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Lockheed Martin ready for C-5 engine RFI
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Lockheed Martin expects by mid-February to issue competing powerplant manufacturers with a request for proposals (RFP) for over 500 new engines for the US Air Force's C-5A/B Galaxy heavylift transports, following final approval of an acquisition strategy for the planned Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Programme (RERP). ...
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Contracts
The Spanish air force has signed a contract for nine CASA C295 twin turboprop transports. It first announced the order in April last year. All aircraft will be delivered by 2004. Raytheon has received a $109.6 million US Navy contract for full rate production of the AGM-154A Joint Stand-off Weapon ...
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Denmark advances in hunt for Hercules replacement
Stewart Penney/LONDON Denmark has moved closer to replacing its four Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules. It is evaluating bids from Airtruck with the An-7X - a Westernised Antonov An-70 - and from Lockheed Martin, offering its C-130J. Airtruck and Lockheed Martin responded to a request for quotations at the ...
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EH101s undergo cold weather trials to extend envelope
Two EH Industries EH101sare undergoing cold weather climatic trials in Canada and Alaska to extend the type's flight envelope in ice, snow and low temperatures. The Fairbanks-based helicopter has been operating in temperatures ranging from -5°C (23°F) to -32°C, while a second machine, flying from CFB Shearwater, has made icing ...
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Italian air force may have to take MB339s
The Italian air force is close to submitting to pressure from the industry ministry and manufacturer Aermacchi to agree to the acquisition of a second batch of MB339CD advanced trainers. An estimated 90 first-generation MB339As are operated by the air force alongside 14 MB339CDs, used as lead-in fighter trainers. ...
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US Navy struggles with helicopter decision
The US Navy is re-evaluating plans to slim down its helicopter inventory to just two types as the result of concerns that the fleet will lose its heavylift vertical onboard delivery (VOD) capability with the eventual retirement of the Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon. Under the US Navy's helicopter master ...
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Soyuz RD-1700 engines for MiG-AT expected this year
MAPO plans to install Soyuz RD-1700 engines in the MiG-AT advanced trainer by early next year. The two MiG-ATs involved in the flight test programme are powered by French-built Snecma/Turboméca Larzac 04R20 turbofans. The MiG-AT is competing with the Yak/Aermacchi Yak-130 to replace around a thousand Russian air force ...
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US Army scraps 'smart' MLRS
One of two research programmes aimed at creating a smart weapon from the non-precision Lockheed Martin-built Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) has been terminated because of funding constraints, says the US Army. The MLRS Smart Tactical Rocket (MSTAR)programme would have modified the weapon to carry two Northrop Grumman brilliant ...
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EADS woos Alenia with fighter plan
Andy Nativi/GENOA Andrew Doyle/MUNICH European Aeronautic, Defense and Space (EADS) is proposing the creation of a new European military aircraft company (EMAC). The strategy is part of a bid to outflank BAE Systems to land a merger deal with Alenia Aerospazio, the largest European aerospace concern not yet committed to ...
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Australian 'mega-merger' proposed
Australia's Defence, Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) has proposed a domestic "mega-merger" of international defence and aerospace firms operating in the Australian defence market. The proposal has been put to Australian Defence Industries, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Systems, Tenix Defence Systems and Thomson-CSF. All six are being asked to respond ...
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Hyundai move sets back BAE's Korean Aerospace ambitions
Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE A BAE Systems plan to take a stake in Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) by acquiring one of the companies involved in the merger appears to have been thwarted. South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai Motor is poised to acquire Hyundai Space & Aircraft's one-third stake in the newly created ...
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China Airlines and EVA emerge from Asia's downturn
Brent Hannon/TAIPEI Taiwan's two largest carriers have reported a financially sound 1999. China Airlines (CAL) pulled out of the Asian downturn and posted a pre-tax profit after making a loss a year earlier, and rival EVA Air turned in healthy net earnings. CAL's $91 million pre-tax profit compares with ...
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Schweizer denial
Schweizer Aircraft, the pioneering family-held US light helicopter manufacturer, is not for sale, says president Paul Schweizer. His denial follows the mysterious distribution of a prospectus which indicates that the Elmira, New York-based concern seeks a buyer. Source: Flight International
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BM acts as US/UK bilateral talks fail
Chris Jasper/LONDON Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Airlines in the UK and USA are coming to terms with the failure of bilateral air services talks. British Midland (BM) - worst hit by the collapse of negotiations - has responded by filing a joint codeshare application with partner United Airlines that suggests it ...
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Roman legion
If Rome's rule once galvanised the European continent and gave it a sense of purpose, culture and identity, the Italian capital's role in determining the futures of Europe's two emerging aerospace and defence empires is also likely to be a central one. For Rome is being courted by Europe's two ...
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Cleaning up the act
The increasing risk to spacecraft from debris is causing concern in the space industry Tim Furniss/LONDON Space debris is a perennial problem. About 8,700 man-made objects larger than tennis balls - of which only about 700 are operational satellites - can be tracked in Earth orbit. Of these, ...
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MD Explorer makes news with Japanese sale
MD Helicopters (MDHI) has sold a twin-engined MD Explorer to Japan's Asahi Shinbun Press. The single-pilot instrument flight rules-certificated helicopter, equipped with a global positioning system, traffic collision avoidance system, e-mail and data fax facilities, will be delivered to Japan's second largest newspaper later this year. Mesa, Arizona-based MDHI has ...
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CarterCopter rebuilds for new flight tests
CarterCopter, the Texas-based maker of a proof-of-concept hybrid autogyro and fixed-wing aircraft, is rebuilding and modifying the prototype after it crash-landed on its twelfth flight. The innovative gyroplane, designed by company president Jay Carter, is designed to take off and land vertically and fly at low speeds like a ...
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Eurocopter delays EC145 sales effort
Eurocopter has put back commercial sales of its EC145 medium-twin utility helicopter for around 12 months, until the production backlog, totalling 40 machines for the French security forces, has been cleared. Advertising and promotion of the Turboméca Arriel 2E1-powered machine has also been delayed temporarily. Eurocopter president Siegfried Sobotta ...
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Helipro unveils hot-and-high Huey development
Helipro Completions has unveiled a new low-cost Bell UH-1H helicopter upgrade aimed at civil and military operators looking for enhanced hot-and-high performance. The Huey 703 has been developed as a joint venture between Airwork of New Zealand, which owns 50% of Helipro, and Global Helicopter Technology. It uses the ...