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Boeing has expanded on its proposal to replace the U.S. Air Force E-8 Joint STARS air-ground surveillance aircraft (AGS) with a version of the P-8 Poseidon

Three competitors have brought AEW aircraft to Dubai 2011–the Boeing 737AEW&C, Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye and Saab 2000AEW&C.

The A400M enters a new phase of turbulence, with Germany looking to slash its purchase to 40 from 53 and France looking to renegotiate a maintenance.

At the Dubai Air Show, Elettronica is showing a range of the company’s products, including the ELT/572 directional infrared countermeasures set.

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control is continuing to expand the capabilities of the Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter.

Raytheon has successfully completed fit-checks for the AGM-154C-1 Joint Standoff Weapon in the internal carriage bay of the Lockheed Martin F-35.

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8 Fire Scout rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle is gearing up for a new at-sea deployment in January.

Cassidian is focusing on its unmanned air systems capability, as well as highlighting its security and communications activities in the Gulf region.

Swiss company Unmanned Systems is showing a model of its Orca rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle for the first time at the Dubai Air Show.

Russia’s RAC MiG Corp is displaying a new simulator system at the Dubai Air Show this week.

Alsalam Aircraft Co. is hoping for a record year and believes there is much business to be had in VIP conversion work and military MRO.

Arguably the most impressive new design on display at Dubai is Adcom Systems’ latest unmanned air vehicle, the United 40.

Lockheed Martin is continuing to expand the capabilities of the Boeing AH-64D Block III helicopter with sensor upgrades.

Lockheed Martin’s Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system successfully undertook a sophisticated “two versus two” trial-firing last month.

Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Instruments (EAI) have completed environmental and flight tests of the Talon laser-guided rocket.

Raytheon has come to Dubai to press the case for its special-mission aircraft expertise in the Middle East region.

Among this year’s Dubai debutantes are a pair of light aircraft from Sudan.

CIT Taking ‘Cair’ Of The ACJ

Training is just getting under way of the first military fixed-wing pilots to be taught to fly in Afghanistan since the early 1990s.

Later this year the Irkut Corp. will deliver the first Yak-130 advanced trainers to the Algerian air force.

The U.S. Pentagon announced that the first payment had been made concerning the supply of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to Iraq

Although it gained EASA certification in May, the Europrop International (EPI) TP400-D6 engine that powers the Airbus Military A400M

France’s Sagem announced that the infrared-guided version of its Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM, also known as Hammer) has been fielded

The Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency on October 14 presented details concerning a proposal to supply