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Pakistan requests aircraft spares from USA
Pakistan has requested a Foreign Military Sales deal to acquire spare parts for a number of its air force types ...
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NewsEngine incident grounds Poland's MiG-29 fleet
The in-flight shutdown of an RD-33 engine has led the Polish air force to temporarily ground its MiG-29 fighters ...
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Malaysian Hornets set for $72m upgrade
The USA has announced a possible $72 million deal to upgrade Malaysia's Boeing F/A-18D Hornets ...
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Tide rising for deal makers
Mergers and acquisitions were up in the first quarter of 2011 - and there is more to come
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NewsRAF to move Reaper mission control to UK
The Royal Air Force is to move operational control for its fleet of General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted air systems to the UK ...
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'Numerous export enquiries' for Meteor missile, says UK MoD
The UK Ministry of Defence says some nations are considering placing orders for MBDA's Meteor air-to-air missile ...
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Turkish Aerospace Industries to design new light-twin helicopter
TAI has revealed plans to design and produce a 6- to 8-seat light-twin helicopter for military and civilian applications ...
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NewsPICTURES: Peruvian air force to get first three Mi-171Sh transports
Russian Helicopters is getting ready to deliver its first three Mil Mi-171Sh transports to the Peruvian air force ...
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NewsBoeing slips Turkish AEW&C delivery, but nears Chinook deal
Boeing has again slipped its delivery schedule for the Turkish air force's 737-based airborne early warning and control system aircraft, until late 2012 ...
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Programme delays hurt Australian defence budget
Australia's armed forces will return A$4.3 billion ($4.6 billion) to the government over the next five years, with A$2.4 billion to come from troubled capital expenditure programmes.
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NewsPICTURES: UAE receives first C-17 transport
The United Arab Emirates has taken delivery of the first of its six C-17 strategic transports during a ceremony at Boeing's Long Beach site in California ...
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NewsDutch navy receives mission planning system for NH90 fleet
The Royal Netherlands Navy has taken delivery of a mission planning and analysis system for its fleet NH90 helicopters ...
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NewsPICTURES: UK's A330 tanker tests launch 'Voyager' of discovery
The Royal Air Force's new Airbus A330-based Voyager tanker/transport has begun receiver clearance testing in the UK ...
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Alenia Aermacchi boss: T-X will be duel between M-346 and T-50
Alenia Aermacchi believes its M-346 twinjet will be in a two-horse race with the Korea Aerospace Industries/Lockheed Martin T-50 for the US Air Force's T-X trainer requirement, with the competition kicking off in earnest with an "industry day" around the Paris air show.
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: Northrop Grumman unveils Firebird
Northrop Grumman has unveiled its Firebird optionally-piloted surveillance aircraft, which was designed and built by its Mojave, California-based Scaled Composites division.
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Australia receives Super Hornet simulators
Australia has received six simulators for its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, including two tactical operation flight trainers (TOFT), two low-cost trainers and two integrated visual environment maintenance trainers (IVEMT).
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Opinion
Comment: India's MMRCA shortlist backs substance over style
New Delhi narrowed its medium fighter contest to two European products after seeing through the marketing gimmicks at Aero India. At last, the competition has got serious ...
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India's Tejas fighter to get Derby missiles
A contract to integrate Rafael's Derby medium-range air-air missile with India's Tejas light combat aircraft will be signed soon ...
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NewsLockheed delivers first production F-35 to US Air Force
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first production F-35 Lightning II to the US military, reaching a long-delayed milestone ...
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NewsUSAF eyes A-10 for communications jamming role
Four contractors will compete for a USAF programme to develop an electronic attack pod for unmanned and manned aircraft ...