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LCA Tejas: An Indian Fighter – With Foreign Help
Tejas LCA(click to view full) India’s Light Combat Aircraft program is meant to boost its aviation industry, but it must also solve a pressing military problem. The IAF’s fighter strength has been...
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Australia’s 2nd Fighter Fleet: Super Hornets & Growlers
RAAF F/A-18F rollout(click to view full) Australia’s A$ 10+ billion Super Hornet program began life in a storm. Australia’s involvement in the F-35 Lightning II program have been mired in controversy,...
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Pakistan & China’s JF-17 Fighter Program
FC-1/ JF-17, armed(click to view full) The JF-17 is a joint Chinese-Pakistani project that aimed to reduce Pakistan’s dependence on western firms for advanced fighters, by fielding a low-cost...
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NH90: Europe’s Medium Helicopter Contender
NH90: TTH & NFH(click to view full) The NH90 emerged from a requirement that created a NATO helicopter development and procurement agency in 1992 and, at almost the same time, established...
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CH-53K: The U.S. Marines’ HLR Helicopter Program
CH-53K concept(click to view full) The U.S. Marines have a problem. They rely on their CH-53E Super Stallion medium-heavy lift helicopters to move troops, vehicles, and supplies off of their ships....
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Nimrod Was Actually a Fine Hunter: The End of RAF Aerial Maritime Patrol
Nimrod MR2 at work(click to view full) British naval theorist Sir Julian Corbett saw the navy’s proper role as “directly or indirectly either to secure the command of the sea or to prevent the enemy...
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Australia’s 2nd Fighter Fleet: Super Hornets & Growlers
RAAF F/A-18F rollout(click to view full) Australia’s A$ 10+ billion Super Hornet program began life in a storm. Australia’s involvement in the F-35 Lightning II program have been mired in controversy,...
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Britain Adds to Its C-17 fleet
RAF C-17(click to view full) In 2000 the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a 7-year ‘lease-and-support’ agreement with Boeing and the United States Air Force for the use of 4 Boeing C-17...
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MALE Performance Enhancement: Piaggio’s P.1HH Hammerhead UAV
Hammerhead concept(click to view full) At present, the USA and Israel have strong global leads in the UAV field, especially in the area of plane-sized Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) class or...
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Japan’s Next F-X Fighters: F-35 Wins Round 1
F-35A(click to view full) In December 2011, Japan picked Lockheed Martin’s new F-35A stealth fighter as its next fighter aircraft, to replace its aging F-4 “Kai” Phantom fleet. The F-35 was actually...
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The Great Engine War II: Choice or Monopoly for Global F-35 Fleets?
Gentlemen, start your…(click to view full) In January 2006 the Pentagon attempted to remove FY 2007 funding from the F-35 Lightning II’s second engine option, the GE/ Rolls Royce F136. As predicted,...
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Australia Ordering CH-47F Chinooks
Australian CH-47D:Afghanistan, 2006(click to view full) In December 2005, Australia decided to upgrade its CH-47D Chinook fleet, in preparation for use on the front lines. Afghanistan’s high altitudes...
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NH90: Europe’s Medium Helicopter Contender
NH90: TTH & NFH(click to view full) The NH90 emerged from a requirement that created a NATO helicopter development and procurement agency in 1992 and, at almost the same time, established...
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CH-53K: The U.S. Marines’ HLR Helicopter Program
CH-53K concept(click to view full) The U.S. Marines have a problem. They rely on their CH-53E Super Stallion medium-heavy lift helicopters to move troops, vehicles, and supplies off of their ships....
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The F-22 Raptor: Program & Events
Into that good night(click to view full) The 5th-generation F-22A Raptor fighter program has been the subject of fierce controversy, with advocates and detractors aplenty. On the one hand, the...
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Australia’s 2nd Fighter Fleet: Super Hornets & Growlers
RAAF F/A-18F rollout(click to view full) Australia’s A$ 10+ billion Super Hornet program began life in a storm. Australia’s involvement in the F-35 Lightning II program have been mired in controversy,...
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LCA Tejas: An Indian Fighter – With Foreign Help
Tejas LCA(click to view full) India’s Light Combat Aircraft program is meant to boost its aviation industry, but it must also solve a pressing military problem. The IAF’s fighter strength has been...
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Greek F-16 & Weapons Buys Taking Off
Greek F-16D, F-16C(click to view full) In 2005, Greece terminated its $6 billion Eurofighter contract in favor of F-16s. Now that sale has taken the next step, as Greece has submitted its order for...
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Canadians Unhappy with Defense Procurement, Looking at F-35 Alternative
F-35 AA-1(click to view full) Liberal versus Conservative politics are dominating the coverage of Canadian self examination of their defense procurement process. Conservatives came to power...
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The ADVENT of a Better Jet Engine?
PW F119: Power!(click to view full) The Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) program aims “to develop and demonstrate inlet, engine, exhaust nozzle, and integrated thermal management...
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