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C-130J delivery delay forces RAF to keep C-130Ks flying
The Royal Air Force is being forced to keep operating at least five Lockheed Martin C-130Ks Hercules originally due to be retired from service during 1997 because of a delay of at least 12 months in the delivery of the first of 25 replacement C-130Js. Five aircraft initially ...
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Japan plans Hawkeye upgrade
The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) is planning a $400 million avionics upgrade for its fleet of Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye airborne early-warning (AEW) aircraft, to improve interoperability with the US military. The US Defense Department has notified Congress of the proposed Japanese upgrade project. The modification work ...
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Samsung moves to save KTX-II project
Samsung Aerospace is offering to increase its stake in South Korea's proposed KTX-II programme, in an effort to prop up waning political support for the advanced-trainer/light-strike aircraft in the face of impending defence cuts. The move follows a recent Korean Development Institute (KDI) study of the financial feasibility ...
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USAF plans low-cost mini-missile tests
The US Air Force has decided to proceed with the advanced-concept technology demonstration (ACTD) phase of the low-cost autonomous attack system (LOCAAS) programme being developed by the Wright Laboratory's Armament Directorate at Eglin AFB, Florida. The award of the ACTD contract by the USAF is expected in January ...
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MTU joins NH90 promotion effort for GE T700/T6E
MTU, the Daimler-Benz aero-engine subsidiary, has joined the team promoting the General Electric T700/T6E engine for the NH Industries NH90 helicopter. To date, the engine has been developed by GE together with Italian partners Alfa Romeo and FiatAvio, which developed the -T6A variant for Italian versions of the ...
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UK MoD considers long-endurance UAV options
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering a high-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) technology-demonstrator programme (TDP), which could be led by the Defence Evaluation Research Agency. In attempting to address its UAV requirements, the MoD has set up a tri-service steering group led by its Air ...
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MDC flies X-36 tailless demonstrator
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has modified its X-36 tailless-fighter technology demonstrator after overheating cut short the 17 May first flight. The remotely piloted research aircraft was landed after just 6min when sensors indicated high temperatures in a rear-fuselage compartment. MDC has added air scoops to improve cooling, according to ...
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Turkey prepares to build Rafael Popeyes
Turkish industry is poised to assemble the Israeli Rafael Popeye stand-off air-to-surface missile as part of an arrangement to equip the Turkish air force with the weapon. Negotiations on the deal are now being completed, and will see Turkish McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms now being upgraded by Israel ...
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-as USAF studies Boeing 707 re-engineing options
The US Air Force will seek innovative approaches for re-engineing additional Boeing 707-derivative aircraft which are now equipped with Pratt & Whitney TF33 turbofan engines. The study contracts, which will be awarded once funds have been identified, are expected to go to Boeing, which initiated the re-engineing debate ...
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All change
The final countdown has begun to tick over Chinese rule over Hong Kong. With the clock ticking away, senior airline executives in the colony have been engaged in a last-minute game of musical chairs, before the Union Jack is hauled down on 30 June. The end-of-year departure of ...
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The road beyond Damascus
Somewhere in the Hebrew lexicon there must be an aphorism which says that old dogs can, after all, be taught new tricks, because Israel's defence aerospace industries have specialised in improving the combat capabilities of such "old dogs" as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom and, latterly, the Lockheed Martin F-16. ...
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Maintenance DirectoryPart 2, Africa, Asia and Australasia
The growing importance of the Asia-Pacific market for aviation is attracting considerable investment in the region's airframe and engine repair and overhaul capabilities. With large numbers of new Airbus and Boeing aircraft entering service with Asia's carriers, local-airline engineering divisions and third-party maintenance companies are wanting to cash in on ...
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State of readiness
Maj Gen Eitan Ben-Eliahu is commanding the only air force in the world which has been performing combat missions continuously since its inception almost 50 years ago. Israel has fought four major wars since gaining its independence in 1948, and the Israeli air force has been involved in thousands of ...
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Grizzly delivery
Kaman has delivered a K-MAX external-lift helicopter to Grizzly Mountain Aviation, of Prineville, Oregon. The company has now sold 13 of the intermeshing-rotor helicopters, and two are on lease to operators. Grizzly Mountain will use the single-seat, single-engined aircraft for logging operations. An aircraft was also recently handed over to ...
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MDHS promises first MD 600N delivery
McDONNELL Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) will deliver its first MD 600N in early June, to Grand Canyon tour operator AirStar Helicopters, following delayed US certification. The company has seven aircraft ready for hand over, and hopes to deliver up to 30 of the tailrotor-less MD 600Ns this year. ...
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Raytheon Premier II is on the horizon
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT is a year away from launching the Premier II business jet, according to Art Wegner, the firm's chairman and chief executive. "Clearly, we would like to stretch the Premier I and give it a modified wing and bigger thrust engines. It would probably be an eight-seat ...
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Aeronautique Services will run Avions Mudry
In what may prove to be a landmark decision for the French general-aviation industry, a French commercial court has decided that bankrupt Avions Mudry will be taken over by the Avions Robin holding company, Aeronautique Services. Aeronautique Services owner Jean-Paul Pellissier says that he plans to re-establish the ...
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NTSB urges action on 747 fuel-tank safety
THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has added safety enhancements to commercial passenger-aircraft fuel tanks to its list of "most wanted" transportation-safety improvements. In late 1996, the NTSB urged the US Federal Aviation Administration to require air carriers to reduce the possibility of build-ups of explosive vapours ...
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Boeing accelerates 747 growth project again
Boeing is stepping up work on its revamped 747-400IGW (increased gross weight) and IGW Stretch plan, and is pushing Rolls-Royce and the General Electric /Pratt & Whitney Engine Alliance to firm up plans for new 289kN (65,000lb)-thrust engines to make the proposed aircraft more attractive to airlines. "You'll ...