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M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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The first aircraft delivery timeline confirmation comes as Belgium weighs up an additional F-3A buy from Lockheed Martin.
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Germany selects Saab self-protection pods
13th April 2017
The German Air Force has selected the enhanced Saab BOZ-101 self-protection system, the company announced on 11 April.Saab received the order for 29 units of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Lockheed, USAF demo manned/unmanned teaming
12th April 2017
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), US Air Force (USAF) Test Pilot School and Calspan Corporation have carried out a successful …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Predator B flies with radar warning receiver
12th April 2017
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA‑ASI) has demonstrated a Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) on the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 UAS in a flight trial from …
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Defence Helicopter
Merlin Mk2s complete exercise March Hare
12th April 2017
Three Merlin Mk2 helicopters of 820 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) have completed a fortnight-long training exercise off the north and west coasts of Scotland ahead …
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Defence Helicopter
NAVAIR eyes first flight of VH-92A presidential helicopter
12th April 2017
Officials overseeing the Pentagon's VH-92A presidential helicopter replacement programme are anxiously awaiting the upcoming 'first flight' milestone for the new rotary wing fleet.Programme office responsibilities …
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Defence Notes
F-35s for Taiwan: Will US cross China’s ‘red line’?
12th April 2017
Taiwan's National Security Council has made repeated requests to the Trump White House for the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter, a high-level US defence industry …
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Digital Battlespace
Typhoon Captor-E integration continues
11th April 2017
The first Eurofighter Typhoon fitted with the Captor-E active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has completed power-on flights, with trials continuing for launch customer Kuwait.Speaking …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
SkyX launches oil and gas UAS services
11th April 2017
SkyX will target the oil and gas industry with its newly launched UAS inspection services in Canada, the company announced on 7 April.The company's SkyOne …
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Military Logistics
Kuwait requests airbase infrastructure
11th April 2017
The US State Department has made a determination approving a $319 million foreign military sale to Kuwait for facilities and infrastructure construction support services, the …
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Defence Notes
SAS 2017: Orbital ATK reveals missile range extension
10th April 2017
In the cat and mouse game between ground radars and anti-radiation missiles, it appears that the missiles are poised to make the next move.At least …
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Training
KC-135 simulator cleared for networking
10th April 2017
CAE USA's KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew training system has received authorisation to operate on the US Air Force's Distributed Training Center Network.The authorisation clears the way …
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Rotorcraft Asia: Cicaré offers novel flight trainer
10th April 2017
Argentinian firm Cicaré, which produces the SVH4 ground-based helicopter flight trainer, has been pushing its creation in the Asia-Pacific region to both civil and military …
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Defence Helicopter
Rotorcraft Asia: Brunei offers Black Hawk support
10th April 2017
The Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) now incorporates its S-70i Black Hawk ground school and simulator training, according to Canadian simulation and training company CAE, …
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Digital Battlespace
Ukraine gets 79K6 3-D radar
10th April 2017
Ukroboronprom's scientific and production complex Iskra has delivered a 79K6 radar station to the Ukraine armed forces as part of an order from the Ukraine …
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon to continue AN/TPY-2 GaN work
10th April 2017
Raytheon will continue work to add gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology to the AN/TPY-2 radar under a $10 million contract modification announced on 6 April.The …
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Land Warfare
Australia selects Raytheon for GBAD
10th April 2017
Raytheon Australia was announced as sole supplier for Australia's short-range ground-based air defence (GBAD) requirement under Project Land 19 Phase 7B on 10 April.Defence Minister …
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Naval Warfare
Searchmaster ready for delivery
10th April 2017
Thales' Searchmaster radar has been declared ready for delivery to its first export customer, the company announced on 5 April.Searchmaster was first selected in 2014 …
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Defence Helicopter
Taiwan air force grabs 15 UH-60Ms from army
10th April 2017
The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) will replace its Sikorsky S-70C Bluehawk fleet with UH-60M Black Hawks beginning in December, the Ministry of National …
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Special Operations
Gulf SOF operators refine tactics
9th April 2017
Special operations forces from across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) coalition continue to refine their approach to counter-terrorism (CT) and counter-insurgency (COIN) missions as part …
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M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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