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Boeing seeks German industry partners for Super Hornet/Growler bid
Boeing has stepped up its campaign to sell a combination of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to Berlin, by issuing a request for information to potential local equipment suppliers.
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Hungarian Gripen upgrade to deliver radar, weapons enhancements
Hungary’s Saab Gripen C/D fighters are to be upgraded to the latest MS20 Block 2 operating standard, with the work to incorporate radar modifications, enhanced communications and expanded weapons capability.
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Collins flight-tests next-gen military network using Bonanza and Mi-2s
Collins Aerospace late last year completed flight tests that demonstrated a suite of integrated communications and networking technologies as part of a US military network-modernisation effort.
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Russia’s first new-build Tu-160M bomber makes flight debut
Russia’s first new-build example of the Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber made its debut flight on 12 January.
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RAF completes Poseidon fleet, as ninth P-8A arrives in UK
The UK Royal Air Force has received the last of its nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft, with the twinjet having landed at its Lossiemouth base in Scotland on 11 January.
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Strong 2021 order performance drives backlog growth at Dassault
Dassault Aviation turned in a healthy performance in 2021, boosted by strong sales of its Falcon business jets and Rafale fighter.
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Raytheon, US Navy talk EA-18G’s AESA radar providing jamming boost
Raytheon and the US Navy are looking to increase the jamming capability of the Boeing EA-18G Growler by also using the electronic attack aircraft’s APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar.
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US Air Force to advance stealthy successor for F-22
Details of the US Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter are top secret, but some hints about its key technologies are beginning to appear.
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Is Seoul’s KF-21 fighter an export star in waiting?
The KF-21 is South Korea’s boldest aerospace development. Can Seoul turn the home-grown fighter into a key defence asset and export success?
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UAE, Finnish orders intensify fighter rivalry
A late flurry of fighter competition activity as 2021 drew to a close saw the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sign a surprise deal to acquire 80 Dassault Rafales and Lockheed Martin triumph in Finland’s 64-aircraft HX process.
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Japan, UK to build joint engine demonstrator for future fighters
Japan and the UK have signed an agreement to jointly develop an engine demonstrator suitable for use with future combat aircraft.
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BAE, Embraer to study Eve’s military potential
BAE Systems and Embraer are to collaborate on a study into potential military applications for the electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft being developed by the Brazilian company’s Eve urban air mobility unit.
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First European-based US Air Force F-35As arrive at Lakenheath home
The first four of an eventual 24 US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35As to be based at RAF Lakenheath in the UK arrived at the Suffolk base on 15 December.
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From The Blades to Excalibur: how 2Excel became a ‘mini-prime’
UK engineering services provider 2Excel Aviation has signed a new five-year strategic partnership with Leonardo, with the pact including joint work on a flying testbed to support the nation’s Tempest future combat air system programme.
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USAF hits maritime target with cruise missile launched from C-130
The US Air Force has hit a target with a cruise missile launched from the ramp of a cargo aircraft for the first time as part of its Rapid Dragon programme.
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USA ‘prepared to move forward’ with F-35A sale to UAE
After delays and reports that the deal might fall apart, the USA is prepared to move forward with the proposed sale of 50 Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters to the United Arab Emirates.
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First Eurofighter pair arrive in Kuwait
Kuwait has taken delivery of its first two of an eventual 28 Eurofighter Typhoons, with the jets arriving on 14 December.
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Long-range missiles force US Air Force to rethink AWACS technology
Facing down long-range air-to-air missiles, such as the Chinese air force’s PL-15, the US Air Force is rethinking its airborne warning and control systems.
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Lockheed Martin celebrates as F-35A wins in Finland
Finland has picked the Lockheed Martin F-35A to replace its fleet of 62 aged Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters under its HX requirement.
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Boeing KC-46A tanker approved for five more refuelling missions
The US Air Force approved Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tanker to refuel five additional aircraft types on 6 December, marking continued slow expansion of the aircraft’s capabilities.