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NewsKazakhstan to double C295 inventory
Kazakhstan has exercised a first option to increase the strength of its Airbus Military C295 medium transport inventory, with the nation’s air force to receive another two of the type by 2015.
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NewsFirst Israeli Hercules completes Bedek upgrade
IAI's Bedek unit has completed work to replace the centre wingbox on a first C-130H for the Israeli air force.
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Israel to transform air force command structure
The Israeli air force is to make the most significant change to its command structure in four decades, in a move which it says will allow it to better prepare for future challenges.
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NewsC295 makes splash in firefighting trial
Airbus Military has performed an initial test of the C295 transport's suitability as an aerial firefighting platform.
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing confident SB-1 Defiant won’t be the next Comanche
Boeing and Sikorsky expressed confidence today in SB-1 Defiant, their design for the US Army’s high-speed joint multi-role (JMR) technology demonstrator programme.
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NewsHoneywell improves ‘synthetic vision avionics’
Honeywell Aerospace has completed testing of its “synthetic vision avionics backbone”, a system that can integrate data from multiple types of sensors intothree-dimensional images that helicopter pilots can use to fly safely in poor-visibility conditions.
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NewsUK, French air forces hail success of Capable Eagle
British and French commanders have hailed the success of a bilateral air combat exercise staged from a UK base on 7-17 October for strengthening a so-called “entente cordiale” between the nations’ armed forces.
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NewsAeroVironment’s Puma gets 3.5h endurance
AeroVironment has made design improvements that extend the endurance of its RQ-20A Puma AE unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by 75%, to 3.5h.
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NewsLycoming to overhaul, improve Aerosonde engines
Lycoming Engines has begun overhauling the heavy-fuel powerplants in AAI’s Aerosonde Mk 4.7 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and will make design changes intended to improve the engines’ reliability, say executives.
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Lockheed Martin’s ground sensor system now communicates with UAVs
A wireless ground sensor and communication system developed by Lockheed Martin can now be integrated with unmanned aerial vehicles, allowing UAV operators to lower monitoring costs and improve effectiveness, according to a Lockheed Martin media release.
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NewsBell unveils V-280 Valor mock-up
Bell Helicopter revealed the first full-scale mock-up of its V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft today to attendees of the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems to build V-280 fuselage
Spirit AeroSystems continues to expand its military aviation business with an agreement to design, develop and manufacture the fuselage of Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft.
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Korean Air thrives on diversification unit
The aerospace division of Korean Air, known as KAL-ASD, has developed into a broadly diversified business with a broad range MRO, aerospace and development programmes.
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NewsIsrael could maintain F-35s under US supervision
An agreement to perform depot-level maintenance on Israeli air force Lockheed Martin F-35s in Israel under US supervision could solve an ongoing dispute about the issue.
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NewsPICTURES: Brimstone 2 passes test against high-speed vehicle
MBDA has performed a test campaign involving a longer-range and increased accuracy version of its Brimstone air-to-surface missile, culminating with a complex firing against a fast-moving land vehicle.
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NewsLockheed gets funds for Saudi KC-130J tankers
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $180 million to produce an initial two KC-130J tankers for Saudi Arabia.
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USAF places latest Reaper order
The US Air Force has finalised a fiscal year 2013 order for 24 more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsNew contract powers Japan towards F-35 assembly
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $30 million contract to acquire long-lead production items needed to enable Japan to perform the local assembly of its first two F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
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NewsHawk trainer iPad trial to start in South Africa
South African air force pilots are to trial the use of iPad tablets with the service’s Hawk lead-in fighter trainers, following the recent completion of “rigorous testing” by airframer BAE Systems.
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NewsGulf states request air-launched weapons worth $10.8 billion
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seeking to acquire advanced air-launched weapons worth a combined $10.8 billion to equip their respective fleets of Boeing F-15 and Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.