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Leaked Rand analysis questions USAF fighter strategy, sparks inadvertent F-35 crisis
A leaked briefing about a recent Taiwan Straits war game has developed rapidly into an international crisis for the F-35 Joint...
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This Week Briefings
Alenia Aeronautica has received a contract worth over $15 million from Lockheed Martin...
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War game argues that USAF fleet could be outmatched by Chinese
Rand's 90-slide briefing presented in August argues that the US Air Force's fifth-generation fighter fleet could be outmatched by hordes of lesser-skilled...
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Venezuela close to confirming deal for Chinese K-8 trainers
Venezuela hopes to confirm a deal for 24 Hongdu K-8 trainers from China during president Hugo Chavez's...
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Serbia eyes surplus Bosnian fighters
The Serbian air force is negotiating the acquisition of eight surplus fighters from Bosnia. The aircraft - seven J-22 Oraos and a G-4 Super Galeb...
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Diamond delivers 1000th DA20
Diamond Aircraft recently delivered its 1,000th DA20 single-engined two-seat composite trainer to the Maylan...
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Israel air force adopts fast patching material
The Israeli air force has adopted a ready-for-use material for fast patching of bombed runways, replacing asphalt and allowing a base to resume operations...
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Goodrich to evaluate alternate fuels for US Air Force
As the US Air Force enters its second year of synthetic fuel testing, Goodrich has signed on to evaluate the effects of using alternate fuels in the fuel...
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NewsUS Congress passes $487.7 defence spending bill, slashes aircraft
The US Congress today passed defence spending bills slashing funds for the Lockheed Martin F-35 and Lockheed/AugstaWestland VH-71 presidential helicopter, and also left the Lockheed F-22 and Boeing C-17 production lines still in a state of programmatic purgatory.
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First Alenia C-27J heads for US Army
The first Alenia C-27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft tactical transport aircraft for the US Army is to be delivered on 25 September by JCA prime contractor...
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First operational VH-71 flies but budget remains uncertain
First operational VH-71 flies but budget remains uncertain
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Back on the line
After years in the background, Japan is having a go at developing indigenous aircraft again. Companies like Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries...
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Wrangling over Raptor
Japan wants the F-22, but Washington will not let anyone, not even its closest ally in East Asia, access its most advanced fighter. Where does this leave Tokyo?
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Mitsubishi steps up to aerospace challenge
Teruaki Kawai: building a world-class business Mitsubishi steps up to aerospace challenge Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has thrown the gauntlet...
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NewsF-35 programme officials bash critics, suspect hidden agenda
Lockheed Martin and the US Department of Defense are attacking the motivation behind a recent barrage of criticism aimed at the basic combat abilities of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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NewsVIDEO: Exclusive General Atomics Sky Warrior maiden flight film
An exclusive 20min first flight video of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems RQ-1C Sky Warrior has been obtained by flightglobal
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NewsPICTURE: Lockheed Martin unveils wider, larger C-130XL to fight A400M
Lockheed Martin has unveiled the first public image of a widened version of the C-130 that could be offered for sale to the US Air Force within five years. Dubbed the C-130XL, the project remains under study by Lockheed's Aeronautics division in Marietta, Georgia, the site of C-130 production dating ...
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Northrop nears first flight of Global Hawk upgrade
Northrop Grumman will perform the first flight of the US Air Force's Block 30 Global Hawk UAV in late September ...
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UAS pilot gap becomes top priority for USAF
Addressing a critical shortage of pilots to operate unmanned air systems has moved to the top of the modernisation priorities for the US Air Force's newly...