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JSF test operations expand

Two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters have flown nonstop from their final-assembly site to Edwards Air Force Base, California.

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MRTT-MRTT refuelling successful

Airbus Military has demonstrated in-flight 'buddy' refuelling for the first time between two A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft.

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MRTT support equipment on the way

Tooling and spare parts items will be delivered from Europe to Australia to support the RAAF's new fleet of Airbus Military A330 air-to-air refuelling tankers.

BAE Systems has celebrated a decade of successful production and support operations for the Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter in Australia.

Raytheon Australia has achieved 1,500 flying hours for the last contract year under the RAN's Retention and Motivation Initiative.

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First two Wedgetails accepted

The first two AEW&C aircraft have been formally accepted in an 'initial' configuration capable of supporting training and peacetime national tasking.

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Australia requests Shadow UAS FMS

US Congress has been notified of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of two RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

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US Navy warned of JSF risks

A previously unreported briefing warned the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter faced an increased chance of crashing during training.

General Electric Co. and Rolls-Royce have offered the Pentagon a fixed-price offer on their F136 engine for the Joint Strike Fighter.

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Naval helicopter tender released

The Defence Materiel Organisation has released project solicitation documents to the US Navy and Australian Aerospace for Air 9000 Phase 8.

Team Romeo is seeking to contract local factories for about $1 billion of business as it offers the Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R under Air 9000/8.

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UK's Nimrod MR2 retires

Following over 30 years of service, the UK's Nimrod MR2 fleet has now been taken out of service.

Aero Precision Industries and Norman Lamps have both made exclusive agreements with Flite Path for work in the local market.

The students, both pilots and maintainers, in need of JSF training are just as complex as the machines themselves.

The first mission systems-equipped F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, a STOVL F-35B, has flown for the first time at Lockheed Martin's Ft Worth facility, marking the debut of what the company describes as "the most powerful and comprehensive sensor package ever to fly in a fighter".

Australian Aerospace assumed responsibility for RAAF C-130J platform stewardship, engineering management, logistics management, and aircraft deeper maintenance from 11 March 2010.