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NewsLockheed wins ISIS airship contract from DARPA
Lockheed Martin has won a $400 million contract to build a high-altitude airship demonstrator with radar technology so powerful it could spot a car hidden under a canopy of trees more than 300 km away.
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NewsSukhoi confirms Su-35 prototype crash
Sukhoi has confirmed the company’s third prototype for the Su-35 programme crashed at Komsomolsk-on-Amur during high-speed ground tests.
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PICTURE: AgustaWestland reveals AW149 for Turkey
AgustaWestland has unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its AW149 armed utility helicopter at the IDEF exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey ...
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Civil simulators special: EC225 simulator flight test - startling realism
The EC225 simulator made its debut last year - and our test pilot's bumpy landing testified to the machine's realism
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USAF chief says "light strike" fighter could be needed
The US Air Force's top officer says a "light strike" platform optimised for the irregular warfare mission could be added to the service's inventory ...
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Dutch opt to postpone JSF decision
The Netherlands has postponed a final decision on whether to purchase 85 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters ...
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Boeing's double squeeze
Civil aviation crisis and Obama's defence budget are pressing both sides of the business
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Opinion
Comment: Pushing the envelope too far
The US Air Force has fully come to grips with the lessons from a Northrop T-38C crash last year that claimed the lives of two pilots. But the accident again...
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This week briefing
Following the 1 April fatal crash of a Eurocopter Super Puma, the manufacturer says that...
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Australia's Wedgetail begins make or break exercise
Australia's Boeing 737-based Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft is undergoing an operational evaluation as part of the Royal Australian...
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USAF surveys industry for T-38 replacement
The US Air Force has launched a market survey to acquire a new lead-in trainer in 2017, while crafting a careful strategy to preserve its ageing Northrop...
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Lockheed Martin to accept F-22 termination decision
A top Lockheed Martin executive says the company will not oppose the Department of Defense's proposal to halt F-22 production. The company stands to lose...
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US Army orders seven more C-27J transports
The US Army has awarded L-3 Communications a contract to deliver the second batch of Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft starting...
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NewsVirgin 747-400 to accompany Red Arrows flypast at Biggin Hill
Virgin Atlantic Airways is to fly a Boeing 747-400 in formation with the Royal Air Force aerial display team, the Red Arrows, at an upcoming UK air show
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UK advances talks on Eurofighter, A400M deals
The UK should approve a production deal for its first Tranche 3 Eurofighter Typhoons in the coming weeks, but talks continue on the fate of its A400M order ...
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NewsPICTURES: General Atomics reveals Predator C 'Avenger' UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has released the first public images and the new name of its Predator C "Avenger" unmanned...
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Middle East supplement: Dedicated service
Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, formerly GAMCO, has a growing workload from Etihad and is looking to expand its client base
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From Swordfish to sword holders – Naval Aviation puts on a show
From swordfish to sword holders - naval aviation puts on a show
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NewsIndia's HAL establishing MRO JV with US firm Timco
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and US maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Timco Aviation Services have signed a joint venture agreement to establish an MRO...