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PICTURES & VIDEO: F-35B starts critical tests in comeback attempt
With the beginning of at-sea trials for the Lockheed Martin F-35B, the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant had entered the most critical phase in a year-long campaign to overcome probation and be spared cancellation.
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NBAA - Cessna retools, fills Citation product gap
Plunging demand led Cessna to halve its workforce and rethink its product strategy. Its latest ploy is to fill a gap at the bottom of its Citation range
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India in talks to buy six more C-130Js
The Indian air force is in negotiations to order a second batch of six Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules ...
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Indonesian Aerospace to study 19- to 50-seat civil aircraft
Indonesian Aerospace is to look at developing civil transport aircraft from 19 to 50 seats under a strategic co-operation with Airbus Military. This...
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India's naval Tejas clears first engine ground run
The first naval version of India's Tejas light combat aircraft has made a successful engine ground run in Bengaluru ...
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US Army considers Texas start-up’s design for Black Hawk, Apache replacement
A Texas-based start-up will challenge three rotorcraft industry giants for a possible US Army contract to replace the Apache and Black Hawk ...
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Guatemala close to concluding Super Tucano purchase
Guatemala is finalising negotiations with banks to finance the purchase of six Super Tucano turboprops ...
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New Zealand MoD looks to close training capability gap
New Zealand's defence ministry has issued a request for information (RFI) to modernise the pilot training capability of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF),...
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Cockpit controlled load delivery system ready for flight trials
A novel concept in dropping underslung loads without assistance from the ground has passed hangar testing and is being readied for flight trials.
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FBI drug raid targets Boeing rotorcraft factory
FBI agents arrested 36 current and former Boeing employees of the company's rotorcraft factory near Philadelphia for allegedly buying and selling prescription drugs ...
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Enstrom looks to China, Russian and Brazil to boost orderbook
Enstrom Helicopter is looking to establish dealerships in China, Russia and Brazil to exploit the growing demand for helicopters within these countries, according to a senior executive at the company.
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Rolls-Royce ‘locked on’ to early 2013 RR500 certification
Development continues apace for the new Rolls-Royce RR500 turboshaft, which is to power the re-engined Bell 206.
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USAF helicopter competition postponed again, faces new budget review
A competition to supply 93 helicopters to the US Air Force may be the first publicly known victim of sweeping budget reviews within the Department of Defense.
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BAE: Eurofighter pitch offers Japan 'sovereign control' of Typhoon
BAE Systems has submitted the Eurofighter consortium's proposal for Japan's F-X fighter requirement, describing it as representing a 'cost-effective' solution ...
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PICTURE: South African firms unveil indigenous light-attack aircraft
South Africa's Aerosud and Paramount Group have unveiled a new aircraft intended to satisfy a variety of civilian and military requirements, up to flying light-attack and counter-insurgency missions.
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BAE reveals dramatic cut to Typhoon production rate
The Eurofighter programme's annual production rate is to be slashed dramatically as partner nations Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK battle economic difficulties.
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Lockheed Martin submits F-35 bid for Japan
Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force have responded to a Japanese request for proposals for a next-generation F-X fighter with a bid using the F-35 Lightning II.
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PICTURES: C-130 renaissance continues with deliveries of first combat rescue tankers
The fruits of a two-year production and marketing ramp-up on behalf of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules are now on display ...
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Typhoons, Sea Kings return to UK after Libyan duties
Six aircraft from the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy have returned to the UK after participating in the NATO-led operation to safeguard Libyan civilians ...
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Rafael confirms work on fifth-generation Litening pod
Rafael has confirmed that it is in the advanced stages of developing a fifth-generation version of its Litening targeting pod.