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The Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), organisers of the Farnborough airshow, announced last week that agreement has been reached in principle with the Ministry of Defence for the Royal Navy/British Army Equipment Exhibition (RNBAEE) ‘97 to be staged at the MoD Farnborough Aerodrome, the site used for the airshow. ...
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Hello helo
The seventh Helitech show - the world's largest civil and defence helicopter show - will be held from 30 September to 3 October 1997. Helitech ‘97 will feature an additional 15% of exhibition space at the site near London's Gatwick Airport. More information from the Helitech ‘97 stand ...
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Morse code
DRS has been appointed an authorised product support station for Morse Teleflex, IMO Industries. DRS will provide warranty repair/overhaul, distribution, and aircraft on the ground service on Morse Teleflex manufactured components for ATR 42/72 aircraft in the United States, Canada, South America, Mexico and the Caribbean. ...
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Start and finish
German manufacturer Leistritz is using Farnborough to display its range of precision-crafted turbine and compressor blades. The company uses a pioneering electro-chemical machining (ECM) process based on the removal of material by electrolysis. The process allows for processing both sides of the aerofoil to finish tolerances with no ...
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Test for radar
Fiar's Grifo-7 radar stood the test of hot weather conditions in Pakistan at trials carried out prior to the rainy season. Further trials are scheduled. The Grifo-7 is a pulse doppler multi-mode radar designed to achieve air-to-air and air-to-ground performance in the most severe conditions. Fiar is ...
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DERA signs a collaborative deal with TME
As part of the process of moving defence research into the market, the UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) has signed a collaborative agreement with Thomson-Thorn Missile Electronics (TME). The agreement covers technology development for the warhead and fuze for the defeat of hard and buried targets, and ...
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On target for a head to head combat game
The USA Department of Defense is here in force, with around 20 personnel at the stand alone representing the US Airforce, Navy, Army and Marine in Hall 2/A33. Drawing the crowds are two networked helmet-mounted target and display, look-and-shoot systems which allow virtual head-to-head combat. These games are demonstrations ...
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Face the facts with...Dr John Waszczak
US Navy Tomahawk land attack missiles (TLAM) were used yesterday by US forces to punish Iraqi aggression. Dr John Waszczak, managing director of Hughes UK, describes his company's deadly cruise missile Q: Could you describe why TLAMs are used in operations such as yesterday's strike on Iraq? ...
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Airbus fights back with $2.5 billion sales
Airbus Industrie has announced two new orders for a total of 14 aircraft worth nearly $1.5 billion. The company also has a long-awaited $950 million order from Asiana Airlines for 18 A321s. But, despite the celebrations, Airbus did not miss the chance to attack Boeing's previous day's announcement ...
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British police miss Dassault in swoop on airshow chalet
Officers from Scotland Yard's extradition squad supported by Ministry of Defence police raided the Dassault chalet at Farnborough during the flying display yesterday afternoon at the request of the Belgian police. It is understood that they were seeking Dassault president Serge Dassault and at least one other senior company ...
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F-16 and Rafale in dog fight for UAE strike force order
United Arab Emirates (UAE) air force's strike-fighter competition appears to have narrowed to a straight contest between the Lockheed Martin F-16 and the Dassault Rafale. Lockheed Martin says it has been notified that the McDonnell Douglas F-15 has been de-selected out of the competition, and that just the F-16 ...
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Face the facts with...Mauricio Botelho
After sitting on a secret MoU since May, Embraer was able to tell the world this week of what could well end up as one of the largest contracts ever seen in the regional aircraft industry. It was thus a decidedly happy Maurício Botelho, Embraer's president ...
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US cruise missiles slam Iraqi targets
US air and naval forces launched 27 cruise missiles at air defence sites in Iraq hours before US President Bill Clinton announced a major extension of the No Fly Zone to the outskirts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The attack was a much anticipated response to Iraq's incursion into ...
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EMB-145 is worth the wait for Continental
It may have taken Continental Express a year to decide on its new regional aircraft, but Embraer has no complaints now. The carrier has become the North American launch customer for the Brazilian-built 50-seat EMB-145 regional jet. It has announced firm orders for 25 of the type, plus ...
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Flying display
14.15 A330/A340; 14.26 Kamov Ka-50; 14.31 Embraer 145; 14.38 Firefly; 14.45 Super Tucano, Hawk 100; 14.56 Eurofighter 2000; 15.02 Tornado GR1; 15.09 Gripen; 15.16 Harrier GR7; 15.24 Aero L159; 15.31 Grob 115TA; 15.37 F-16; 15.43 Yak-52; 15.49 MD-90; 15.56 Zlin 242; 16.01 Royal flight; 16.12 Dassault Rafale; Dassault Falcon 2000; ...
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Nose guards with a sniff upper lip
Meet Lenny and Glen, Armed Explosive Search (AES) dogs of the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP). The two Labradors and their handlers are on duty at the Show to help make sure Farnborough ‘96 remains incident-free. The MDP are responsible for all policing and security tasks "inside the ...
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Double win for Flight Daily News reporter
Flight Daily News reporter Karen Walker has picked up two awards at the 1996 Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards for her work in Flight International. Walker won both the Best General Aviation story award, sponsored by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), and the Bombardier award for Best Business ...
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Royal guest puts case for museum
The British Royal family has a long association with the aerospace industry and several members of "the firm" are visiting the show this week. HRH Prince Michael of Kent took advantage of an opportunity to meet many top people from the aviation business at a special event organised by ...
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Airbus head dismisses superjumbo derivative
Boeing's planned 747-500X/600X superjumbos are nothing but "warmed-over derivatives", a rival Airbus Industrie spokesman said at the Show yesterday. Its own proposed Airbus A3XXX "...will begin life where the Boeing 747 ends, even with its planned 650-seat 747-700X," says Airbus chief operating officer Volker von Tein. Speaking on ...
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Boeing bullish on future of 500X/600X
Boeing's proposed 747-500X ultra-long-range aircraft will be able to fly London-Perth non-stop, programme manager Jon Hayhurst said at the Show yesterday. "That's probably the most commercially significant route to potential customers," says Hayhurst who adds that the aircraft will also be capable of flying non-stop between Dakar and Chicago ...