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Airbus beats Boeing in South Korean tanker competition
Airbus Defence & Space this week added South Korea to its growing list of A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) operators after the nation downselected the tanker type over Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus and Israel Aerospace Industries’ 767-based design.
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PICTURES: USN Prowler embarks on final flight
The US Navy’s last Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft flew its final flight from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington on 27 June, concluding 44 years in service with the force.
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USAF’s ultra-lethal carbon fibre bomb approved for export
The United States plans to export an advanced, tungsten-laden bomb that is designed to cause less collateral damage than its predecessors, but be more lethal.
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Global Hawk ‘payload adaptor’ plan gaining momentum
Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4B Global Hawk would evolve into a “reconfigurable sensor-transporter” capable of carrying a variety of sensors weighing up to 544kg (1200lb) under a modification programme currently being assessed by the US Air Force.
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VIDEO: Ukraine crowd-sources for new surveillance UAV
A crowd-sourcing campaign to bring an indigenous Ukrainian unmanned air vehicle into operation to monitor “enemy movement and locations” has raised 84% of its target.
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New report pokes holes in USAF’s argument for retiring the A-10
The US Government Accountability Office has raised doubts about an air force claim that retiring the A-10C Warthog would save the government $4.2 billion over five years, and says capability gaps will emerge without close-in attack aircraft.
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Anglo-French consortium to develop anti-UAV system
A consortium of British and French industry has signed an agreement to develop a counter-unmanned air vehicle system.
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Bombers or boomers? DoD faces a nuclear spending dilemma
The greatest threat to the US long-range strike bomber (LRS-B) programme could be a submarine, with a new report showing that modernisation of the sea-based leg of the USA’s nuclear triad dwarfs planned spending on airborne assets
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Boeing touts KC-46A cost, combat design ahead of Korean decision
With South Korea just weeks away from selecting an aerial refuelling tanker, Boeing is touting the combat capability and lower projected life-cycle cost of its KC-46A offering as reasons for a Pegasus downselect.
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PZL-Świdnik launches legal fight over Polish helicopter deal
PZL-Świdnik has launched legal action in an attempt to overturn the nation’s recent selection of rival Airbus Helicopters for a 50-rotorcraft deal
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PICTURES: KAI signs key LCH/LAH contracts
South Korea’s aerospace ambitions have taken a step forward with the signing of two contracts related to the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed Helicopter (LAH).
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Brazilian air force seeks to join armed UAV club
A senior Brazilian air force commander says his country should join the growing list of countries using armed unmanned air systems for routine operations.
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F-35B demonstrates short take-off capability
The UK and USA have carried out the first short take-off test of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II during a ground-based test at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland, USA on 19 June.
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Boeing delivers its final USAF C-17 simulator
Boeing has all but capped its C-17 production run and will soon shift gears to focus almost entirely on upgrade and sustainment, with Qatar ordering four of the last five aircraft and the US Air Force taking delivery of final aircrew training simulator.
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USAF wants improved day-night F-22 Raptor helmet by 2020
A long-running effort to provide F-22 Raptor pilots with a day and night helmet-mounted display and cuing system has taken a significant step forward, with the US Air Force publishing a draft programme schedule and requirements list that would “deliver a HMD system by 2020”.
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DGA's new Rafale testbed to be delivered by year-end
The French DGA defence procurement agency is to receive a Fokker 100 by the end of 2015, modified to allow for systems testing of the Dassault Rafale fighter.
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Israeli UAV crashes over Lebanon
Another Israeli unmanned air vehicle has crashed in Lebanon and has been destroyed by a manned air force aircraft, according to local reports.
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Embraer expands Super Tucano presence in Africa with Ghana sale
Ghana has joined the growing club of African Embraer A-29 Super Tucano operators after ordering five of the Brazilian light-attack turboprops for its air force.
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US report calls for dual-capable F-35C and tactical nukes
A US think tank has proposed installing nuclear weapons on the C-model Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for deployment aboard aircraft carriers as a hedge against Russia and China.
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Canada accepts first six Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclones
The Royal Canadian Air Force has accepted delivery of its first six Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone maritime patrol helicopters, marking a major step forward for the Sea King replacement programme that has a “torturous history”.