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Lockheed awarded $489.5 million contract for F-35 long-lead items
The US Department of Defense is awarding Lockheed Martin a $489.5 million contract to provide long lead-time items required for the seventh F-35 low-rate...
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Norway orders F-35As after securing JSM integration support
Norway has finally committed to the Lockheed Martin F-35A after securing guarantees from the USA over opportunities for Norwegian industry. Key to...
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PICTURE: Northrop unveils first MQ-4C Triton for US Navy
Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first production MQ-4C Triton, a derivative of the unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk optimised for the US Navy, at the company's...
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US Air Force special operations CV-22 crashes in Florida
A Bell-Boeing CV-22 operated by the US Air Force (USAF) special operations branch crashed at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) in Florida on 13 June. The five crewmembers...
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Seoul to rely on simulators to evaluate F-35 for F-X III contest
South Korea's evaluation team for the F-X III competition for 60 fighters will evaluate the Lockheed Martin F-35 mainly through the use of simulators.
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UK review confirms SAR helicopter transition, Merlin shift
The UK has confirmed its plans to end the military provision of search and rescue helicopter services, and of transferring the RAF's Merlin fleet ...
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AH-64D, AH-1Z, and T-129B pitch for Korea attack helicopter requirement
Three helicopters are vying for South Korea's AHX competition for 36 attack helicopters. The three contenders are the Boeing AH-64D Block III Apache,...
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USAF Raptors train with Eurofighters at Red Flag-Alaska
The US Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors are participating in their first Red Flag-Alaska war-games with German Eurofighter Typhoon fighters and other...
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Indian aircraft carrier enters sea trials as navy eyes Rafale
Russia has commenced sea trials involving the Indian navy's refurbished aircraft carrier the INS Vikramaditya ...
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Alenia Aermacchi looks to build on Australian C-27J success
Australia's recent order for 10 C-27J Spartan tactical transports will keep Alenia Aermacchi's production line active until the middle of this decade, but...
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Unmanned US Navy demonstrator crashes in Maryland
An unmanned Northrop Grumman RQ-4 broad area maritime surveillance demonstrator (BAMS-D) that belongs to the US Navy has crashed in Salisbury, Maryland,...
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Boeing makes progress developing extended-range JDAM
Boeing is making progress on developing an extended range version of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), company officials say. The weapons recently...
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Boeing expects winner to be picked in Brazilian FX-2 competition this year
Boeing expects Brazil to pick a winner for its FX-2 fighter competition later this year, a top company official says. "The original intention was to...
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HAL to invest in MMRCA production facilities
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) will invest Rs six billion ($108.3 million) in two Bengaluru factories for fighter aircraft and engines. The factories...
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USMC hopes new method for tracking fatigue life will help extend Harrier to 2030
The US Marine Corps is switching to a new way of tracking the fatigue life of its Boeing AV-8B Harrier II fleet as it struggles to keep the venerable jump...
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F-22 Raptor damaged during training flight
A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor from Tyndall AFB, Florida, was damaged last Thursday evening during a training flight, the US Air Force confirms. While...
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Qantas Defence completes last A330 MRTT conversion
Qantas Defence Services (QDS) has completed its fourth and final Airbus Military A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) conversion. The conversion...
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First new-build Bell OH-58 wartime replacement delivered
Bell Helicopters has delivered the first OH-58D Kiowa wartime replacement helicopter to the US Army. "We just finished the general maintenance test...
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PICTURES: Five 'Grizzlies' go wild in Toulouse
Airbus Military has for the first time flown all five of its A400M development aircraft together ...
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A400M enters reliability testing phase
Airbus Military has completed its first six function and reliability flights with A400M development aircraft MSN6 ...