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NewsPentagon report questions ‘unrealistic’ F-35 test schedule
The Pentagon’s chief weapons tester says an operational evaluation of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II could be delayed by up to one year because of difficulties completing developmental testing by the due date of August 2017.
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NewsMalaysia picks MD530G for armed scout helicopters
Malaysia has become the launch customer for the upgraded G-model of the MD Helicopters MD 530, with an order for six examples of the armed scout rotorcraft for its army.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: F-35 revolutionises multi-role operations for IAF
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has accelerated its preparations for the delivery of the first Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir at the end of the year.
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NewsUK reveals sharp increase in Reaper Hellfire use
A sharp surge in the number of Lockheed Martin AGM-114 missiles deployed from the Royal Air Force’s unmanned air vehicle fleet was seen between 2014 and 2015, marking a rise in the type's use from the drawdown from intervention in Afghanistan, to current operations in Iraq and Syria.
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NewsBoeing receives first contract of Air Force One recap
One year after being announced as prime contractor, Boeing is formally on contract to replace America’s 747-200-derived "Air Force One" fleet with up to three modified 747-8 widebodies.
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NewsUS commission urges tweaks to Army aviation restructure
A two-year-old US Army plan to restructure the aviation branch over the next five years while saving billions of dollars is overall a “well-crafted” approach, but should be tweaked, says the National Commission on the Future of the Army.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Dassault's chief on the benefits of a balanced business
Any chief executive has to take the rough with the smooth, and for Dassault Aviation’s Éric Trappier, the past 12 months have provided plenty of both. The company has seen its once-turbocharged Falcon business clock up its lowest deliveries in a decade on the back of slumps in markets such ...
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NewsBoeing secures deal for 20 US and Australian P-8 Poseidons
Boeing will supply 16 more armed P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the US Navy and four to the Royal Australian Air Force under a $2.5 billion contract announced this week.
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NewsTurkish F-16s to receive new self-protection pods
Turkey’s Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fleet will receive a bolstered electronic warfare capability, after Harris was awarded a contract to provide more defensive aids suites for the air force.
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NewsFrance considers accelerating light helicopter acquisition
France will decide next year whether to advance the timeline for a wide-ranging procurement that seeks to replace hundreds of light and medium helicopters operated by all three branches of its armed forces.
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PICTURE: Medevac Surion conducts maiden flight
Medevac version of Surion conducts maiden flight
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NewsDesign review to unlock Sikorsky HH-60W funds
US air force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter programme is on track to complete a preliminary design review in April that will unlock funds for five more aircraft.
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NewsRaytheon and Northrop to receive JSTARS radar contracts
The US air force is poised to award sole-source contracts to Raytheon and Northrop Grumman for the development of their competing active electronically scanned array radars as part of its Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS recapitalisation effort.
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NewsLockheed posts upbeat outlook as defence spending rises
Lockheed Martin chief executive Marillyn Hewson says the company ended 2015 “strategically and financially stronger” following the acquisition of Sikorsky and bump-up in F-35 Lightning II procurement funding for 11 more US aircraft in fiscal year 2016.
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NewsPoland issues fresh threats over H225M order
Poland’s defence ministry has issued fresh threats to cancel a tentative deal with Airbus Helicopters for the supply of 50 H225M Caracal multi-role helicopters.
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NewsDenmark works to close capability gap with AW101 ship trials
The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) will, in mid-March, begin ship-borne qualification trials of its AgustaWestland AW101 rotorcraft.
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NewsBell mounts AH-1Z sales offensive in Bahrain
Bell Helicopter used the Bahrain International Airshow to promote the capabilities of its AH-1Z to the nation’s military, which already operates the manufacturer’s legacy Cobra attack rotorcraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Long-range fashion catches on in IAF
Waiting so long for Rafael to respond to a new fashion in missile technology seemed surprising only because the state-owned Israeli weapons and sensor house is most often the industry’s leading trendsetter.
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NewsBoeing correcting course as KC-46A refuels F-16C
The US Air Force is optimistic about awarding the first production contract to Boeing for the developmental KC-46A, following a flight test in which the 767-derived tanker transferred 725kg (1,600lb) of fuel to a Lockheed Martin F-16C – the most significant trial of its refuelling systems to date.
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NewsTaiwanese F-16A crashes in Arizona desert
A Taiwanese F-16A operating from Luke AFB in Arizona has crashed and the pilot is presumed dead, according to a base spokesman.