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Netherlands seeks $180 million Apache upgrade
The Netherlands plans to upgrade its fleet of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters to the US Army's Block II configuration ...
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AUVSI: Battery-powered XFC completes extra-long flight
The US Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated a new, battery-powered unmanned air vehicle that can fly about 7h after being launched from a ship...
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NewsAUVSI Special: The UAVs to watch this decade
From AeroVironment to Urban Aeronautics, we list unmanned air vehicles that face major milestones in 2009 and 2010…
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Air-launch interceptors back in play for US missile defence
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the US Air Force are in talks about the joint development of a new interceptor that can be launched by a fighter...
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IAI flight tests new helicopter collision avoidance system
Israel Aerospace Industries' Lahav division has test flown its helicopter tactical mid-air collision avoidance system ...
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US Navy approves ground surveillance role for P-8 Poseidon
The US Navy is to equip its P-8A Poseidons for overland surveillance tasks, expanding from the primary maritime patrol mission ...
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NewsPICTURES: Pilot error blamed for Swedish Gripen mishap
Human error is believed to have caused a wheels-up landing involving a Swedish air force Saab Gripen C fighter ...
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India orders FLIR surveillance equipment for C-130Js
FLIR Systems is to equip India's Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports with electro-optical/infrared sensors ...
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PICTURES: First flight for Afghanistan's refurbished G222
Alenia Aeronautica has conducted the first flight of a refurbished G222 destined for service with the Afghan military ...
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NewsBell withdraws AH-1Z from India's attack helicopter contest
Bell has declined an opportunity to contest India's roughly $600 million attack helicopter competition with its AH-1Z Super Cobra ...
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F-22 crash casts new spotlight on Auto-GCAS technology
The US Air Force has decided against funding a readily available technology that is supposed to prevent crashes like the one that recently killed a Lockheed...
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Among allies, USAF takes irregular warfare path alone
The US Air Force is considering buys of new light attack and light transport aircraft. We ask whether its allies might follow suit ...
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Eurofighter nations to agree Tranche 3A configuration by year-end
Four partner nations have until year-end to agree the production configuration for their combined 112 Tranche 3A Eurofighters ...
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NewsLockheed Martin develops wing spoiler for F-35C flight test
Lockheed Martin is developing a spoiler for F-35C Joint Strike Fighter flight test aircraft to counter potential wing drop in transonic turns. Wing drop in high rate transonic turns is a problem because it results in a turn becoming a roll.
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UK signs contract to replace Royal Navy Jetstreams
The UK has signed a delayed deal to buy four Beechcraft King Air 350ERs to perform observer training for its Royal Navy ...
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PICTURE: US Air Force retires its last T-37 Tweet trainers
The US Air Force has retired its last seven of over 1,000 Cessna T-37 Tweet jet trainers, after more than 50 years of operating the type ...
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NewsIsrael, Boeing negotiate Apache Longbow upgrade
The Israeli air force plans to upgrade its entire fleet of Boeing AH-64A Apache attack helicopters to the manufacturer's enhanced Longbow configuration ....
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Israel's 'Eitan' air vehicle to carry imagery intelligence sensor
The Israeli air force's Heron TP/'Eitan' UAVs are to field an electro-optical payload now carried by its manned Beechcraft King Air B200s ...
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Iraqi Airways to use Blue Wings A320s to serve Europe
Iraqi Airways is intending to use aircraft from German carrier Blue Wings to re-open services between Baghdad and Europe, including flights to London.
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AUVSI Special: Europe raises ante on sense and avoid
The European Defence Agency has allocated a budget of €50 million ($70 million) to a programme aimed at demonstrating a mid-air collision avoidance system...