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Airbus delivers first C295 aircraft to India

Airbus Defence and Space has officially handed over in fly-away condition the first of 56 C295 aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF).

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Raytheon, an RTX business, delivered the first B-52 active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) to Boeing for the U.S. Air Force's B-52 Radar Modernization Program. This first radar will be used for system integration, verification, and testing.

Raytheon delivers first B-52 AESA radar to Boeing

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Raytheon delivered the first B-52 active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) to Boeing for the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Radar Modernization Program.

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BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies delivered the first of 10 EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for formal combined developmental and operational testing. The next-generation system evolves the Air Force’s 40-year mission of employing electromagnetic attack (EA) capabilities in support of U.S. and coalition air, surface, and special operations forces.

BAE Systems and L3Harris deliver first EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the USAF

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BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies delivered the first of 10 EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the U.S. Air Force.

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The F-15EX recently completed the first phase of its initial operational test and evaluation (IT&E) program with the launch of an AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the longest-range air-to-air and air-to-ground standoff munitions in the U.S. Department of Defense combat inventory.

Boeing: F-15EX completes 1st phase of integrated testing

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The Boeing F-15EX recently completed the first phase of its initial operational test and evaluation (IT&E) program with the launch of an AGM-158 JASSM.

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Israeli company Elbit Systems has delivered a self-protection suite to the Royal Netherlands Air Force's (RNLAF) Gulfstream G-650ER VIP Aircraft. The delivery was carried out within a year of signing and after comprehensive flight acceptance tests.

RNLAF expands use of Elbit Systems’ DIRCM to VIP aircraft

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Israeli company Elbit Systems has delivered a self-protection suite to the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s (RNLAF) Gulfstream G-650ER VIP aircraft.

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Boeing is showcasing the F‑15EX fighter aircraft to Poland as a potential U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales program. The announcement was made at the annual MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition where Boeing is highlighting advanced defense systems, capabilities and services.

Boeing: F-15EX fighters for Poland’s air dominance

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Boeing is showcasing the F‑15EX fighter aircraft to Poland as a potential U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales program.

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Inzpire’s Collective Training Division (CTD) has secured a two-year contract to deliver subject matter expertise support to 20 Squadron’s (Sqn) Qualified Weapons Instructor (Command & Control) Course (QWI (C2)) at RAF Boulmer.

Inzpire set to support the RAF’s Qualified Weapons Instructor Course

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Inzpire has secured a two-year contract to deliver subject matter expertise support to 20 Squadron’s Qualified Weapons Instructor Course at RAF Boulmer.

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BAE Systems’ next-generation vehicle management computer was successfully flight tested on the F-35 Lighting II aircraft. The test demonstrated a technology upgrade for all three F-35 variants that will increase computer performance and addresses obsolescence issues. Testing occurred at Naval Air Station Patuxent and Edwards Air Force Base.

BAE Systems successfully flight tests next-generation vehicle management computer

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BAE Systems’ next-generation vehicle management computer was successfully flight tested on the F-35 Lighting II aircraft.

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Finnish company Insta has signed an agreement with the Austrian Air Force for delivering Insta Pilot’s Breath Air Monitor (IPBAM) hypoxia early warning system to Eurofighter fleet use. Insta Pilot's Breath Air Monitor is a hypoxia early warning system that reduces the risk of physiological events (PE's). Austria is the first Eurofighter user country who takes IPBAM into the use after completed test campaign. The Eurofighter is a multi-role combat aircraft developed by Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain in joint production.

Austria selects Insta Pilot’s Breath Air Monitor for its Eurofighter fleet

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Finnish company Insta has signed an agreement with the Austrian Air Force for delivering Insta Pilot’s Breath Air Monitor (IPBAM) hypoxia early warning system to Eurofighter fleet use.

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Saab offers 114 Gripen E aircraft to the Indian Air Force. The Swedish company also proposes deep cooperation with local industry in the production and service of aircraft.

Saab offers India Gripen E aircraft and deep industrial cooperation

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Saab offers 114 Gripen E aircraft to the Indian Air Force. The Swedish company also proposes deep cooperation with local industry.

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A B-2 Spirit bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., conducted a historic hot-pit refueling at Orland Air Base, Norway, on Aug. 29, 2023. The occasion marked the first time that the B-2 has landed in Norway, signaling the shared commitment between the U.S. and Norway to deter threats and strengthen the NATO Alliance.

B-2 Spirit conducts historic hot-pit refueling in Norway

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A B-2 Spirit bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., conducted a historic hot-pit refueling at Orland Air Base, Norway, on Aug. 29, 2023.

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On August 28, 2023, the Czech Air Force started the two-week home air defence exercise Resilient Sky. The drills are designed to verify and enhance operations planning and control and the command and control system itself, involving of more than 400 service members from across the Czech Air Force and dozens of air assets and ground vehicles. The national Integrated Emergency System – so-called blue-light services will participate.

Czech Air Force launches key national air defence drills

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The Resilient Sky tests the Czech National Reinforcement Air Defence System aimed at protecting the Czech Republic’s airspace in crises or emergencies. In the past, the system was activated in the wake of 9/11, during the Prague NATO Summit in 2002 and when the New START treaty was signed in Prague. It involves national aircraft,

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