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India leaves manufacturers on tenterhooks with delay
Next-generation fighter and army light helicopter requirements held up
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Kliper dropped for lunar capsule
A four-crew lunar return capsule could be operational by 2014 if the European Space Agency and Russia’s Federal Space Agency (FSA) get a €30 million ($39 million) pledge from ESA member states next week.
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Hands up for UK?
Many believe BAE Systems’ abandoning of its stake in Airbus is bad news for the UK’s civil aircraft industry. It might turn out rather well
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NewsRolls-Royce recalls faulty IAE V2500 jet engine vane parts after three mid-air shutdowns
Rolls-Royce has had to recall faulty International Aero Engine vane components manufactured at one of its UK factories, after it emerged that three V2500 engines have shut down in mid-air on passenger jets.
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Pictures: Ex-Niki Airbus A320 to replace last flying VFW 614 as German aerospace test-bed
German aerospace research centre DLR is introducing a new test aircraft in the form of an Airbus A320 previously operated by Austrian carrier Niki.
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NewsFoul play suspected after cables found severed on Airbus A380 on Toulouse assembly line
Airbus has begun an investigation into a suspected security breach after three cables of a final assembly line Airbus A380 were found severed.
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Boeing unveils plans for trailing edge variable camber on 787 to reduce drag, save weight
Boeing plans to test and develop a trailing edge variable camber (TEVC) system for the 787 which it says will reduce cruise drag and save the equivalent of between 340 and 450kg (750-1,000lb) in weight.
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NewsSpace tourism competitors Virgin Galactic and Space Adventures clash over ‘new Space race’ claims
Space Adventures and Virgin Galactic clashed last week over whether or not they were in a race to provide suborbital tourism.