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Saudi Arabia seeks Tranche 3 capabilities for Typhoon fleet
Saudi Arabia could modify its Salam programme acquisition of the Eurofighter Typhoon to equip part of the fleet with Tranche 3 capabilities ...
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US House votes to cancel F-35's alternate engine, but debate continues
US lawmakers have voted to cancel the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 engine, but the debate about the alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter will resume in the Senate.
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Dassault offers French military Heron TP lease deal
Dassault is considering leasing Israel Aerospace Industries Heron TP unmanned aircraft systems to the French armed forces ...
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PICTURES: Oldest Dominie trainer flown into retirement at Cosford
One of the RAF's recently-retired Dominie T1 trainers has been flown to its new home at the RAF Museum Cosford ...
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EADS outlines bidding strategy for KC-X win
As the KC-X competition enters perhaps its final week, EADS North America has revealed a major shift in pricing strategy and outlined how its proposal may prevail over Boeing's bid.
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PICTURES: A400M starts tanker trials with RAF VC10
Airbus Military has kicked off A400M tanker receiver trials behind an RAF-operated VC10 ...
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A400M, other charges push Thales into red
Thales is to report a 2010 operating loss of €100 million ($135 million) after taking a remarkable €700 million charge against its troubled supply contracts for the Airbus Military A400M, Turkish Meltem maritime patrol aircraft and a Danish ticketing project.
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Sea Avenger wing passes wind tunnel test
General Atomics has completed key wind tunnel testing with its carrier-based Sea Avenger unmanned aircraft ...
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PICTURE: South Korean F-16s get JDAM capability
South Korea plans to equip its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighters with Boeing's GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition.
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PICTURE: Spanish navy AV-8B upgrade gathers pace
Cassidian has completed flight testing with its prototype upgraded AV-8B Harrier II strike aircraft ...
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Tamam unveils UAV navigation system
Israel Aerospace Industries' Tamam division has unveiled an airborne navigation system for unmanned air vehicles ...
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VIDEO: Elbit performs joint sorties with Hermes-family UAVs
Elbit Systems has performed a series of joint missions with its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicles using the same universal ground control station (UGCS).
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Global Hawk orders cut to pay for sensor fixes
The US Air Force has slashed a planned order for its Block 40-variant Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system ...
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Pentagon budget request doubles-down on long range strike
The US military has proposed to jump-start development of new land- and sea-based bombers in the FY2012 budget ...
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Unhappy Valentine's for US defence industry
US Congress has not been showing the Pentagon much love when it comes to budget allocation, and the national defence industry looks to be at high risk of heartbreak
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AERO INDIA: Boeing comment provokes combat aircraft debate
Saab believes its Gripen IN will make the shortlist in India's medium multi-role combat aircraft contest, despite a Boeing prediction ...
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PICTURE: Lockheed paints USAF's first MC-130J tanker
The US Air Force's first MC-130J combat tanker has emerged from the paint shop at Lockheed's Marietta manufacturing site ...