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USAF Confident About CSAR-X Progress

This article first appeared in Aviation Week.com. The U.S. Air Force is still confident a design will be selected as planned this fall for the armed service's controversial rescue helicopter...

India Reviews Offsets for Fighter Program

This article first appeared at Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. New Delhi -- Prospective vendors submitted their offsets package Aug. 4 for India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA)...

NATO AWACS to Afghanistan?

This article first appeared on Aviation Week's Ares weblog. The German government is apparently starting discussions on whether to politically back a one-year deployment of NATO E-3 Airborne Warning...

QinetiQ, Boeing Partner on Long-Endurance UAV

This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. FARNBOROUGH -- Boeing has selected QinetiQ, the U.K.-based defense technology company, as its key technology partner on Vulture --...

US Army Extends JHL Concept Studies

This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. Work to refine concepts for a large cargo rotorcraft is moving ahead under the U.S. Army-led Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) technology...

Development For B-52 Jammer Continues

This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. Boeing and several system suppliers have been awarded U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contracts to mature technology for an...

F-35 Offers Multirole Surprises

This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily and Defense Report. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will "redefine the concept of multirole strike" aircraft, Lockheed Martin officials say, but...

Raytheon Missile Deployed On Predator

This article first appeared at Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. A small air-to-surface missile developed as a private venture by Raytheon is being deployed on the Predator unmanned aircraft by...

Boeing Rethinking Plan To Back Out Of JCA

This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. Boeing is rethinking its decision to back out of a deal with L-3 Communications and Alenia North America to build C-27Js for the...

Rescue Chopper Requirements Sacrificed for Rivalries

This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. Nearly a decade ago, U.S. Air Force officers formulated a list of requirements for a new combat, search and rescue helicopter...