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Lockheed’s F-35 chief moves to MST as Jeff Babione takes helm
Lockheed Martin has announced a new F-35 chief, with programme deputy Jeff Babione named to replace Lorraine Martin, who is shifting from the company’s aeronautics business to mission systems and training.
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NewsTurkey gifts retired T-37 trainers to Pakistan
Turkey is to donate 34 Cessna T-37 Tweet jet trainers/light attack aircraft to Pakistan in an agreement signed on 28 October.
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Alcoa extends Indiana jet-engine parts plant
Alcoa today (29 October 2015) formally opened a $100 million extension to its La Porte, Indiana jet-engine parts facility. This is to enable the manufacture of larger structural components, including for the PurePower family of geared turbofans from Pratt & Whitney, with whom it has a 10-year, $1.1 billion contract ...
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NewsBombardier cancels Learjet 85 with $2.6bn loss
Bombardier has formally cancelled the Learjet 85 programme with a $1.2 billion write-down 10 months after placing the programme on an indefinite pause, citing market weakness in the midsize segment for business jets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: CSeries finances to be reset for production ramp-up
Bombardier is to initiate a financial overhaul of the CSeries programme, with its latest plan including a $3.2 billion writedown on the development of the new twinjet, while pushing out the unit breakeven milestone to 2020.
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NewsUSN Growler order complete as Boeing seeks F/A-18 orders
The US Navy has contracted Boeing to deliver its final tranche of EA-18G Growlers, and the company is now looking to the Pentagon and abroad for more orders to sustain the common Growler and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet assembly line in St Louis beyond 2017.
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NewsNATO UV-16 looks to better use of data during joint missions
NATO’s Unified Vision 2016 exercise is to explore how data collected from individual national aircraft – plus the alliance’s new unmanned air vehicle capability – can be better used during joint missions.
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Quebec government buys 49.5% stake in CSeries
Quebec's provincial government will invest $1 billion and take a 49.5% stake in the Bombardier CSeries programme, officials disclosed today.
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ANALYSIS: Piemonte cluster helps SMEs to punch above their weight
You are an SME employing 25 people and specialising in, say, manufacturing small electronics components. How do you begin to win your way on to a major aerospace programme via a tier-one partner? For some SMEs in the north-west of Italy, one solution is to pool competencies with like-minded local ...
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South Korean police add additional Surion
Korea Aerospace Industries has signed a deal to provide an additional KUH-1P helicopter to the Korea National Police, a variant of the company’s KUH-1 Surion.
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NewsChina signs for 130 Airbus jets
China has signed with Airbus for 130 jets in a deal worth $17 billion.
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MRJ gains Japanese approval for first flight
Mitsubishi Aircraft has gained approval from Japan’s transport ministry for the MRJ regional jet to take its first flight, following the replacement of the aircraft's rudder pedals.
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NewsIsrael’s all-inclusive F-35I deal doesn’t grant full tech access
Despite the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme’s “unique relationship with Israel,” the country has not been granted unfettered access to every component on the 33 aircraft it intends to purchase.
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Chinese cadets start using JL-9 advanced jet trainer
The Chinese air force has introduced the Guizhou JL-9 advanced jet trainer at its aviation university.
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NewsUS Army aerostat descends after three-hour flight
A US Army tethered aerostat has descended near to the ground after breaking loose from its moorings and floating free for several hours over northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania.
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Air France seeks €360 million financing
Air France is reviewing financing bids covering three new Boeing 777-300ER deliveries due next year, market sources indicate.
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NewsUSAF intel chief proposes single-operator MQ-9 cockpit
Single-operator ground stations and weapons-carrying “wingmen” for the Lockheed Martin F-35 are two future capabilities desired by the US Air Force’s fleet of unmanned air systems (UAS), the service’s intelligence chief says.
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NewsSwedish army evaluates Mali UAV deployment
Following operational deployments to Mali and Afghanistan, the Swedish army’s family of unmanned air vehicles is nearing the end of its lifespan, with replacement programmes potentially due to begin in 2016.
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NewsCONOPS required for UK F-35 data collection
Concepts of operation need to be developed so the UK’s new Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters can best exploit the large amount of data that it would collect, a Royal Navy representative has claimed.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UAE sets sights on Mars
For a growing number of developing countries looking to bolster their scientific and educational base and deliver an increasingly powerful array of services on the ground, there is no substitute for looking to space. Not surprisingly, the UAE is one among this number – but the Gulf country set its ...