Lockheed awarded $158M for support of U.S., foreign F-35 programs

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Lockheed awarded $158M for support of U.S., foreign F-35 programs // Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Lockheed_awarded_158M_for_support_of_US_foreign_F-35_programs_999.html

Washington (UPI) Feb 28, 2018
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for support of modification and retrofit activities for air systems for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $158.2 million under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order, which modifies a previous basic ordering agreement. The contract enano… 

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Israel concerned over Su-57 debut in Syria

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Israel concerned over Su-57 debut in Syria // Military news
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-concerned-over-su-57-debut-in-syria-446347/

Russia's surprise deployment of Sukhoi Su-57s to a base inside Syria has positioned its new stealth fighter within the same region of operations as the Israeli air force's Lockheed Martin F-35I.
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Boeing announces global supply chain agreement with CHC Helicopter

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Boeing announces global supply chain agreement with CHC Helicopter // MediaRoom
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2018-02-28-Boeing-announces-global-supply-chain-agreement-with-CHC-Helicopter

Aviall, a Boeing Company, to provide CHC Helicopter with Vendor Managed Inventory services
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Boeing grows analytics solutions in Russia with three customer orders

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Boeing grows analytics solutions in Russia with three customer orders // MediaRoom
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2018-03-01-Boeing-grows-analytics-solutions-in-Russia-with-three-customer-orders

Orders are Boeing's first in Russia for crew and leasing products
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Ryanair to close Glasgow International base

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Ryanair to close Glasgow International base // Airlines news
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ryanair-to-close-glasgow-international-base-446261/

Ryanair is to close its Glasgow International airport base in November, as it expands its network from Edinburgh for the winter 2018-19 season.
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Lockheed Martin release software to control multiple UAVs

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Lockheed Martin release software to control multiple UAVs // The UAS Magazine
http://theuasmagazine.com/articles/1824/lockheed-martin-release-software-to-control-multiple-uavs

Lockheed Martin will unveil VCSi, commercial software that enables operators to simultaneously control dozens of unmanned vehicles and conduct information, surveillance and reconnaissance missions at an event in Abu Dhabi this month.
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U.S. Army collaborates on advanced UAV engine design

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U.S. Army collaborates on advanced UAV engine design // The UAS Magazine
http://theuasmagazine.com/articles/1826/u-s-army-collaborates-on-advanced-uav-engine-design

Miami-based Locust USA Inc.—a subsidiary of UAV Turbines—has signed a $19 million agreement to collaborate with the U.S. Army on the development of a small turboprop engine for unmanned aircraft. The engine will also have commercial applications.
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France Will Replace Electronic-Warfare C160s With Falcons

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France Will Replace Electronic-Warfare C160s With Falcons // AviationWeek.com Commercial Aviation Channel
http://aviationweek.com/awinbizav/france-will-replace-electronic-warfare-c160s-falcons

France's armed forces ministry has launched a program to renew the country's fleet of electronic intelligence aircraft with three special-mission Falcon jets.

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Stratolaunch, the world's largest plane, speeds down the runway for the first time

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TsAGI scientists discuss increase of aerodrome handling capacity

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TsAGI visits DLR Aerospace Center (Germany)

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Drone In Reported Near Collision With A Glider In England

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Embraer studies smaller sibling for E2 family

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UCAV - The Next Generation Air-Superiority Fighter?

Title :   UCAV - The Next Generation Air-Superiority Fighter?

Corporate Author : AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIRPOWER STUDIES

Personal Author(s) : Lewis, William K

Full Text : http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a420631.pdf

Report Date : Jun 2002

Pagination or Media Count : 110

Abstract : Air superiority is an essential military mission, and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future, Control of the air is not an end of its own, but rather it provides the flexibility and freedom of action central to a full range of military capabilities In the coming century the United States will confront a number of disparate and ambiguous challenges to its hegemony The resources available to meet those challenges will undoubtedly be constrained, Extremely long lead times in the acquisition and procurement of new technologies mean that now, as the F-22 Raptor begins to replace the venerable F-15 Eagle, the next- generation air-superiority fighter is entering development Unmanned aircraft must be considered as an alternative to manned aircraft for this critical mission, While cost has been the driving factor for advances in UCAV, technology has been the major limitation This thesis concludes that an air-superiority UCAV should be feasible by the year 2025 and that it should provide an effective and affordable alternative to manned air-superiority fighters,

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