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Egypt to change trainers
Paul Lewis/PARIS The Egyptian air force is planning a complete overhaul of its flight training fleet, starting with the purchase of 95 new basic trainers to be followed by a replacement for its Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet advanced jet trainer. An industry-wide request for proposals (RFP) for the basic ...
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Paris unity
Paris 99 might be remembered for the last-ditch efforts by Europe's aerospace and defence industry to find a clear path towards industrial consolidation in the face of ever-burgeoning US super-companies, but the last Paris air show of the century should also be a reminder of Europe's technological prowess. The four-nation ...
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Creditors reject KAI business plan
Andrzej Jeziorski/PARIS Creditors of the three South Korean aerospace companies planning to merge into a single operation this year have rejected a second business plan. According to Lim In-Taik, president of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) - the entity being formed by Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai ...
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Germany, Russia and Ukraine get ready to sign An-70 co-operation
A formal partnership agreement between the German, Russian and Ukrainian aerospace companies pushing the Antonov An-70 as a platform for a future European medium transport aircraft is expected to be signed this month. The deal would clear the way for an An-70 sales and marketing joint venture to be ...
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JSF supplier teams close to being named
Boeing and Lockheed Martin plan to finalise their competing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) international supplier teams by the end of the year in readiness for the submission of draft proposals for the follow-on engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase. The JSF programme office is drawing up cost targets for ...
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France supports Meteor as Typhoon race boils up
The imminent climax of the UK's beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) contest to arm its Eurofighters has brought a rash of government-to-government moves in support of the two contestants. A dispute has also arisen on whether a European or AMRAAM-based missile will best support exports of the Eurofighter Typhoon. ...
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Stealth flight
MAPO says it plans to fly the 1.44 prototype of the 1.42/MFI stealth fighter this year. The aircraft missed its original deadline of early March announced in mid-January. MAPO first deputy general designer Vladimir Barkovskiy says the company is running systems tests before it starts taxiing tests. The 1.42 - ...
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APG-66(V) to go solo on market
Northrop Grumman plans to market its improved APG-66(V) multi-mode radar as a standalone upgrade as well as part of Lockheed Martin's F-16A/B mid-life update (MLU). The radar-only upgrade will cost less than $600,000 and provide 25% more range and 50% better reliability, says Thomas Lupica, director APG-66/68 programmes. ...
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Lockheed Martin speeds up co-operative talks with Airbus
Lockheed Martin's protracted discussions with Airbus Industrie and its partner companies on co-operation are gathering pace. At Paris, the US company and Aerospatiale Matra announced an agreement to pursue a stake in the new Korean Aerospace Industries and confirmed they are still discussing partnerships on tanker/transport and large military aircraft ...
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C-17 TAWS order
US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemasters are to be fitted with a terrain awareness warning system (TAWS) developed by British Aerospace Systems and Equipment. The UK company has teamed with Lockheed Martin Control Systems to provide TAWS functionality in the company's video integrated processor (VIP) being developed under contract to ...
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NATO flying
Italy has become the third NATO customer for the NATO Flying Training in Canada programme offered by a Bombardier-led consortium. Denmark and the UK have also signed for the fast jet pilot training. Source: Flight International
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Enaer link
Chilean aerospace company Enaer is to build parts for the Dassault 2000 and 900 business jets. Chile is shortly to decide the winner of a fighter competition in which Dassault Aviation is offering its Mirage 2000. Source: Flight International
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Dowty joins JSF team
The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) 'One Team' has added UK-based Dowty Aerospace Wolverhampton (DAW) to its members, it was announced at the show yesterday. In 1996, Boeing awarded DAW the contract to design and manufacture the inboard flaperon flight control actuator for its X-32 concept demonstrator aircraft entry ...
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Litton showcases laser gyro
Litton Aero products is exhibiting its LTN-92 Inertial Navigation System (INS) - a laser gyro replacement system for mechanical INSs used in military transport and commercial aircraft, including B747s , DC10s and L011s. The company is also showing the LTR-97 Fiber Optic Gyro system which replaces antiquated mechanical vertical ...
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Spar is Hercules ally
Protecting the C-130 Hercules in the skies and maintaining it in the hangar is a key part of Spar Aviation Services' work. The company, is showing its state-of-the-art electronic Defence systems. Its electronic warfare self-protection suite (EWSPS), as installed in the Hercules, features an advanced radar warning receiver and ...
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Glut makes titanium a bargain
Steve Nichols Now seems to be a good time to buy aircraft-grade titanium. So say exhibitors Airport Metals and Vulcanium (Hall 6/B2). They both agree that prices have stabilised after their dizzy heights of a year ago. Jerry St Clair of Vulcanium says the worldwide price of ...
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Attack tiger gets european go-ahead
Paul Derby French and German defence ministers will today give the long-awaited go-ahead for production of the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter, with both nations signing up for initial batches of 80 aircraft each at the show. The move will kick-start the production phase of Europe's largest military helicopter ...
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Team forms for UK MoD refuelling tanker contract
Karen Walker Lockheed Martin and Aerospatiale Matra have teamed in a bid for the UK Ministry of Defence's programme to provide privately-financed aerial refuelling services to the Royal Air Force. The companies plan to team with one of the seven potential prime contracts for the UK future strategic ...
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Record sales in Paris reflect health of industry
Mike Martin Readers of the runes might have read much into the weather at this year's show. A colossal electric storm lashed Le Bourget for hours, only to give way to gorgeous sunshine for the rest of the week. Would that the industry had seen a similar shifting ...
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Litton to produce guidance system for Lockheed Martin rocket
Mark Hannant Litton Industries Guidance and Control Systems division will design and produce the guidance system for Lockheed Martin Vought Systems' guided multiple launch rocket system (GMLRS). Litton says the deal with firm initial-production options is worth around $100 million and estimates the full production potential, based on ...