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NewsIsraeli air force to inaugurate networked training centre
The Israeli air force will inaugurate a new mission training centre at its Hazor air base on 15 December.
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NewsEADS to cut 5,800 jobs in defence and space restructuring
EADS has presented plans to cut 5,800 positions across its defence and spaces businesses by the end of 2016 as part of a restructuring of these units.
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NewsTranche 3 Typhoon makes its debut flight
The first Tranche 3 production example of the Eurofighter Typhoon performed its debut flight on 2 December, from BAE Systems’ Warton assembly site in Lancashire, the UK.
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UK government targets skills growth in industry partnership
As both the UK government and the ADS industry association are eager to remind anyone who is interested, the UK aerospace sector has a 17% global market share, making it the number one aerospace industry in Europe and globally second only to the USA.
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Elisra to boost Gripen missile warning suite
Elisra has been selected for the integration and delivery of its PAWS-2 passive airborne warning system equipment onboard the Saab Gripen fighter.
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NewsRomania set to introduce firefighting system on C-27J
Alenia Aermacchi is continuing its efforts to broaden the appeal of its slow-selling C-27J Spartan tactical transport with the introduction of a new firefighting system that has recently been trialled by the Romanian air force.
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Boeing, Saab team up for USAF T-X requirement
Boeing and Saab will work together to develop a new advanced jet trainer for the planned T-X programme to replace the US Air Force's venerable Northrop T-38C Talon.
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NewsPICTURE: Eurofighter hits new delivery milestone
EADS company Cassidian has delivered the Eurofighter programme’s 400th production aircraft, to the German air force.
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NewsA400M refuelled in flight for first time
An Airbus Military A400M has received fuel in-flight for the first time, with one of the programme's three development aircraft having achieved the milestone behind a French air force Dassault-Breguet C160 Transall.
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Modernised Il-76-MD90A completes initial flight tests
Russia’s newest military transport aircraft, the Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A, has completed an initial flight-test programme and has now returned to its maker Aviastar SP for subsequent modifications.
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NewsPICTURE: US Air Force gets final QF-4 aerial target
BAE Systems has delivered its last of more than 300 McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms to have been modified for use as aerial targets by the US Air Force.
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NewsSpain to operate fewer A400Ms, but seek tanker purchase
The Spanish air force plans to operate just 14 of its future 27 A400Ms, but also wants to introduce three new A330 tankers.
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For Boeing Defense, it's fight where you can
Boeing is nothing if not resilient. One month after receiving a black eye when South Korea decided not to obtain the F-15 Silent Eagle for its 60 aircraft F-X III requirement, the US airframer changed tack, pitching an aircraft it dubs the “Advanced F-15” at October’s Seoul air show.
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ANALYSIS: How operational, budget pressures are affecting the World's air forces
The ability of air forces around the globe to react to the unexpected was highlighted afresh in 2013, with requirements having ranged from providing multinational support for France’s combat intervention in Mali, to flying humanitarian relief sorties to help in typhoon-devastated parts of the Philippines.
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NewsElbit starts work on M-346 training centre
Elbit Systems is building a distributed simulation centre at the Israeli air force's Hazerim air base, to train for using Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainer.
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NewsPICTURE: Kongsberg completes JSM fit check on F/A-18
Kongsberg and Boeing have completed a successful fit check of the Norwegian manufacturer's developmental Joint Strike Missile (JSM) on to a F/A-18F Super Hornet.
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NewsEurofighter flies with Storm Shadow missiles
MBDA’s Storm Shadow cruise missile has been flown with a Eurofighter Typhoon for the first time.
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NewsIsrael considers lease model for KC-46A tankers
Israel's defence ministry is evaluating a plan that could allow it to lease Boeing 767-based KC-46A tankers as replacements for the converted Boeing 707s now used by its air force.
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NewsScottish Nationalists reveal vision for independent air force
An independent Scotland would operate Typhoon fighters, C-130J transports, maritime patrol aircraft and utility helicopters, the SNP says.
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VIDEO: Scorpion light strike aircraft completes pre-flight taxi trial
Textron has released video footage showing taxi testing with its Scorpion demonstrator, just days before the type's expected first flight.