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NewsAUVSI: Northrop proposes Sandstorm for Predator/Reaper training
Northrop Grumman (booth 3639) is marketing the use of a new UAV, the Sandstorm, to train operators for the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper.
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NewsPICTURES: Alenia Aermacchi rolls out first M-346 for Singapore
Alenia Aermacchi rolled out the first M-346 advanced jet trainer destined for the Republic of Singapore Air Force at a ceremony on 7 August, at its plant...
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NewsIN FOCUS: UAV sector may be hit by US spending cuts
For small firms with innovative technologies, the UAV sector has long been a happy hunting ground, but that may be set to change due to US spending cuts
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NewsIN FOCUS: UAV market structure
For small firms with innovative technologies, the UAV sector has long been a happy hunting ground, but that may be set to change due to US spending cuts
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NewsIndonesia receives first four Super Tucanos
Embraer has delivered four EMB-314 Super Tucano counterinsurgency aircraft to the Indonesian air force, which becomes the first operator of the type in the...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Intelligence-sharing is future for UAVs
With its regional focus shifting and different threats to face, the US military has new requirements of UAVs - reflected in the navy's UCLASS programme
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NewsIN FOCUS: Can the 50-year-old Chinook hit a century?
This month brings the 50th anniversary of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook's service entry - and it is entirely possible that the venerable tandem-rotor helicopter...
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IN FOCUS: Relative peacetime brings a new challenge for UAV sector
As AUVSI kicks off in Las Vegas, UAV manufacturers are placing bets on the future
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AUVSI: USAF seeks to streamline UAV pilot training
The US Air Force Research Laboratory is examining new ways to train unmanned aircraft pilots more efficiently.Simulation might be one solution to train those...
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AUSVI: Ecuadorian unmanned vehicles combat piracy
The Ecuadorian Navy has been trying to develop its own autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to combat piracy for the past two years. Research director Eduardo...
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Eurocopter to build X9 at Donauwörth
Eurocopter plans to build a clean-sheet helicopter model at its main German plant in Donauwörth.
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NewsWelsh confirmed as next USAF chief
The US Senate has confirmed General Mark Welsh as the US Air Forces next chief of staff. Welsh will succeed outgoing USAF chief Gen Norton Schwartz...
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NewsAustralian Tigers flying again after source of cockpit fumes discovered
Australia's Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters have been returned to service, following a six-week grounding period ...
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NewsAerospace players welcome India’s new offset guidelines
India has revised its defence offset guidelines, making it easier for international defence contractors to dispense their offset obligations. The changes...
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NewsBogdan nominated to head F-35 JSF programme
US Air Force Maj Gen Christopher Bogdan is being nominated to become the next head of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme ...
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NewsNorway threatens to cancel NH90 helicopter order
Norway is threatening to cancel its order for NH Industries NH90 helicopters, as its frustrations mount with delivery delays.
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NewsBAE edges towards Eurofighter contract with Oman
A UK-led campaign to sell 12 Typhoon combat aircraft to Oman could succeed in securing a deal before year-end ...
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NewsBAE submits quotes for new Indian Hawk deal
India is moving closer to ordering a further 20 Hawk advanced jet trainers from BAE Systems, the UK company says ...
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NewsUK Tornado fleet to retire in 2019, says BAE
Royal Air Force operations with the Panavia Tornado GR4 are to conclude by March 2019, BAE Systems has confirmed ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Tokyo casts wary eye on Chinese airpower developments
A white paper published by Japan's defenc ministry has shed light on Tokyo's views of military aviation developments in China ...