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New Zealand to replace Bell UH-1 Iroquois with NH90s
Wellington to buy eight NHI helicopters and Sioux replacement choice expected soon
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Growler ready to fly early as series production ramps up
Boeing rolls out F/A-18F Super Hornet derivative and plans maiden flight within weeks
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IAI crashes out of Seoul's E-X race to give Boeing free run
737 sole contender in South Korean airborne early warning and control requirement
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NewsPicture: South Korea selects Boeing 737-based AEW&C system over Gulfstream G550 platform
South Korea has selected the Boeing 737 with Northrop Grumman Mesa radar over the Gulfstream G-550 with Elta Phalcon radar in its long-running four-aircraft airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) competition.
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NewsUS govt report: Anti-missile airliner protection 'not ready' but counter-Manpads technology progressing
A previously secret US government report has revealed that defences for civilian airliners against shoulder-to-air missiles are still currently inadequate, but that the technology is progressing.
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France eyes Libyan deal for Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters
France is in the early stages of considering a proposal to sell Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters to Libya, subject to approval by French inter-ministerial commission CIEEMG, which advises on the authorisation of arms exports.
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NewsIsraeli air power falls short as offensive in southern Lebanon fails to halt Hezbollah rocket attacks
Israel's ongoing campaign against Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon has served to illustrate the limitations of air power, with more than 4,500 offensive sorties conducted by the country's air force so far having failed to halt the barrage of rockets falling on cities and towns in northern Israel.