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NewsMore T-6C trainers head for New Zealand
Beechcraft has transferred its second batch of two T-6C trainers to New Zealand, with the aircraft having left its Wichita production site in Kansas.
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Thai air force to order reconnaissance-roled Avanti II
The Royal Thai Air Force’s deputy chief of air staff, Air Chief Marshal Sutthiphan Kritsanakhup and Piaggio Aero Industries’ government sales director Francescomaria Tuccillo on 29 September reached an agreement in Rome for the delivery of one P180 Avanti II in a new photographic reconnaissance configuration.
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NewsWatchkeeper fully operational in Afghanistan, UK reveals
The British Army’s Thales UK/Elbit Systems-developed Watchkeeper unmanned air system has become fully operational in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced.
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NewsDutch commit F-16s to anti-IS coalition
On 25 September, the Dutch government announced its decision to deploy eight Lockheed Martin F-16s to the Middle East in support of the international action against Islamic State militants.
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Vietnam acquires unmanned Orbiter 2
Vietnam has acquired the Orbiter 2 unmanned air system, for use as an aerial forward observation asset for its artillery corps.
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Israel opens M-346 'Lavi' training centre
The Israeli air force has inaugurated a new flight training center for the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 ("Lavi") trainer at its Hazerim air base.
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NewsNATO finishes AWACS commitment to Afghanistan
NATO has completed a more than three-year commitment of Boeing E-3A airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft to Afghanistan, with two of the command and control assets having returned to Europe.
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NewsGermany's first A400M runs its engines
Airbus has performed the first engine ground run with an A400M tactical transport for future operator Germany, with the milestone having being reached in accordance with a schedule to deliver the aircraft before the end of this year.
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NewsUK to join air strike campaign in Iraq
The UK Parliament has voted in favour of the Royal Air Force participating in the air strike campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
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NewsUK government debates offensive intervention against Islamic extremists
The UK Prime Minister and his opposition leader have stood before the House of Commons in joint support of a proposed British air strike campaign in Iraq against Islamic State (IS) militants.
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NewsKings of the swingers: Top 13 swing-wing aircraft
As the operators of Europe’s Panavia Tornado mark the 40th anniversary of its first flight, we bring together a baker’s dozen of variable geometry aircraft – only most of which made it into operational service.
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NewsF-35s deploying to US carrier in November might not be fully operational
Plans to test a Lockheed Martin F-35C aboard a US aircraft carrier in November are on track, but both aircraft scheduled to deploy to the Pacific may not be capable of taking off and landing from the ship.
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NewsEmbraer rolls out first US-assembled Super Tucano
Embraer North America and Sierra Nevada Corp. on 25 September rolled out the first A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft produced outside Brazil.
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NewsKongsberg plans JSM flight tests in 2015
Kongsberg will next year begin flight testing its new Joint Strike Missile (JSM) aboard a Lockheed Martin F-16 as it aims to complete the development of the munition by 2017.
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KFX to benefit from F-35 offsets
In return for obtaining 40 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters, South Korea will receive technologies related to its long-planned KFX indigenous fighter programme.
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NewsSouth Korea ready to sign F-35 deal
South Korea has finalised its selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35A, with the nation’s air force to receive 40 of the conventional take-off and landing combat aircraft from 2018.
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NewsTornado could fly on into 2030s, partners say
Europe’s Panavia Tornado will remain in use as a relevant frontline asset for more than another 10 years, according to its programme partners, even though one of its main operators does not plan to retain the type beyond the end of this decade.
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NewsNigerian AW101 makes debut flight
AgustaWestland on 19 September performed the maiden flight of the first of two VIP transport-roled AW101 helicopters for the Nigerian air force from its Yeovil manufacturing facility in Somerset.
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NewsSyrian air strikes mark combat debut for F-22 Raptor
The US military-led air launched over Syria on 22 September against Islamic insurgents marked the debut for US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors in a strike role.
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NewsPICTURE: First KC-390 gets wings on assembly line
Embraer has moved the wing and the sponsons of the KC-390 into place on the assembly line, the Brazilian manufacturer has revealed.