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Australia to Receive EW, ISR Aircraft From L3Harris After Delayed Deliveries

Australia will receive its long-delayed electronic warfare (EW) and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft from L3Harris this year. 

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Bell Bids Jet Ranger X for US Army Lakota Training Helicopter Replacement

Bell Flight is proposing its Bell 505 Jet Ranger X light helicopter to replace the US Army’s UH-72 Lakota under the service’s new “Flight School Next” program.

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Raytheon Wins $100M HC-130J Combat King II Aircraft Support Contract

Raytheon has been awarded a $100-million contract to conduct essential maintenance on a key component of the US Air Force’s HC-130J Combat King II aircraft.

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US Navy to Receive More Ospreys From Bell, Boeing

The US Department of Defense has awarded Bell Boeing’s Joint Program Office a contract to provide CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the navy.

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Trump Says Boeing Won Next-Generation F-47 Fighter Jet Contract

Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing has been awarded the contract for the Air Force's next-generation stealth fighter plane, which the 47th US president said would be named the F-47.

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Germany to Privately Discuss Reliability of US-Made Defense Systems: Report

Germany is reportedly set to hold closed-door discussions on the reliability of US-made weapon systems amid concerns over an alleged remote “kill switch” in some combat aircraft.

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Pentagon Dismisses Claims of Remote ‘Kill Switch’ in Exported F-35s

The Pentagon has firmly refuted rumors that a “kill switch” has been installed on exported F-35 fighter jets, which could allow the US to remotely deactivate them at any time.

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HII Bags US Air Force F-16 Training Device Support Contract

HII has received a contract to deliver logistics support for the US Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft training devices.

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Macron Says France to ‘Increase’ Orders for Rafale Warplanes

President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that France planned to increase orders for Rafale fighter jets, adding the country will have to get ready to defend itself "if we want to avoid war."

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Taiwan Says Detects 59 Chinese Aircraft Around Island

Taiwan detected 59 Chinese aircraft around the self-ruled island, the defense ministry said Tuesday, the highest tally since a record in October and days after Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called China a "foreign hostile force".

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