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Airbus A400M Makes Progress as Negotiations Continue

Airbus Military is increasingly confident about the technical progress of the <link news/single-news-page/article/how-europes-a400m-airlifter-failed-to-tak

October 26, 2009

Euro Hawk Is Unveiled, But Latest Global Hawks Face Problems

The first Euro Hawk UAV for the German Air Force (GAF) was unveiled last month at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif.

October 26, 2009

BAE Systems Tells UK Fraud Office: See You in Court, if Necessary

After years of investigation, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it would seek to prosecute BAE Systems “for offenses related to overseas corruption

Regulations and Government

October 26, 2009

French Bid To Outmanuever Opposing Fighters in Brazil

A top-level handshake in Brazil earlier this month does not necessarily mean the end of that country’s long quest to select a new fighter.

September 14, 2009

Airbus Claims Technical Progress with A400M

Anxious to demonstrate progress toward a first flight, Airbus Military will hold another technical press briefing on the troubled A400M airlifter in Spain

September 14, 2009

BAE 146 Airliners To Meet Airlift Shortfall, Budget Crunch?

With the delay to the A400M in mind, as well as tight defense budgets, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is marketing surplus BAe 146 airliners to military cus

September 14, 2009

New Chinooks for Canada, and Upgrades for UK

Boeing took a long-expected order from Canada for 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters worth $1.15 billion.

September 14, 2009

More Eurofighters Ordered, but Cost Ceiling Now Reached

Eurofighter and Eurojet finally secured the long-delayed contract on 31 July for Tranche 3A, comprising a further 112 Typhoon aircraft and 241 EJ200 engine

August 20, 2009

UK Yet To Confirm Nimrod SIGINT Replacement

More than a year after U.S.

August 20, 2009

$2.5 Billion Order Launches Su-35 Production

The Russian government has finally committed to production of the <link news/single-news-page/article/su-35-bridges-gap-between-current-and-next-gen-fighte

August 20, 2009

EADS Confirms Barracuda UAV Flight Tests in Canada

A second copy of the Barracuda combat <link ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/eads-ucav-development-continues-in-secret/?no

August 20, 2009

Urban Aeronautics ground tests unmanned fancraft

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is ground-testing its unmanned Mule fancraft, an unconventional rotorcraft featuring two shrouded main rotors in tandem configur

UK Takes Hardest Line Over A400M Airlifter

As negotiations to secure a future for Europe’s troubled A400M a

Eurocopter To Upgrade 40-year-old British Pumas

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is proceeding with a controversial upgrade of 30 SA330 Puma helicopters that have already been operated by the Royal Air F

Boeing Unveils Aussie Super Hornet, Eyes More Exports

Boeing unveiled the first <link airshow-convention-news/paris-air-show/single-publication-story/article/super-hornet-growing-in-export-stature/?no_cache=1&

Romania Receives First C-27J

The Romanian air force took delivery of its first <link ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/boeing-opts-out-of-c-27j-producti

UAE Rafale Order on Final

Technical negotiations with the United Arab Emirates for what will be the <link ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/uae-negot

EADS UCAV Development Continues in Secret

EADS hopes to persuade France, Germany and Spain to launch development of its Advanced UAV, now named Talarion, a medium/high-altitude surveillance drone.

KC-45 Conundrum for Airbus

Airbus and Northrop Grumman are reluctant to discuss the <link airshow-convention-news/farnborough-air-show/single-publication-story/article/northrop-grumm

USAF KC-135s To Test Northrop Grumman Missile Protection

Northrop Grumman has now equipped more than 400 aircraft of 42 types with its AAQ-24(V) Nemesis directed infrared countermeasures system, which is designed