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Israel seeks more Apache attack helicopters
The Israeli air force wants to increase its inventory of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters, directly as a result of its operational experience...
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PICTURES: Wings for RAF’s first A330 tanker head for assembly
Airbus UK has shipped the wings for the UK Royal Air Force's first Airbus A330-200-based tanker to Bremen for equipment installation ...
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Boeing, Alenia part ways on C-27J final assembly talks
Boeing and Alenia Aeronautica have severed three-year-old partnership talks for the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) programme. The US Army and the...
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F-22 funding decision pushed back
The US Department of Defense has delayed a decision on extending production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 beyond a 1 March...
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Sorry tale of Australian defence procurement
A number of 'defence capability nightmares' has forced the Australian government to take a long, hard look at the country's defence procurement weaknesses
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Saab Avitronics wins Italian Tornado contract
Saab Avitronics will provide an enhanced version of the BOZ countermeasures dispenser pod to protect Italian Tornados in Afghanistan ...
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India details plans for indigenous medium combat aircraft
India's Aeronautical Development Agency has begun talks with nation's air force over its planned medium combat aircraft development ...
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NewsAustralia to wire F/A-18Fs for Growler upgrade
Boeing will modify half of Australia's Super Hornet fleet for potential use as electronic attack aircraft, defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon has announced ...
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RAF accepts first Hawk T2s, but others head for storage
UK instructors have begun flying BAE Systems' first two Hawk 128s, but logistics issues will leave more of the trainers on the ground this year ...
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UK should consider A400M withdrawal, report says
The UK must decide whether delays to its 25 Airbus Military A400M transports could be severe enough to merit its withdrawal from the project, a cross-part committe has said ...
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Finance fears threaten UK's military flying training projects
Heightened pressure on the global financial market has prompted the UK Ministry of Defence to re-evaluate the funding model for elements of its Military...
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Blade and cockpit technologies promise long-life VH-3D
A new set of composite rotorblades being prepared for Sikorsky S-61 heavy twins could boost performance and add decades of life to the type and its VH-3D...
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Norway picks BAE torpedoes for NH90
Norway has ordered BAE Systems' Sting Ray Mod 1 lightweight torpedo to arm its NH Industries NH90s and Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions ...
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NewsPICTURE: Serbia's Lasta-95 trainer makes first flight
The first prototype of Serbia's delayed Utva Lasta-95/Lasta 3 piston trainer made its first two flights from Batajnica air base on 5 February ...
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Denel's A-Darter makes test debut
Denel has completed the first series of test firings of its A-Darter short-range air-to-air missile, performing several boost-assisted launches at its OTB ...
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Israel continues to search for Skyhawk jet trainer replacement
Israel expects to use its McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk advanced jet trainers until the middle of the next decade, and could then employ some of its current...
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NewsUAE chooses M-346 as advanced lead-in fighter trainer
The United Arab Emirates air force and air defence has selected Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 Master as its future advanced lead-in fighter trainer ...
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Turkey completes deal for 30 new F-16s
The US Air Force has finalised a $797 million deal for Turkey to buy 30 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 fighters. Announced...
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Thailand gets funding for follow-on Gripen purchase
Thailand's defence ministry plans to secure the budget to exercise options for a second batch of six Saab ...