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CNR-9000 and Tadiran Com's systems on display
Steve Nichols Tadiran Com (Stand A1039 in the Israel Pavilion) is a recognised supplier of field-proven communications systems for the modern battlefield. With more than three decades of experience, its systems have seen service with the Israeli Defence Forces, US Armed Forces and military organisations of 40 nations. ...
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Technology milestones are in sight for CFMI
Karen Walker CFM International (CFMI) is gearing up for a year of important milestones in its TECH56 engine technology programme. During 2000, the third and final year of project TECH56, CFMI will perform performance, crosswind and ingestion tests on a 68in hollow swept fan blade. These tests will ...
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JAL orders new inflight entertainment
The Total Entertainment System (TES) from Rockwell Collins' (Stand A1011) has been chosen by Japan Airlines (JAL) for its fleet of 24 Boeing 747-400s. The TES equipment is being installed in every seat and provides a personal screen and access to several channels of video programmes. JAL has ...
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Asian Aerospace claims 'second most important airshow' title
Asian Aerospace is claiming to be the world's second most important airshow - apparently behind Paris and ahead of Farnborough, although the organisers diplomatically decline to give details. Jimmy Lau, managing director of Asian Aerospace 2000, says the claim is based partly on the results of an industry survey ...
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Goh foresees Singapore's role as aerospace outsourcing hub
Andrew Douse A burst of indoor fireworks added an extra touch of sparkle to the official opening of Asian Aerospace 2000. The glittering display proved to be a fitting finale to a trio of keynote speeches given by Goh Chok Tong, Singapore's prime minister, Lim Chin Beng, chairman ...
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IAE takes relaxed approach to business
Those hospitable folks at International Aero Engines (Stand A734) have made a welcoming little oasis for their customers. The consortium has converted its stand into a cosy corner bar, complete with brass fittings and beer pumps. Communications director Justine Steel says: "We've created a relaxing resting place, away from ...
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DERA Harrier to undertake shipboard STOVL tests
Tim Ripley Britain's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) has been selected to conduct further trials in advanced Short Take Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) control law development for shipboard operations. The $2.5-million year-long contract was finalised in early February and is collaboratively funded by the the American/UK Joint ...
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New weapons make technology obsolete
Mike Martin Many of today's battlefield systems will be rendered obsolete by 2020 by new weapons systems being developed now, says a report released at the show. The developments pose questions for governments funding systems such as the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter, the Boeing F-22 Raptor ...
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Spectrum space bus set for launch
Spectrum Astro has finished building the High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) spacecraft bus. It was shipped to UC Berkeley in January where it will be launched aboard a Pegasus rocket later this year. Spectrum is working with UC Berkeley to integrate and test the HESSI payload, which includes ...
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Fairchild Facts
Eccleston reports that completion of Fairchild Aerospace's recapitalisation deal with US investment house Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and Germany's Allianz Capital Partners (ACP), which are buying out company chairman Carl Albert, should be complete by the end of March. The deal will bring in $1.4 billion. ...
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Israel claims fifth place among arms exporters
Israel and Singapore have a lot in common. "We are both small, independent nations in a potentially hostile part of the world," says Dita Gurevitz of Israel's Export Institute. "We see Singapore as the gateway to Southeast Asia and as such it is very important for us to ...
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Northrop Grumman showcases Hawkeye 2000
Northrop Grumman is showing its airborne early warning and electronic warfare (AEW&EW) expertise to the Asia-Pacific market by demonstrating the Hawkeye 2000 system now in production. Asian Aerospace will mark the first exhibition of the airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system in Singapore. The US company will be ...
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P&W forms small military engines business unit
Geoff Thomas American engines giant Pratt & Whitney has formed a business unit providing gas turbine engine research and development, manufacturing and after-market support of small military engines for the US military. The new business will work closely with P&W Military Engines, a leader in the US large ...
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Primus 2000 selection offers family commonality
Honeywell's Primus 2000 integrated avionics system has been selected as the standard fit on the Fairchild-Dornier 428JET for regional airlines and corporate operations. The Primus 2000 suite includes an integrated set of computers and sensors displayed on five 8x7in displays, all working together using the General Aviation Manufacturers Association's ...
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PW4000 derivatives continue to drive engine success story
US engine giant Pratt & Whitney has developed a number of joint-venture partners in the Asia-Pacific region including Chengdu Engine Group, Aviation Industries of China, China-National South Aero Engine and SIA Engineering, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. The manufacturer is offering dependability, low cost of ownership, and low emissions ...
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Python poised to strike at Raytheon monopoly
Lockheed Martin has its sights set on breaking Raytheon's current monopoly on the US air-to-air missile market with their bid to sell the hi-tech Israeli-designed Python-4 missile to the US Air National Guard. 'TJ' Klungseth, international business development manager for Lockheed Martin's Missile and Fire Control division, says the ...
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Fairchild hedges bets on next family variant
Fairchild Aerospace is still weighing up its choices for the next variant of its low-wing range of aircraft, says executive vice-president Barry Eccleston. The company plans to fly its first 70-85-seater 728 regional jet next year, with first deliveries in 2002, with the 95-105-seater 928 following into service in ...
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Licensing tops US list
The US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has announced its 10 most important issues for 2000 as well as seven long-term issues that it hopes will be taken up by candidates in this year's presidential elections. Topping the list are modernising export controls and increasing funding for aerospace research ...
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CTT Zonal Drying System wins Danish charter launch
CTT Systems has won its launch contract for supplying a Zonal Drying System for a Boeing B737-800 (Next Generation) aircraft. The Danish-based charter operator Sterling European Airlines has ordered the system with an option to equip its remaining B737-800 fleet. Sterling, one of the leading Scandinavian charter carriers, operates ...
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NASA research for Spectrum Astro
Spectrum Astro has just been awarded a Phase II contract for its Optimal Orbit Transfer Analysis for Advanced Space Systems project under NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme. The contract provides for a two-year period of performance and funding for the development of prototype software capable of analysing ...