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France signs deal for C-135 tanker upgrade
The French air force's Boeing C-135 tankers are to receive an avionics upgrade from Air France Industries ...
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Piasecki reveals new look for hot-rod Chinook
Piasecki Aircraft has revealed new images of a Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter augmented by ducted-fan thrusters, which can be vectored to boost...
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NewsCongress rallies to support F-22 extension
Hundreds of US legislators have urged President Barack Obama to approve funds to stretch Lockheed Martin F-22 production by another year ...
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French army to deploy Tigers in second quarter
The first operational deployment of the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter will take place in the second quarter of 2009, the manufacturer's chief executive...
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Eurocopter looks across Atlantic for European heavylift helicopter
Eurocopter is seeking to pursue transatlantic co-operation to develop a helicopter for a European Defence Agency heavylift programme, chief executive Lutz...
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PICTURE: BAE Systems flies Paveway IV bombs on Tornado GR4
Accelerated flight tests have begun which will enable the RAF's Panavia Tornado GR4s to carry Raytheon Systems Paveway IV bombs in Afghanistan ...
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CSAR-X competitors submit bids for $15 billion contract
The US Air Force has begun evaluating three bids for its $15 billion combat search and rescue (CSAR-X) helicopter contract, although the scheduled award...
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Boeing touts Super Hornet credentials for Danish fighter deal
Boeing is stepping up its campaign to offer the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to Denmark, with two US Navy examples scheduled to visit Copenhagen in early February. "Denmark...
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NATO picks Sigonella for Alliance Ground Surveillance base
NATO has formally selected Sigonella air base in Sicily as the main operating base for its future Alliance Ground Surveillance capability, which should be...
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PICTURE: Lithuania receives second C-27J transport
The Lithuanian air force has introduced its second of three Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan tactical transports ...
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Bolivia poised to get surplus Czech L-159 combat aircraft
Bolivia appears set to acquire six surplus Aero Vodochody L-159s from the Czech Republic ...
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NewsIAI's Heron UAV to make maritime patrol debut
Israel will begin flying maritime patrol sorties over the Mediterranean Sea by mid-2009 using modified Israel Aerospace Industries Heron UAVs ...
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Eurocopter to compete for Bell's lost US Army contract
Eurocopter will participate in the reopened competition to develop and build a new armed reconnaissance helicopter to replace the US Army's Bell OH-58 Kiowa...
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PICTURES: Lockheed to deliver first new F-16 to Greek air force
Lockheed Martin is poised to deliver the first F-16C fighter under Greece's Peace Xenia IV attrition buy of the type ...
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Israel poised to receive first Beechcraft T-6A trainer
The Israeli air force will receive its first Beechcraft T-6A Texan II trainer during February ...
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NewsUSAF starts final CSAR-X evaluation
Three competitors have submitted bids for the US Air Force's $15 billion combat search and rescue (CSAR-X) helicopter contract, in a third attempt to settle the deal ...
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PICTURES: MBDA's Brimstone missile makes RAF combat debut
The UK Royal Air Force has flown its first operational sortie over Iraq carrying an upgraded version of MBDA's Brimstone ...
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Obama: Defence knowns and unknowns
The US defence sector is flourishing - but the administration will need to sort out some inherited complications...
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PICTURES: Royal Navy Sea King returns to original markings
One of the UK Royal Navy's Westland Sea King helicopters has emerged after being resprayed in its original markings ...
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This Week briefings
UK secretary of state for transport Geoff Hoon has approved plans for a third London Heathrow runway...