Just two-and-a-half years ago the Textron AirLand Scorpion intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR)/strike jet was a concept in a PowerPoint presentation, but it has now made its international debut at Farnborough 2014.
Designed from the outset as a platform that can accommodate a number
Farnborough 2014: Textron AirLand Scorpion makes international debut
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Farnborough 2014: Pentagon clears F-35 for flight but won't send aircraft to UK
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The Pentagon has announced a 'limited flight clearance' for the F-35 that includes an engine inspection regimen and a restricted flight envelope
The clearance will not allow for four F-35B aircraft to fly to the UK for its planned international debut
The US Department of Defense (DoD)
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Ukraine accuses Russia of air-to-air shootdown
Tension between Moscow and Kiev escalated significantly after the Ukrainian government accused the Russian Air Force of shooting down one of its Sukhoi Su-25 'Frogfoot' ground attack aircraft in an air-to-air engagement.
The incident occurred at 7pm local time on 16 July in the border region near
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UK Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth carrier floats out
The first of the UK Royal Navy's two new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers was officially launched on 17 July, marking another key milestone for the construction programme. Queen Elizabeth , which was formally named by Her Majesty the Queen two weeks earlier, was floated out of the drydock
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Spain to proceed with final S 70 submarine refit
The Spanish government has agreed the contract for a final major overhaul for the Armada Espanola's S 70 submarine Tramontana (S 74).
The EUR42.9 million (USD58.01 million) programme of work, to be carried out by state-owned shipbuilder Navantia, is due to be spread over 18 months and to be
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RIMPAC 2014: US confirms exclusion of Thailand from exercise
Thailand has not sent a delegation to the 2014 iteration of the Rim of the Pacific ('RIMPAC') international naval exercise and the country has been excluded from the event, the US Navy (USN) has confirmed to IHS Jane's .
"The US State Department has suspended certain assistance and cancelled
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RIMPAC 2014: Indonesian Navy hones marines' capabilities in amphibious exercises
The Indonesian Navy (Tentera Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) is putting its marine corps (Korps Marinir, or KORMAR) through a series of drills in and around the waters of Hawaii at the Rim of the Pacific ('RIMPAC') 2014 international naval exercise.
Lieutenant Commander Andi,
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Mk VI Patrol Boat promises greater reach for US coastal forces
The US Navy (USN) is preparing to receive its first Mk VI Patrol Boat (PB), in a move that will significantly enhance the blue-water capabilities of the service's riverine and coastal forces.
Designed and manufactured by Safe Boats International, the 85 ft (26 m) aluminium-hulled Mk VI PB is
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Kim supervises rocket launch close to DMZ
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has personally supervised the firing of more than 100 rockets and artillery rounds only a few kilometres from the border with South Korea.
Images of the North Korean leader directing the operations were released by North Korean state media on 15 July, a day after the
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Japan approves export of PAC-2 components for Qatar
The Japanese government on 17 July approved the export to Qatar of a sensor built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and used in the Raytheon Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2) air-defence systems.
The newly established National Security Council (NSC) approved the sale, which would be Japan's
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Greece looks to major upgrade programmes
Greece is expected to push ahead with over USD1 billion worth of defence upgrade programmes, with the Parliamentary Committee on Defence Procurement and Contracts scheduled to meet on 30 July to discuss and approve the projects.
Given the tight budgetary constraints in Greece the projects concern
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Farnborough 2014: Selex awarded AESA production contract for Swedish Gripens
Selex ES has been awarded a contract to supply its Raven ES-05 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars for Gripen fighter aircraft, it was announced on 16 July at the Farnborough International Airshow 2014.
The radars are intended for use on the Swedish Air Force's planned fleet of 60
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Farnborough 2014: basing issues delay Reaper-to-core announcement
Efforts to firm up basing options for the UK's General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) after they cease operations in Afghanistan at the end of the year need to be completed before UK government ministers can announce they are to become a permament part
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Brazil set to issue RfP for 105 mm gun system
The Brazilian Army is scheduled to issue by August a request for proposals (RfP) to purchase a 105 mm turreted gun system intended to arm the service's future 8x8 armoured reconnaissance vehicle, known locally as VBR (Viatura Blindada de Reconhecimento).
The objective is to award a contract in
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US Special Inspector General questions C-130 deliveries to Afghanistan
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The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has reported that C-130s already transferred to Afghanistan are being underutilised
SIGAR has recommended delaying further deliveries pending review of the situation, with possible savings of up to USD40.5 million
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Farnborough 2014: Draken buys L-159s, to market aircraft in the Americas
Draken International have signed a contract with Aero Vodochody to purchase 14 L-159E ALCA light attack and training aircraft, the companies announced on 16 July at the Farnborough International Airshow 2014.
The order for the ex-Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) aircraft also includes another 14
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RIMPAC 2014: Canada's 'Hammerhead' target craft scores big with navies
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HMCS Calgary embarked Meggitt's 5 m unmanned surface vehicle trainer for the Rim of the Pacific naval exercise
All six 'Hammerhead' targets are to be deployed and destroyed during several gunnery training events
An unmanned surface vehicle target (USV-T) manufactured in Canada and
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Farnborough 2014: UK government and industry launch DGP implementation plan
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The joint UK government/industry Defence Growth Partnership has launched its implementation plan
The plan aims to support UK defence sector growth and boost export performance
The UK government and defence industry launched the implementation plan of their jointly developed Defence
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Farnborough 2014: Typhoon Storm Shadow deal to be signed
British and Italian Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft are to be able to employ the MBDA Storm Shadow long range cruise missile after a GBP150 million contract to integrate the weapon was announced at the Farnborough International Airshow 2014.
Speaking at the show on 16 July, the UK Minister for
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Farnborough 2014: Thales debuts Talios pod
Thales has released additional details for their new Thales Optronique targeting pod, known as Pod de Désignation Laser de Nouvelle Génération (PDL NG) for the French Air Force and has given it the company name Talios, at the Farnborough International Airshow 2014.
Designed as a
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