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Russia, China Continue Negotiations for Su-35S Fighters

Negotiations between Russia and China continue for Su-35S multirole fighters.

November 3, 2014

Australia Will Use Heron as Training Bridge to MQ-4C Triton

The Royal Australian Air Force will continue using the IAI Heron to train until it receives the MQ-4C Triton.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

November 3, 2014

Russia Completes Mi-17 Shipments to Afghan Army

Russian Helicopters completed deliveries of Mil Mi-17V5 helicopters to the Afghan Army in October.

October 30, 2014

Insitu Unveils 'ScanEagle 2' With More Payload Options

Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 2 with a new engine and payload options at the Euronaval 2014 conference in Paris.

October 29, 2014

Northrop Grumman Wins Marine Corps Radar Contract

The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Northrop Grumman a contract modification to begin low-rate production of the G/ATOR expeditionary radar.

October 28, 2014

Australia Chooses Cobham for Future Search and Rescue

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority chose Cobham SAR Services to provide airborne search and rescue services beginning in 2016.

October 28, 2014

New Twist to U.S. C-27 Saga With Afghan Scrappings

The Alenia C-27A/J series has suffered a chequered procurement history in the U.S.

October 27, 2014

Brazil Confirms Gripen Fighter Contract

Saab will begin delivering 36 Gripen NG fighters to Brazil in 2019.

October 27, 2014

Companies Protest U.S. Air Force's Radar Contract Award

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin have protested the U.S. Air Force's 3DELRR contract award to Raytheon.

October 23, 2014

OSCE Monitoring Ukraine Truce with Camcopters

international monitoring body says the UAVs will complement observers on the ground

October 23, 2014

Sukhoi Crash Raises Fresh IAF Safety Concerns

The IAF’s safety record is again under scrutiny, with concerns over training and maintenance being voiced unofficially.

October 23, 2014

Embraer Rolls Out KC-390 Airlifter

Brazilian company says that speed and flexibility are key attributes.

October 22, 2014

AgustaWestland Sues over Airbus Army Trainer Plan

The Italian manufacturer is challenging the legality of the service’s plan to sole-source the contract to replace its fleet of Bell TH-67 trainers.

October 16, 2014

Mixed Verdicts in Indian AW101 Corruption Case

The judge dismissed charges of international corruption but found the CEOs guilty of "false invoicing."

October 15, 2014

Industry Teams Tout Rotorcraft Designs for U.S. Army Demo

Bell is offering the V-280 Valor tiltrotor while the Boeing-Sikorsky team is pitching the SB-1 Defiant, based on Sikorsky's X2 tech demonstrator.

October 15, 2014

Contract Awarded for Seventh Batch of F135 Engines

The U.S. Navy awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract modification on October 14 for a seventh low-rate initial production lot of F135 engines.

October 15, 2014

Maritime Mode Radar Planned for Army's AH-64E Apache

The fire-control radar of the AH-64E Guardian will be enhanced to work in the littoral environment close to shore, among other upgrades.

October 14, 2014

Embraer Delivers First Legacy 500

The launch customer, an unidentified Brazilian company, accepted the aircraft during a ceremony on October 10 at Embraer headquarters in Brazil.

October 14, 2014

MD Helicopters To Supply 'Cayuse Warrior' for Afghan Force

The manufacturer secured a $44.2 million contract to install a weapon system on 17 single-engine MD530Fs.

October 10, 2014

NATO User Group for Reaper UAVs Established

October 9, 2014