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NewsDUBAI: UAE air force outlines fighter, UCAV ambitions
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence has outlined a long-term acquisition strategy that includes fielding a next-generation fighter and an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) between 2018 and 2025.
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NewsSea trials pending for 'super accurate' shipboard UAV rotorcraft landing system
Thales and French naval defence systems specialist DCNS are readying seaborne trials of a system that promises world-beating accuracy for shipboard automated...
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NewsDUBAI: US mounts Osprey push in region
The Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey has made its Dubai debut this year, with the US eyeing several potential customers in the region.
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NewsDUBAI: Northrop hawking the Hawkeye
The UAE has yet to decide on the number of airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft it plans to procure, having asked bidders to instead detail how many aircraft they think it needs, a Northrop Grumman official said.
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NewsDUBAI: AEW bidders await UAE Mirage 2000-9 replacement
All three bidders for the UAE's deal for a large airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft now expect the state to delay its award until after an agreement is signed to replace the air force's fleet of Dassault Mirage 2000-9s
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NewsDUBAI: Boeing guns for more militarised 737s
Boeing foresees a big market for the militarised variants of the 737 commercial aircraft.
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NewsDUBAI: Boeing throws F-15, F/A-18 into UAE fighter modernisation mix
A top Boeing executive has added a new piece to the UAE's fighter modernisation puzzle, saying that the US government has delivered classified briefings about the capabilities of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the F-15E Strike Eagle.
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NewsDUBAI: First Saudi pilots get to grips with A330 tanker
Airbus Military is within weeks of delivering its first A330-200-based multi role tanker transport (MRTT) to a Middle Eastern customer, having recently begun training of Royal Saudi Air Force personnel to operate the aircraft.
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DUBAI: Boeing refocuses post-Arab Spring
The Arab Spring revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa earlier this year have refocused procurement priorities in the region, rather than resulted...
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DUBAI: UAE air combat debut hit by communications issues
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) detachment of Dassault Mirage 2000-9s and Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60s returned last week from the country's air combat...
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NewsBoeing gets contract for second batch of P-8A Poseidons
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a contract to build a second lot of P-8A Poseidons anti-submarine warfare aircraft ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Strata structures itself into Gulf's premier aerospace manufacturer
Set up three years ago on a patch of desert next to the remote Al Ain airport as part of Abu Dhabi's strategy to create a home-grown aerospace sector, Mubadala-owned Strata has become as an aerostructures specialist to be reckoned with
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NewsIN FOCUS: MV-22 makes Dubai debut in bid for export deals
Bell Boeing is to give a debut Dubai appearance to the MV-22 Osprey, with securing a first export sale top of its priority list
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NewsIN FOCUS: Record numbers forecast for Dubai air show
This year's event will be the last at the current venue, but a strong international turnout will ensure it departs on a high
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Kaman to acquire Vermont Composites
Bloomfield, Connecticut-headquartered Kaman Aerospace is to acquire aerostructures firm Vermont Composites. Based in Bennington, Vermont, the composite...
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NewsFrom Albania to Afghanistan, US Army integrates lessons into latest Apache
On 2 November, Boeing delivered the first two of 690 AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III attack helicopters to the US Army.
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Israel increases use of unmanned systems
Israel's air force will operate more unmanned air systems than manned platforms by 2030, according to an updated assessment ...
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NewsFinland launches fresh request for JASSM weapons
Finland has made a fresh request to arm its Boeing F-18C Hornet fighters with Lockheed Martin's AGM-158 JASSM cruise missile ...
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NewsUSA keen to discuss F-35 with India, report says
The USA is still interested in pitching the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to India ...