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NewsMAEL conducts first C check for UK A330 tanker
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has completed the first C check for the UK's Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport "Voyager" fleet.
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NewsWould-be contractors team up for Canada’s fixed-wing search and rescue effort
Hopes of filling Canada's fixed-wing search and rescue (FWSAR) requirement to replace its aging de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo fleet are driving would-be...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman pitches Global Hawk variant for Canada
Northrop Grumman and L-3 MAS are pitching a Polar Hawk variant of the Block 30 RQ-4B Global Hawk to Canada ...
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NewsAustralia lifts suspension of Tiger helicopters
Australia's Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters have been returned to regular training flights following the lifting of a two-week suspension ...
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NewsIsrael runs out of time for more Apache upgrades
The Israeli air force will be unable to upgrade more of its Boeing AH-64A Apache attack helicopters to the D-model Longbow configuration ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: EPI's bid to ramp up A400M engine production
With its TP400-D6 engine in series production, Europrop International is ready to run its attention to winning maintenance deals and supporting export campaigns for the Airbus Military A400M transport it powers
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NewsIN FOCUS: Civil engines to drive P&W military upgrades
When Airbus decided to power the A320neo family with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100 geared turbofan, few probably realised the immediate implications for the...
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NewsJapan to develop UH-X helicopter by FY2017
Japan aims for its indigenous Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) UH-X utility helicopter to be developed by its fiscal year 2017. The type is seen as...
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NewsCATIC targets 300 JF-17 sales in five years
China hopes to sell up to 300 Chengdu/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) JF-17 Thunder fighters in Africa and the Middle East over the next five years. This...
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NewsBoeing Super Hornet faces emerging anti-access challenges
The US Navy is upgrading its fleet of Boeing F/A-18E/F fighters with new capabilities, but analysts question the Super Hornet's utility against emerging...
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NewsUSN developing new Super Hornet upgrades
A new distributed targeting system (DTS) for the US Navy's fleet of Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets is scheduled to enter operational testing this summer,...
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Thales lands military avionics deal with South Africa
Thales has won a contract of undisclosed value to provide in-service support for its avionics systems installed on several South African Air Force types. Announcing...
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NewsUK signs new Hercules support deal
The UK has signed a £350 million contract extension to its Hercules Integrated Operational Support programme for the C-130J and K ...
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NewsQantas Defence nears completion of last A330 MRTT conversion
Qantas Defence Services is close to completing the conversion of Australia's fifth, and final, Airbus Military A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). The...
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NewsSoft ground cuts short A400M landing trials
Airbus Military has cut short its first series of unpaved runway trials involving the A400M, after encountering softer than expected ground conditions in in Germany ...
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NewsHeron TP stays grounded as Israel studies UAS crash
A disagreement between Israel Aerospace Industries and the Israeli air force over the cause of a Heron TP ("Eitan") unmanned air vehicle crash on 29 January...
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NewsPilatus signs PC-7 MkII contract with India
Pilatus has signed a contract with India for 75 PC-7 MkII basic trainers in a deal worth more than Swiss francs 500 million ($523 million).
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NewsInitial F-35 training cadre starts JSF transition
Initial training cadre pilots at the US Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Florida, have started converting over to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
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NewsSaudi Arabia signs 102-aircraft military training deal
Riyadh has ordered a new 102-aircraft pilot training system, which includes BAE's Hawk and the Pilatus PC-21 ...
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NewsBangladesh seeks four refurbished C-130Es from USA
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has outlined a possible $180 million deal to supply Bangladesh with four refurbished Hercules transports ...