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NewsRoboglove could double grip strength to ease spacewalks, cut RSI
Technology used to build a humanoid robot that is helping with chores aboard the International Space Station has helped engineers to develop a power-assisted glove prototype that might allow astronauts to double or treble their grip strength.
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NewsGalileo passes in-orbit signal test
Europe's Galileo satellite-navigation system has reached a key milestone after the first two operational spacecraft passed performance-verification tests.
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NewsNetherlands makes final trim to F-16 fleet size
The Netherlands is to reduce its operational fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s from 87 to 68 aircraft and defer a decision on buying the company's replacement F-35 until after elections planned to be held in 2015.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Early Superjet experience points to trials and promise
In the year since type certification was gained, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) has demonstrated mixed results.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Boom and bust, the regional jet phenomenon
Regional jet makers' fortunes have been hit by the continuing shift among airlines towards using larger aircraft or turboprops on routes previously served by 50-seat aircraft
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NewsIN FOCUS: Superjet sales effort gathers pace
A year on from the first Superjet 100 handover, the regional airliner's marketing organisation is closing in on other milestones: a sale in Africa, a delivery to a Western customer and a CIS customer for the business jet version
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NewsPICTURE: UK's Voyager tanker makes service debut
The UK's new Voyager tanker/transport has made its first flight in operational service, flown by an AirTanker crew ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Why the UK's carriers will not be 'airfields at sea'
As the UK decides on the Royal Navy's embarked combat aircraft, we go on board a US carrier to discover the particular challenges faced at sea
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NewsIsrael's fire-fighters grounded following incident
Israel's dedicated fleet of eight Air Tractor AT-802F fire-fighting turboprops has been grounded following a safety incident.
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Virgin Australia invests A$8 million in Skywest
Virgin Australia will invest Australian dollars (A$) 8 million ($8.3 million) in regional carrier Skywest Airlines, effectively taking a 10% stake in the...
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NewsUSAF to rebuild its aerospace physiology expertise
The US Air Force's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) investigating the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor's life support system found that the service has allowed...
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NewsFire Scout flights suspended due to crashes
After two incidents resulting in crashes, Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout operations are on an 'operational pause' for the indefinite future ...
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Garuda eyes turboprop aircraft for low-density routes
Garuda Indonesia plans to buy turboprop aircraft to serve low-density routes in eastern Indonesia.
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Garuda to add 21 aircraft this year, plans fleet growth
Garuda Indonesia will be taking delivery of 21 aircraft this year as part of its fleet expansion and renewal plan. This includes five Bombardier CRJ1000...
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Russia's Transaero confirms order for four Boeing 787-8s
Russian carrier Transaero has signed a firm order for four Boeing 787-8 aircraft.
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NewsQantas completes repairs on QF32 aircraft after 18 months
Repairs have been completed on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380 that experienced an uncontained engine failure over Singapore in November 2010. The aircraft,...
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NewsUS Navy Hornet crashes near Virginia Beach
Two US Navy pilots ejected safely from a Boeing F/A-18D Hornet that crashed outside Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, on 6 April. But there is no information...
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NewsLockheed Martin, BAE awarded contracts to support Saudi F-15SA upgrades
Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems are being awarded contracts to supply targeting pods and electronic warfare systems to Saudi Arabia in order to upgrade 70...
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NewsTurkey in talks for 10 Anka UAVs
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is in discussions with the nation's defence procurement body over a proposed launch order for its Anka unmanned air vehicle, first flown in late 2010.
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NewsUS Army working to overcome degraded visuals
The US Army is working on increasing the safety of its rotary-wing aircraft in degraded visual environments. An army study recently concluded "the...