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Tupolev Tu-160 pair make first transatlantic flight
A pair of Tupolev Tu-160 bombers (NATO codename Blackjack) made the type's first-ever transatlantic flight, and first-ever landing outside the former Soviet...
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Warning signs: Data collection changes the face of US Army helicopter maintenance
Data collection is changing the face of US Army helicopter maintenance
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Spirit to build Columbus fuselage factory
Spirit AeroSystems this year will break ground in Wichita for new 34,800m2 (375,000ft2) factory to build and test...
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US Navy revives airship interest after 50-year gap
The US Navy has revived its interest in lighter than air vehicles for unmanned surveillance and manned logistics missions ...
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NewsPICTURE: Saab unveils C-295 Erieye concept
Saab has unveiled a scale model of EADS Casa's C-295 tactical transport equipped with its Erieye airborne early warning and control radar ...
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TS-11F Iskra offered to plug Polish trainer crisis
Poland's air force institute of technology is offering to modernise Poland's PZL Mielec Iskra jet trainers to the TS-11F standard ...
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Polish defence minister outlines spending priorities
Poland will spend around PZl60 billion ($24.4 billion) to modernise its armed forces by 2018, according to defence minister Bogdan Klich. Air force...
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PICTURE: Jordan receives surplus F-16 fighters from Belgium
Four ex-Belgian air force Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters left Kleine-Brogel on 10 September for a delivery flight to Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti air base ...
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New brand and name for Canadian maintenance provider ACTS
Former ACE Holdings subsidiary ACTS plans to formally take on a new name effective 23 September, formally dubbing itself Aveos. The maintenance, repair...
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India launches tender for up to 60 maritime helicopters
India's defence ministry has issued a tender for 16 advanced multirole naval helicopters to companies including AgustaWestland, EADS and Sikorsky, with its...
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Russia sets up central production site for amphibious aircraft
Russia is creating a single centre of competence for amphibian aircraft and flying boats with a main production and repair site in Taganrog and a test base...
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NewsUS DoD cancels troubled KC-X tanker contest
The US Department of Defense is cancelling the KC-X contest, which is aimed at procuring new air-to-air refuelling tankers for the US Air Force, because...
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Alenia Aeronautica secures fresh customer for C-27J
Alenia Aeronautica has signed a new contract for four C-27J Spartan tactical transports to be delivered to a non-NATO Mediterranean country, according to...
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Lockheed's Icarus gives operator mutiple unmanned vehicle control
Using a Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk III unmanned air vehicle , the US company has demonstrated...
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NewsA400M schedule at risk as key engine test slips to October
First flight of Airbus Military's A400M transport could slip until early November due to further engine testing delays, say industry and military sources ...
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Veteran C-130 Hercules remains at heart of US airlift
It may be 55 years old, but the C-130 is still at the heart of the USAF and other air forces' tactical transport plans as Lockheed Martin continues to modernise its airlifter
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King Airs take on USAF surveillance role in Iraq and Afghanistan
The US Air Force is poised to outfit squadrons of propeller-driven surveillance aircraft to help identify insurgents and locate bombs in Afghanistan and Iraq
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Lockheed looks to widen Hercules
Ground vehicle transport demands linked to the US Army's Future Combat System programme have prompted Lockheed Martin to study an enlarged version of the venerable Hercules ...
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Lessons of the five-day war
Russian air force experience during hostilities with Georgia will lead to fresh investment for purchases and upgrades.