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US Army wants more Gray Eagle weapon options
The US Army is interested in new weapons options besides the Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire missile for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C, and the service has asked industry to offer smaller, cheaper and more specialised alternatives as it considers a future requirement.
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Chinook, Apache face cuts if budget talks fail
Two Boeing helicopter programmes – the Boeing AH-64 and CH-47 Chinook – face several cut-backs if the Congress is unable to pass a new budget for Fiscal 2016, US Army acquisition leaders warn.
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US Army replaces Lockheed data link on AH-64 Apache
A Lockheed Martin communications system will be replaced on the Boeing AH-64E Apache fleet as the US Army moves to standardise data links for manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T).
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Sikorsky S-97 Raider reaching for top speeds by “summer 2016”
Sikorsky will conduct a significant amount of ground testing on its S-97 Raider before returning to flight trials, with just 2.2h of a 110h test programme clocked since the maiden flight in May.
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Norway proposes F-35 funding increase for 2016
Building on its release of a Strategic Defence Review publication on 1 October, Norway has proposed a 9.8% real-term defence budget increase for 2016. This would see a near doubling of funding for the Lockheed Martin F-35, plus an authorisation request for six more.
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Poland seeks new missiles for MiG-29 fleet
Poland wants to buy a new batch of 40 R-27R1 radar-guided missiles for its RAC MiG-29 fighters, with bid responses being sought by 16 November.
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Alenia Aermacchi P-72A MPA tests near completion
Alenia Aermacchi is nearing completion of a test and evaluation phase for the Italian air force’s new P-72A maritime patrol aircraft.
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Comlux America poised to open widebody completion hangar
Comlux America, the US completions and service centre arm of the Comlux Group, is planning to induct the first green widebody airliner into its Indianapolis facility in early November, as the construction of a new hangar extension to accommodate twin-aisle aircraft nears completion.
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American makes final preparations for reservations integration
American Airlines is making its final preparations for the migration of US Airways to its Sabre reservations system on 17 October.
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MH17: Ukraine airspace restriction did not alter airlines' behaviour
Investigators have disclosed that, in the three days before Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down, 61 carriers flew through the same sensitive region of airspace.
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Boeing to expand aftermarket services network
Boeing is setting up decentralised engineering teams in international locations to meet growing demand for aftermarket services.
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Windecker Eagle due for China market resurrection
A Chinese entrepreneur is to restart manufacture of the Windecker Eagle nearly 40 years after its US developer Windecker Industries shut down, having only produced eight and delivered one of the piston-singles.
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MH17 shot down by Buk missile warhead: inquiry
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-built surface-to-air missile, investigators have formally concluded.
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Iraq debuts new Chinese CH-4 UAV
Iraq's defence ministry has released a video and pictures of its first China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) CH-4B “Rainbow” unmanned air vehicle taking off from Kut airbase.
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Piper dispatches first Warriors to FlightSafety International
Piper Aircraft has delivered the first five Warrior piston-singles to FlightSafety International from an order for 20 of the four-seat aircraft placed by the training provider’s Vero Beach academy in July. The Warriors are built to order and will replace the company's ageing fleet of Piper Cadets. The 15 ...
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SIA launches longer-range A350-900ULR
Singapore Airlines has become the launch customer for a longer-range version of the Airbus A350-900.
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Opinion
OPINION: USAF bomber decision to threaten industrial balance
Northrop Grumman’s status as the US military’s third source of stealthy combat aircraft is doomed, whether or not it wins the $55 billion long-range strike bomber (LRS-B) contract from the US Air Force. At least, that’s an argument that’s been making the rounds for several months.
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Singapore civilian helicopter show announced
Experia Events has launched an air show in Singapore specialising in the civilian helicopter market.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Asia-Pacific MROs weigh options amid changing landscape
Third-party MRO players in the Asia-Pacific region see a number of challenges in the coming years, ranging from increased OEM involvement in the industry to more assertive customers. Still, they are optimistic about the opportunities available to them, and are taking steps to create new lines of profitability. Most ...
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Bell and Lockheed modify V-280 contract ahead of Sikorsky takeover
Lockheed Martin’s pending acquisition of Sikorsky has caused some contractual changes between Lockheed and Bell Helicopter for V-280 Valor development to ensure there is no cross pollination with its competitor, the Boeing-Sikorsky SB-1 Defiant.