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Aircraft

Boeing Pulls Wraps Off New Jet for Air Force's T-X Competition

The manufacturer and partner Saab of Sweden rolled out the new jet during a rousing ceremony in St. Louis.
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Aircraft

Boeing Ramps Up JDAM Production To Meet Ongoing Demand

The manufacturer plans to produce 150 JDAM tail kits each day from its St. Charles, Mo., facility, and more if necessary.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Names Members of High-Level Drone Advisory Committee

Chaired by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, the advisory panel includes senior business, association, academic and municipal leaders.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S., Canada Agree to First Foreign Sale of RQ-21A Blackjack

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command plans to deliver one RQ-21A Blackjack system consisting of five aircraft to the Canadian Army next year.
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Aircraft

A400M Demonstrates Capability for Sand Runway in UK Tests

Sand is the last of three unprepared types of surfaces for which the four-engine turboprop will be certified, Airbus Defence said.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Army Evaluates Drone for Collecting Cyber Intelligence

The service has flown the small multi-rotor drone during training exercises at the National Training Center at For Irwin, Calif.
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Rotorcraft

Final MD 530Fs of Follow-On Contract Arrive in Afghanistan

MD Helicopters over the last two years has produced 24 armed MD 530F helicopters for the Afghan Air Force, in addition to earlier trainers.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Issues 76 Waivers as Part 107 Drone Rule Takes Effect

Most of the waivers granted to the Part 107 operating conditions involve night-time flights, said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.
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Regulations and Government

Staffing, Screening Issues Addressed, TSA Tells Airline Pilots

The Transportation Security Administration has plugged staffing gaps that caused long lines at airport security checkpoints this summer.
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Aircraft

Japan's ANA Grounds Some 787s for Engine Inspections

The carrier cancelled several domestic flights, reportedly due to concern over turbine blade corrosion of the 787's Rolls-Royce engines.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

USAIG Unveils Safety Program for Small Drone Operators

The initial offering under its new Performance Vector Unmanned program is an online small UAS ground school course provided by Argus Unmanned.
Rotorcraft

U.S. Interior Department Awards Contract for Quadcopters

The cabinet-level department will make the small rotary-wing drones available for use by its constituent agencies.
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Accidents

Hybrid Airship Damaged in Hard Landing on Second Flight

Pilots appeared to lose control of the vehicle as it nose-divd from 100 feet
Aircraft

First LM-100J Commercial Freighter Nears Completion

Lockheed Martin expects to finish assembling the civil variant of the C-130J Hercules in the next few months and to fly the aircraft next year.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Ground Segment Upgrade Is Latest for RQ-4 Global Hawk

Raytheon will install modernized 'building-based' ground stations for the Global Hawk at Beale and Grand Forks air force bases.
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Engines

U.S. Army Awards Contracts for Turbine Engine Design

GE Aviation and the ATEC joint venture of Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney will complete preliminary designs of a new 3,000 shp engine.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Stemme Subsidiary Ramps Up for Patroller Production

Ecarys will deliver 15 ES15 fixed-wing airframes to France's Sagem, which will convert them into the unmanned Patroller for the French army.
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Aircraft

Air Force Awards Contract for KC-46 Production Start

Boeing will deliver 19 low-rate initial production tankers over two production lots by August 2018.
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Intel Unveils 'Aero' Drone Development Platform

The semiconductor manufacturer will make the platform available to drone application developers later this year.
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CNN Announces 'CNN Air' Dedicated Drone Unit

The cable television news organization has been an early adopter of using small unmanned aircraft for newsgathering.
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Airlines

A4A: Airlines Edge Closer to Average Corporate Profitability

The 10 major carriers analyzed by Airlines for America collectively reported pre-tax profit of $12 billion during the first half of 2016.
Aircraft

UK To Acquire New ASRAAM Variant for F-35B Fighters

The Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile will be the first British-designed missile to enter service on the F-35.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Predator Bs Tested for Ballistic Missile Defense

General Atomics said two MQ-9 Predator Bs participated in the Pacific Dragon naval exercise off Hawaii in late June.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Navy Deploys Puma UAS From Patrol Ships, Destroyers

The hand-launched drone supports surface ships that do not have their own organic helicopter or aircraft capability, according to the Navy.
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ATC

New Entity Assumes Responsibility for Argentina's ATC System

EANA is a Ministry of Transport company that provides air navigation services separately of Argentina's Civil Aviation Administration.
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Regulations and Government

Budget Delay Could Slow Programs, Air Force Secretary Warns

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing potentially would have to renegotiate the KC-46 tanker program, says Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James.
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Aircraft

F-16s Operate With Virtual F-22s During Training Event

The 'Distant Frontier' training event was a live, virtual and constructive system first, according to developer Northrop Grumman.
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Airlines

Second Airline Equipment Failure Points to IT Issue

Weeks after Southwest Airlines cancelled 2,300 flights over a router failure, Delta Air Lines reported a system-wide failure affecting flights.
Engines

ICAO Is the Forum for Emissions Standards, Industry Says

Facing a possible U.S. regulation governing aircraft engine emissions, aerospace manufacturers said they are committed to global benchmarks.
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