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$5m contract The Electron Devices division of Litton has won a $5 million contract from Raytheon Systems to supply all travelling wave tubes used in the AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The award is the first phase in a four-year contract, worth more than $21 million, for ...
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Derco wins Brazilian Hercules work
Derco Aerospace has won a $50 million contract against stiff competition from Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to upgrade the C-130 Hercules. The award is a subcontract of the $1.4 billion System for the Vigilance of the Amazon (SIVAM) programme developed by the Brazilian government to help ensure sustainable development ...
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Flight Visions selected for HUD supply
Graham Warwick GEC-Marconi virtually invented the fighter head-up display, but here on its home turf a US upstart is celebrating two of the most significant recent wins in the HUD market. Flight Visions is displaying the lightweight Night Hawk HUD selected by Lockheed Martin for its X-35 Joint ...
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European team makes most of Meteor bid
Tim Furniss A European industry team led by Matra BAe Dynamics, is promoting the virtues of its Meteor missile to meet the needs for the next generation European medium range air-to-air missile (MRAAM). The first step toward this objective is to meet the requirement to provide the UK ...
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Nordic demand for helicopters anticipated
Paul Derby An emerging helicopter requirement in the Nordic region of Europe which might call for as many as 80 aircraft is set to spark the next scramble for orders among the world's manufacturers. Finland is looking to buy an unspecified number of tactical troop transport helicopters and ...
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Search intensifies for Swissair cockpit voice recorder
Bad weather off the Canadian east coast forced the suspension of search efforts for the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Swissair Boeing MD-11 that crashed into the Atlantic on 2 September. Search teams plan to resume the search for the CVR when weather conditions improve. US Navy teams ...
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Boeing does not believe that Y2K problems will be as bad as first thought
Guy Norris/Seattle The year 2000 software nightmare scenario is like something from the 1951 science fiction classic The Day The Earth Stood Still in which an omnipotent alien paralyses the world by shutting down every electrically operated device for an hour. If Boeing is right, nothing like ...
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Set to defend ?
Graham Warwick/FORT WORTH Having produced more digital-era fighters than any other manufacturer, Lockheed Martin should know better than most of its rivals whether the world's combat aircraft will be grounded at the dawn of the new century. "We are not aware of any airborne issue that has to ...
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Composite rocket
Thiokol Propulsion has developed a composite cased motor for the US Army's Hydra 70 air-launched 70mm rocket, the first such casing to be used in a tactical sized weapon. The casing, which can withstand pressures up to 690 bar (10,000lb/in2), gives increased range or velocity. The motor will undergo airworthiness ...
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UK signs up
Defence Secretary George Robertson will signal the UK's intention to join the NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme when he meets with his Canadian counterpart, Art Eggleton, at the show today. Denmark signed up for the innovative Canadian-run fighter pilot training scheme on the eve of the show. Under ...
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Time's Up
Awareness of the year 2000 computer problem has reached that level in industrialised nations where any casual mention of the Millennium Bug is likely to elicit accusations of hype. That should worry those nations' airlines, as they fly daily into regions of the world where awareness of the date rollover ...
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Cash crisis threatens F-16 radar
Ramon Lopez/BALTIMORE Northrop Grumman's APG-68(V)X radar upgrade for US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s is under threat from lack of funding, despite having won endorsement from the USAF's F-16 programme office and the Air Combat Command. An air force study concludes that an $80 million investment in development ...
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Israel studies DC-3 and Super Cub replacements
The Israeli air force has begun evaluating replacement options for its Douglas DC-3 electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft and Piper Super Cub trainers. The aircraft under evaluation for the ELINT role include the Bombardier Dash 8, Embraer EMB-120, ATR 42, Fairchild Dornier 328 and Saab 2000. A decision on the ...
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FAA certification holds up C-130J
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)will have to carry out significant post-delivery test and certification work because of delays in the Lockheed Martin C-130J programme. The delays have resulted in a fourfold increase in USFederal Aviation Administration certification test requirements, delaying the introduction of the Royal Australian Air Force's ...
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Sukhoi flies latest Su-37 demonstrator
Howard Gethin/LONDON Sukhoi is to offer South Korea an enhanced version of the Su-35 fighter, equipped with the NIIP NO-11M phased-array radar, 1553digital databus and a cockpit featuring multifunction colour displays and a sidestick control column, following recent test flights of a new Su-37 multirole demonstrator - the T10M-12. ...
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Japan's T-7 decision saves Fuji's day
Andrew Mollett/TOKYO The Japanese Government has thrown Fuji Heavy Industries' beleaguered aerospace division a lifeline with its decision to choose a modified version of the company's T-3 as the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's (JASDF) next generation basic trainer. Neither the Japanese Defence Agency (JDA) nor Fuji will disclose the ...
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Thailand forces aim to dispose of surplus helicopters
Thailand's cash-strapped armed forces and police are trying to dispose of surplus utility transport and VIP helicopters in an effort to generate revenue badly needed revenue for new aircraft and to maintain the airworthiness of other fleet types. The Royal Thai Air Force has put its two surviving Royal ...
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Head-Up for X-32
Boeing has chosen GEC-Marconi Avionics to provide head-up displays for its X-32 Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator aircraft as the company moves closer to defining the production avionics package. Boeing completed a series of avionics demonstrations in July, paving the way for the flight test programme. Source: Flight International
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Searching foran answer
AL VENTER/Washington DC Devastating Terrorist bomb attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the subsequent US retaliation against targets in Afghanistan and Sudan have rekindled fears that airliners and airports could again become a battleground. The first line of defence will be airport baggage screening systems. ...
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The Millenium bug
Ian Sheppard/LONDON As early as the 1960s, computer programmers warned that using a two-digit date field was dangerous. The practice may have saved memory - which was at a premium in those early days - but, when the year rolled over to 2000, computers would act as though it ...