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AUSA: BAE to demonstrate APKWS on fixed-wing aircraft
BAE Systems is getting set to demonstrate its advanced precision kill weapon system on fixed-wing tactical fighter platforms ...
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NewsPICTURES: Embraer delivers Mauritanian Super Tucanos
Embraer has delivered its first EMB-314 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Mauritanian air force ...
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Elbit to upgrade Apache mission processor
Elbit Systems of America has been contracted to redesign the mission processor for Boeing's AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter ...
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NewsNBAA: 429 GlobalRanger teaches Bell new lessons in design
Bell Helicopter has learned some lessons with the 429 GlobalRanger, starting from the very beginning, when production of its forerunner 427 was suspended...
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NewsUS Air Force cancels Reusable Booster System
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has zeroed out funding for the Reusable Booster System (RBS), the space launch vehicle meant to replace the current...
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NewsSikorsky starts construction of S-97 Raider prototypes
Sikorsky has started building two prototype S-97 Raider high-speed compound helicopters for the US Army's prospective Armed Aerial Scout programme. The...
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NewsUK funds update for Chinook simulators
CAE Aircrew Training Services has received a more than £900,000 ($1.4 million) contract to update simulator software for the RAF's Chinook force ...
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Netherlands requests AIM-9X missile buy
The Netherlands has requested a potential $60 million purchase of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, with the weapons to equip its Lockheed...
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NewsAirbus Military explains cause of A330 boom detachment
Airbus Military has identified the cause of an in-flight refuelling boom detachment that affected an A330 multirole tanker transport early last month ...
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NewsAustralia's first F-35 nears assembly milestone
Production activities on Australia's first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will make a significant advance early next month ...
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NewsEADS urges US Army to buy new scout helicopter
EADS North America is urging the US Army to buy a new armed reconnaissance helicopter to replace its aging fleet of Bell OH-58 Kiowa Warriors. The service...
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NewsInternational backing for F-35 hasn’t been stronger, says Lockheed official
Lockheed Martin is on track to deliver 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters during 2012, while nine nations have now committed funding ...
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NewsPICTURES: Rafale clears Meteor safe separation test
France has completed two successful in-flight releases of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile from a Dassault Rafale ...
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NewsBaumgartner’s record freefall offers limited scientific benefit
Although undeniably a great undertaking, Felix Baumgartner's record-breaking freefall from 120,000ft (36km) on 14 October, when he became the first person...
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NewsLockheed says T-50 well suited for USAF’s next generation trainer needs
Lockheed Martin believes its T-50 jet trainer is well-suited to meet the US Air Force's requirement for a next-generation replacement for the Northrop T-38C...
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Guatemala secures financing for Super Tucano deal
The Guatemalan Congress has approved loans from Argentina and Brazil to buy six Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucanos ...
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NewsIsraeli air force completes C-Music test
The Israeli air force has completed an operational test of Elbit's C-Music countermeasures system ...
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURE: F-35A releases first air-launched weapon
Lockheed Martin's F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has performed its first in-flight weapons release, with conventional take-off and landing test aircraft AF-1 having dropped a JDAM-series GBU-31 908kg (2,000lb) bomb on 16 October.
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NewsA400M advances refuelling trials with French Transall
Airbus Military has continued its flight test programme to prove the A400M's ability to undergo inflight refuelling, with a new series of proximity trials...
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RNZAF leases four King Air B200s for training and transport
New Zealand has leased four King Air B200 aircraft from Hawker Pacific New Zealand for use as trainers and transports.