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Workers revolt threatens Sukhoi merger
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW MOVES TO MERGE the Sukhoi design bureau (OKB) and its associated manufacturing plants are being jeopardised by resistance in at least one of the major production sites, despite the plan being secretly sanctioned by the Government. The setting up of APC Sukhoi (Aviation Production ...
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RSAF will upgrade KC-135 tankers' cockpit avionics
THE REPUBLIC of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is planning a follow-on cockpit avionics upgrade for four Boeing KC-135A tanker aircraft being purchased from the US Air Force. Singapore wants to retrofit the four tankers with new two-man avionics suites eventually, similar to those in the USAF's KC-135 Pacer ...
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DERA helps UK to optimise Apache performance using Hovers simulator
DERA helps UK to optimise Apache performance using Hovers simulator THE UK DEFENCE Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) is reconfiguring its helicopter mission simulator to accurately represent the McDonnell Douglas/Westland WAH-64 Longbow Apache. The DERA says that the capability will enable it to investigate "system trade-off issues" and advise the ...
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Boeing upgrades transonic tunnel
BOEING IS refurbishing its 52-year-old transonic windtunnel as part of efforts to reduce development times for new models. The upgrade comes as Boeing's product-development work approaches recently unprecedented levels. At the core of the windtunnel upgrade is a new drive system made by French manufacturer Cegelec. It includes ...
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Israel nears Candid AEW resolution
Russia and Israel appear to be nearing an agreement over the sale of an Ilyushin -Il-76 Candid airframe to Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) for conversion to an airborne-early-warning aircraft for China. The IAI proposal has been stalled by its inability to secure the Il-76 airframe for conversion. ...
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India looks at RAF C-130s
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE INDIA IS considering an offer to purchase up to ten secondhand Lockheed Martin C-130K transport aircraft, scheduled to be phased out of Royal Air Force service with the delivery of replacement C-130Js. The aircraft are among 25 C-130Ks Lockheed Martin has agreed to buy ...
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Pacific Aerospace seeks certification for CT4C trainer
PACIFIC AEROSPACE is proceeding with the certification of its turboprop CT4C trainer, in response to what the New Zealand company says has been strong renewed regional interest in its low-cost military trainer. The CT4C, on which considerable certification flying has already been carried out, is powered by an ...
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USAF plans to use JASSM variants
THE US AIR Force is planning to eventually deploy a family of variants of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM). The USAF has told Lockheed Martin and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) Missiles, the two contractors working on the programme-definition and risk-reduction (PDRR) phase of the project, that it foresees ...
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USA transfers equipment to boster anti-drug operations
Aircraft and other military equipment worth $112 million (£70 million) are to be transferred to Latin American and Caribbean nations for anti-drug operations under plans announced by the US Government. US Congress has been notified of proposals to transfer surplus Bell UH-1H helicopters and Fairchild C-26 observation aircraft ...
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Beriev introduces Be-103 prototype
The first prototype Beriev Be-103 amphibian was scheduled for its debut at an air show in Gelendzhik, Russia, in late September. The five-passenger piston twin has been manufactured at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft factory in Siberia, better known for producing the Sukhoi Su-27 fighter. Komsomolsk-on-Amur plans to build two ...
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Military coup
Reflectone has received a five-year, $5 million (£3.5 million) US Navy contract, to operate and maintain Boeing CH-46 and Sikorsky CH-53 helicopter simulators, at three Marine Corps bases and a five-year $2 million US Air Force contract, to continue providing academic and simulator training for Grumman EF-111 crews, at Cannon ...
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IDF simulator bound for Taichung
Aero Industry Development Centre (AIDC) of Taiwan is scheduled to deliver its first Ching-Kuo Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF) simulator to the Taiwan air force in early 1997. The simulator is understood to incorporate a 7.3m (24ft) partial dome system, a 180¡x60¡ display and ESIG-3000 image generator from Evans & Sutherland. ...
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MDC angles for F-15E service extension
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) says that a soon-to-be-completed study for the US Air Force will show that the F-15E Strike Eagle's service life, which is certified for 8,000 flight hours, can be extended to 12,000h. A second evaluation is expected to show that the F-15C/D's life can also be lengthened. Retirement ...
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BGT scores two successes with IRIS-T missile seeker test engagements
GERMAN MISSILE house Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik has carried out two test engagements of its IRIS-T imaging-infra-red (IIR) seeker and guidance system at high off bore-sight angles of engagement. In both cases, the target drone was hit. The IRIS-T IIR seeker and guidance subsystems were married to an AIM-9 Sidewinder ...
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IPTN teams with Hawker on RAAF Caribou replacement
IPTN HAS signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hawker Pacific, Honeywell, and its Canberra-based Australian representative Aerospace Technical Services (ATS), to work on the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) de Havilland Caribou replacement, Project Air 5109. The Indonesian manufacturer will be offering an upgraded version of its ...
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Space knockout
Malfunctions on satellites caused by electrostatic discharges are more common than manufacturers care to admit. Tim Furniss/LONDON THE DATE, 20 JANUARY 1994, does not immediately spring to mind as memorable in space history, but it was a nightmare day for the communications-satellite industry, particularly in Canada. Without warning, ...
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Globemaster stretch fails to find favour with US Air Force
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES THE US Air Force favours the "baseline" McDonnell Douglas (MDC) C-17 Globemaster III rather than a stretched derivative as its new-build option to replace the Lockheed Martin C-5A/B Galaxy, according to the US manufacturer. MDC claims that the USAF is interested in using ...
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German industry confronts Eurofighter 'catastrophe'
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI) is warning of "catastrophic consequences" if Germany does not commit to Eurofighter series production this year. In an attack on recent defence-budget cuts, BDLI defence technology forum chairman Werner Heinzmann - who is also president of Daimler-Benz Aerospace's ...
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Sturdy Beech
Raytheon's Beech MkII trainer won the 712-aircraft JPATS competition. Flight International flew it to find out why. Raytheon AIRCRAFT joined forces with Pilatus in 1990 when it identified Pilatus' PC-9 trainer as a viable candidate for the $7 billion US Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS) competition. This contest ...
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Lockheed Martin considers a floatplane version of Hercules
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA LOCKHEED MARTIN is studying a floatplane version of the C-130J Hercules 2 transport and says that there is significant interest in the concept from US Navy special-forces. The scheme involves a removable catamaran hull attached to the underside of an otherwise unmodified C-130J. Conversion ...