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NewsNorway launches search for missing C-130J
Norway has launched a search and rescue mission after a Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules tactical transport went missing ...
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NewsUK ready to launch Hawk T2 training, says RAF
The UK Royal Air Force will begin training its first students on the BAE Systems Hawk T2 on 2 April ...
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NewsNorthrop receives F-16 radar contract
Northrop Grumman has won an $87.8 million contract to provide 43 APG-68(V)9 pulse-Doppler radar sets for Iraq, Oman and Thailand.
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NewsLockheed begins test flights of final Raptor
The last F-22 Raptor to be built for the US Air Force took-off on its inaugural test flight earlier today with a company pilot at the helm, a Lockheed Martin...
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NewsFuel state played role in Kfir F-21 crash
A preliminary accident report by the US National Transportation Safety...
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Boeing re-affirms 787 delivery guidance
Maintaining its goal of 35 to 42 787 deliveries in 2012, Boeing's Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh says the company is considering ramping up production...
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NewsLockheed advances F-35 contract talks with Japan, Israel
Lockheed Martin expects to advance its F-35 deals with Japan and Israel within the next few months, leading to combined orders for more than 60 aircaft ...
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Northrop reveals Global Hawk contract status
The US Air Force has not formally cancelled the Block 30 version of the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, a top Northrop Grumman executive says.
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NewsF-22 crash prompts lawsuit by pilot's widow
The wife of deceased US Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot Captain Jeff "Bong" Haney is suing contractors Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney and Honeywell...
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NewsBoeing commercial spacecraft hits major milestones
Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft has successfully passed its preliminary design review (PDR), a major milestone for the programme. At virtually the same...
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NewsUS Navy to formalise unmanned carrier strike plans
The US Navy is set to approve the unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft as a formal acquisition programme later this year ...
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NewsMBDA reveals Brimstone 2 missile work for UK
The UK is to introduce a further enhancement to its MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile in late 2013 ...
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NewsLockheed could accommodate UK reversal on F-35 variant
A possible UK decision to reverse a variant switch on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter would not cause a problem for Lockheed Martin, the company says ...
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Flight International: Boeing 777 Successor
Our cover story in Flight International this week is Boeing's plans for a 777 successor, with a probable late-2012 launch of the next-generation of its hugely successful twinjet.
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NewsIN FOCUS: T-38 replacement faces six-year schedule gap
With the US military facing lean times, the US Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is not immune from procurement pressure, despite its importance in providing the combat pilots of the future.
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NewsIN FOCUS: How Elbit is closing Israel's pilot training gap
Elbit's new 'simulators farm' is a means for the Israeli contractor to not only support its national customer but build the international customer base for its training services.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Israel's M-346 selection fires up TOR joint venture
Israel's mid-February selection of the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 as the next advanced jet trainer for the nation's air force represents the green light for joint-venture service provider TOR to start work.
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NewsIN FOCUS: ABACE focuses attention on China's business aviation potential
With the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) preparing to open its doors in Shanghai later this month - for the first time since 2008 - a spotlight shines on business aviation's potentioal in the region's powerhouse: China
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Philippine air force formally inducts four W-3A Sokols
The Philippine air force has inducted its first four PZL-Swidnik W-3A Sokol utility helicopters ...