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DSEI: Upgraded Merlin HM2 fully operational with Royal Navy
The Royal Navy’s AgustaWestland Merlin HM2 helicopter fleet has achieved full operational capability, with 80% of its eventual 30 modified aircraft having been returned to use.
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NewsP&W, GE submit proposals for next-gen fighter engine development
Pratt & Whitney and General Electric’s proposals for the next phase of US Air Force’s sixth-generation fighter engine development effort are due tomorrow, with two sides anticipating sole-source contract awards in June or July of 2016.
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NewsDSEI: A400M achieves service entry milestone for UK
The Royal Air Force has achieved the in-service date for its Airbus A400M tactical transport, with the milestone representing the transfer of a seventh aircraft from Airbus Defence & Space.
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NewsIcon prepares new Vacavile facility for A5 LSA production
US light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturer, Icon has begun transferring manufacture of its A5 amphibian from its current base in Tehachapi, California to a new facility, 550km away in Vacaville, Solano County. A handful of aircraft will roll-off the production line later this year and Icon plans to ...
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NewsFirst flight for new Aero Vodochody L-39NG
Aero Vodochody performed the maiden sortie of its updated L-39NG trainer from its Odolena Voda facility in the Czech Republic on 14 September.
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DSEI: Airbus calls for UK maritime patrol competition
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is being urged to hold an open competition to fill any requirement for maritime patrol or multimission aircraft that may emerge from its Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) later this year, rather than pursue a sole-source procurement with Boeing.
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NewsDSEI: Lockheed Martin pitches SC-130J conversion to UK
Lockheed Martin is proposing to adapt part of the Royal Air Force’s in-service fleet of C-130J tactical transports to meet a potential UK requirement for a maritime patrol or multi-mission aircraft capability.
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DSEI: Dutch air force chief criticises Future Vertical Lift ambitions
Ongoing US efforts to develop the next generation of battlefield helicopters, for the 2030s and beyond, will not be able to address future requirements or combat emerging threats, according to senior Dutch air force official.
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OpinionOPINION: Can the aerospace industry boom continue?
In our new issue of Flight International, we and our partners at PwC sift through 2014 aerospace industry financial data, indeed through a decade of such information. It is no surprise, but the numbers confirm the widely-held view that this industry has never had it so good.
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NewsATSB probes Virgin Australia A320 flight control incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has started an investigation into an automated flight control issue on 12 September involving a Virgin Australia Regional Airlines operated Airbus A320.
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NewsAurora’s Orion UAV in storage after USAF world-record flight
The US Air Force appears to have no room for Aurora Flight Sciences’ long-endurance Orion unmanned aerial vehicle in its inventory, despite the aircraft successfully demonstrating 80 hours of endurance in a world-record flight last December.
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NewsDSEI: RAF Puma HC2 helicopters may operate until 2035
UK service officials are contemplating extending the operational life of the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Airbus Helicopters Puma HC2 transports for an additional 10 years beyond their current 2025 retirement date, as they eye the possibility of an eventual replacement.
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NewsAirbus officially opens A320 final assembly line in Alabama
Airbus today staged an official grand opening for the A320 family final assembly line and delivery centre in Mobile, Alabama, with executives touting the company’s growing stature as a US manufacturer.
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NewsLockheed Skunk Works' next-generation U-2 morphs into 'TR-X'
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ proposal for a next-generation, optionally-manned U-2 surveillance aircraft has morphed into more of tactical reconnaissance aircraft dubbed “TR-X”.
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UK A400Ms to get Airbus security boost
Royal Air Force A400Ms will be equipped with an important security system from Airbus Defence & Space, under a new contract with the UK Ministry of Defence.
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Euroradar nears flight-test phase for Captor-E on Typhoon
The Euroradar consortium is closing in on the flight-test phase for its Captor E-Scan active electronically scanned array radar, for the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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NewsAirbus ready for Zephyr sales to take off
Airbus Defence & Space has begun developing a next-generation version of its long-endurance Zephyr platform, with the design to feature an increased 35m (115ft) wingspan and, at 40kg (88lb), a heftier payload capacity.
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ANALYSIS: Air cargo recovery endures rollercoaster ride
The air cargo market went through a tough time during the recession. Cargo traffic fell nearly 10% across 2008 and 2009, rebounded 19% in 2010, but then stagnated for three years. In 2014, there finally came a return to sustained growth, with IATA announcing that freight-tonne kilometres (FTKs) were up ...
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Lockheed secures contract to install JASSM on Poland’s F-16s
After jumping through the required regulatory hoops, Lockheed Martin says it has a foreign military sales contract in hand for integration of its “JASSM” cruise missiles for Poland’s F-16s.
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Russian air transport agency calls for tougher GA rules in wake of crashes
Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) is concerned over the level of training of general aviation (GA) pilots in Russia and wants more transparency over pilot training, as well as mandatory fitting of collision avoidance systems, the agency's deputy director, Oleg Storchevoi, says.