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Paying its way
The US Army calls its Force Modernisation Plan a compass that sets the direction for army aviation. But some doubt its ability to meet the cost Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Release of the US Army's much anticipated 2000 Aviation Force Modernisation Plan has set in train the final phase of a ...
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NFTC expansion boosts Hawks
Bombardier's NATO Flight Training in Canada (NFTC) programme will add up to three BAE Systems Hawk 115 advanced and lead-in-fighter trainers (LIFT) to its fleet. The move is designed to keep pace with the increase in student pilot numbers as a result of Singapore joining the scheme and the expected ...
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Lithuania discusses L-159 purchase
Lithuania is interested in acquiring up to six Aero Vodochody L-159 light attack aircraft, but is unlikely to issue a formal tender before parliamentary elections in September. The possible sale of the Czech fighters was discussed during an official visit to Lithuania by Czech prime minister Milos Zeman, which ...
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X-35A progresses towards first flight
Lockheed Martin has completed the first flight readiness review for the X-35A conventional take-off and landing variant of its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept demonstrator. The aircraft is expected to fly at Palmdale, California, in June/July. The Lockheed Martin JSF team has begun testing its prototype multisensor avionics in the ...
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Kaman bids for Canadian contract
Kaman helicopters has entered the bidding for the Canadian maritime helicopter project (MHP). The US company is offering the SH-2G Super SeaSprite as a lower cost alternative to new-build machines. Canada is expected to kick off the MHP programme shortly by issuing a statement of requirements to replace its Sikorsky ...
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Boeing seeks government help on Super Frog airlifter
Ramon Lopez/FORT WORTH Boeing's Phantom Works is seeking the involvement of a US Government research organisation to build a large-scale flying model of the company's Advanced Theater Transport (ATT) concept aircraft. The company reckons the aircraft could be operational by 2013-5. The Phantom Works already has research and ...
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Brazil favours Grifo F radar for F-5BR upgrade
The Brazilian air force appears set to drop the Elta EL/M2032 radar in favour of the Fiar Grifo F for its Northrop F-5BR upgrade. In a reciprocal move, it is looking to the Italian air force to adopt the improved version of the Embraer Aermacchi Alenia AMX light fighter. ...
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Mitsubishi investigates F-2 air superiority development
Andrzej Jeziorski/TOKYO Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is considering the development of a dedicated air superiority version of its new F-2 support fighter. According to Junichi Miyakawa, MHI military aircraft design section manager, the variant is being considered as a potential replacement for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) fleet of ...
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Germany close to rejoining EuroDASS consortium
Andrew Doyle/MUNICH Germany is close to signing an agreement to rejoin the EuroDASS consortium developing the defensive aids subsystem for the Eurofighter. The move appears certain following defence minister Rudolf Scharping's decision to request parliamentary approval for the allocation of an initial DM380 million ($190 million) to fund Germany's ...
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BAE raises Alenia ante
BAE Systems is believed to have widened its fighter aircraft joint venture proposal as it bids to land an alliance with Finmeccanica's Alenia division. The new venture, part of a wider offer, would include Eurofighter and Panavia Tornado activities, in addition to jet trainers and military transports. Source: Flight International
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Kaman wins MD Helicopters deal
Kaman Aerospace has signed a 10-year agreement with MD Helicopters to supply all of its MD500/600 series helicopter fuselages in a deal worth up to $100 million. The work reduces Kaman's heavy reliance on the SH-2G Super Seasprite and K-Max niche product lines. The agreement forms part of a ...
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Designed to last
The US Navy's future flat-tops will be built to stay in service until the end of the century Ramon Lopez/NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA Tomorrow's aircraft carriers are taking shape on the computer screens of US Navy and industry officials in charge of designing and building the final Nimitz-class carrier, the CVN ...
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Shinmaywa begins work on amphibian
ShinMaywa has begun manufacturing parts for the first US-1A Kai search-and-rescue (SAR) amphibian. The aircraft is expected to fly in 2003. The US-1A Kai is an upgraded and modernised version of the US-1A, replacing the older aircraft's four General Electric T64-10J turboprops with 3,350kW (4,500hp) Allison AE2100J engines, a ...
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Russia plans fifth-generation fighter in 2010
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW Russia is to introduce a fifth-generation fighter by 2010, according to Maj Gen Sergey Kolyadin, the chairman of the Russian Air Forces Scientific Engineering Committee. Kolyadin's comments in a recent interview with the Russian media are one of the strongest indications yet that the air force is ...
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Omega tanker nears certification
Omega Air's modified Boeing 707 multi-purpose air refuelling tanker is expected to be certificated shortly following the completion of contractor testing for the lease-by-the-hour concept. The US Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certificate will cover "A kit" installations such as the aircraft's plumbing and structural modifications. This follows the ...
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France goes nuclear
France believes its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, designed for a Cold War need, still has an important global role Julian Moxon/PARISIn September, France will become only the second country in the world to have at its disposal a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier - the 40,500t Charles de Gaulle. Justifying the Fr20 billion ...
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People
Pratt & Whitney Canada has promoted Gilles Ouimet to president and chief executive officer (CEO). He was previously president and chief operating officer. Ouimet succeeds CEO David Caplan, who remains as chairman until 2001. Stefan Zoller, corporate secretary and chief of staff at DaimlerChrysler Aerospace, is to succeed Werner Heinzmann ...
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Embraer strives for extra capacity to beat backlog
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON Embraer is exploring options for bolstering production capacity in the face of a growing civil and military backlog. Adding to this is a new order for up to 80 ERJ-145s placed by Chautauqua Airlines affiliate Solitair. The planned expansion follows a bumper year in 1999, when the Brazilian ...
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Nigerian support
The US Government is to provide Nigeria with a $10 million military air package, including help in restoring the country's eight Lockheed Martin C-130H/-30Hs to operational condition. Source: Flight International