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NewsPICTURE: Third Lynx Wildcat joins flight test fleet
AgustaWestland's third and final AW159 Lynx Wildcat test aircraft has joined the company's operational fleet ...
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NewsPICTURES: UAE's first PC-21 makes flight debut
Pilatus has performed the first flight of a PC-21 turboprop trainer for the United Arab Emirates ...
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Hydrotreated renewable jet fuel close to certification but scale-up challenges remain
Certification of hydrotreated renewable jet fuel could be imminent. The challenge then will be to secure investment and feedstock breakthroughs to scale up production
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NewsFatigue cracks raise questions about key decision in F-35 redesign
Are the cracks widening? Questions raised over 2004 weight-saving decision to switch key F-35...
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Armchair astronaut: flying the Space Shuttle simulator
What is it like to fly the Space Shuttle? Two simulators in Houston gave our test pilot a taste of an atmospheric experience
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NewsLatest deal for 31 F-35s shows slight price decline
Lockheed Martin has finalised a nearly $3.5 billion low-rate initial production contract for 31 more F-35s ...
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US Air Force confirms F-22 pilot died in crash
The US Air Force has confirmed that the pilot of a Lockheed Martin F-22 which crashed on 16 November died in the accident ...
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NewsUSAF spots “apparent” F-22 wreckage, pilot still missing
Aircraft wreckage spotted by a US Air Force search team is believed to be a Lockheed Martin F-22 that disappeared at 7:40pm on 16 November, the USAF says....
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P-3C concerns may freeze deliveries from Lockheed plant
US officials could freeze deliveries from Lockheed's Greenville factory after finding "quality issues" on P-3C Orion wing components ...
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General Electric primes CMC for turbine blades
To consume fuel more efficiently, a gas turbine engine needs to squeeze air harder before it enters the combustion chamber and turn up the heat. If...
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NewsDutch Apaches fly last missions in Afghanistan
The Netherlands' Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters have flown their last missions in Afghanistan ...
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NewsUSAF launches search for missing F-22 Raptor
The US Air Force is searching for an F-22 Raptor which failed to return following a training flight in Alaska ...
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USAF selects three to compete for insurgent jammer
The US Air Force has selected three companies to bid for a $200 million programme to field an electronic attack pod aimed at jamming communications networks...
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Israel offered 20 more F-35s to extend settlement freeze
The USA has offered Israel another 20 Joint Strike Fighters to continue its suspension of settlement activity in the West Bank ...
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NewsPICTURES: UK accepts its last C-17 strategic transport
The UK has accepted its seventh and last C-17 from Boeing, as Royal Air Force operations with the type have passed 60,000h ...
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NewsPICTURE: Zhuhai10 - AVIC launches L-15 version with afterburner
AVIC Defence has developed a version of its L-15 advanced jet trainer with an afterburner, upgraded cockpit and radar ...
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NewsZhuhai10: China in talks with several potential JF-17 customers
China is in discussions about selling the Chengdu /PAC JF-17 fighter to up to eight countries ...
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NewsBAE Systems confirms partners for MFTS bid
BAE Systems' bid to become fixed-wing aircraft service provider for the UK's Military Flying Training System (MFTS) has taken a step forward, with the signing...
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NewsPICTURE: S-70i Black Hawk makes first flight in Poland
Sikorsky's PZL Mielec-assembled S-70i International Black Hawk helicopter has been flown for the first time in Poland ...