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Farnborough 2014: AgustaWestland marks AW149 type certification
AgustaWestland is offering the AW149 as a flexible multirole platform that can be customised to a wide range of individual customer requirements. Source: AgustaWestlandUPDATE: Farnborough 2014: Typhoon Storm Shadow deal signed
The UK and Italy have signed a contract to integrate the Storm Shadow cruise missile onto their Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. Saudi Arabia has also been conducting work to integrate the missile onto their Typhoons. Pictured: Italian Air Force Typhoon during Storm Shadow carriage flight trials in 2013. Source: Alenia AermacchiFarnborough 2014: Thales debuts Talios pod
Thales Talios targeting pod, also known as PDL NG. Source: ThalesFarnborough 2014: Draken buys L-159s, to market aircraft in the Americas
Draken International has signed a contract to purchase at least 14 Aero Vodochody L-159E ALCA aircraft from the Czech Republic. The company will also take over responsibility for marketing Aero Vodochody aircraft to the North and South American market. Source: ACR
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SVBIED attack kills at least four civilians in Afghanistan's Kabul
AT LEAST four civilians - including two children and one woman - were killed and 35 others were wounded in a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) attack targeting an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) convoy in the Alaudin area of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on 10
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Farnborough 2014: Industry leaders call for improved R&D; expenditure
Industry leaders and experts have called for improved investment in aerospace and defence as the global economy has improved, as investment levels shrink, and emerging markets demand increasing workshares. The comments were made at an IHS and Finmeccanica hosted forum held on 15 July at the
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Farnborough 2014: RAF Tornados to receive upgraded self-protection pod
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR.4 aircraft are to receive an upgraded radio frequency (RF) self-protection capability from late 2015 with the introduction of a new common jamming pod (CJP) developed by Selex ES. Based on the fast-track rework of existing Skyshadow-2 electronic countermeasures
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Farnborough 2014: Raytheon targets domestic hot spots while pursuing increased international sales
Alongside pushing for growth in its international sales and rationalising its corporate structure, Raytheon is targeting niche opportunities in its domestic market to beat the constriction in US defence spending. Speaking to IHS Jane's at Farnborough on 15 July, Raytheon CEO Tom Kennedy noted that
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Farnborough 2014: Textron AirLand Scorpion makes international debut
Making its international debut at Farnborough 2014 was the Textron AirLand Scorpion ISR/strike jet: a significant achievement given that two-and-a-half years ago the aircraft only existed as a concept in a PowerPoint presentation. Designed from the outset as a platform that can accommodate a number
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Singapore quietly expanding F-15 fleet
Singapore appears to have quietly boosted the size of its F-15SG fleet from 24 aircraft to 40, according to Boeing financial statements, aircraft registration filings, and US congressional reports. Singapore originally bought 12 F-15SGs - with an option for eight more - under a contract signed in
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Talon rockets score four-from-four in MD 530G II helo integration trials
Raytheon Company and MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) have successfully test-fired the Talon laser-guided rocket from the latest-variant MD 530 Little Bird reconnaissance and light attack helicopter, it was announced on 31 July. Four of the 70 mm (2.75 inch) Talon rockets were fired from an MD 530G II at
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F-16V radar integration clears way for Taiwan upgrade
Key Points Lockheed Martin has integrated an AESA radar onto an F-16V, its designation for its latest upgrade suite for legacy aircraft Taiwan can now begin receiving the upgrade to 144 of its Block 20 F-16A/Bs Lockheed Martin has completed the integration of an active electronically scanned
