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Doubts grow over Huzar anti-tank missile
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Longstanding doubts over the Polish procurement of the Rafael NT-D anti-tank missile for the PZL-Swidnik Huzar battlefield helicopter look set to be realised, as prospects fade of an Israeli consortium meeting Polish test requirements. Rafael told Polish defence officials at a meeting in Warsaw in the ...
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All-electric F-16 ground testing goes ahead
An "all-electric" version of the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter is undergoing ground testing to demonstrate the electric actuation system intended for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Electric actuation promises to reduce the JSF's weight and cost and improve maintainability. Ground testing began when external 270V DC electrical power was ...
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Denel joins Matra BAe to arm Rooivalk with Mistral
Howard Gethin/LONDONSouth Africa's Denel Aviation has joined with Anglo-French weapons group Matra BAe Dynamics to integrate the Mistral air-to-air missile into the weapons suite at the South African armed forces' Rooivalk attack helicopter. The 18-month programme, which began in September, will include initial compatibility flight trials, integration with the Rooivalk's ...
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US Army gets the go-ahead for new UAV contest
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Department of Defense's Joint Requirements Oversight Council has decided to allow the US Army to proceed with the Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicle (TUAV) programme, prompting the Army to run a competition that may yet include the previously favoured contender, the Alliant Techsystems Outrider UAV. Lt ...
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Indian ambition
Hormuz Mama/BANGALORE With the first flight of its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) now put back to mid-1999, nearly four years after its roll-out, the programme appears to be plagued with difficulties and delays and the target date of 2003 for first deliveries to the Indian air force looks increasingly over-optimistic. ...
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Army offered combat 427 variant
Samsung Aerospace is studying development of a new multirole combat version of the SB427 commercial helicopter to offer to the South Korean army to replace its Boeing MD500s. The proposed SB427M derivative of the co-developed Samsung/ Bell twin-engine helicopter is being aimed at the army's future Korean Multi-purpose Helicopter ...
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New loads calculator is unveiled
Aircraft design software developer MacNeal-Schwendler (MSC) has introduced a new tool for calculating and visualising external loads, as well as flutter and dynamic loads. MSC's FlightLoads and Dynamics tool has been designed to enable engineers to create a master model for internal and external loads calculations. Boeing and Lockheed ...
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Tigers take wing
To be an Asian tiger, you have to be bold. And with neighbours like China and North Korea, you also have to have strong defences. Add to that nationalistic tendencies, regional ambition to be master of a high- technology industry such as aerospace, and the fact that many of the ...
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Army finalises attack helicopter tender
The South Korean army is to formalise its requirement for a new attack helicopter (AHX), with the anticipated release in December of an official request for proposals (RFP) to a preselected list of contenders. South Korea has an initial requirement for 18 AHXs and ultimately up to 36 machines, sufficient ...
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Daewoo starts work on modified KT-1
Daewoo Heavy Industries (DHI) is to start development of the KOX forward air control (FAC) version of the KT-1 turboprop basic trainer in 1999, following successful completion of operational testing of the aircraft by the South Korean air force. The South Korean manufacturer plans to modify its fifth and ...
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Air force fighter tender scheduled for mid-1999 release
Competing Western European, US and Russian aerospace manufacturers are hoping that South Korea will release the first of an anticipated two request for proposals (RFP) for its next generation F-X fighter by mid-1999 despite a series of continued programme slippages. The South Korean air force had been expected to ...
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Korean Air seeks 737 HUD in drive for safety
Marconi Electronic Systems and Flight Dynamics are competing to equip Korean Air's new Boeing 737-800 and -900 fleet with head-up displays (HUDs) as part of the airline's new safety drive. Sources close to the programmes say that such guidance systems could have prevented some of the incidents in which ...
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Mako/KTX-2 to resume battle
A new twist to the saga of the South Korean air force's jet trainer project emerged this week with the surprise announcement by Hyundai and Germany's DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to proceed with joint development of the AT 2000 Mako advanced trainer/light ...
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Kuwaiti Mirage sale
Kuwait is planning to sell 15 Dassault Mirage F-1 fighter planes, say army sources quoted in the local media. France, Belgium and Brazil are mentioned as possible buyers. Kuwait has already sold its fleet of McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawks as part of a modernisation programme based around a purchase of ...
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Workshop
-Pratt & Whitney is creating a unified service operation for civil and military engine customers. The Engine Services organisation will merge traditional support and spares functions with the services formerly offered by Pratt & Whitney Eagle Services. -H+S Aviation, the Portsmouth, UK-based engine repair organisation, has agreed with Sundstrand Aerospace ...
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US Army plans UH-60Q Dustoff
The US Army has successfully completed operational testing of the Sikorsky Aircraft UH-60Q medical evacuation (medevac) helicopter and will modify 357 in-service UH-60As to the new standard from 2002. Sikorsky reconfigured four UH-60A Black Hawk utility helicopters to the UH-60Q "Dustoff" standard for integration of new mission equipment, including ...
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Sukhoi develops new multirole naval two-seat Flanker variant
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW The Sukhoi design bureau is developing a new two-seat side-by-side multirole naval fighter based on the Su-27IB prototype, claims the bureau's general director, Mikhail Simonov. The new model will have a conical, rather than a flattened "platypus" nose, housing a multimode radar. The Su-27IB (also designated ...
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Kuwaiti Mirage sale
Boeing has begun assembly of the forward fuselage of the second X-32 joint strike fighter demonstrator, two months after the first X-32's centre fuselage was assembled at the company's St Louis plant. Assembly of the second (X-32B) forebody is scheduled to be completed by next summer for final assembly . ...
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Upgraded Indian MiG-21 takes off from Sokol for first trials
Howard Gethin/LONDON The first flight of an upgraded MiG-21 for the Indian air force took place on 6 October at ANPK's Sokol plant in Nizhni Novgorod, Russia. Preparations are under way for live firing trials of Vympel R-73 (AA-11 Archer) infrared short-range and R-77 (AA-12 Adder) active-homing medium range ...
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Japan starts SAR amphibian design
The Japan Defence Agency (JDA) is to begin detailed design work on an updated search-and-rescue (SAR) amphibian, having finally selected the Allison AE2100J turboprop engine for its planned improved development of the ShinMaywa US-1A. JDA's Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI), tasked with overseeing the programme, is expected to ...