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Aeronautical development agency (Hindustan Aeronautics)
The first prototype of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) was rolled out in November 1995, with a first flight pencilled in for early 1997. A production decision is also due to be taken in 1997, with the aircraft entering service in 2002. The air force has a requirement for up ...
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Aero Industry Development Centre (AIDC)
AIDC has developed a single-seat attack variant of its AT-3 two-seat trainer. Some AT-3A trainers are being upgraded to AT-3B close-support aircraft, with Westinghouse APG-66 radar, head-up display and 1553B databus. Ching-Kuo Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF) Production of the IDF was halted in October 1995 over ...
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Airbus Military Company (AMC)
The future of the FLA programme was thrown into turmoil when the French defence ministry revealed that it had no intention to provide any development funding. French industry has since been in prolonged negotiations with the defence ministry to try to find an acceptable solution. The French decision also meant ...
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Airtech (CASA/ITPN)
Brunei finally detailed its avionics equipment for its three maritime-patrol CN-235s in October 1996, with the radar competition being won by Texas Instruments. Pakistan is also emerging as a potential customer for a maritime-patrol variant of the aircraft. The CN-235 is being offered to South Korea to meet an air ...
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Alenia
Alenia and Lockheed Martin signed a preliminary agreement covering the development of the C-27J Spartan derivative of the G222 in February 1996. This is a substantial upgrade of the basic aircraft, with considerably improved avionics and modified engines. The project is, however, dependent on it being included as part of ...
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AMX International
AMX With the likelihood of a launch export order for the AMX rapidly diminishing, the programme's future appears to be restricted to aircraft upgrades for the Italian and Brazilian air forces. Both air forces suspended flights of the aircraft for periods during the second quarter of 1996 ...
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Antonov
AN-26/32 Curl/Cline Peru ordered three additional An-32 turboprop transports in mid-1994, quoting a price-per-aircraft of $1.2 million. The An-32 Cline is a "hot-and-high" version of the original An-24 Coke passenger transport, with almost twice the installed power. AN-70 The second prototype of the ...
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Aviaone (formerly IAV Craiova)
J-22 ORAO/IAR-93 Updates to the jointly developed J-22 Orao/IAR-93 attack aircraft have been proposed independently by Soko in Bosnia-Hercegovinia and Avioane in Romania. Damage and dismantling of the Mostar factory in Bosnia-Hercegovina during the war and collapse of the communist regime in Romania, have jeopardised any continuation of ...
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Bell Boeing
V-22 OSPREY Bell Boeing has submitted an unsolicited offer to the US Department of Defense (DoD) proposing to raise the rate of production for the V-22 Osprey. The incentive for the DoD is an estimated $9 billion saving over the project's life. A DoD is response is likely ...
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Boeing
737/CT-43 & SURVEILLER The USAF has been using the CT-43A for navigation training since 1973. This derivative of the Boeing 737-200 airliner accommodates up to 12 students, four advanced students and three instructors. Indonesia is the sole customer for the 737 Surveiller. This variant incorporates Motorola ...
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Bombardier
DE HAVILLAND DASH 8 Six Dash 8M aircraft operate with the Canadian Armed Forces. Two operate as CC-142 transports and four as CT-142 navigation trainers. Two Dash 8Ms are operated on behalf of the USAF as the E-9A for missile range control on the Gulf of Mexico missile ...
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British Aerospace
SEA HARRIER FRS.1 & F/A2 BAe has converted the Royal Navy's 31 FRS1 Sea Harriers to FA2 standard under a ú170 million mid-life-update contract awarded in December 1988. Eighteen new-build FA2s have also been ordered. The aircraft has the capability to engage low-flying targets beyond visual range, ...
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British Aerospace McDonnell Douglas
HARRIER II/HARRIER II PLUS The RAF has taken delivery of the Harrier T Mk10 two-seat operational trainer, based on the TAV-8B airframe. A total of 13 of the aircraft have been ordered. McDonnell Douglas is continuing to work on remanufacturing 73 USMC AV-8Bs to the Harrier II Plus ...
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Chengdu Aircraft Industrial
F-7 Pakistan has test-flown the FIAR Scipio radar in an F-7P as part of its upgrade programme for the aircraft. The F-7-II, a considerably upgraded Chinese development of the F-7 (MiG-21F), entered production in the early 1980s and, by 1982, was being exported as the F-7B. ...
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CASA
C.101 AVIOJET A C.101CC light-attack version of the Aviojet jet trainer has been sold to Jordan and assembled under licence in Chile (as the A-36 Halcon) by ENAER. The C.101CC has an uprated, 20kN, AlliedSignal Garrett TFE731-5 turbofan. Weapons include under-fuselage 30mm-cannon pods, underwing rockets and gun pods, ...
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Cessna Aircraft
U-27A Cessna's military version of the Model 208 Caravan single-turboprop utility aircraft is intended for roles including troop transport, medevac, forward air-control, electronic surveillance, maritime patrol and reconnaissance. The U-27A is available with an underfuselage reconnaissance pod housing optical and infra-red sensors and a datalink. Source: ...
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Dassault Aviation
RAFALE Like its main European competitor, the Eurofighter EF2000, the Rafale has been adversely affected by continuing defence cuts. Despite protests, the air force is unlikely to receive its first aircraft before 2004-5 according to the Government's revised procurement plan. The naval procurement has also been delayed, with ...
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Dassault/Dornier
ALPHA JET German attempts to provide Poland with 40 secondhand Alpha Jets from its own inventory were thwarted by the Polish Government. The Government's predictable preference was to support the indigenous PZL Iryda trainer programme. Portugal has received 50, while Germany is retaining around 30 for training. ...
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Denel Aviation (formerly Atlas)
CHEETAH Denel Aviation (formerly Atlas) has implemented an update of the South African Air Force's Dassault Mirage IIIs to Cheetah standard. The Cheetah, revealed in July 1986, is based on the Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir. Some 50% of the original airframe is rebuilt during the Cheetah conversion, which ...