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US GAO rejects latest appeal into Boeing KC-135 tanker support deal
Boeing has received a further boost to its aerial tanker business activities, with the US General Accountability Office having rejected a fresh protest by...
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US Navy weighs manned/unmanned debate in F/A-XX planning
The US Navy is weighing the merits of manned and unmanned solutions in its search for a successor to the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet ...
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Lockheed Martin C-130J selected for new special operations role
The $470 million contract announced today by the US Air Force opens the door for Lockheed Martin to sell as many as 115 more C-130Js to replace Vietnam-era C-130s serving special missions.
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RAF Tornados to replace Harriers in Afghanistan
The UK will early next year replace its Afghanistan-based Harrier ground-attack aircraft with Tornado GR4s, after a commitment lasting over four years ...
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Farnborough air show preview: global village
A cluster of chalets, halls and pavilions at Farnborough will for a week in July be the centre of the aerospace world. We look at the highlights of this year's show
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Lockheed, Pratt get first contracts under Moroccan F-16 deal
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have received their first contracts to begin production activities linked to Morocco's recently approved purchase of...
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Brazil issues 120-aircraft request to five fighter manufacturers
Brazil has revived its delayed search for a next-generation multirole combat aircraft, and in early June issued requests for information to five bidders...
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F-22, RAF to star at Air Tattoo
To be staged on 12-13 July, immediately before Farnborough, this year's Royal International Air Tattoo will feature...
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First F-35B flies nearly on time, but manufacturing schedule slips
First flight for the short-take-off/vertical-landing and weight-optimised Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter arrived nearly on schedule on 11 June,...
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UK cheers the Reaper UAV
Hailing its proven reconnaissance and strike capabilities in Afghanistan, the UK Royal Air Force is preparing for long-term use of General Atomics' ultimate Predator
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CAE UK lands Hawk 128 simulator deal
Lockheed Martin has awarded CAE UK a contract worth more than C$24 million ($23.4 million) to design and manufacture two full-mission simulators to prepare...
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Alenia appeals against Czech C-295 barter agreement
Alenia Aeronautica has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission, the Czech Republic's anti-trust office and the nation's defence ministry over...
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Northrop Grumman's P6 UAV to fly this month
Northrop Grumman is to fly a company-owned MQ-8B Fire Scout Class IV unmanned air vehicle it calls Prototype 6 (P6) later this month, before it carries out...
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Boeing sees export demand for up to 50 Growlers
Boeing and the US Navy are beginning to evaluate the potential export market for the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft. The first operational example...
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Boeing to offer C-130 Avionics Modernisation Program upgrades worldwide
Boeing is to offer modular avionics upgrades for ageing Lockheed Martin C-130 transports that will enable foreign operators to leverage off the US Air Force's...
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BAE Systems unveils its armed UAV Fury
BAE Systems has unveiled its Fury armed reconnaissance and close air support unmanned air vehicle at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International...
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Catastrophic in-flight failure of a Boeing F/A-18 Hornet not serious with Rockwell Collins software
A US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -funded flight test of an automatic control system has demonstrated that...
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USMC MV-22 Osprey pilots to do more simulator time
The US Marine Corps is modifying the training syllabus for pilots transitioning to the Bell...
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UK Reaper releases weapons for first time
The UK Royal Air Force has for the first time released weapons from its lone General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) unmanned air vehicle ...