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Bangladesh air force eyes upgrades and new aircraft
Bangladesh's air force is embarking on a major modernisation drive. The service hopes to upgrade some of its fighters and helicopters in the near term and...
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US maritime patrol market reawakens General Atomics-Israel Aerospace Industries battle
Two makers of medium altitude, unmanned aircraft systems that previously battled for a $1 billion US Army contract four years ago are poised for another...
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Textron looks to UN decision on Sensor Fused Weapon
Manufacturer hopes to win backing for system's 99% submunition destruction rate
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Taiwan could push USA on F-16s
Taiwan could push the USA to sell mid-life upgrade kits for its Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fleet this year amid continuing resistance to its request for new...
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Damage control test to lose 80% of wing in-flight
Check-out flights of a subscale autonomous Boeing F/A-18 Hornet have started this month in preparation for damage control testing where 80% of the wing and...
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Crossover technologies set to boost UAV integration
A slate of technologies being readied for flight and ground testing by military and civilian agencies could accelerate the integration of larger manned and...
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New contract to boost Iraq's C-130J fleet to six aircraft
Iraq is to acquire the remaining two of its planned six C-130J-30 tactical transports, under a $140 million contract agreed via the US Air Force. Announced...
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AUVSI: Northrop lifts veil on Bat UAV strategy, settles dispute over Raytheon KillerBee
The Bat family of UAVs that Northrop Grumman acquired four months ago from race car-maker Swift Engineering will be offered for widely ranging applications,...
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AUVSI: GA-ASI makes second push for naval Predator B
Almost a year and a half after losing the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance contract, the head of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems...
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NewsPICTURE: Gulf state's second C-17 gets Qatar Airways livery
In a first for the Boeing C-17, the Qatar Emiri Air Force's second production aircraft has been painted in the colours of a commercial airline ...
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US forces plot new role for unmanned cargo resupply
Unmanned aircraft systems are set to challenge the primacy of manned helicopters for yet a new mission area: cargo resupply. The US Marine...
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NewsPICTURES: Qatar receives first C-17 strategic transport
Boeing has delivered the first of two C-17 strategic transports to Qatar - the type's first Middle Eastern operator ...
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AUVSI: Northrop demonstrates Navy Expeditionary Overwatch system
Unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned aircraft can be used to provide persistent littoral surveillance, Northrop Grumman demonstrated in an exercise conducted...
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Turkey signs contract for F-16 fleet modernisation
Turkey's defence ministry has signed contracts worth $240 million to modernise 165 of its Lockheed Martin F-16s and to acquire a further four simulators...
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NewsAUVSI: Northrop Grumman attacks appropriations staffer for RQ-4 funding cut
A Northrop Grumman executive yesterday stunned journalists by criticizing by name a staff member for the powerful House Appropriations Committee...
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AUVSI: New radar on tap for BAMS sense and avoid
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman in November will hold a preliminary design review for a "due regard" system that is to be the core of the sense and avoid...
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Vulcan cleared for rest of display season following landing gear inspection
The UK's Vulcan to the Sky Trust has secured an extension to the approved number of cycles for its restored Cold War bomber XH558 ...
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AUVSI: F/A-18 may perform 'hands-off' carrier landings by 2011
A Boeing F/A-18D Hornet may perform the first "hands-off" approaches and landings to an aircraft carrier within two years, the US Navy says. The F/A-18D...
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NewsCanada signs contract for 15 CH-47F Chinooks
Ottawa has signed a contract for 15 Boeing CH-47Fs, with deliveries to start in mid-2013 ...
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Russia's United Aircraft reaches maturity
A new giant is set to dominate Russia's aerospace industry. Can it cope with domestic reform and still challenge the West?