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NewsMilitary C-17s deliver baby formula from Europe to USA amid national shortage
The Pentagon’s Transportation Command is overseeing the shipment of much-needed baby formula from Switzerland in the face of a nationwide shortage.
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NewsAir Force special operators ask industry for non-GPS precision munitions
US Special Operations Command expects GPS to be knocked out in future conflicts and wants to diversify its options for precision strikes.
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NewsSecond US F-35 squadron in Japan reaches full operational capability
US Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 242 in Iwakuni, Japan was declared operational with 32 F-35Bs, the second such squadron based in that country.
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NewsUS Special Ops to select close-air support winner in July
The Armed Overwatch programme aims to procure some 75 manned, fixed-wing aircraft for reconnaissance and close air support to special operators.
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NewsDARPA launches development of heavy lift seaplane
Dubbed the Liberty Lifter, the project by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aims to design, build, and fly a long-range, low-cost heavy-lift aircraft capable of seaborne strategic and tactical lift.
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NewsRAF welcomes first VIP-roled Falcon 900LX as ‘Envoy IV’
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) welcomed its first of two VIP-roled Dassault Aviation Falcon 900LX business jets at its Northolt base near London on 18 May, and formally named the type the ‘Envoy IV’.
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NewsAirbus to build refuelling boom for Lockheed’s next generation air tanker in Arkansas
Lockheed Martin and Airbus say that the aerial refuelling boom system for the LMXT strategic tanker aircraft will be manufactured by Airbus in Arkansas.
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NewsRussia to launch Su-75 Checkmate production in 2027, Rostec says
Sukhoi’s Su-75 Checkmate fighter will enter serial production in 2027, state-owned conglomerate Rostec says, indicating a delay from a target outlined by Russia’s United Aircraft late last year.
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NewsSuccessful test of USAF hypersonic weapon breaks streak of failures
After three previous failures, the US Air Force successfully tested its hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon.
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InterviewCanada delays operational capacity for new search and rescue fleet up to four years
The Canadian armed forces’ new fleet of 16 Airbus Defence & Space CC-295 Kingfisher search and rescue aircraft may not reach initial operating capacity until 2026.
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NewsRussian pilots in Ukraine using insecure, non-military navigation equipment: UK defence secretary
UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace has said Russian forces are ‘failing’ in Ukraine, describing downed Su-34s with off-the-shelf GPS receivers taped to flight controls.
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NewsLockheed sees numerous growth areas including FLRAA, precision weapons: CFO
Lockeed Martin sees increased sales of precision weapons, higher levels of defence spending by European countries, and a forthcoming decision on the US Army’s first new rotary aircraft program in decades as positive signs.
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NewsRaytheon venture capital fund invests in hypersonic developer Hermeus
RTX Ventures, the in-house venture capital fund of Raytheon Technologies, will join a $100 million financing round for the Atlanta-based developer of hypersonic aircraft.
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NewsFinland’s NATO membership request to be made ‘without delay’
Finland has moved a step closer to seeking membership of the NATO alliance, with its president and prime minister on 12 May jointly calling for an application to be made by Helsinki “without delay”.
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NewsMarshall Aerospace lands maintenance deal for Indian C-130Js
India has contracted the UK’s Marshall Aerospace to provide scheduled depth maintenance for its air force fleet of 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports.
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NewsA-10 remains effective against modern reactive armoured vehicles: USAF
Recent live-fire tests by the US Air Force found that the iconic ground attack airframe’s 30mm main cannon can still defeat the latest main battle tanks.
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NewsUS Air Force unveils new precision anti-ship bomb
The service’s QUICKSINK programme is exploring methods for cheaply sinking naval vessels from the air.
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NewsFrance boosts TALIOS targeting pod order for Rafale fleet
France has ordered a further 21 TALIOS targeting pods from Thales, with the sensors to be carried by the nation’s F3- and F4-standard Dassault Rafales.
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NewsUK negotiates deal for next batch of 26 F-35Bs
The UK is in negotiations to purchase 26 more Lockheed Martin F-35Bs as its next-batch commitment to the US-led programme.
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NewsUkrainian airspace remains contested as fighting ramps up in Donbas
US officials say Russia remains reliant on airfields and missile launch sites within its own territory.