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Alenia Aermacchi reveals dual-role M-346 sales target
Alenia Aermacchi believes it could sell around 100 armed examples of a dual-role M-346 that it is in the early stages of developing, with the model to provide operators with an affordable asset for low- and medium-intensity conflicts.
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NewsSwedish military retires last Super Puma
The Swedish armed forces marked the retirement of the nation's last Airbus Helicopters AS332 Super Puma on 14 October, with the locally-designated HKP10 leaving use after 27 years of service. A retirement ceremony was held at the F21 air base in Luleå: the same location that the helicopter had entered ...
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ADEX: Northrop on track with South Korea’s RQ-4B production
Northrop Grumman will deliver the first pair of South Korea’s four RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft in 2018, and the second pair in 2019.
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ADEX: Lockheed details plan to bring S-3B Viking back
Lockheed Martin has detailed a proposal to supply former US Navy S-3B Viking anti-submarine warfare aircraft to the South Korean Navy.
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NewsAntonov selects P&WC engines for An-132 transport
Antonov has selected a Pratt & Whitney Canada tubroprop engine to power a demonstrator version of the An-132 transport currently in development for Saudi Arabia.
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Lockheed touts ABC laser turret as testbed completes 60 flights
Lockheed Martin claims to have overcome a major obstacle to shooting high-power laser weapons from high-speed aircraft, saying it has successfully completed 60 Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control (ABC) laser turret flight tests over the past year.
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NewsF-35 ejection seat fix expected by 2016 amid safety concerns
The US Air Force is demanding a long-term fix to the Martin Baker US16E (MK16) ejection seat for the Lockheed Martin F-35, after recent tests discovered “unacceptable risk of neck injury” for light-weight pilots during parachute deployment at low speeds.
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US Army watches demonstration of Hero 30 loitering weapon
UVison conducted a recent demonstration of its Hero 30 expendable unmanned air system in southern Israel for the US Army, and primarily the service's special operations command.
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Syrian UAV activity alarms Israel
Israeli sources have described the current activity over Syria as being a "traffic jam" of unmanned air vehicles, with the number of types involved having increased since the Russian military became actively involved in the conflict.
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AgustaWestland makes fresh push to safeguard UK site
AgustaWestland has reiterated its belief that a new military helicopter can be designed and built at its Yeovil, UK facility – but only with the backing of the country's government.
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NewsRoyal Navy receives first updated Merlin HC3
The Royal Navy has taken delivery of its first AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HC3 helicopter with an initial package of upgrades to support maritime operations.
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NewsIAI pitches unmanned Panther to South Korea
Israel Aerospace Industries has teamed with South Korea’s Hankuk Carbon to offer a Front Engine Panther version of its 67kg-class (147lb) vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsAlenia Aermacchi outlines performance boost for C-27J
Alenia Aermacchi plans to introduce a widespread package of enhancements to its C-27 Spartan medium transport, which will become the baseline standard for the type from late 2017.
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NewsLockheed F-35 heads to the polls in Canada
As Canada heads to the polls on Monday, Lockheed Martin F-35 backers will be quietly hoping for a conservative win after Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau came out against the troubled fighter programme while on the hustings, in favour of more spending on ships.
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NewsWings arrive for first Spanish A400M
Madrid’s first of a contracted 27 A400M tactical transports is on track for delivery to the Spanish air force by mid-2016, says Airbus Defence and Space.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: T-50 steadily accumulates export orders
South Korea’s indigenously developed trainer is steadily racking up export wins
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NewsK-Max carries out US federal government firefighting tests
Lockheed Martin and Kaman have demonstrated to US federal government departments the firefighting capabilities of the unmanned K-Max helicopter.
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Polish F-16s to join Israeli exercise
A deployment of some of the Polish air force's Lockheed Martin F-16s to Israeli bases as part of the forthcoming Blue Flag exercise will allow the service to evaluate some Israeli-made systems that are on its shopping list.
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CEO Garrison leaving Bell for non-aerospace company
Bell Helicopter chief executive John Garrison is leaving the company to take over the top leadership post at a non-aerospace company, parent Textron announced on 15 October.
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NewsBoeing’s MOP bomb approaching second phase of redesign
Boeing can expected a sole-source contract for redesign, qualification and testing of the US Air Force’s largest non-nuclear penetrating bomb, the 13.6t GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).