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USAF revamps GPS deployment plans
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Anew US Air Force acquisition strategy for global positioning system (GPS) navigation satellites will accelerate the deployment of improved anti-jamming for military use and increased integrity for civil use. As a result, the USAF will cut back Boeing's contract to produce GPSIIF follow-on satellites and ...
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USAF weapons to get GPS jamming update
The first production units of a system designed to improve the jamming resistance of global positioning system (GPS)-guided weapons will be available for incorporation in the Lockheed Martin Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) early next year, say industry officials. GPS-guided weapons, such as JASSM and the Boeing Joint Direct ...
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Canada ponders CC-130 future
Canada has begun a study to consider alternatives for replacing its Lockheed Martin CC-130 Hercules, or extending the life of the aircraft, some of which are among the highest time C-130s operating. An industry source says the Canadian Forces has had to rethink the future of the aircraft sooner ...
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MiG 1.44 undergoes high-speed runs as MAPO prepares for maiden flight
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW MAPO's experimental MiG 1.44 advanced fighter is closer to achieving its first flight. The aircraft was airborne for several seconds as it underwent high-speed runs on the runway of LII Gromov Flight Research Institute at Zhukovsky, near Moscow, this month. In line with standard pre-maiden ...
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Datalink deal
Data Link Solutions and ViaSat have won contracts to prepare for competitive production of Multifunction Information Distribution System (MIDS) low-volume terminals. The MIDS Link 16 datalink terminals will be fitted to a range of US and NATO combat and other aircraft. Deliveries against an expected requirement for 8,000 units are ...
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JSF engine thrust beats expectations
Pratt & Whitney's JSF119-611 engine has exceeded the thrust requirements of Lockheed Martin's X-35 short take-off and landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept demonstrator in ground testing at the company's test site at West Palm Beach, Florida. The engine demonstrated thrust above requirements for short take-off and vertical ...
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New company aims to power A400M
Snecma, MTU, FiatAvio and ITP have established a joint company to produce the M138 engine on offer to power the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft. Turboprop International (TIP) is competing against Rolls-Royce's German subsidiary, proposing the BR700-TP as a development based on the common core of the BR700 turbofan ...
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Turkey expands AEW&C requirement
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Turkey has expanded its airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) requirement to seven aircraft. It is expected make a final selection shortly after the recent submissions of best-and-final offers by competing teams Boeing/Northrop Grumman and Raytheon/Elta. Ankara is to decide by the end of March between ...
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On the rack
Flight International flight tests Boeing's latest 757 model, the stretched 240-seat -300 which entered service last MarchPeter Henley/LUTONOne of Boeing's marketing slogans is that it has a family of airliners for every market. The 757 and 767 family members are intended to complement one another in range and capacity. The ...
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Private education
The RAF's new Hawk simulator will save money and allow more training Stewart Penney/RAF VALLEYWhen the Hawk Synthetic Training (HST) facility opened on 11 February it was no ordinary debut - it was a milestone in the UK Government's use of its private finance initiative (PFI) to fund capital investment ...
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Diamond plans for triple expansion
Diamond Aircraft plans a family of general aviation aircraft to add to its line-up, which includes the DA20-C1 Katana trainer and the new DA40 Diamond Star piston single. "We have come up with three aircraft types, which we feel will be welcomed by the marketplace. Our decision is based ...
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Fractionals could escape change
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Fractional ownership programmes should continue to operate under the regulations which govern general aviation, but with the increased safety oversight applied to commercial operators, says an industry committee formed by the US Federal Aviation Administration to provide guidance on the contentious issue. The Fractional Ownership Aviation Rulemaking ...
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Travel Air soars
Raytheon Aircraft says its Travel Air fractional ownership subsidiary sold 25% more aircraft shares than forecast in 1999, its second full year of operation. The company ended the year with 489 shareowners, up 132% from 1998, while its fleet expanded from 35 aircraft to 59 and hours flown almost doubled, ...
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Altimeter discrepancies found in crashed 707
More details have emerged of the Trans Arabian Air Transport Boeing 707-320C accident in Lake Victoria, Tanzania, on 3 February. The aircraft came down during a night landing 4km (2nm) from the threshold of Mwanza's runway 12 during its second approach. After a go-around, the captain began a left-hand circuit, ...
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Bearing fails in Lockheed Martin JSF STOVL tests
A bearing in the shaft-driven lift fan of the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) propulsion system for Lockheed Martin's X-35 Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator has failed during engine ground testing at Pratt & Whitney. The bearing failed after 67h of testing, equivalent to about 18 months of ...
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Missile tie-up
Raytheon has signed a strategic alliance with German missile house BGT, strengthening a relationship of 25 years. Among programmes covered in the tie-up are co-production of Enhanced Paveway III and the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM C) and possible co-development and production of a HARM follow-on. Source: Flight International
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Sabena loss
Belgian flag carrier Sabena suffered a BFr563 million ($14 million) net loss last year, after registering its first profit in 40 years in 1998. The carrier blamed the result on high fuel prices and transatlantic overcapacity, plus the cost of launching its Airline Management Partnership with Swissair. Operating profit was ...
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Ansett leasing arm is sold
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRA Australian aircraft lessor Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) has been bought by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW) Aircraft Holdings, accelerating moves by former joint-owner News Corporation to leave the aviation sector after the recent sale of its stake in Ansett Australia to Air New Zealand. ...
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Aerospace companies join e-commerce stampede
A rash of e-commerce initiatives have been announced by airframe and avionics manufacturers, airlines and communication specialists, with SITA, Boeing, Honeywell and British Airways identifying Internet-based business opportunities. Aeronautical communication specialist SITA, already active in Internet developments, is extending its diversification strategy into the e-commerce arena with the launch ...
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Egypt shops in China for trainer
Egypt has ordered 80 Nanchang Aircraft/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex K-8 Karakorum trainers from China to replace Aero L-29 Delfins. Completion of the basic jet trainer search has initiated action in the follow-on competition for advanced trainers with a light strike capability to replace Aero L-59Es and Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets. Egypt's ...