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Chinooks for the Dutch: The CH-47F (NL) Heavy-Lift Helicopter
Dutch CH-47D, Afghanistan(click to view full) On Sept 27/06, the US DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency) notified Congress of the Netherlands’ request for up to 9 of the newest CH-47F Chinook...
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JSF’s F135 Engine Meeting Milestones
F135 Engine Test(click to view full) Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have successfully performed the first start of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft test engine, using an integrated power...
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The C-130J: New Hercules & Old Bottlenecks
RAAF C-130J-30, flares(click to view full) The C-130 Hercules remains one of the longest-running aerospace manufacturing programs of all time. Since 1956, over 40 models and variants have served as...
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NH90: Europe’s Medium Helicopter Gets New Order Despite Issues
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 NH...
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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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Russia’s Mi-38 Stopgap Heli Getting Funding
Mi-38 dimensions(click to view full) Russian Mi-8 and its Mi-17 derivative have been familiar sights for several decades, and continue to sell around the world. These helicopters are significantly...
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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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GE Wins Multi-Year Extension for T700 Engine Family
T700 engine(click to view full) GE’s T700 family powers a number of helicopters, from Army UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters to the USAF’s HH-60 Pave Hawks, naval SH/MH-60 Seahawks, and...
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Pakistan & China’s JF-17 Fighter Program
FC-1/ JF-17, armed(click to view full) The FC-1/ JF-17 Thunder is a joint Chinese-Pakistani project that aimed to reduce Pakistan’s dependence on western firms for advanced fighters, by fielding a...
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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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JSF’s F135 Engine Meeting Milestones
F135 Engine Test(click to view full) Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have successfully performed the first start of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft test engine, using an integrated power...
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US Carrier Pilots’ T-45 Training System
Do you feel lucky…?(click to view full) The T-45 Training System includes T-45 Goshawk aircraft, advanced flight simulators, computer-assisted instructional programs, a computerized training...
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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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Pakistan & China’s JF-17 Fighter Program
FC-1/ JF-17, armed (click to view full) The FC-1/ JF-17 Thunder is a joint Chinese-Pakistani project that aimed to reduce Pakistan’s dependence on western firms for advanced fighters, by fielding a...
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GE Wins Multi-Year Extension for T700 Engine Family
T700 engine(click to view full) GE’s T700 family powers a number of helicopters, from Army UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters to the USAF’s HH-60 Pave Hawks, naval SH/MH-60 Seahawks, and...
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NH90: Europe’s Medium Helicopter Gets New Order Despite Issues
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 NH...
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Russia’s Mi-38 Stopgap Heli Getting Funding
Mi-38 dimensions(click to view full) Russian Mi-8 and its Mi-17 derivative have been familiar sights for several decades, and continue to sell around the world. These helicopters are significantly...
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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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