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NewsInsitu completes RQ-21A Block II first flight
Insitu has completed the first flight of the RQ-21A Integrator Block II unmanned air vehicle ...
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UAE funds Hercules avionics modernisation
The United Arab Emirates has signed a more than $42 million contract to modernise six of its C-130H/L-100 tactical transports ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Finmeccanica crisis casts shadow far beyond AW101 deal
Just days after receiving a grilling from journalists about delays to much-needed procurement programmes at the Aero India show in Bengaluru in early February,...
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NewsReborn Beechcraft emerges from bankruptcy protection
Beechcraft emerges on 19 February from bankruptcy protection with a new business plan and a restored leadership team - and without its Hawker-branded business jet division and more than $2 billion of debt, both shed during a 10-month-long financial restructuring process.
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NewsLockheed F-35 programme may have to be restructured under sequestration
The entire Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme may have to be restructured if the Pentagon budget undergoes the full 10 year effects of sequestration....
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NewsIN FOCUS: Balanced budget poses challenge to UK armed services
The UK Ministry of Defence has balanced the books with its 10-year equipment plan, but questions remain as to whether its armed forces can live within their budgets
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NewsSOCOM places urgent order for Insitu UAVs
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has placed an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity service order for with Insitu for medium-endurance unmanned...
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NewsRAF's first Airseeker conversion on track, MoD says
The Royal Air Force's first of three Airseeker electronic intelligence aircraft will enter operational service in October 2014, following an on-time delivery in December 2013, one of the UK's defence ministers has confirmed.
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NewsUS Coast Guard buys additional CN235
The US Coast Guard has exercised a contract option to purchase an additional Airbus Military CN235 turboprop transport ...
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NewsIran reveals new Qaher 313 stealth fighter
Iran revealed on 2 February what it claims is a new stealth fighter called the Qaher 313. "The advanced aircraft with an advanced appearance has a...
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AAI tackles Aerosonde propulsion fault
Engine problems have caused the loss of several AAI Aerosonde UAVs flown in support of the US Navy, Textron says ...
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NewsEmbraer delivers first three Super Tucanos to Angola
Angola's air force has received its first three turboprop-powered Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos ...
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NewsUK extends support role in Mali, but rules out UAVs
The UK will continue to commit one of its Boeing C-17 strategic transports to supporting France's Operation Serval in Mali for a further three months ...
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NewsUK adds detail to 10-year defence equipment plan
The UK Ministry of Defence has detailed its equipment plan for the 10-year period until 2021-2022, for which its total spending will be just over £159 billion...
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NewsEurocopter works to fend off upgrade challenge for US AAS deal
Eurocopter believes the US Army's requirement to replace or upgrade its fleet of ageing Bell OH-58 Kiowa Warriors is the "largest military opportunity in the coming years", amid a global defence market that will remain "slow" for the foreseeable future.
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NewsUK deploys Sentinel for Mali surveillance role
The UK has provided one of its Sentinel R1 battlefield surveillance aircraft to support France's Operation Serval campaign in Mali ...
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NewsVietnam takes delivery of last Spanish-built C212
The last Airbus Military C212-400 aircraft to be produced in Spain has been delivered to the Vietnamese coast guard. This is the coast guard's third...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Chinese air force not yet a match for Japan's
Tensions between China and Japan over disputed islands have raised the prospect of their air forces perhaps going head-to-head ...
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NewsUS Navy can’t award V-22 multi-year contract until US passes budget
The US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) cannot award Bell-Boeing a second multi-year production contact for the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor until a 2013...
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NewsPICTURE: India's first C-17 enters flight testing
India's first C-17 strategic transport has been delivered for flight testing at Edwards AFB in California ...