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Lockheed wins contract for Apache sensor upgrade
The US Army has given Lockheed Martin a $15 million contract to launch production of its VNsight enhancement for the AH-64 Apache ...
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Rafael pitches Litening pod for India's fighter contest
Israel's Rafael has intensified a marketing push to get its Litening G-4 targeting pod on board whichever aircraft eventually wins the Indian air force's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
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NewsIran Air jet reportedly crashes at Urmia
Preliminary reports from Iran indicate that a passenger aircraft with over 100 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Initial reports...
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USAF EELV safe from Pentagon cuts
In a plan that would ultimately cut billions from existing Pentagon programmes, at least one space project is safe, according to US Secretary of Defense...
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NewsUS military unveils possible F-35B redesign in sweeping budget reforms
Lockheed Martin may need to redesign the airframe structure and propulsion system of the STOVL F-35B, says US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ...
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USAF nears final piece of airborne ISR rebirth for Afghanistan
The US Air Force is within two months of installing the final piece of a broad shake-up of its approach to airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in Afghanistan.
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Elbit lands combat training deal with Asian country
Elbit Systems has secured an $18 million order to supply its Ehud air combat manoeuvring instrumentation system to an unspecified Asian air force. "The...
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India could add six more C-130Js this year, says Lockheed official
New Delhi could sign a follow-on order for Lockheed Martin's C-130J Hercules transport this year ...
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Forecasts 2011: UAVS - Battle budget worries
The unmanned segment of the global defence market will spend much of 2011 jockeying for position, trying to find a niche in shrinking budgets.
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Opinion
Comment: Lessons lost
A baffling oversight on the part of the US Air Force's special operations command means that the causes of a fatal crash - and any need for remedial action - are still to be understood
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Indian P-8Is to have Harpoon II missiles
India plans to buy Boeing AGM-84L Harpoon II anti-ship missiles and related equipment for its future fleet of P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft.
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Forecasts 2011: Defence - Caution continues
Military budgets are under pressure in the USA and Europe, but Asia has some ambitious plans in store ...
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NewsUS government details AH-64D bid for Indian air force contract
The US government has confirmed details of Boeing's bid for a $600 million attack helicopter contract in India with the AH-64D Block III Apache ...
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Missing recorder means CV-22 crash remains a mystery
A paperwork glitch has deprived investigators of the flight incident recorder on board a crashed Bell Boeing CV-22 tiltrotor despite evidence that the critical device survived, according to the president of a US Air Force accident investigation board.
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Italian air force accepts first Tornado IDS with mid-life update
Alenia Aeronautica has delivered the first Panavia Tornado IDS upgraded to "basic full mid-life update" status to the Italian air force.
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Applied Signal buy to boost Raytheon intelligence
Raytheon has moved to expand its intelligence-gathering products with an agreement to purchase mid-tier defence contractor Applied Signal Technology in a $490 million deal.
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Opinion
Comment: Show off
Military aircraft display routines are supposed to be about giving taxpayers a prudent, safe look at what they're getting for their money - not pushing aircraft to and beyond their limits
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NewsCUTAWAY: AH-1Z Viper enters production as substantially new aircraft
Bell's AH-1Z Viper is entering production as a substantially new aircraft, with increased aerodynamic performance and vastly more sophisticated avionics ...
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NewsFirst RAF personnel to start Rivet Joint conversion in January
Royal Air Force personnel will start to transition to the RC-135 Rivet Joint electronic intelligence aircraft in January ...
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NewsIndia receives first C-130J from breakthrough deal with US industry
The Indian air force has received the first of six Lockheed Martin C-130Js ordered under New Dehli's first transaction with the US foreign military sale system ...