helicopters is looking for additional partners on its new attack rotorcraft programme, which has now been designated the AW249.
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F-35 arrivals propel Norwegian air force modernisation
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has conducted its first domestic flights with the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, after a trio of the fifth-generation type touched down at its Ørland air base early this month.
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ANALYSIS: Italy at the leading edge in fighter pilot training
The internationalisation of the Italian air force’s Jet Pilot Training School (JPTS) and advances in its Integrated Pilot Training System (IPTS) are combining with the advent of full capability for Leonardo’s M-346 lead-in-fighter trainer and the upcoming introduction of its M-345 basic/advanced trainer to propel Italy to the leading edge ...
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DUBAI: Bell closing in on V-280 first flight
Bell Helicopter's immediate attentions at Dubai may be centred on the sale of AH-1Z attack helicopters, but back at its Amarillo, Texas facility the focus is on first flight of its latest rotorcraft.
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DUBAI: UMS Skeldar on the ascent
UMS Skeldar is celebrating a successful year, and gearing up for further sales next year of its V-200 and R-350 vertical take-off and landing unmanned systems.
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DUBAI: Airbus bares C295's teeth
Airbus Defence and Space is seeing strong interest from Middle East and North African nations for the heavily armed ISR/strike variant of its C295 tactical transport.
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DUBAI: RAF talks up Typhoon interoperability with F-35
As interest in fifth generation fighters builds in the UAE, a top Royal Air Force officer explained at the Dubai air show how the Eurofighter Typhoon is already demonstrating how a non-stealthy fighter can integrate with the Lockheed Martin F-35 in contested airspace.
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DUBAI: Embraer KC-390 set to resume flight testing after minor repairs
The Embraer KC-390 protoype involved in a stall speed incident on 12 October has not been significantly damaged and is set to return to flight testing following minor repairs
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DUBAI: Boeing pitches KC-46 tanker to Middle East
Even as Boeing’s KC-46A struggles with testing and meeting schedule, Boeing is already marketing the next-generation tanker to potential customers in the Middle East.
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DUBAI: TAI targets global market with new attack helicopters, trainers
TAI’s chief executive expects at least eight different aircraft types will roll off its production line in the next five years, a move that could turn the Turkish aircraft manufacturer into an international player.
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FLIGHT TEST: Embraer's KC-390 an airlift jet-setter
Test pilot Michael Gerzanics puts Embraer's KC-390 transport/tanker through its paces and asks: how does it fare against Lockheed Martin's long-established C-130 Hercules?
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DUBAI: USAF general sceptical of mixed F-35 and Russian fleet for UAE
The United States may be in talks with the United Arab Emirates over a potential Lockheed Martin F-35 sale, but the US Air Force’s head of Central Command doubts the UAE would be able to operate the Joint Strike Fighter alongside a fifth-generation Russian fighter.
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DUBAI: Calidus’s homegrown attack on strike market
UAE-based aerospace company Calidus has revealed to the world its B-250 light strike aircraft at the Dubai air show.
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DUBAI: Internal P5 completes second round of tests on F-35
Cubic Global Defense completed the second round of tests for its internal P5 aboard the F-35 this month, pushing the US military closer to its first encrypted combat training system, Cubic’s senior business development manager says this week.
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DUBAI: Rostec aims high in Middle East market
Russian state technology company Rostec is using the Dubai air show to further its push into the Middle East for its range of civil and military hardware.
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DUBAI: KC-46 trims major deficiencies to one
Boeing’s long-troubled KC-46A tanker development programme is nearing resolution, with only one outstanding deficiency expected to remain after this month, says the company’s top defence executive.