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AnalysisANALYSIS: French Guiana increases air surveillance network
The air base at French Guiana has become the first French site to bolster its air defence and surveillance capability following the inauguration of the ThalesRaytheonSystems Ground Master 400 radar on 27 November.
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NewsNASA Ikhana UAV to monitor Orion test module's descent
NASA will deploy its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Ikhana unmanned air vehicle to survey the descent of the Lockheed Martin Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 (EFT-1) module after its first planned 4.5h space mission that is expected to take place on 5 December.
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NewsFirst operational MQ-8C delivered to USN
The US Navy’s first operational Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned air vehicle has been delivered to the service ahead of its first ship-board flight tests, due to begin on board the USS Jason Dunham destroyer
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NewsBoeing fixes KC-46 wiring issues, sets first flight for spring 2015
The first prototype of Boeing’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker has been rewired to meet US Air Force standards and is being prepared for its first flight sometime in late spring 2015, the companies chief operating officer says.
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Sikorsky CH-53K first flight pushed at earliest to March
The US Marine Corps will have to wait until at least March for its new heavy lift helicopter, the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, to make its maiden flight.
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NewsRN establishes UAV squadron
The Royal Navy has established its first unmanned air vehicle squadron to oversee the deployment of the Insitu ScanEagle that has been in operation for some 12 months.
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NewsIran believed to have joined air battle against IS
Iran has reportedly joined the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq, targeting insurgents in the eastern part of the country with McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4s. News reports state that operations began in recent days, following Iranian ground operations in Iraq.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Miltary faces 'perfect storm' of budget vs need
European defence forces are facing a “perfect storm”, and those in the UK are at its eye. So says Andrew Dorman, Professor of International Security in the defence studies department at Kings College, London, and a lecturer at the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham.
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NewsBoeing set to deliver 100th Japanese CH-47 fuselage
Boeing this week is set to deliver the fuselage components for Japan’s 100th CH-47 heavy lift helicopter, which are completed in that country by Kawasaki Heavy Industries under a partnership that has lasted 30 years.
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NewsCybAero Apid 60 to be tested on Swedish corvettes
CybAero’s Apid 60 unmanned air vehicle is due to undergo testing on-board the Swedish navy’s Visby-class corvette following a downselection by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).
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NewsPeru receives first deliveries of latest Mi-171Sh helicopters
Russian Helicopters has handed over the first batch of four Mil Mi-171Sh transport utilty rotorcraft to Peru for use by its army.
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NewsNew Zealand accepts first ex-Australian Super Seasprites
New Zealand has accepted the first Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite maritime helicopter following upgrade work performed by the manufacturer.
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NewsAustralia commissions helicopter carrier Canberra
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commissioned its first of two Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) vessels at a ceremony in Sydney on 28 November.
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NewsRussia establishes military UAV unit
Russia has reportedly established a dedicated unmanned air vehicle unit in the Eastern region of Chukotka, believed to stem from a $9.2 billion investment in the technology that was pledged by the defence ministry in May.
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NewsPoland delays deadline for bids on 70-helicopter deal
Poland has postponed by a month the deadline for final submissions on its 70-unit tri-service helicopter acquisition at the request of two of the three bidders.
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US pilot killed in Middle East F-16 crash
A US Air Force pilot was killed on 30 November when a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed in what US Central Command (CENTCOM) is calling a non-combat related incident.
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NewsGermany proposes 'shared' multinational NH90 helicopter fleet
Germany is proposing that 22 NH Industries (NHI) NH90 troop transport helicopters it currently has on option could be acquired and used to form a pool of rotorcraft to be shared by NATO partners.
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NewsIraq wins approval to buy $800m C-130 sustainment package
Lockheed Martin has been given a green light to sell the Iraq air force $800 million worth of sustainment support and spare parts for its fleet of C-130E and C-130J transport aircraft.
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France investigates cause of EC725 crash
One French soldier was killed and another two people injured when an Airbus Helicopters EC725 Caracal crashed in Burkina Faso on 29 November.
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NewsUSAF toasts Whiskey designation for CRH fleet
The US Air Force has settled on the HH-60W designation for its future fleet of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk-derived combat rescue helicopters (CRH), some five years before it will start taking delivery of the new type.