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Airbus offers to pay 30% of A400M costs
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Airbus Industrie is prepared to provide up to 30% of the development funding for the proposed A400M military airlifter if the money is required to get the programme launched, according to industry sources. The consortium believes its investment in the $6 billion development programme could be recovered through ...
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Malaysian defenders
Malaysia's and Singapore's air forces have ambitious development plans. They open their doors to Flight International as a prelude to the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 1999 on 1 - 5 DecemberAndrzej Jeziorski/KUALA LUMPURThe mission of the Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) - or Royal Malaysian Air Force - ...
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Boeing selects Raytheon to develop Super Hornet radar
Boeing has selected Raytheon to develop an active-array radar for the F/A-18E/F. The companies will begin development at their own risk, as the US Navy is not expected to secure funding for the active electronically scanned array (ASEA) upgrade until 2001. The "advance agreement" to begin development of the ...
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AB609 trainer
Bell is proposing a wet lease of Bell Agusta 609 tiltrotors as part of its proposal to the US Marine Corps to use the nine-seat tiltrotor as a trainer for the Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey. Bell's proposal would allow the USMC to operate AB609s without straining tight US acquisition budgets, ...
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Israel to rely on Apaches
Israeli air force Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters will protect northern Israel when the Israeli defence forces (IDF) withdraw from the security zone in southern Lebanon in July. The move comes as the Israeli air force has decided to acquire 12 AH-64DApache Longbow helicopters to bolster its fleet of ...
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Military manoeuvre
A J Walter Aviation, the UK component supply and management business, has announced its entry into the military market with the acquisition of spare parts for the British Aerospace Harrier and Sea Harrier. The $48 million purchase consists of 16,000 lines from the UK Ministry of Defence. The move ...
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Typhoon in running for European sales
Tim Ripley/DUBAI Eurofighter Typhoon is still firmly in the running in the Greek and Norwegian fighter contests, according to leading executives of the four-nation consortium that produces the hi-tech combat aircraft. Press reports that the Greeks had re-opened their fighter contest, after deciding last February to select the ...
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Tiltrotor wet lease option mooted for US military
Paul Derby/DUBAI Bell/Agusta is offering a wet lease option to the US Marine Corps and US Air Force as a means of funding any future acquisition of BA609 tiltrotors. The move is just one option being put forward by Bell/Agusta as it seeks to capitalise on a potentially ...
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European neglect hits demand for military transport
Around 630 military transport aircraft valued at $38.1 billion are expected to be built throughout the world over the next nine years. The prediction was made at Dubai 2000 by Teal Group analysts in their latest military transport forecast. The new forecast notes that international demand for military aircraft continues ...
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Helicopter makers SABR rattling for UK orders
Paul Derby/DUBAI The UK's newly-merged future support helicopter programmes have a fresh identity. Competing manufacturers are now bidding to meet the requirements of the Support Amphibious Battlefield Rotorcraft (SABR). The three main contenders, EH Industries, Sikorsky and Bell-Boeing all have a presence at Dubai 2000 and are pushing the EH ...
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Bahrain deal signals missile push in Gulf
Tim Ripley/DUBAI Sales of hi-tech missiles in the Middle East look set to take off after Bahrain signed a contract to buy the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) on Saturday. The government-to-government contract, which is believed to involve 26 missiles and is worth in excess of $100 million, makes ...
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Boeing sees good Apache market in the Middle East
Paul Derby/DUBAI Boeing is set to capitalise on an emerging Middle East market for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Among other countries, Boeing is talking to the United Arab Emirates about upgrading its 30-strong fleet. The UAE currently operates the original -A model Apache but is considering a remanufacturing programme ...
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Triple indemnity
Sextant plans to boost military sales by building on established technologies Stewart Penney/BORDEAUX French avionics specialist Sextant intends to increase its military sales by implementing a three-pronged strategy. It wants to increase its presence in pan-European aircraft programmes, expand its mid-life update and retrofit market penetration and acquire a ...
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Italian Air Force is looking for a new airlift plan after pressures build
Andy Nativi/GENOA Political and industrial pressures in Italy are throwing the proposed Italian air force purchase of Airbus Military Company A400Ms into confusion. They are also causing a rethink of its long-term airlifter plans. Due to the manoeuvring, the air force is instead considering a further acquisition of Lockheed ...
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US rotorcraft plans emerge
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DCThe US military and industry have begun to grapple with the definition of the future Joint Transport Rotorcraft (JTR) as they try to reconcile requirements for heavier lift capability with the promise of new technology and available funding. The US Army recently hosted its first JTR integrated concept ...
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British Aerospace reins in Nimrod work
British Aerospace is concentrating structural work on the troubled Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol aircraft at its Woodford factory. The move follows an announcement in March that the aircraft's in-service date has slipped from April 2003 until 2005. As a result Cobham subsidiary FR Aviation (FRA) will lose a contract ...
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Germany wants shared transports
Germany is urging its European partners to enter into discussions over pooling their transport aircraft fleet requirements. This is to cut costs as seven countries gear up for a decision on the possible joint procurement of up to 288 Airbus Military Company A400Ms. The idea was put forward by German ...
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UK nears decision on airlift programmes
Stewart Penney/LONDON A UK Ministry of Defence Equipment Approval Committee (EAC) meeting scheduled for 6 December is to consider options to meet the Royal Air Force's Short Term Strategic Airlift (STSA) requirement, the Future Transport Aircraft (FTA) competition and the beyond visual range air-to-air missile contest. The STSA and ...
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Programme focus is key to BAe merger plan
British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems (MES)have unveiled a radical programmes-led management restructuring as they prepare to merge by the end of this month. The overhaul will see BAe's Aerostructures and Military Aircraft divisions replaced by 11 programme-specific units, each with its own managing director. The aim is ...
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Recorders may solve EgyptAir crash riddle
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hopes the impending recovery of EgyptAir flight 990's cockpit and data recorders will shed light on the Boeing 767-300ER's rollercoaster plunge into the sea on 31 October. NTSB investigators were waiting for a break in stormy weather last week ...