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Sweden has decided not to make a formal offer of the JAS 39E/F fighter to Denmark because it believes that the nation’s requirement is loaded in favor of the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter....More

Cost-pressured customers define fighter opportunities...More

U.S. Air Force lacks clear plan to link F-22 and F-35 operationally...More

Lockheed Martin has conducted a flight of the F-35C, a Navy variant designed for aircraft carrier arrested landings and catapult takeoffs, at its Fort Worth final assembly facility....More

ABOARD THE CNS HAIKOU — Fielding questions and answering through an interpreter, the Chinese senior captain noted that the Chinese navy has participated in several international maritime missions with other foreign navies, including the effort to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons, provide humanitarian aid in the Philippines and search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370....More

From retrofitting aftermarket sales of fighters to exploiting gaps in military acquisition planning, Exelis is upgrading electronic warfare equipment for U.S. and global aircraft....More

L-3 Communications, Selex ES and Ultra Electronics have partnered to offer Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop airliner as the platform to meet an expected requirement for a multi-mission aircraft for the UK....More

Although Canadian company Viking Air restarted production of the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter in 2007, demand remains high for refurbished and modernized versions of the original versions, of which more than 500 are still in service....More

EuroProp International (EPI), the consortium that builds the TP400 turboprop engine for the Airbus A400M airlifter says it is preparing for the ramp in production of the aircraft in 2015 and the arrival of new customers....More

The French and U.K. defense ministries signed a two-year agreement here July 15 to conduct a cooperative feasibility study for a Future Combat Air System (FCAS) demonstration....More

The U.S. Air Force and Navy air worthiness authorities have approved the F-35 for a limited return to flight, though there has been no determination on whether the single-engine, stealthy jet will make it to the Farnborough air show here by its close Sunday....More