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ADEX: Seoul seeks big ISTAR, AEW&C boost
The 2020s will see the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) obtain new aircraft for three emergent requirements.
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Karem unveils FARA design for US Army
Karem Aircraft has unveiled its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) design, as it pursues a development deal with the US Army.
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Gray Eagle ER to carry glide munitions and air launched effects
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is upgrading its MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (ER) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to be able to carry and launch the Dynetics GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition, as well as so-called future air-launched effects.
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AeroVironment targets FTUAS return with Puma LE
Despite missing out on the prototyping contract phase of the US Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) programme – the effort to replace the Textron RQ-7 Shadow – AeroVironment is pitching a long-range variant of its hand-launched Puma for the service’s requirement.
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UK F-35s make debut on new aircraft carrier
UK-owned Lockheed Martin F-35Bs have landed on the deck of the Royal Navy (RN) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time, just over a year before the combination will be declared operationally ready.
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Sikorsky unveils Raider X for US Army’s FARA contest
Sikorsky has unveiled its design pitch for the US Army’s Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) requirement.
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ADEX: Full-sized KAI KF-X mock-up unveiled
Seoul has unveiled a full-sized mock-up of the developmental Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter.
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ADEX: RoKAF F-35As in show debut amid order talk
The Lockheed Martin F-35A appears likely to secure a 20-aircraft follow up order from Seoul, as the type makes its ADEX debut in the livery of the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF).
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Russian Helicopters to merge Mil and Kamov design bureaus
Russian Helicopters plans to merge its two storied design bureaus, Mil and Kamov, into one unit, called the National Helicopter Center.
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Islamabad highlights defence aviation progress
The Pakistan military’s yearbook for 2017-2018 disclosed that Islamabad has obtained at least 60 CM-400AKG air-to-surface missiles, and that work continues on a future fighter concept.
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Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie damaged during landing
The Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned air vehicle (UAV) was damaged during landing after completing its third flight on 9 October in Yuma, Arizona.
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Sikorsky pushes deeper into autonomous flight with OPV UH-60A
Since making its first flight in May, Sikorsky’s optionally piloted UH-60A Black Hawk has flown 54.5h and tested several autonomous flight functions.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Maggie Appleton chief executive Royal Air Force Museum
Maggie Appleton is chief executive of the Royal Air Force Museum, a role that encompasses her vision to inspire the public about the service’s activities using personal testimony and immersive exhibitions.
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Argentina to retrofit aging IA-58 Pucará into Fenix ISR model
The Argentine air force plans to retrofit an undisclosed number of its IA-58 Pucará light attack aircraft into intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) variants, renaming the type as IA-58 Fenix.
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Airbus, Dassault warn over FCAS funding need
Industry partners Airbus Defence & Space and Dassault are urging the French and German governments to agree funding commitments to rapidly launch demonstrator-phase activities linked to a proposed Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
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Italy adds three more maritime patrol ATR 72s
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza agency has signed for three additional ATR 72MPs – the maritime patrol variant of the turboprop airliner.
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Canada's first C295 gains air force livery
The first of 16 Airbus Defence & Space C295 search and rescue aircraft on order for the Royal Canadian Air Force has received its service markings.
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Boeing military aircraft deliveries jump 114% in Q3
Boeing Defense, Space & Security delivered 77 military aircraft in the third quarter of FY2019, a 114% jump over the number of aircraft the company delivered in the second quarter, as the company appears to continue to play catch up on orders delayed by quality issues.
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Dassault delivers first Rafale to India
New Delhi has taken delivery of its first four Dassault Rafales, completing a decades long odyssey to obtain a new fighter.
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MQ-9B to demonstrate National Airspace flight above San Diego
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems signed an agreement with NASA to perform a demonstration flight of its MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicle (UAV) within the National Airspace System in the summer of 2020.