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NewsNorthrop Grumman outlines B-2 bomber enhancements as USAF reveals plan to also boost strike fleet with new aircraft design
High-energy laser weapons are a potential future upgrade for the Northrop Grumman B-2 bomber, which is expected to remain in service beyond 2050. Improved passive and active stealth techniques are also expected to be needed beyond 2020 to keep the type viable as a penetrating bomber, the company says.
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Reality rivalry: Military simulators
The past year has seen non-incumbents snatch key contracts in the military simulator market, as the pace of competition remains intense
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Collins to upgrade Thai C-130Hs
US company will partner local contractor in modernising up to 12 Hercules with air traffic management suite
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C-27J may win support role as Italy restructures military
Nation's air force to provide transport aircraft, helicopters to back Special Forces tasks
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EADS seeks Airbus A350 XWB funding alternative to avoid WTO scrutiny of launch aid
Shareholders at Airbus parent EADS are looking at alternative ways of funding the proposed Airbus A350 XWB widebody twin, which could signal an end to controversial launch aid for the programme.
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NewsUK defence audit reveals most procurement projects on track, but MoD refuses to reveal Eurofighter Typhoon overspend for 'commercial reasons'
The UK Ministry of Defence is doing a better job of keeping its biggest defence procurement projects on time and budget, although the MBDA Meteor long-range air-to-air missile is now set to enter service a year late, in August 2013. The MoD is also still refusing to disclose what it ...
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Embracing the bear
Is Russia ready to take its place in global aerospace? Industrially and economically, things look good. Politics could be the problem
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Japan's F-X delay could open door for Lockheed
Funding problems increase chances for US manufacturer's Raptor or JSF in contest
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Battle proven: World air forces combat operations in the past year
The past year has seen air power called into action in combat operations in the Middle East, south Asia and Africa. Air forces around the world are still digesting the lessons from the past year’s air combat in Afghanistan, Chad, Iraq, Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Sudan, but initial reports ...