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U.S. Army Will Evaluate JLENS Over Mid-Atlantic Region
May 17, 2013, 11:50 AM
May 17, 2013

Prime contractor Raytheon expects that the U.S. Army will begin an operational evaluation in the coming fiscal year of its joint land attack cruise missile defense elevated netted sensor system (JLENS), an aerostat-based surveillance system that will monitor a sizeable chunk of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region.

RFP Will Start U.S. Navy’s UCLASS Design Process
May 17, 2013, 11:45 AM
May 17, 2013

The U.S. Navy will likely issue a request for proposals (RFP) in the coming weeks for a 10-month preliminary design phase of the unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike system (UCLASS) program, according to Lockheed Martin, one of the interested contractors.

X-47B Completes First Catapult Launch from Carrier Deck
May 17, 2013, 11:40 AM
May 17, 2013

The U.S. Navy recorded another first on May 14 when it conducted the first catapult launch of the Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush under way off the coast of Virginia.

China’s ‘Sharp Sword’ UCAV is Spotted Taxiing
May 17, 2013, 11:35 AM
May 17, 2013

China’s first jet-powered stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Lijian or “Sharp Sword,” was recently spotted undergoing taxiing tests in that country. Analysts interpreted the sighting as indicating that the Lijian’s maiden flight is imminent.

Future Turkish Fighter Concepts Revealed at IDEF 13
May 17, 2013, 11:30 AM
May 17, 2013

The international defense industry fair (IDEF 13) held in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 7 to 10 saw the Turkish industry announce a number of developments. The most notable was the revelation of three potential concepts for the TF-X national combat aircraft program, a stealthy aircraft that is ultimately expected to replace the F-16.

Germany Cancels Further Euro Hawk Procurement
May 16, 2013, 4:51 PM
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Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defense (MoD) as a cost-cutting measure will not buy four production models of the RQ-4E Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system as planned.

EBACE Could Be the Stage for Quartet of Jet Launches
May 16, 2013, 3:40 PM
May 16, 2013

The 13th annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) opens at the Palexpo center in Geneva next Tuesday. Intelligence gathering ahead of this year’s three-day show suggests that as many as four new jet models could be launched.

Business Aircraft Inventory Continues Downward March
May 16, 2013, 3:35 PM
May 16, 2013

Inventories of pre-owned business jets and turboprops continued to edge downward in March, according to the latest figures from business aviation market information firm JetNet. While turboprops are a seller’s market, for business jets “it’s still a buyer’s market, with ample inventory at near-low average asking prices,” the company said.

Beech Readies To Sell Hawker Jet Division
May 16, 2013, 3:30 PM
May 16, 2013

Beechcraft, which recently emerged from bankruptcy protection and is now focused on its piston and turboprop products, expects to sell its mothballed jet division in the coming months. According to CEO Bill Boisture, the company has already completed disposition of its remaining inventory of approximately 20 new and pre-owned Hawker 4000 and Premier IA jets, a move he said went “better than planned,” though he declined to offer details about the revenue derived from their sale.

European Bizav Flying Continues Slump
May 16, 2013, 3:25 PM
May 16, 2013

Business aircraft flying in Europe contracted by 3.6 percent year-over-year in the March and April period, according to recent data from business aviation information provider WingX Advance, based in Hamburg, Germany. “Activity [in Europe] remains in the trough it entered in the fourth quarter of 2012, with no recovery in sight,” the company said.

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