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F-35 costs have US partners worried
Countries backing the Pentagon's new F-35 fighter jet are anxious about the program's spiraling costs and incessant delays, with some...
MoD Announces Change of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jet
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced that plans to deliver Carrier Strike capability will now be executed using a different...
Kazakhstan to Acquire Multi-Role Eurocopter EC725 Helicopters
Kazakhstan has signed a letter of intent to acquire 20 Eurocopter EC725 helicopters, marking a major new commitment for this...
Indian Cabinet Approves $700M Purchase of Pilatus PC-7 Trainers
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Thursday cleared the purchase of 75 basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air...
Australian Air Force Picks C-27J Spartan Battlefield Airlift
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, welcomes the decision taken by the Australian Minister for Defence and Minister for Defence Materiel...
Global Strike Command leader previews B-52 upgrades
During a recent visit to Edwards AFB, Calif., the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command spent time with B-52...
Boeing Completes 1st Flight of QF-16 Aerial Target for US Air Force
The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale...
Medical Official Explains F-22 Pilot-protection Efforts
The Air Force has instituted measures designed to protect its pilots, ensure mission completion and assess the possible physiological effects...
New Battlefield Aircraft for the Australian Air Force
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that the Government had agreed to...
BAE to Provide Boom Actuator Control Unit for Boeing KC-46A Tanker
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to develop and manufacture the Actuator Control Unit (ACU) for the Boeing KC-46A...
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