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RPM on target for French Tigers
The French army's Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters should gain a new semi-active laser-guided rocket capability later this decade, following successful...
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Analysts debate USN's UCLASS competition
The US Navy will fund four unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft designs until preliminary design reviews (PDRs) are conducted,...
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USAF searches for new C-27J contractor
The US Air Force has released what it calls a "sources sought synopsis survey" to find a contractor to build Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan twin-engined...
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Nepal Airlines Twin Otter crashes, crew in critical condition
A de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter operated by Nepal Airlines has crashed while attempting to land at the town of Jomsom, located northwest of Kathmandu. The...
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Shandong Airlines to sell five 737-300s to China Postal Airlines
Chinese carrier Shandong Airlines plans to sell five Boeing 737-300 aircraft to China Postal Airlines. Selling the aircraft will improve operational...
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BAE, WZL-1 pact strengthens Hawk pitch to Poland
BAE Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with Poland's WZL-1 Military Aviation Works in Lodz, under which the UK company will transfer maintenance...
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Urban Aeronautics upgrades AirMule with new propellers
The AirMule vertical take-off and landing UAS is being tested with new propellers ...
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PICTURE: First P-8I touches down in India
India's first P-8I maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft has touched down at Rajali naval air station ...
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Lockheed hopes to choose between RACR and SABR in July
Lockheed Martin hopes to select a new radar for the US Air Force's F-16 Combat Avionics Programmed Extension Suite (CAPES) programme between July and August,...
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IN FOCUS: Flightcrew contracts prompt job-loss fears
The appeal of contracting flightcrew has prompted tax controversy and fears that jobs will go to low-wage economies in the same way as the merchant marine
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Wingletted Hawker 800s height-limited and awaiting modification
The operators of Hawker 800 business jets with winglets have received a service bulletin from winglet manufacturer Aviation Partners instructing them not...
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Cessna considers expanding local production in more high-growth markets
Cessna executives have started thinking about the merits of expanding manufacturing operations in high-growth markets outside China, where the company is...
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Lion 737 crash crew had no visual contact with runway
Indonesian investigators indicate that the crew of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 continued to descend below minimum altitude despite not having visual contact...
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Contractors eye maritime patrol, anti-submarine requirements in Asia-Pacific
Maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) were themes at this year's Imdex Asia maritime defence show in Singapore. The show,...
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Vietnam set to receive first Twin Otter MPA
Vietnam's navy is set to receive its first of six Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft in August. Three examples, designated the Guardian...
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Schiebel denies knowledge of Camcopters aboard Chinese warship
Austrian unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Schiebel says it has no knowledge of whether its Camcopter system has performed flights from a Chinese warship,...
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VIDEO: X-47B launches off carrier deck, aviation first
The Northrop Grumman X-47B has made its first aircraft carrier launch, becoming the first autonomous aircraft to launch from a carrier. The launch,...
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Boeing delivers 1st 787 since grounding ended
Boeing today marked another landmark on the 787's path to recovery from a battery scare by delivering the 51st aircraft - and the first since the fleet was grounded in mid-January - to All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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PICTURE: New Chinese advances in tailless UAV designs revealed
China's internal pipeline of military aircraft demonstrators has produced yet another new and intriguing specimen as pictures posted on Chinese discussion...
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Virgin America will not launch service to additional cities in 2013: Virgin's Cush
Virgin America does not expect to begin service to any new cities in 2013 after June, when the airline begins service to Anchorage in Alaska. Virgin...