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Goodrich to provide sensor upgrade for U-2
Goodrich is providing Syers sensor upgrades for the USAF's U-2 and E-8C surveillance aircraft fleets ...
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NewsLIBYA: NATO assumes 'sole command' of coalition air operations
NATO on 31 March assumed sole command of air operations over Libya, as the number of countries supporting the international action has increased steadily ...
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NewsPICTURES: Germany's ParaLander cargo system cleared for use in Afghanistan
Cassidian has won German approval for its UAV-categorised ParaLander cargo delivery system to be used in Afghanistan ...
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NewsTwo new F-35s set to join flight-test fleet
Two more Lockheed Martin F-35s are set to join the flight-test fleet as programme officials work to recover from a setback on 9 March.
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Work starts on South African Hawk upgrade
The first eight of South Africa's Hawk 120 advanced jet trainers are receiving upgraded navigation equipment and simulated weapons functionality ...
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LIBYA: Italian Eurofighters, Harriers fly first combat air patrol missions
Italian Eurofighters and AV-8B Harrier IIs have begun flying combat air patrol missions in support of the NATO operation against Libya ...
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Indian navy eyes more Israeli UAVs
India's navy has operational requirements for additional unmanned air vehicles made by Israel Aerospace Industries, sources say ...
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NewsBudget pressures halt Eurofighter Tranche 3B talks, says Cassidian boss
Budgetary pressures in Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have halted talks about the proposed Tranche 3B production phase of the Eurofighter programme ...
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NewsXcor, ULA team up for upper-stage booster
Commercial spaceflight start-up Xcor Aerospace has teamed with the United Launch Alliance (ULA) to develop a low-cost challenger to the 52-year-old Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RL10 engine.
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PICTURE: USAF's first MC-130J rolls closer to delivery
Lockheed Martin has rolled out its first of at least 15 MC-130J Combat Shadow II tankers for the US Air Force Special Operations Command ...
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NewsSouth Korean UAS deals to hinge on Israeli trainer choice
South Korea's potential buy of new unmanned air systems will depend on whether Israel selects KAI's T-50 jet trainer ...
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PICTURES: Chinese air force bomber blitzes river ice
Images have emerged showing a Chinese air force H-6 bomber performing an unusual bombing mission against river ice ...
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LIBYA: UAE F-16s and Mirages take part in Odyssey Dawn
Six Lockheed Martin F-16s of the United Arab Emirates air force landed at Italy's Decimomannu air base in Sardinia on 27 March to participate in enforcement...
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NEWS FOCUS: How 'Odyssey Dawn' tamed Libya's air defences
Twenty-five years after its ill-fated attempt to remove Col Muammar Gaddafi from power, the USA is again involved in military action over Libya.
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Opinion
Comment: New 'Dawn', same feel to Libyan campaign
The US-led coalition taking on Libyan leader Col Gaddafi has again shown the rapid effect of overwhelming air power, but must avoid getting bogged down like in Iraq and Kosovo ...
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Business briefs
French aerospace supplier Latécoère has attracted several potential suitors in response to its search for a partner.
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NewsPICTURES: A400M completes low-speed take-off tests
Airbus Military's A400M has demonstrated a maximum pitch-up angle of 13º during low-speed take-off tests ...
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Rafale destroys Libyan jet, as France steps up action
A French air force Rafale has destroyed a Libyan aircraft after it violated the no-fly zone over Misrata ...
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NewsGE, Rolls-Royce to self-fund F136 after stop-work order
General Electric and Rolls-Royce will spend their own money to keep the F136 engine alive as the company and its supporters in Congress fight a 90-day stop-work...