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Eurocopter gets a grip on Australasia
Eurocopter International Pacific (EIP), has announced the approval in Australia and New Zealand of its AS350B3, EC120 and EC135 helicopters. The first AS350B3 was delivered to New Zealand in October last year, and a further four are scheduled for handover in 1999. Deliveries to the region of the EC120 ...
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Australia looking to participate in UK's FOAS research scheme
Australia is exploring participation in the UK Future Offensive Air System (FOAS) research programme, according to UK industry officials. UK industry representatives involved in FOAS have been meeting delegates from the Australian Government-run research agency Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), to discuss possibilities for co-operation on the programme. ...
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New generation air launched mines unveiled
The future of the air-launched sea mine may soon be revitalised with Marconi Systems and Celsius Pacific unveiling, at the show, new generation weapons capable of deployment at high subsonic and possibly supersonic speeds. The new weapons, both at the development stage, are being pitched at a Royal Australian ...
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General Atomics on prowl for UAV requirement
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems of the USA has offered its Prowler II and I-GNAT unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for the Australian Army's competition for the short-term lease of a tactical UAV system. The requirement is also being contested by AAI with the Shadow 600, Kentron with the Seeker, and ...
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LMATTS widens Australian links to meet airlifter requirement
Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport Systems (LMATTS) has signed a new manufacturing contract with Australia's Hawker de Havilland, in its bid to establish closer industrial links ahead of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)AIR 5190 Light Tactical Airlift Capability requirement decision. The contract is the latest move towards establishing an ...
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RAAF reviews stand-off weapons
The Royal Australian Air Force is exploring the carriage of medium range stand-off missiles on board upgraded Boeing F/A-18 fighters as part of revised plans for developing its strike capability under the newly created Project Air 5418. The RAAF has also reiterated its desire for a family of missiles ...
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Vietnam seeks military flight training school
British Aerospace (BAe) Flight Training Australia is eyeing potential new military and civil training contracts in Vietnam and China. According to sales and marketing manager Mark McHugh, the Vietnamese Government has approached the company about basic flight training for a number of military pilots. The company has been training ...
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RAAF defines VIP fleet
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has released a draft statement of requirement (SOR) for "Special Purpose" VIP transports to replace its two Boeing 707s and five leased Dassault Falcon 900s. Payload specifications for the intercontinental requirement for two aircraft rule out the Global Express and Gulfstream V, and will ...
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News in Brief
Drone nav upgrade The DaimlerChrysler Aerospace Dornier CL289 reconnaissance drone is undergoing a navigation systems upgrade by the addition of a Global Positioning System satellite navigation system, plus improved hardware and software for the onboard control computer. The new CL289 has just completed a successful first test flight, according ...
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Building a base
Pakistan builds on the capabilities of local support for combat aircraft Paul Lewis/KAMRA When the Pakistan air force received its first Nanchang F-6 from China at the end of 1965, it quickly realised that a fighter with an 800h mean time between overhauls (TBO) would need to be supported locally ...
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UK E-3D 2000 upgrade to allow joint operations
The RAF wants better ESM for its E-3Ds The Royal Air Force is beginning an upgrade of the Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet, dubbed E-3D 2000. The initial element will take shape in April when the first of the RAF's seven E-3Ds ...
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Lockheed chases F-16 orders
Paul Lewis/Fort Worth Lockheed Martin says it needs to secure further international sales of F-16s in addition to a planned US Air Force follow-on order, to bridge a shortfall in production beyond early 2001. The gap is set to widen as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues ...
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Boeing says no to St Louis F-22 line
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing plans to test JSF avionics on a 737-200ADV testbed Boeing has opted to keep F-22 aft fuselage and wing assembly at Seattle rather than move it to St Louis, Missouri, to join the rest of its fighter family, pending the go-ahead of new production lots ...
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US Coast Guard charts Deepwater course
RamonLopez/WASHINGTON DC The impending retirement of Sikorsky Jayhawks and other aircraft has sparked the competition The US Coast Guard (USCG) is looking for new hardware to maintain its core humanitarian, law enforcement and military missions into the 21st century, both in coastal/inland waterways, and for missions out ...
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Mars Fleet - NASA has awarded commercial space exploration company SpaceDev of San Diego a research contract to study the possible use of small spacecraft in Mars orbit. These could provide communications and navigation services for unmanned Mars craft. The SpaceDev vehicle would use a common spacecraft bus with interchangeable ...
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Spending row brews over Joint Strike Fighter programme
Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC A battle is brewing over funding for the US/UK Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept demonstrator programme. Despite being at least $100 million over budget, Lockheed Martin does not appear to want the ban lifted on spending company funds on the programme, for fear that Boeing ...
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Seaspray Deal - The German navy has awarded Marconi Electronic Systems a £15 million ($25 million) contract for Seaspray radars for its Westland Lynx, the largest ever order for the system. The deal will ensure that production of the Seaspray, a pulse compression radar providing detection and resolution against small ...
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Rolls-Royce may offer Trent to USAF for airlifter re-engining
Paul Lewis/Washington DC Rolls-Royce has launched a study to offer the Trent 500 turbofan for the US Air Force's planned re-engining of the Lockheed Martin C-5A/B transport. It is also proposing an RB211-535-powered version of the BoeingC-17 for the Royal Air Force's short-term strategic airlifter (STSA) requirement. R-R is ...
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Hungary set to follow Poland's lead with MiG-29 upgrade
Howard Gethin/London MAPO and Danubian could upgrade Hungary's MiG-29 fleet Hungary is considering options for upgrade programmes for its MAPO MiG-29A fighter aircraft, as its plans to buy or lease more modern Western fighters are delayed by continuing funding problems. Poland has already opted to go down ...
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Data Linking
Lockheed Martin has received a contract to upgrade the software in US and European air force F-16s equipped with modular mission computers. The upgrade will add provisions for the Link 16 datalink, Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System, AIM-9X and IRIS-T high off-bore sight air-to-air missiles, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, Joint Direct ...