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Northrop Grumman gets Head Start on US Navy BAMS contest
Northrop Grumman is finishing up flights of a Gulfstream II testbed under the company-funded Head Start risk-reduction programme intended to boost its chances...
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UAV geared for naval and border patrol use
The Polish Air Force Institute of Technology has unveiled a prototype ship-launched tactical unmanned air vehicle with the Polish navy and border guard seen...
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NewsSaab to produce maritime version of Skeldar UAV
Saab to fly enlarged maritime variant of developmental Skeldar unmanned air vehicle in late 2008
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Italy clears obstacle avoidance system for aircraft integration
Selex Communications' laser obstacle avoidance and monitoring (LOAM) system has been cleared for integration with Italian military and government aircraft,...
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Watchkeeper system may lead to more Thales-Elbit cooperation
Thales UK expects to secure its first export orders for the British Army's Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle system from 2009, and is also eyeing ways of...
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Lack of spares dogs Polish F-16s
The Polish air force has integrated the mission control software and improved the availability rate of its Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet, but a lack of spares...
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Deliveries of Russia’s NK-93 ducted fan could begin in 2009
Two test flights of Russia's NK-93 ducted fan prototype engine have been completed on board an Ilyushin Il-76 flying test bed, and the engine could be ready...
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What are IATA's recommendations?
Chronic lack of investment in all aspects of communications, navigation, surveillance, air traffic management and airports is at the base of Brazil's problems,...
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EASA studying independence requirement for low-fuel warnings
European safety regulators are examining criteria for low-fuel warning systems on aircraft with a view to potentially requiring that such systems be made...
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Lockheed gets green light to modify GPS for L5 test
Lockheed Martin Space Systems has been given the go-ahead by the US Air Force...
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Tech notes
Contoured rotor blade flies faster ROTARY-WING Sikorsky has patented a new rotor blade design for a high-speed compound...
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Regional manufacturers see strong performance in first half of 2007
The strong recovery of the regional manufacturing sector continued during the first half of 2007, with the 275 orders during the first half of the year representing...
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Shenzhen, Kingfisher sign with OnAir
OnAir has secured two more Asian customers China's - Shenzhen Airlines and...
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Boeing 787 first flight suffers two-month delay
Shortages of airworthy fasteners and flight control software have forced Boeing to further compress the 787's ...
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Boeing outlines revised production and test sequence
Boeing says that the first four 787s - all of which are Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered - will undertake the bulk of the aircraft's flight-test and certification...
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Indonesia to buy Russian helicopters, Sukhoi weapons
Russia is to finance a $1.2 billion arms package for Indonesia supporting the acquisition of new helicopters and air-launched weapons. The deal was...
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New engines for Russian and Indian Bears
Russia's Nikolai Kuznetsov's Samara Scientific Technical Complex (Kuznetsov SNTK) is resuming production of its NK-12 turboprop engine under orders from...
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Updated W-3PL set for late 2008
PZL Swidnik has unveiled its modernised W-3PL Gluszec (Woodgrouse) armed reconnaissance helicopter with a new open architecture avionics suite and Rafael...