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Roke manor tunes into radio deal
A deal which should improve radio links for troops serving in Bosnia has been broadcast at this year's Show. Roke Manor Research, part of Siemens Plessey Electronic Systems, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence to upgrade the HALO artillery location systems deployed with British troops ...
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Airlifter art
Internationally renowned aviation artist Keith Ferris is signing give-away posters of his newest work, of a McDonnell Douglas C-17 airlifter, at the McDonnell Douglas stand in Hall 3. Ferris has recently been in Bosnia to see the C-17 operating there and has based his latest painting on this experience. ...
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Promotional upside of the Down Under airshow
The term DownUnder is certainly not perceived as a derogatory description by the Australian aerospace industry, which highlights its strategic proximity to the fast-growing markets of the Asia-Pacific region. The country's aerospace showcase, the fourth Australian International Air Show and Aerospace Expo, to be held from 18-23 February 1997 ...
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Euro share set for an increase?
Page 5 Further encroachment by Europe on US market share is predicted in a new survey of world aircraft production prospects for the coming decade. The survey, published today by the US-based Teal Group, looks at the total civil and military market for the ...
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Philippine air force re-engines SF.260
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE PHILIPPINE Air Force has re-engined a SIAI-Marchetti SF.260, with a turboprop and test-flown it, as part of a programme to extend the operational life of its trainer/light-attack aircraft. The air force's early-build SF.260M/W aircraft are being upgraded to the newer SF.260TP standard ...
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Competition to the fore
Europe continues to be an attractive market for simulator manufacturers. Graham Warwick/ATLANTA PERHAPS THE biggest simulation-industry news at the Farnborough air show will come from a company, which is not even exhibiting. FlightSafety International (FSI) is expected to announce on the eve of the show ...
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Twister types
While 1996 has not been an exciting year in helicopters, manufacturers are chasing orders. Douglas Barrie and Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON CIVIL HELICOPTERS THE CIVIL-HELICOPTER industry is emerging from one of its bleakest periods and is cautiously optimistic that the future is brighter. Recent forecasts ...
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Lockheed
Bob Kosakoski has been appointed to the new position of programme manager of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) programme at Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, in Marietta, Georgia, responsible for developing the C-130J Hercules as an AEW&C platform for the RAAF. Kosakoski was most recently ...
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Better late than never
The Eurofighter EF2000 is expected finally to make an appearance at a Farnborough air show. Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE 1992 AND 1994 FARNBOROUGH air shows passed without the Eurofighter EF2000 making an appearance. The 1996 show will have not one, but three EF2000s on show, along with the ...
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Powering fourth
The Saab JAS39 Gripen remains central to Sweden's plans for a "fourth-generation"air force. Andrzej Jeziorski/SATENAS SWEDISH AIR FORCE chief Lt Gen Kent Harrskog says that the Saab JAS39 Gripen "-has actually given us a whole new air force". This new force, dubbed "Air Force 2000", is one ...
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Developing power
New military engines, as well as old, will be under discussion at the Farnborough air show this year. Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Andrew Doyle/LONDON IF THEY CAN MAKE themselves heard above the roar of the performing combat aircraft, visitors to this year's Farnborough air show will ...
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Offensive ambitions
After Eurofighter comes the Future Offensive Aircraft... perhaps. Douglas Barrie/LONDON A DECADE AFTER the baseline configuration for the European Fighter Aircraft was agreed, the Royal Air Force is behind a push to develop a next-generation - the Future Offensive Aircraft (FOA) - to complement that air-superiority fighter. ...
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RAF extends Tornado upgrade plans
Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE ROYAL AIR FORCE has specified a further series of upgrades for its Panavia Tornado GR1 fleet, to be undertaken at the same time as the mid-life upgrade (MLU) programme, which takes the aircraft to GR4 standard. The additional work covers software and hardware upgrades, ...
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STAe is back in the black
SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace (STAe) managed to show a modest profit for the first half of the year, boosted by strong growth from its restructured maintenance businesses. The group ended the half year with a profit of just under S$7 million ($5 million), turning round a loss of $47 ...
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Israel/Turkey deals put at risk
DEFENCE CONTRACTS between Israel and Turkey, potentially worth up to $1 billion, are being jeopardised by the recent election of a Muslim Government in Turkey and its rapprochement with Iran. A recent planned visit of David Ivry, director-general of the Israeli defence ministry to Turkey, was postponed ...
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Relative safety
Europe is joining the USA in pressing less-powerful nations to put aviation safety at the top of their national-budget priorities. David Learmount/LONDON THE EUROPEAN UNION decision to join the USA in invoking its own aviation-safety assessment rules will raise the pressure for the less- powerful nations of ...
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Dunlop aims brake-by-wire at airliners
Andrew Doyle/LONDON DUNLOP AVIATION is targeting large civil airliners as the next application for its dual-redundant "brake-by-wire" (BBW) and anti-skid technology, which the company has developed for combat aircraft. The latest version of UK-based Dunlop's BBW landing-gear control system, combined with carbon/carbon composite brakes, has ...
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Raytheon alters JPATS/GBTS
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT, prime contractor for the US Air Force/Navy Joint Primary Aircraft Training System (JPATS), has revamped the selection process for the accompanying ground-based training system (GBTS). The company now plans to choose two finalists, not one, from the shortlist of four, possibly ...
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South Korea's air force may revive plans to upgrade F-5s
Paul Lewis /SEOUL THE SOUTH KOREAN air force is considering reviving longstanding plans for an avionics and structural upgrade of its Northrop F-5E/F fighters. South Korean industry sources expect the air force to issue a new request for proposals (RFP) before the end of the ...
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Chile asks for Gripen data
SAAB SAYS THAT CHILE has requested information on the JAS39 Gripen fighter as a prelude to a possible competition. The Swedish manufacturer says that Chile is expected to decide in 1998 whether to buy new fighters, with an initial requirement for around 15 aircraft. The company expects Dassault ...