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Turkey puts IAI Phantom talks on hold as Lebanon war raises anti-Israeli sentiment
The Turkish ministry of defence has halted negotiations with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) on a potential follow-on programme to upgrade an additional 40-50 Turkish air force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms.
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Boeing and US Army to assess future variants of AH-64D Apache Longbow
With the contract to develop the Block III upgrade for the AH-64D Apache Longbow signed, Boeing and the US Army have begun assessing technologies - including directed-energy weapons - that could be incorporated in future modernisation programmes.
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NewsUS Navy warms to MQ-8B Fire Scout UTAV, awarding Northrop Grumman $136m final SDD contract
Northrop Grumman is moving into the final stages of systems development and demonstration (SDD) of the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned air vehicle (VTUAV) after winning a $136 million modification to an earlier US Navy contract.
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US Navy T-45 Goshawk jet trainers to get virtual mission training system synthetic radars
Boeing is to equip the US Navy's T-45 Goshawk jet trainer with a synthetic radar system. The company plans to launch a competition by year-end to develop the virtual mission training system (VMTS), which will use a digital datalink network to exchange GPS positions between aircraft and drive a synthetic ...
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HondaJet production moves closer as subsidiary is set up
Japanese car maker to pursue development of very light jet at North Carolina facility
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Geci plans Skylander plant in Portugal
French engineering company Geci International is hoping to finalise by the end of September funding of around €125 million ($161 million) from private and government investors to help fund a facility in Evora, southern Portugal to develop, manufacture and assemble the Skylander twin turboprop now under development
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Russian air taxi starter flags PC-12 intentions
Russian start-up air taxi company Dexter is in talks with Swiss manufacturer Pilatus to acquire PC-12 single-engine turboprops to complement its fleet of Myasischev M101Ts
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NewsBoeing: 737-900ER performance set to beat predictions
Boeing is optimistic that imminent flight tests of the newly rolled out 737-900ER will demonstrate better than guaranteed performance, allowing operators to use the aircraft year-round on longer-range flights including the most demanding transcontinental US routes.