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    Lockheed in $424 Million F-35 Pentagon Contract

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    By Fates, Lockheed in $424 Million F-35 Pentagon Contract
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp is getting a $424 million U.S. contract modification for advance purchases tied to the next batch of F-35 fighter jets, the Pentagon said on Thursday, even as a much bigger deal for the aircraft themselves remains under negotiation.   The radar-evading warplane is the U.S. military's biggest acquisition program, projected to cost up to $382 billion for 2,457 aircraft through 2036.   The add-on combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($62 million; 15

    U.S. Air Force to Work on First New Bomber Since B-2

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    By Fates, U.S. Air Force to Work on First New Bomber Since B-2
    Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force expects to start working on a new bomber in the next budget, the first such warplane since Northrop Grumman Corp.’s B-2 Spirit was developed almost three decades ago.   “It’s my conviction that the nation benefits from a long- range strike capability,” General Norton Schwartz, chief of staff for the Air Force, said today at the annual Air & Space Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.   The service plans to keep using its B-2, B-1 and B-52 bombers while

    EADS North America KC-45 demonstrates critical Air Force aerial refueling requirement

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    By Fates, EADS North America KC-45 demonstrates critical Air Force aerial refueling requirement
    Arlington, Virginia, September 14, 2010 – EADS North America announced today that the company has demonstrated, in flight, that its offering in the KC-X tanker competition fully satisfies the U.S. Air Force requirement for high fuel offload rate via the refueling boom system – the only tanker in the competition to do so.   “Our tanker has proven that it can refuel other aircraft at a rate of 1,200 gallons per minute, which is a critical requirement the Air Force has set forth for its tanker,”

    Saudi Arms Deal Advances

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    By Erik, Saudi Arms Deal Advances
    Saudi Arms Deal Advances White House to Notify Congress Soon of $60 Billion Package, Largest Ever for U.S. Source: The Wall Street Journal -- By ADAM ENTOUS   The Obama administration is set to notify Congress of plans to offer advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion, the largest U.S. arms deal ever, and is in talks with the kingdom about potential naval and missile-defense upgrades that could be worth tens of billions of dollars more.   The administration plans to to

    UK May Borrow F-18s For Carriers; F-35Bs May Be Scrapped

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    By Erik, UK May Borrow F-18s For Carriers; F-35Bs May Be Scrapped
    UK May Borrow F-18s For Carriers; F-35Bs May Be Scrapped   DOD Buzz --By Colin Clark Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 10:22 am   Britain’s Conservative government, faced with enormous deficits, may launch its Queen Elizabeth class carriers without airplanes to put on them as it considers early retirement for its Harrier jump jets.   The two 65,000 ton carriers are built into the UK’s defense budget, but new airplanes are not. Scrapping the Harriers early, combined with delays to the Joint

    Eurofighter offers Typhoon for Polish air force

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    By Erik, Eurofighter offers Typhoon for Polish air force
    Eurofighter offers Typhoon for Polish air force   Flight Global -- By Bartosz Glowacki   The Eurofighter consortium has made its debut appearance at Poland’s International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, with the Typhoon being promoted as a potential replacement for the nation’s RSK MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-22M4 strike aircraft.   With sources suggesting that Poland’s defence ministry plans to upgrade some of its current assets, Eurofighter representatives say: “The price of

    Australia, China inspect fighter jets

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    By Erik, Australia, China inspect fighter jets
    Australia, China inspect fighter jets The Sydney Morning Herald -- September 13, 2010 - 6:29PM   Australia and China have played show-and-tell with their jet fighter aircraft ... in a gesture of transparency.   Defence head Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston said it underlined the Australian Defence Force's good relationship with China's defence force, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) - one not shared by the Americans.   He said it was a reciprocal arrangement.   When PLA chief o

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