Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 305
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Australian A$6bn deal for 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets given go-ahead, no effect on JSF
Australia has given the green light to an estimated A$6 billion ($4.64 billion) acquisition of 24 Boeing F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet aircraft with lead aircraft to be delivered in early 2010 and initial operational capability in place from late that same year.
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UK expands commitment to NATO in Afghanistan
Larger than expected number of additional aircraft and troops to be deployed
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USAF steps up campaign to speed JSF production rate
Service warns on future F-16, A-10 retirements, while Denmark completes MoU process
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Cargo Mono Tiltrotor is fine tuned
Proposed subscale demonstrator with folding wing and articulated airframe could lead way to heavylift rotorcraft
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Boeing C-17 Globemaster faces end of line as USAF orders dry up
Just six months after narrowly averting a shutdown, Boeing says it will begin closing down its C-17 production line in early March unless the US Air Force or Congress indicate that additional aircraft will be funded.
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Electronic attack role next upgrade for Raptor radar
Meanwhile, AESA work will enable USAF fighter to share ISR data with other platforms