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NewsVIDEO: Cormorant carries out autonomous pattern flight, targets 2021 series production date
Urban Aeronautics plans to begin the series production of its Cormorant unmanned air vehicle no later than 2021.
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NewsGeneral Atomics flies extended-range Avenger
On 27 October, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems demonstrated its first successful flight of its extended range jet-powered Avenger, which the company fitted with 76-foot wings.
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NewsRussian national guard to test new fixed-wing UAV
Russia's federal national guard is due to receive a new fixed-wing unmanned air vehicle from Zala Aero, which will be delivered to the body in early 2017.
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Aurora Flight Sciences to develop unmanned Huey
After demonstrating its autonomous aerial cargo/utility system (AACUS) on two other rotorcraft, Aurora Flight Sciences will develop an unmanned UH-1H Huey with its Tactical Autonomous Aerial Logistics System (TALOS).
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Israel integrates Spice 1000 bomb onto F-16 fleet
The Israeli air force (IAF) is integrating the Rafael Spice 1000 precision bomb onto its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D aircraft.
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NewsElbit JV targets Indian UAV market
Elbit Systems and Adani Enterprises have finalised a joint venture agreement to manufacture unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in India.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Trump victory means uncertainty for aerospace suppliers
US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 8 November election has uncertain implications for the aerospace industry on a variety of fronts, with few articulated policy positions initially to provide guidance for corporate planners.
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Israeli navy considers deploying new UAV type on corvettes
The Israeli navy is assessing the deployment of a fixed-wing extremely short take-off and landing (ESTOL) unmanned air vehicle on its new fleet of corvettes.
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New Delhi signs off on 83 Tejas fighters
A deal for 83 Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Mk-1A fighters has been cleared by India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).
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DARPA selects BAE to develop new counter to modern radars
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded BAE Systems a $13.3 million contract to continue its work on the Adaptive Radar Countermeasures project, an improved electronic warfare system that will allow pilots to react to shifting radars on the fly rather than rely on an established database of ...
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US Marine Corps investigating cause of F-35B fire
The US Marine Corps is investigating the cause of a fire on a Lockheed Martin F-35B, after a fire erupted inside the aircraft’s weapons bay during a 27 October training mission.
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NewsIAF to replace Sea Scan fleet with Heron 1 in MPA role
The Israeli air force (IAF) is phasing out its Israel Aerospace Industries Sea Scan 1124 maritime patrol aircraft, with the company’s Heron 1 unmanned air vehicle set to take over in this role.
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NewsUS DoD contracts global support for F-35
Australia, the Netherlands and the UK will be the first nations to establish global repair hubs outside the USA to support the Lockheed Martin F-35 as it begins to ramp up overseas operations.
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NewsFire risk leads RAF to withdraw Sentry from operations
The Royal Air Force’s Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne early warning aircraft have been temporarily removed from service, as a result of “major” issues with the platform’s electrical and fire safety equipment.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: AHRLAC leads the charge in South African revival
In offices overlooking the production hall at AHRLAC Holdings, new graduate engineers work alongside colleagues in their fifties and sixties. The latter are largely veterans of the sanctions-era South African aerospace sector and are mentoring a new generation of aircraft developers.
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IAe ready to deliver two NC212i transports to Philippines
Indonesian Aerospace (IAe), also known as Dirgantara Indonesia, has completed the production of two NC212i tactical transport aircraft due for delivery to the Philippines air force in 2017.
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Honeywell fields satcom system on specialised US Army Black Hawks
Honeywell has fielded its Aspire 200 Satellite Communications System on at least 20 UH-60 Black Hawks in a specialized US Army Aviation squadron, Tom Hart, vice-president of defence aftermarket Americas, tells FlightGlobal.
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NewsCzech air force expresses L-39NG interest
The head of the Czech air force is keen for the service to become the launch customer for Aero Vodochody’s modernised L-39NG trainer.
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OpinionOPINION: Beijing puts firepower on show with J-20
Terrorists and Western defence equipment had a bad time at this year’s Airshow China in Zhuhai. Hardened bunkers, speeding trucks and warships were no match for the barrage of missiles and bombs launched by Chinese-built fighters and unmanned air vehicles – all seemingly co-ordinated by emotionless men in sterile control ...
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Norwegian F-35 returns to flight following faulty insulation issue
Three F-35As at Hill Air Force Base, Utah and one Norwegian jet are flying again after faulty insulation in the aircraft’s avionics cooling lines temporarily paused flight operations.