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Embraer adds range to corporate RJ-135
Embraer has made design changes to its business jet version of the RJ-135 regional aircraft as it moves closer to a decision on whether to proceed with development of a corporate variant. The Brazilian manufacturer has been seeking the input of fractional and individual jet operators since last July. ...
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F/A-18E/F close to export release
Boeing expects to receive a US Government green light to launch the F/A-18EF Super Hornet on the international market by the middle of the year following the completion of US Navy operational evaluation and testing. The company claims to have several requests in hand from foreign air forces for ...
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Alliance outlines GP7200 plan
The General Electric/Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance joint venture has outlined a development schedule for the proposed GP7200 powerplant. Engine Alliance and Rolls-Royce have begun talks with potential A3XX launch customers as the two rival engine suppliers position to be the lead certification engine on the planned new ultra-large ...
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Revamped IPTN rethinks strategy
IPTN has dropped ambitions to break into the regional jet market. It aims to generate more revenue from non-core work such as subcontracting and engineering services, as it struggles to recover from Indonesia's economic slump. According to S Paramajuda, president of IPTN and its parent company BPIS, the manufacturer ...
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Singapore sends positive JSF signal
Singapore has signalled to the USA that it intends to commit to the follow-on engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme and upgrade their involvement. The island republic is already involved in the current concept demonstration aircraft (CDA) phase of the JSF. Its ...
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BAE and Boeing move closer to joint KAI offer
BAE Systems and Boeing are set to go ahead with a joint bid for Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) following a successful due diligence investigation. A senior executive at the UK company says that valuation is the only issue which needs resolving. KAI, which brings together the aerospace activities of ...
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Elop to supply optics for Korean satellite
Israel's Elop is to supply electro-optics to the South Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) for the Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite-2 (KOMPSAT-2), due for launch in 2003. Yuval Daliot, Elop director of sales and marketing Asia-Pacific, says the company will jointly develop and produce the multi-spectral camera package with KARI. ...
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SAA favours 737-800
South African Airways' (SAA) is to recommend to its parent company Transnet this week that the Boeing 737-800 is selected for its new short-haul fleet. Deliveries could begin this year. The airline, 20% owned by Swissair parent SAirGroup, with the rest held by state-owned Transnet, has studied offers from ...
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F-16 upgrades herald business boom
The fast-developing market for updating cockpits of early model Lockheed Martin F-16s sparked two leading upgrade companies to display programmes at the show. Singapore Technologies Aerospace's (STAe's) Falcon ONE package made its debut and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) displayed its Air Combat Enhancement (ACE) package. Meanwhile. Lockheed Martin is developing ...
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Ball plans to bid for radar spot on remote-sensing satellite
Guy Norris/BOULDER Ball Aerospace & Technologies is "gearing up" to propose a synthetic aperture radar to NASA for a free-flying remote sensing satellite. This follows the success of its antennas on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), which was completed on 22 February. "We're starting to form a team ...
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Photo first for largest commercial satellite
Hughes Space and Communications has released an image transmitted from its first HS-702 spacecraft, Galaxy XI, in geostationary orbit showing the deployment of the spacecraft's solar panels. When extended, the wingspan of the satellite - 34m (111ft) - is equivalent to the wingspan of a Boeing 737. The 30min sequence ...
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Design flaw found in Polar Lander switch system
The Mars Polar Lander (MPL) Failure Review Board has identified a fatal design flaw that could be a possible cause of the loss of the spacecraft on 3 December. A simple switch system to turn off the $167 million lander's engine when contact was made with the ground may have ...
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NASA shocked by commercial Mir plans
NASA is calling for the Mir space station to be de-orbited as planned this summer. The US space administration is concerned that plans for commercialising the Mir is diverting Russian attention and funds from the International Space Station (ISS) and contributing to delays of the latter. The space administration ...
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Proton accident
Four engineers have been injured in an accident during a pressure test of a Proton launch vehicle propellant tank in a factory in Moscow's Fileskiy district. A seam in the tank split during a high pressure test. Meanwhile, a 1 x 2m fragment weighing "hundreds of kilogrammes" from a Proton ...
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RLV faces stiff competition
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC NASA will launch "rigorous trade studies" in March to establish the requirements for its revamped second-generation reusable launch vehicle (RLV) programme. The space agency anticipates pursuing "more than two architecture options" when it begins the five-year $4.5 billion second-generation RLV programme in October - assuming Congress ...
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Ariane launch
Arianespace scored another success with the launch of an Ariane 4 booster from Kourou, French Guiana, on 18 February, carrying the Hughes Superbird 4, equipped with 23 Ku-band and six Ka-band transponders. Source: Flight International
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White House calls for range efficiency
Commercial users should have a greater say in running US space launch ranges, concludes a White House-led interagency review of the future management and use of these government-owned facilities. The review was launched last March in response to issues raised by the growth of US commercial launch activity and ...
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Indonesian air force calls for space weapons ban
The Indonesian air force wants a global ban on space-based weapons systems. Speaking at the Millennium Air Power Conference, held in conjunction with the Asian Aerospace show, deputy chief of air staff Air Vice Marshal Zeky Ambadar told international air force and industry chiefs: "Before space becomes an arena ...
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South Korea begins missile project study
South Korea has launched a project-definition study for a medium-range surface-to-air missile system which it intends to develop indigenously as part of the country's modernisation of its air-defence network. The study, known as K-MSAM, is a follow-on programme to the K-SAM Pegasus (or Shunma) short-range air-defence system, entering production ...
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Singapore signs up
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has joined the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) scheme, signing up to the advanced and lead-in fighter training phases. Six pilots and two flying instructors will be sent to the NFTC every year for Phase III Advanced Training at Moose Jaw, ...