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MTU joins NH90 promotion effort for GE T700/T6E
MTU, the Daimler-Benz aero-engine subsidiary, has joined the team promoting the General Electric T700/T6E engine for the NH Industries NH90 helicopter. To date, the engine has been developed by GE together with Italian partners Alfa Romeo and FiatAvio, which developed the -T6A variant for Italian versions of the ...
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UK MoD considers long-endurance UAV options
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering a high-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) technology-demonstrator programme (TDP), which could be led by the Defence Evaluation Research Agency. In attempting to address its UAV requirements, the MoD has set up a tri-service steering group led by its Air ...
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Turkey prepares to build Rafael Popeyes
Turkish industry is poised to assemble the Israeli Rafael Popeye stand-off air-to-surface missile as part of an arrangement to equip the Turkish air force with the weapon. Negotiations on the deal are now being completed, and will see Turkish McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantoms now being upgraded by Israel ...
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The road beyond Damascus
Somewhere in the Hebrew lexicon there must be an aphorism which says that old dogs can, after all, be taught new tricks, because Israel's defence aerospace industries have specialised in improving the combat capabilities of such "old dogs" as the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom and, latterly, the Lockheed Martin F-16. ...
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State of readiness
Maj Gen Eitan Ben-Eliahu is commanding the only air force in the world which has been performing combat missions continuously since its inception almost 50 years ago. Israel has fought four major wars since gaining its independence in 1948, and the Israeli air force has been involved in thousands of ...
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Grizzly delivery
Kaman has delivered a K-MAX external-lift helicopter to Grizzly Mountain Aviation, of Prineville, Oregon. The company has now sold 13 of the intermeshing-rotor helicopters, and two are on lease to operators. Grizzly Mountain will use the single-seat, single-engined aircraft for logging operations. An aircraft was also recently handed over to ...
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Baltics negotiate for Swedish trainers
Swedish Defence minister Björn von Sydow is in talks with the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania over a donation of surplus Saab SK60 trainers to a joint Baltic training wing. The Swedish defence ministry says that the "Baltwing" talks are part of broader negotiations about donations ...
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Bell signs up for majority stake in Romania's IAR
Bell Helicopter Textron has signed an agreement with the Romanian State Ownership Fund to buy the Romanian Government's 70% stake in Brasov-based helicopter manufacturer IAR. The agreement, signed on 21 May, comes together with the award of a Romanian Government contract to Bell for the purchase of 96 ...
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Basic decisions
ALL THREE US tactical-aircraft programmes survived the Quadrenniel Defense Review (QDR) - but Congress will have to accept more base closures or one of the fighters may yet have to be cancelled. US Defense Secretary William Cohen has given lawmakers a stark choice: preserve the status quo and compromise combat ...
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Fokker to expand services in maintenance markets
Fokker Services plans to expand its activities beyond providing spares and technical support for Fokker turboprops and jet-powered aircraft, to include maintenance and modifications of other civil and military aircraft. As part of the Dutch company's planned diversification, it has acquired a two-bay service centre at Singapore's Seletar ...
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Affordable start
Remarkably, Skyfox has been awarded the first certification for not one, but two aircraft under European/ Australian joint airworthiness regulations for very light aircraft (JAR/VLA). As a result of the certification of the tailwheel CA25 Impala, and its newer derivative, the nosewheel-equipped Skyfox Gazelle, the Queensland-based manufacturer is now promoting ...
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Israel tests Fulcrums against its own fighters
Pictured above is one of three MAPOMiG-29 Fulcrums test flown by the Israeli air force against its own Lockheed Martin F-16 and McDonnell Douglas fighters. The aircraft were leased from an East European air force. The Fulcrums are thought to be late-production model A versions. Source: Flight International
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Boeing considers 737-700 cockpit for E-3 AWACS-
Boeing is studying the possibility of upgrading US Air Force E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and other military Boeing 707-based aircraft with the advanced flightdeck developed for the next-generation 737-700. The option is one of 125 proposed upgrades of the E-3 being considered as part of ...
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Airod award
The US Air Force has awarded Airod of Malaysia a six-year depot-maintenance contract for structural inspection and repair of Pacific Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130 transport aircraft. The contract covers the servicing of up to six aircraft a year and is the fourth successive USAF C-130 deal awarded to Airod. ...
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'Safer' B-2 paint stripper takes the stage
Northrop Grumman is introducing an "environmentally safe" method for stripping paint from B-2 stealth bombers, which uses wheat starch as the blast material. The US manufacturer says that the dry alternative eliminates vapour emissions and produces less-hazardous waste than that associated with conventional, solvent-based paint strippers. The process is also ...
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P&W plans demonstration of new JSF engine diagnostics
PRATT &WHITNEY plans to demonstrate pro-active diagnostic technologies planned for its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engine. "Prognostics" will be able to detect impending failures, increasing powerplant reliability in the single-engined fighter, the company says. "Single-engine safety is paramount in the JSF," says Frank Gillette, P&W director of advanced ...
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TTS upgrades KC-135s
Thomson Training & Simulation (TTS) is upgrading 19 Boeing KC-135R operational flight trainers and one C/KC-135E weapon- system trainer to represent the Pacer Crag avionics update, under way on 602 US Air Force aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Allison expects decision on C-27J engine in June
ENGINE SELECTION for the improved version of Alenia's G222 turboprop transport, dubbed the C-27J, is to be decided by the middle of June, according to Allison Engine. Italy is expected to commit to buying 18 four-engined Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports before the Paris air show in June, ...
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Il-76 deal raises Israeli hopes in bid for China AEW contract
Israeli attempts to win the battle to provide China with airborne-early-warning (AEW) aircraft have been boosted with the conclusion of a deal with Russia covering the release of a modified Ilyushin Il-76 Candid to Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). The details of the contract were finalised during two days ...
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GEaccelerates JSF test-
THE GENERAL Electric/ Allison/Rolls-Royce team plans to run its YF120-FX alternate engine for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in 2002, two years ahead of the original schedule. Bringing the programme forward will allow competition between the YF120 and Pratt & Whitney's F119-based JSF engine to begin with the ...