The Anglo/French Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) programme will likely see two variants of a base aircraft developed and delivered - one to each partner.
Speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016, Martin Rowe-Willcocks, BAE Systems' Head of Sales - Future Programmes and Services, said
Farnborough 2016: FCAS set to deliver national variants
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Defence companies continue to overcharge UK MoD
Defence companies attempted to overcharge the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) by GBP61 million (USD80 million) according to the watchdog set up to monitor single-source procurement contracts.
The ministry set up the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) in 2014 to try to clamp down on abuses by
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Czech Republic reports mystery aircraft transfer to the UAE
Seven combat aircraft were transferred from the Czech Republic to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2015, according to recently released information that Prague submitted to the UN Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) on its major conventional arms exports for that year.
The Czech submission to
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Argentine electronic warfare aircraft breaks cover
Pictures of the Argentine Air Force's Learjet 35A were released earlier this month, depicting an aircraft modified specifically for countering electronic warfare.
Argentina has not has such an aircraft since retiring the Boeing 707 VR-21.
The Air Force acquired the 35A in 2013 and contracted Avcon
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Farnborough 2016: Elbit sees Targo HMD as future F-35 training solution
Elbit System sees its Targo helmet-mounted display (HMD) system as being a baseline standard training device for future pilots of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), a company official told IHS Jane's on 13 July.
Speaking at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016,
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Fourth Type 052D destroyer joins China's South Sea Fleet
China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned its fourth Luyang III-class (Type 052D) destroyer at a 12 July ceremony at the Sanya/Yalong Bay base on Hainan Island. Yinquan (pennant number 175) joins the South Sea Fleet and the same squadron as the other three Type 052D destroyers
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Farnborough 2016: Brimstone 2 enters service, begins Apache trials
The Brimstone 2 air-to-ground missile has entered service with the UK Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Tornado GR4 strike aircraft, MBDA announced on 13 July at the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow.
It was also announced that the first ever firings of the Brimstone missile from a Boeing AH-64 Apache
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USAF delays awarding 3DELRR EMD contract until 2017
Key Points
USAF will issue an amended solicitation at the end of July
The competition is only open to the three original industry bidders
The US Air Force intends to issue an amended solicitation for the Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar (3DELRR) at the end of July, further
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South Koreans protest deployment of THAAD anti-missile system
South Korea's prime minister was heckled and pelted with eggs during a visit on 15 July to Seongju, a town in North Gyeongsang Province that has been designated as the site for the deployment of the US Army's Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system, Yonhap news agency reported.
Hwang
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Russia offers Indian Navy nuclear-powered carrier
Russia has offered the Indian Navy (IN) a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier just weeks before the third meeting of the India-US Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation (JWGACTC) in Washington,DC, which is likely to take place between 9 and 12 August.
Senior IN sources said
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RIMPAC 2016: RAN conducts deck landing operations with MV-22 Osprey
In a sign of improving interoperability between armed forces of the two countries, a US Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft has conducted successful deck landings on board the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) first-of-class amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra (L 02).
The landing
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Nigeria broadens defence procurement corruption investigation
Having previously focused on the Nigerian Air Force, the investigation into defence procurement corruption during the tenure of the previous government has broadened to include numerous retired and serving army officers, according to a leaked report.
The third interim report of the Committee on
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Iraqi Army secures 'springboard' ahead of Mosul offensive
The Iraqi Army has captured Al-Qayyarah airbase: a location that will be turned into a logistical hub for the push towards the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, 64 km to the north.
On 12 July the Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that the airbase had been secured and released photographs
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India's DRDO successfully tests its advanced 155 mm howitzer
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired its indigenously designed 155 mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) to a range of 40 km at its Proof & Experimental Establishment in Balasore on the country's east coast.
The Indian Ministry
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Images show possible new variant of China's Type 094 SSBN
After the recent revelation that China has a new variant of its Shang-class (Type 093) nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), new images suggest there is at least one Jin-class (Type 094) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) with similar modifications, called the Type 094A by some
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IAI announces new terminal for upgrading aircraft mission systems
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced the introduction of a new general avionics system upgrade terminal that uses a wide range of applications to significantly enhance the onboard capabilities of fourth-generation fighter aircraft without affecting their existing avionics.
The Integrated
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French Navy retires Super Etendard
France's naval aviation (Aéronavale) officially retired the Super Etendard Modernisé (SEM) maritime strike aircraft from service on 12 July.
The final five aircraft, which were flying with the Flottille 17F, will be kept in long-term storage, although the possibility of seeing them back
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Farnborough 2016: Roketsan and Lockheed Martin extend SOM-J partnership
Roketsan has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) at Farnborough International Airshow 2016 to continue the development of its Stand-Off Missile (SOM) for internal carriage on the F-35.
Under the terms of the contract Lockheed Martin MFC continue its work with
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Farnborough 2016: Roketsan and Lockheed Martin extend SOM-J partnership
Rocketsan has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) at Farnborough International Airshow 2016 to continue the development of its Stand-Off Missile (SOM) for internal carriage on the F-35.
Under the terms of the contract Lockheed Martin MFC continue its work with
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Farnborough 2016: F-35 deployment to UK exercises remote ALIS operations
With the deployment of six Lockheed Martin F-35s (three A models and three B models) to the United Kingdom for the Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough International Airshow this month - the type's largest international deployment so far - Lockheed Martin was able to use the opportunity to
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