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Boeing anticipates Chinook, V-22 multi-year contracts
Boeing expects to sign new multi-year production contracts with the US Army and US Marine Corps for the CH-47 Chinook and the V-22 Osprey during June, according...
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RAF Voyager launches tanker operations with Tornado
A UK Royal Air Force crew has flown the first air-to-air refuelling (AAR) training flight with the service's new A330 Voyager tanker/transport, just four...
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French NH90 school to start training flights
The NH Industries NH90 has been cleared to begin providing training for French crews at Le Luc air base in Provence. The ready-for-training milestone...
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Southern Air founder to launch new cargo operator
Cargo start-up Western Global Airlines plans to begin Boeing MD-11 freighter service in September pending US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 121...
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UK confirms Brimstone trials plan for Reaper
A retained Royal Air Force fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) could soon gain the ability to use a UK-developed weapon system, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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USAF postpones T-X trainer industry day
The US Air Force has postponed a planned industry day for its T-X advanced trainer replacement programme.
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FLIGHT TEST: Taming AgustaWestland's AW159 Wildcat
Flight International test pilot Peter Gray was given world-exclusive access to AgustaWestland's multirole AW159 in late April, becoming the first...
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Australian interest in MQ-4C Triton moves forward
Australia's Ministry of Defence has declared it plans to send a letter of request to the US Navy seeking information on a potential acquisition of the Northrop...
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Rafale to expand Meteor missile testing
Fresh separation trials involving the Dassault Rafale and MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile are due to be performed in late May, as the...
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RPM on target for French Tigers
The French army's Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters should gain a new semi-active laser-guided rocket capability later this decade, following successful...
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USAF searches for new C-27J contractor
The US Air Force has released what it calls a "sources sought synopsis survey" to find a contractor to build Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan twin-engined...
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BAE, WZL-1 pact strengthens Hawk pitch to Poland
BAE Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with Poland's WZL-1 Military Aviation Works in Lodz, under which the UK company will transfer maintenance...
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Lockheed hopes to choose between RACR and SABR in July
Lockheed Martin hopes to select a new radar for the US Air Force's F-16 Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) programme between July and August,...
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Contractors eye maritime patrol, anti-submarine requirements in Asia-Pacific
Maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) were themes at this year's Imdex Asia maritime defence show in Singapore. The show,...
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VIDEO: X-47B launches off carrier deck, aviation first
The Northrop Grumman X-47B has made its first aircraft carrier launch, becoming the first autonomous aircraft to launch from a carrier. The launch,...
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PICTURE: New Chinese advances in tailless UAV designs revealed
China's internal pipeline of military aircraft demonstrators has produced yet another new and intriguing specimen as pictures posted on Chinese discussion...
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Air launch systems begin to come of age
An ageing Airbus A300, currently used to train astronauts in zero- g flight, is about to find another use as the first stage of a new air-launched...
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Dream Chaser shipped to NASA Dryden for glide tests
Sierra Nevada has shipped the Dream Chaser orbital spacecraft to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center near Palmdale, California, for glide tests. The...
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Israeli Heron UAV ditches off coast
The Israeli air force ditched one of its Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air vehicles into the Mediterranean Sea off the nation's coast on 11...
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TAI Hurkus nears first flight and orders
TAI is expecting its first Hurkus turboprop trainer to make its flight debut in late June ...