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GE starts F110 upgrade project
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES General Electric has committed to a self-funded qualification programme for an upgraded version of the F110-129 engine to power Boeing F-15E and Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighters from 2000 onwards. The company originally hoped to tie the launch of the -129EFE (enhanced fighter effort) to the ...
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Poland suspends Huzar upgrade deal with Israel
The new Polish Government has suspended a controversial agreement signed by Poland and Israel in October to upgrade 100 PZL-Swidnik Huzar attack helicopters. The inter-governmental agreement, signed on 13 October by the outgoing Polish Government, has been shelved pending a review of the process which led to the deal ...
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Germany clears IRIS-T missile development
AndrzejJeziorski/MUNICH Germany has given the all-clear for the start of development of the planned IRIS-T infra-red guided air-to-air missile, intended to succeed the AIM-9Li Sidewinder as the standard German air force short-range missile for the Eurofighter EF 2000. The German Federal Ministry of Defence (FMoD) now expects similar ...
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Litton receivers
Litton's Amecom division has been awarded $18 million by the US Air Force to develop a next-generation, broadband digital receiver able to identify and locate the origin of all radio-frequency emitters found in combat scenarios. The system will be carried on a host of combat aircraft with the Joint Strike ...
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USAF will receive NVIS upgrade for its Lockheed Martin F-16s
Lockheed Martin F-16s will receive modified night-vision imaging systems (NVIS) under an innovative US Air Force contract awarded to Control Products. Previous use of night-vision goggles (NVG) in the F-16 has been limited to air-to-air intercept missions, but the aircraft will now be able to conduct all combat missions. ...
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Matra and GEC jostle for Gulf missile deal
Matra BAe Dynamics and GEC Marconi are locked in a battle to sell a stand-off precision attack missile to Qatar for its Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft, deliveries of which began recently. The competition mirrors the procurement programme under way in the United Arab Emirates, where the same two ...
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Improved digital engine control system ordered for Egypt's L-59s
Aero Vodochody has contracted AlliedSignal to produce an improved digital engine-control system for Egypt's Progress DV-2 turbofan-powered L-59 trainer/light-strike aircraft. The Egyptian air force's fleet of 48 tandem-seat L-59s has been suffering reliability problems. In an effort to improve operational availability, the Czech manufacturer wants to replace the aircraft's ...
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Pakistan will press China on commitment to FC-1 and K-8
Pakistan's prime minister will use a a forthcoming visit to Beijing to press the Chinese Government to make a firm commitment to the planned new Chengdu FC-1 fighter and jointly developed Nanchang K-8 trainer. Islamabad is making an order for the FC-1 and K-8 conditional on the PLA Air ...
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More Mirage 2000s are on course for UAE Air Force
The visit of French President Jacques Chirac to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in mid-December 1997 will clear the way for the sale of up to 20 more Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft for the UAE air force. Dassault is negotiating the final details with the UAE centring on supplying ...
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Kuwait will tackle training
The Kuwaiti air force is attempting to revitalise its near-moribund in-country pilot training with a major refurbishment effort for its British Aerospace Hawk jet trainers as well overhauling its spares-starved Shorts Tucano turboprop trainers. None of the Kuwaitis' BAe Hawks, of which the air force has 12, is in ...
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GEC-Marconi sets its sights on Kuwaiti AH-64 orders
Kuwait has become the main target for GEC-Marconi Avionics in its bid to secure export orders for its Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids System (HIDAS) following a contract from the British Army to fit the equipment on its Boeing WAH-64 Apache attack helicopter. The UK Ministry of Defence signed the ...
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Saudi air force may add on 25 more F-15s to Boeing order
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has begun preliminary discussions with Boeing over the acquisition of as many as 25 F-15Ss to complement the 72 it already has on order. The RSAF has asked for "pricing and availability data" on the two-seat variant of the F-15. The purchase would ...
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S-37 design 'experimental' says Sukhoi
Sukhoi general designer Mikhail Simonov took the opportunity of the show to discuss, for the first time, the design bureau's S-37 forward-swept-wing fighter programme. While remaining guarded over the genesis of the project, Simonov stresses the "experimental nature" of the radical Sukhoi design, with the aircraft being used as ...
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BD-10 gives rise to PhoenixJet
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Rights to the defunct Bede Jet and its ill-fated BD-10 supersonic jet have been acquired by Vortex Aircraft, which has already begun redesigning the aircraft as the Vortex PhoenixJet for civil and military applications. The major change will be a slightly larger, but subsonic, wing. ...
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Russia's Zvesda Strela stretches the range of its Kayak anti-ship missile
Douglas Barrie/London Russian tactical missile house Zvezda Strela is developing an extended-range variant of its 3M-24 anti-ship missile (SS-N-25/AS-20 Kayak) with twice the engagement range of the original. The improved variant also uses satellite-based course-correction and has a coastal attack capability. The 3M-24 can be ship-, fixed, or ...
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Spares for Seoul
The Pentagon plans to provide South Korea with $160 million-worth of spare parts for military aircraft and tactical missiles provided in the past by the Seoul Government. The aircraft include the McDonnell Douglas F-4 and Northrop F-5. The deal also includes AIM-7 and AIM-9 air-to-air missile components. Source: ...
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Visitor grabbers and trade tricks
Andrew Douse Marketing teams must have been working overtime in their company think-tanks before coming to Dubai '97. As usual, there's a weighty supply of attention-grabbing gimmicks tempting visitors onto the stands. There are 'Indians in them thar hills' at Lockheed Martin- an Apache ...
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Missiles supply contest drags on
Tim Ripley Progress is slow in the race between America and Russia to supply the United Arab Emirates with a ballistic missile defence system, although the current crisis between the US and Iraq may spark some activity. If the deal goes through it will be worth ...
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F-16 simulator
Thomson Training and Simulation has taken an order for its 16th Lockheed Martin F-16 simulator. The subsidiary of Thomson-CSF has been selected by Lockhead Martin Tactical Airport Systems to deliver the Unit Level Trainer to support the Pakistan Air Forces's air-to-air tactical training. It is due to enter ...
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Czechs have high hopes for multi-role L159
Tim Ripley Hoping to capitalise on the success in the Middle East of its L39 and L59 aircraft, the Czech Republic's Aero Vodochody has brought a mock-up of its new L159 light multi-role combat aircraft and trainer to Dubai '97. It's a first for the company, ...