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LIMA: Weststar signs helicopter deals with AgustaWestland, Eurocopter
AgustaWestland has signed a deal with Malaysia's Weststar Aviation service for six AW139 and two AW189 helicopters.
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Lockheed awarded long-lead items contract for Japanese F-35s
The US DoD has announced a $40.2 million long-lead items contract linked to Japan's first four of a planned 42 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters ...
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Outgoing F-35 programme boss shares hard won lessons
After spending 12 years fronting the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme, retiring executive vice-president Tom Burbage can look back in hindsight on a few key...
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Xcor tests piston pump-fed rocket engine
Xcor has successfully fired its wholly piston pump-fed rocket, the first of its kind, a major milestone in the company's quest to build a reusable suborbital...
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Proton rocket launches Satmex 8 into orbit
A Proton-M has launched Satmex 8, a communications satellite, from its pad at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 26 March. As of press time, the Breeze-M upper...
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US Navy plans to place four UCLASS development contracts
The US Navy has announced its intention to fund four companies to design candidate UCLASS aircraft ...
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Ryanair strikes new crew pay deals
Ryanair has agreed pay increases and new rostering arrangements for cabin crew across the airline, as well as new pilot agreements at those Ryanair bases...
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Battery changes could take up to five days for each 787
Boeing now estimates that its proposed 787 battery modifications will consume four to five days for each aircraft, if US regulators approve the installation...
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SpaceX Dragon capsule returns successfully to Earth
The SpaceX Dragon capsule has returned successfully from its third flight to the International Space Station, splashing down into the Pacific Ocean. The...
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LIMA: Conformal tanks add fuel to Super Hornet campaign
Boeing is displaying a mock-up of a conformal fuel tank fit for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet at Malaysia's LIMA air show ...
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LIMA: Northrop, Saab eye Malaysian AEW requirement
Northrop Grumman and Saab are sizing up the potential to sell airborne early warning and control system aircraft to Malaysia ...
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Engines fitted to first flight-test A350
Airbus has fitted the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB powerplants to its first flying A350 prototype, and is also installing the aircraft's auxiliary power unit. A350...
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LIMA: Air Tractor goes on the offensive
Air Tractor sees opportunities to market its AT-802U light-attack aircraft in Malaysia and Southeast Asia ...
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LIMA: Tactical UAVs a key theme at Malaysian show
Tactical unmanned air vehicles are a key focus at the 26-30 March LIMA exhibition in Langkawi, Malaysia ...
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ANALYSIS: Where will expanding Norwegian fit in Europe?
Norwegian Air Shuttle - to give it its full name - is an intriguing phenomenon. The Oslo-based low-cost carrier has been quietly expanding its operations...
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UK C-17 crews get iPads for electronic flightbag trial
The Royal Air Force has launched a trial to assess the use of iPads as electronic flightbags on its C-17 airlifters ...
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Masten unveils Xaero-B reusable suborbital rocket
Masten Space Systems has unveiled the long-awaited latest iteration of its reusable Xaero suborbital vehicle, the Xaero-B.
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Cassidian offers Malaysia mini-UAS product
EADS defence unit Cassidian is offering its DVF 2000 unmanned air system to the Malaysian armed forces ...
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UK tests new self-protection system on Lynx helicopter
The UK has flight-tested a new integrated defensive aids system architecture for military helicopters ...
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Bristow wins £1.6bn UK search and rescue deal
A long-running procurement programme to modernise the UK's search and rescue helicopter operation has finally ended with the award of a £1.6 billion contract...