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OCCAR highlight for Robertson
British, French, German and Italian defence ministers are to launch a new European arms procurement agency at Farnborough '98 on Wednesday. British Defence Secretary George Robertson says a highlight of his visit will be the signing of the agreement establishing the new joint European armaments agency, OCCAR. "This is ...
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Sikorsky targets firefighting role
The forest fires sweeping across California in the run-up to Farnborough are proof of the increasing market for an effective aerial firefighting capability. Sikorsky says its Firehawk helicopter, destined for the US Army National Guard, has completed 23h of water drop exercises over the summer, using simulated firelines at ...
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K-MAX crashes in Germany
Helicopter manufacturer Kaman suffered a blow on the eve of Farnborough with news that one of its K-MAX external lift helicopters had crashed in Germany, with one unconfirmed fatality. The accident, which happened 20km south of the town of Kempten, was reported by Kaman's Swiss customer Helog. The K-MAX ...
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Firefighters ready for any emergency
Alex Gallemore It's all hands on deck for the 50 members of the aviation fire crew at this year's airshow. Since October last year fire teams and event organisers have been arranging extra firefighting equipment and crews to be on stand-by for Farnborough '98. Aviation firemen have ...
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UK plans hold key for European military builders
Tim Ripley The future of Europe's military aircraft manufacturing capability depends on the UK's Future Offensive Air System (FOAS), say British Aerospace executives. "Without something new, the current capacity in our industry is threatened," says Martin Blaze, BAe's FOAS project director. "FOAS is one thing that will ...
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Hawk eyes up global jet trainer market
Tim Ripley A battle to win a global market for 3,000 advanced jet trainers, worth almost $4 billion, kicks off today with British Aerospace unveiling its new Lead-in Fighter Trainer (LIFT) version of its best-selling Hawk. Capitalising on recent success in Australia, BAe is emphasising the new aircraft's ...
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Danes sign up for Canadian pilot training
Karen Walker Operators of Canada's innovative flight training progamme for NATO pilots are expected to announce today that their first international customer is Denmark. At a press briefing scheduled for this morning at Farnborough, the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) will reveal that a memorandum of understanding ...
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Helicopters square up for battle on contracts
Paul Derby As the world's helicopter manufacturers descend on Farnborough this week, they will be training their sights on a series of potentially lucrative contracts for attack helicopters. Top of the agenda will be the Turkish air force's requirement for up to 150 combat helicopters - a deal ...
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Kaman tests out battlefield UAV theory
Kaman's K-MAX heavy lift helicopter has participated in two US Navy and Marine Corps exercises to test the potential of using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to deliver critical supplies to troops on the ground. Using the global poitioning systems, the K-MAX was able to simulate flight as a ...
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MiG unveils upgraded Fulcrums
Tim Ripley Two newly upgraded versions of the MiG-29 Fulcrum combat aircraft are on display at Farnborough for the first time. The ANPK MiG design bureau has brought the single seat MiG-29SMT attack version and MiG-29UBT two seat multi-role aircraft to the show. Both aircraft take the ...
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Heavyweights battle for MoD interim contract
Tim Ripley Two of the contenders for the UK Ministry of Defence's new strategic heavylift aircraft leasing contract are here at Farnborough. The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III and the Airbus A300-600ST Beluga are battling for the unique Short Term Strategic Airlift contract, worth around £1 million ($1.6 million) ...
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Farnborough highlights over the years
1927 - The very first SBAC display is held at RAF Hendon in north-west London. Featuring 30 aircraft from 13 constructors, the show also displays engines from six companies. 1936 - The show moves to de Havilland's aerodrome at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, as it has out-grown Hendon. First appearances ...
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Expanding PARC Group plans market flotation
The Dublin-based PARC Group, parent company to PARC Aviation, has announced plans for a stock market flotation in mid-September. The move is designed to augment the PARC profile and give it access to capital markets to continue its ongoing expansion. PARC Aviation is now the largest supplier of ...
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MDP vigilant for security breaches
With the recent terrorist bombings in Africa and Omagh, security at Farnborough '98 will be as tight as ever. Some 170 officers from the Military of Defence Police (MDP) will be on duty at this year's show and the main goal will be to ensure that everything runs smoothly. ...
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Controllers' strike hits pilots
Pilots operating domestic flights in Papua New Guinea (PNG) were left to make air traffic decisions for themselves for an hour as the country's air traffic controllers went on strike. Director-general Miria Ume of PNG's civil aviation department, says from Port Moresby that domestic flights were given no instructions ...
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Boeing expected to come out fighting
Mike Martin One non-Boeing aerospace executive who was visiting the Seattle company's headquarters described the atmosphere as one of shell-shock. Meetings were cancelled as the Boeing community digested the news that Boeing Commercial chief Ron Woodard had been sacked. What should have been a celebratory week for ...
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Airborne transmissions easy prey for hackers
Steve Nichols Visitors looking at the latest ACARS systems, for transmitting digital data from aircraft to ground, should beware. A High Wycombe-based company claims it has software which can hack the transmissions for just £24.99 ($40). The SkySpy software, which is being offered by ...
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Boeing confirms Delta III blast cause
Tim Furniss Boeing officials say the investigation into the failure of the guidance system on the first launched Delta III booster from Cape Canaveral on 26 August, will be completed by the end of September. The booster broke apart at about T+72s after launch. "The control system recognised and ...
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Saab restructures as manufacturing winds down
Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab is making significant changes to the structure of its commercial aerospace activities as it prepares to close its turboprop production lines in late 1999. Saab Aircraft Customer Support, Saab Aircraft Finance Group and Saab Collaborative Programs, which were previously subsidiaries of Saab AB group, have ...
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New South Korean aerospace firm confirmed
South Korean conglomerates Daewoo, Hyundai and Samsung have agreed to merge their individual aerospace divisions, creating a newcompany to be equally owned by the partners. Park Jong Wook, assistant manager for international finance at Samsung, says a memorandum of understanding has been signed on the establishment of the as-yet ...