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NewsBoeing wins multibillion dollar contract to sustain global C-17 Globemaster III fleet
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a multibillion-dollar contract to sustain the worldwide fleet of C-17 Globemaster III strategic transports over the next 10 years.
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NewsGermany finalises order for P-8A maritime patrol fleet
Berlin has finalised a contract to equip its navy with five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, with deliveries to commence in 2024 under the Foreign Military Sales programme deal.
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NewsDARPA’s HAWC scramjet missile goes hypersonic in successful test
The free flight test of the missile is the first time the US government has successfully launched a scramjet hypersonic vehicle since 2013 when the Boeing X-51 flew 240s, the record for longest air-breathing hypersonic flight.
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NewsLockheed agrees to F-35 ‘production smoothing’ plan
Coming off 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic threw production of the F-35 further behind schedule, the F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have agreed to a plan to ramp up production of the stealth fighter.
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NewsQatar defence fund behind Aeralis investment
An investment fund with links to the Qatari ministry of defence has been revealed as the mystery backer that recently injected £10.5 million ($14.5 million) into UK start-up Aeralis.
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NewsRolls-Royce wins $2.6bn re-engining contract for B-52H Stratofortress
The US Air Force has awarded Rolls-Royce a $2.6 billion contract to replace the engines on its Boeing B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet.
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NewsRoyal Canadian Air Force to upgrade CF-18A Hornets with Raytheon AESA radars
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) plans to upgrade some of its ageing Boeing CF-18A Hornets with Raytheon Technologies’ APG-79(V)4 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars.
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NewsUSAF prepares to test adaptive engines from GE, P&W
The US Air Force plans to start testing adaptive engine prototypes from GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney in early fiscal year 2022.
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NewsRaytheon unveils compact, half-priced gallium nitride AESA radar
Lower-cost, smaller AESA radars are a critical enabling technology for several aircraft types, including ”attritable” unmanned air vehicles and light-attack aircraft. Both types have emerged in recent years as low-cost solutions for aerial combat.
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NewsFirst USAF F-35As stationed in Europe due at RAF Lakenheath in December
The US Air Force’s first Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters to be permanently stationed in Europe are expected to arrive at RAF Lakenheath in the UK this December.
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NewsNew mindset the key to Tempest success, partners say
Maintaining the early strong momentum of the UK’s Tempest future combat air system (FCAS) programme will require the adoption of a joint venture culture and the ability to smoothly introduce further partner nations, industry and military officials say.
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NewsUS Air Force considers buying the E-7 Wedgetail
The US Air Force (USAF) is considering the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail to replace its fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
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NewsRed 6 to install augmented reality headset in multiple T-38 jets
Start-up Red 6 has won a contract to install its augmented reality headset into multiple US Air Force (USAF) Northrop T-38 Talon jet trainers.
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NewsJASSM-ER launch from MC-130J to help prove ‘Rapid Dragon’ pallet concept
Lockheed Martin plans to demonstrate the ability to launch a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) from the back of an MC-130J transport by the end of the year, as it works to develop a palletised launch system called ‘Rapid Dragon’.
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NewsUSAF reveals that five, not two, B-21 test aircraft in production
The secretary of the US Air Force (USAF) has disclosed that five test examples of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber have entered production at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
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NewsRetire old aircraft or risk losing to China: USAF secretary
Frank Kendall, secretary of the US Air Force (USAF), says local politics threaten to weaken the air force by burdening it with outdated aircraft.
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NewsUSAF secretary asks ‘hard questions’ of Advanced Battle Management System
Secretary of the US Air Force Frank Kendall is forcing a reassessment of one of the service’s highest development priorities, its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), after asking “hard questions” of the imagined battlefield network and receiving “answers that weren’t that good”.
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NewsLockheed Martin unveils ‘LMXT’ in-flight refuelling tanker
Lockheed Martin has unveiled its bid for the US Air Force’s KC-Y in-flight refuelling tanker programme: the LMXT.
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NewsMiddle East funding to help Aeralis trainer take off
UK start-up Aeralis has secured a major funding boost from an undisclosed Middle East backer, plus new technical support from propulsion giant Rolls-Royce, moving its modular jet trainer concept a step closer to manufacturing reality.
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NewsItaly, UK to complete Meteor, Spear missile integration on F-35 fleets
BAE Systems and MBDA have been contracted to complete the integration of Meteor and Spear missiles onto the Lockheed Martin F-35 for two European operators.