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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
The first aircraft delivery timeline confirmation comes as Belgium weighs up an additional F-3A buy from Lockheed Martin.
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Paris Air Show: Textron unleashes the Wolverine (video)
17th June 2015
Textron Aviation is displaying its Beechcraft AT-6 light attack and reconnaissance aircraft, which has recently been rebranded as the ‘Wolverine’, at this year’s Paris Air …
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Seven countries prep for Italian Blade
16th June 2015
The European Defence Agency's (EDA) Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP) training event, Italian Blade 2015, will begin in Viterbo, Italy on 22 June. Around 40 helicopters …
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UKMFTS late by six years
16th June 2015
The UK National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on 12 June that indicates that the Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) new UK Military Flying Training …
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Paris Air Show: Bringing up the curtain on the X6
16th June 2015
Airbus Helicopter’s next rotorcraft programme will be a heavy-lift helicopter with fly-by-wire flight control system aimed initially at the oil and gas market, the company …
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SAGE EW system for Indonesia
16th June 2015
Selex has signed a contract to provide its SAGE 600 digital Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system for the Indonesian Air Force's maritime patrol aircraft, the …
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Paris Air Show: Airbus Helicopters chooses FLIR (video)
16th June 2015
Sensor specialists FLIR Systems used the first day of the Paris Air Show to announce that its Star Safire 380-HD product had been chosen by …
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Paris Air Show: Tekever lifts lid off new UAV (video)
16th June 2015
Having its big unveil at this year’s Paris Air Show is Tekever’s new AR3 Net Ray unmanned aerial vehicle, which is designed for near shore …
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Paris Air Show: Re-using loitering munitions
16th June 2015
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Paris Air Show: TAI eyes export sales
15th June 2015
After a period of rapid expansion since 2005, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is entering a new phase and believes the appearance of its equipment with …
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Paris Air Show: Mexico introduces UAV tech
15th June 2015
Mexico-based company, Drone Tech UAV, is looking forward to completing the test flight programme of its new UAV, the AV-1 Albatross, it was discovered at …
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US Army extends Boeing deal
15th June 2015
The US Army Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) awarded a five-year contract to extend its partnership with Boeing that supports the overhaul of complex parts …
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Raytheon demonstrates GPS OCX
15th June 2015
Raytheon has demonstrated its Global Positioning System Operational Control System's (GPS OCX) next-generation advanced capabilities for the US Department of Defense, the company announced on …
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Engility supports first UAV aerial refuelling
15th June 2015
Engility teamed with the US Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System-Demonstration programme to support the recent first aerial refuelling of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) X-47B, …
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Saab bags datalink order
15th June 2015
Saab has won an order worth $14.54 million for datalink systems from an unnamed customer, the company announced on 12 June. The order was placed …
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Paris Air Show: Costs hamper heli ops
15th June 2015
While rotorcraft are ‘utterly essential’ to modern military operations, vulnerability, range and cost issues continue to hamper their utility, according to one senior British Army …
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USAF gets 1,000th CMBRE
15th June 2015
Orbital ATK delivered the 1,000th Common Munitions BIT Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE) to the US Air Force (USAF), it announced on 10 June. The CMBRE is …
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Chapman launches UAV pilot school
12th June 2015
Chapman Aerospace has launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilot training school at its base in California, following authorisation from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) …
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Paris Air Show: Sense-and-avoid comes of age
12th June 2015
Development is continuing on Honeywell Aerospace’s sense-and-avoid (SAA) system, with officials saying the final product would ‘probably be another two years away’. Work on the …
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Paris Air Show: HAROP loitering munition launched
12th June 2015
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has conducted flight demonstrations of its Harop loitering munition for an undisclosed foreign customer, the company announced in advance of the …
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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]()
Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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![Energy evolution: How laser defence systems are powering the next phase of air defence (podcast)]()
Energy evolution: How laser defence systems are powering the next phase of air defence (podcast)
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![Enhancing education: How CAE is embracing new technology to boost military training]()
Enhancing education: How CAE is embracing new technology to boost military training
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![M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force]()
M-345 officially enters service as trainer for Italian Air Force
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![Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide]()
Pentagon’s FY26 defence budget proposal is $130 billion more than US Congress plans to provide
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![Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025]()
Belgium’s F-35A order progresses at it awaits first jet delivery by late 2025
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![Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance]()
Trump’s drone directives win US industry support but questions remain over ability to challenge Chinese market dominance
