All news – Page 2016
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Four VTOL UAVs delivered to Bulgarian armed forces
Four UAV Solutions Phoenix 30 vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicles have been delivered to the Bulgarian national military forces, under a foreign military sale agreement with the US government.
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RN establishes UAV squadron
The Royal Navy has established its first unmanned air vehicle squadron to oversee the deployment of the Insitu ScanEagle that has been in operation for some 12 months.
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OBITUARY: Jean-Paul Bechat, the industrialist who steered the Safran merger
The announced merger of state-controlled French engine maker Snecma and privately-owned defence electronics group Sagem 10 years ago may have been greeted by scepticism by analysts and been more about Gallic industrial machismo than smart business. After all, Safran, the seemingly unweildy conglomerate it created, made everything from photocopiers to ...
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Magnetic MRO adds engine on-wing support arm
Estonia's Magnetic MRO has opened an engine on-wing maintenance unit and begun offering related support packages.
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Iran believed to have joined air battle against IS
Iran has reportedly joined the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq, targeting insurgents in the eastern part of the country with McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4s. News reports state that operations began in recent days, following Iranian ground operations in Iraq.
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Macedonian state looks to create new flag-carrier
Macedonia’s government is looking at creating a new national airline for the Balkan state, an operator to succeed defunct flag-carrier MAT.
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PICTURE: Airbus delivers 200th aircraft from Tianjin line
Airbus has marked the 200th Airbus A320 family aircraft assembled at the Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin, handing over an A319 to China Eastern Airlines.
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ANALYSIS: Miltary faces 'perfect storm' of budget vs need
European defence forces are facing a “perfect storm”, and those in the UK are at its eye. So says Andrew Dorman, Professor of International Security in the defence studies department at Kings College, London, and a lecturer at the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham.
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ANALYSIS: Has the Boeing 787 been a network changer?
Three years after the Boeing 787's long-awaited entry into service, Henk Ombelet from Flightglobal's Ascend consultancy looks at whether the Dreamliner has changed the market
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Airbus to take back A340s as Finnair firms more A350s
Finnair has converted options on eight more Airbus A350s to firm orders, with deliveries of the jets to begin in 2018.
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Australia to implement air safety review recommendations
Australia’s government will move to implement almost all of the recommendations made in a recent review of air safety, with the aim of continuing to improve on the country’s strong record.
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Airbus offers family option to airlines seeking 757 performance
Airbus sees its A320neo family of aircraft as an answer to the performance capabilities of Boeing 757-200s, as it evaluates offering a longer-range A321neo that could replace the 757 on transatlantic missions.
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Boeing set to deliver 100th Japanese CH-47 fuselage
Boeing this week is set to deliver the fuselage components for Japan’s 100th CH-47 heavy lift helicopter, which are completed in that country by Kawasaki Heavy Industries under a partnership that has lasted 30 years.
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NetJets launches Transition Programme for aircraft owners
NetJets has formally launched an aircraft sales offering targeted at owners who are looking to move from outright ownership into a less capital intensive offering such as a fractional or charter.
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NTSB details issues with 787 flight and data recorder
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that regulators address newly-disclosed problems with the Boeing 787’s cockpit voice and data recorder.
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CybAero Apid 60 to be tested on Swedish corvettes
CybAero’s Apid 60 unmanned air vehicle is due to undergo testing on-board the Swedish navy’s Visby-class corvette following a downselection by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV).
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Peru receives first deliveries of latest Mi-171Sh helicopters
Russian Helicopters has handed over the first batch of four Mil Mi-171Sh transport utilty rotorcraft to Peru for use by its army.
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New Zealand accepts first ex-Australian Super Seasprites
New Zealand has accepted the first Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite maritime helicopter following upgrade work performed by the manufacturer.
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Australia commissions helicopter carrier Canberra
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commissioned its first of two Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) vessels at a ceremony in Sydney on 28 November.
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Russia establishes military UAV unit
Russia has reportedly established a dedicated unmanned air vehicle unit in the Eastern region of Chukotka, believed to stem from a $9.2 billion investment in the technology that was pledged by the defence ministry in May.