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NewsUVision loitering munitions to undergo anti-tank testing
The development of two of UVision’s loitering munitions will soon extend to anti-tank warfare testing.
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Congress to block A-10 retirement pending F-35 combat evaluation
The chairman of the US Senate House Armed Services Committee says lawmakers aren't likely to authorise the retirement of any more legacy warplanes until there is “no doubt” that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II can adequately fulfil its intended roles.
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NewsAzerbaijan requires more Israeli UAVs for border conflict
As the conflict continues with neighbouring Armenia, Azerbaijan has expressed its intention to buy additional Israeli unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsF-35 chief considers fix for troubling Block 3i software faults
After 15 years of development and billions of dollars of investment, software glitches continue to hamper Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II operations and in one case, just one of six US Air Force F-35As on a mock deployment to Mountain Home AFB in Idaho were able to takeoff during an ...
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NewsBoeing's fourth and final KC-46 test aircraft takes flight
Five years and two months after being selected to build the US Air Force’s next-generation KC-X aerial tanker, Boeing has launched its fourth and final test aircraft of the KC-46A programme.
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NewsItalian Typhoons demonstrate air-to-ground IFF capability
Italian air force Eurofighter Typhoons have been used to demonstrate to NATO the ability to detect friendly ground forces using a modified air-to-air identification friend-or-foe (IFF) system.
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PICTURES: Tokyo plans 50 X-2 flights in coming year
Japan envisages a one-year test campaign for the Mitsubishi X-2 technology demonstrator, with around 50 flights planned.
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NewsDOD explores multispectral sensor options for V-22 Osprey
The US military wants to give the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey new eyes and the ability target enemies from afar by installing a multispectral imaging and targeting sensor system.
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NewsUSMC buys long-lead items for Sikorsky CH-53K production
The US government has made its first down payment for post-development, operational Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallions, with $25 million awarded to the Lockheed Martin-owned helicopter manufacturer last week for long-lead parts.
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NewsPakistan orders Cessna turboprops for aeromedical evacuation
Cessna has secured an order for two Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX and four T206H Stationair turboprops from Pakistan via the US government.
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NewsAustralia seeks DOD's newest air-to-air missile, the AIM-120D
Australia could become the first foreign nation to buy the Raytheon AIM-120D air-to-air missile under a $1.1 billion foreign military sales package approved by the US government this week.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: General Atomics building on Avenger as it looks to MQ-X
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ Predator brand has become something of a household name over the past 15 years of American-led counterterrorism operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and many other troubled hotspots in North Africa and around the globe.
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NewsFighter exercise concludes Anglo-French Griffin Strike
Four French air force Dassault Rafale Cs and eight Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons deployed to RAF Leeming in mid-April for Exercise Griffin Strike. The manoeuvres were intended to validate part of the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) component of the bilateral Lancaster House Treaty, signed in 2010.
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Israel, Russia discuss encounter over Syria
A recent encounter over Syria involving combat aircraft from the Israeli and Russian air forces was among the topics discussed during a 21 April meeting between Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia president Vladimir Putin.
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PICTURE: Mitsubishi X-2 completes maiden sortie
The Mitsubishi X-2 fighter technology demonstrator aircraft has conducted its maiden flight from Nagoya International Airport.
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NewsDOD encouraged to speed up FVL and buy more V-22s
Congressional authorizers want the US Army to consider options for accelerating its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) effort and have also told the Air Force to consider buying more Bell-Boeing V-22 Ospreys.
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NewsVIDEO: Bell V-280 taking form in Amarillo
Bell Helicopter’s third-generation tiltrotor, the V-280 Valor, is literally coming together in Amarillo, Texas, as the company enters the final stages of mating the wing with the fuselage.
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NewsUK discloses Zephyr-suited payload investment
The UK government’s Centre for Defence Excellence (CDE) is supporting the development airborne payload projects, which will seemingly be adapted for use on its new Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS).
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NewsSikorsky CH-53Es need readiness reset as USMC await King Stallion
The US Marine Corps is pressing forward with a fleet-wide maintenance reset of the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion as it awaits delivery of the CH-53K King Stallion replacement, which has flown for the first time with an external load.
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NewsUSAF basing revised bomber count on 'minimum' of 100 B-21s
US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) expects to complete an analysis of its bomber force numbers by the end of this year calendar year, and says that number will be based around a “minimum” operational requirement for 100 Northrop Grumman B-21s.