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The U.S. Army has been experimenting with new types of helicopters that could increase speed and range for the last decade. Its two key programs, the
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The U.S. and Europe are pursuing development of next-generation combat aircraft and nations all over the world are planning to buy the F-35. Still
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In the final months of President Donald Trump’s presidency, his administration notified Congress of billions in potential Foreign Military Sales –
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Globally the F-16 fleet is expected to generate $49.3 billion in MRO demand over the next 10 years even as it shrinks from 2,792 aircraft in 2020 to 2,278 by 2029.
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FARA (Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft) is intended to replace Boeing AH-64E Apaches now used in the armed reconnaissance role—about half the
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X-37B - The Air Force recently launched the sixth OTV mission, so it will be up and running. More than 20 years after initial development, the X-37B is beginning to serve its original goal – reducing the cost of space missions, as the Orbital Test Vehicle was launched for a sixth mission. See its the journey and what's to come.
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of a continuous human presence on the International Space Station. Here is a look back at how the idea became
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Aviation Week Network forecasts that over the next ten years, 677 new, Western-designed helicopters performing maritime missions will be built, 114 will be re-engined/remanufactured, and 355 will be retired.
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Aviation Week Network estimates that at the end of 2019, there were 2,188 Western-designed helicopters performing maritime missions. Over the next
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Aviation Week Network forecasts that from 2020 to 2029, Western-built commercial airliners performing military C4ISR (command, control, communications
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The U.S. has found itself in bind after bind over the issue of 5G networks. It needs faster, secure communication networks. But a recent FCC decision to allow Ligado Networks to build an L-band ground-based 5G cellular networks is under fire from industry groups, airline pilots and even the Pentagon over the potential for its signals to disrupt GPS devices.
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Aviation Week Network forecasts that over the next ten years, 282 new Western-designed military scout helicopters will be built, 25 will be remanufactured, and 503 will be retired.
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Aviation Week Network forecasts that annual MRO demand for Western-designed attack helicopters will increase 11.1% during this decade, from $4.2
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China plans to increase defence spending in 2020 despite the expectation of dramatically reduced economic growth, maintaining pressure on neighboring countries to protect their own defence budgets from cuts.
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Aviation Week Network forecasts that over the next ten years, 706 new Western-designed attack helicopters will be built, 588 will be remanufactured
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Aviation Week estimates that over the 10-year forecast period, 261 Western-designed military aircraft performing maritime missions will enter
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Aviation Week Network forecasts that from 2020 to 2029, Western-built aircraft performing military C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers
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While the defense sector has so far been spared the immediate and severe effects of COVID-19 currently wreaking havoc in the commercial sector, it has
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Aviation Week Network forecasts that over the next ten years, 286 Western-designed aircraft preforming C4ISR (command, control, communications
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By Irene Klotz
The launch of Argentina’s Earth-observation Saocom 1B satellite, scheduled for late March aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, has been postponed due to travel restrictions imposed to combat COVID-19.
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Aviation Week Network forecasts that over the next decade 888 new, Western-designed aircraft performing military transport missions will be built
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Data from Aviation Week Network analyses the western tanker aircraft in-service currently, and forecasts the number of deliveries and retirements for western tankers that will be in service in ten years time, including which tanker is likely to be the world's most common through 2029.
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New B-21 renderings offer a fresh perspective of highly secretive stealth bomber.
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A 40-year-old idea to improve strafing accuracy by transferring flight control of a manned fighter to the autopilot to aim the gun is being revived as the U.S. Air Force looks internally for innovations that can be demonstrated and delivered quickly.
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