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Single incident claims three Russian air force Su-27s in Vietnam
THREE RUSSIAN Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 Flankers of the Russian Knights aerobatic team crashed near Kamran air base, Vietnam, on 12 December, after apparently hitting high ground. The four pilots - one of the aircraft was a two-seat Su-27B - are missing, presumed dead. The accident happened as ...
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BAe/Dassault joint research foreshadows wider defence link
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AEROSPACE AND Dassault Aviation are setting up a joint research centre, in a venture, which foreshadows the creation of a single European military-aircraft company to rival the US giants. The initial aim is to establish a "centre of excellence" to develop technologies ...
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USA nears helicopter decision
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE FUTURE OF near-term US military-helicopter procurement hangs in the balance, with decisions involving the purchase of additional Sikorsky UH-60 helicopters and the modernisation of Bell AH-1W and UH-1N rotorcraft becoming intertwined. Paul Kaminski, the Pentagon's acquisition chief, is to decide in the ...
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Transport training
Evans & Sutherland have received a $10 million contract from Reflectone UK to supply visual systems for two Lockheed Martin C-130J full-mission simulators for the Royal Air Force. Each will consist of a five-channel ESIG-3000 image-generator and SEOS Panorama wide-angle display. Source: Flight International
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Combative markets
The combat aircraft market is estimated to be worth some $88 billion over the next decade. Douglas Barrie/LONDON WHILE MANUFACTURERS in the traditional combat-aircraft producing nations have been forced to take serious stock of the changed world in which they operate, their home countries have ...
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Australia's Singapore deal annoys indigenous firms
AUSTRALIA'S AEROSPACE industry has been angered by its Government's endorsement of a joint venture set up to maintain Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Agusta S.211 trainers at their base near Perth, Western Australia. The six-year contract is worth about A$18 million ($13.3 million) annually. Following negotiations with ...
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IAI to convert 707 for refuelling
ISRAEL AIRCRAFT Industries (IAI) is to convert a Chilean air force Boeing 707 into a refueling aircraft. The $11 million contract includes options for the conversion of two Lockheed Martin C-130s. The 707-300B will also be fitted with new navigation systems, including the global-positioning system. All the aircraft ...
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Falcon to begin C-130 re-engine programme
Alan Staats/PHOENIX FALCON AEROTECH of the USA is to fly a prototype aircraft in 1996 as part of a development programme to re-engine Lockheed C-130E-Hs and L-100-30s with new Allison AE-2100Fs. The Hamilton Aviation subsidiary claims that it already has a "tentative order" from an unnamed ...
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Loral submarine deal
Loral has received a $60 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to outfit Trafalgar- and Swiftsure-class submarines with long-range cruise-missile capabilities. The US firm says that the Royal Navy Tomahawk full-development and production contract puts Loral in position for future combat-systems integration work on Trafalgar-class submarines and for ...
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IPTN/Ericsson look at CN-235 variant
INDUSTRI Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) and Ericsson are studying development of a maritime-surveillance version of the CN-235 turboprop for the Indonesian air force. Ericsson has proposed fitting the Indonesian-built version of the CN-235 with a dorsal-mounted Erieye electronically scanned phased-array radar. The aircraft would be able to accommodate ...
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Collins wins USAF C/KC-135 upgrade deal
ROCKWELL'S COLLINS Avionics & Communications division has won prime contractorship for the $35 million initial phase of the US Air Force's compass, radar and global-positioning-system (CRAG) upgrade programme for Boeing C/KC-135s. Rockwell claims that the work could eventually be worth up to $250 million and include more than 600 aircraft. ...
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US treaty nears conclusion
MALAYSIA HOPES to conclude a bilateral airworthiness and safety treaty with the USA in 1996, using the locally produced SME Aviation MD3-160 Aero Tiga trainer as a validation vehicle. The aircraft, once known as the Datwyler MD3-160 Swiss Trainer, was type-certificated by Switzerland's Federal Office for Civil Aviation ...
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Third-life test starts for C-17
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has started testing the durability of the C-17 transport to cover a third equivalent lifetime, or up to 90,000 representative flight hours. The work is part of a $15.7 million contract from the US Air Force. The additional tests will be conducted on the original ...
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Poland puts brakes on Alpha Jet deal
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE POLISH Government has halted a defence ministry plan to buy second-hand Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets instead of ordering more Polish-built PZL-Mielec Iryda jet trainers. Prime Minister Jozef Oleksy has announced that the plan has been "suspended" in the interest of Mielec, but says ...
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Gripen deployed in Hungary
THE SWEDISH AIR FORCE has completed the deployment of a Saab JAS39 to Hungary in support of the company's efforts to sell the aircraft to the Hungarian air force. The aircraft was deployed in November to Kecskemet air force base, with a Lockheed C-130 Hercules being used for backup. Hungary ...
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Hunter cleared for new tests
THE TRW/ISRAEL Aircraft Industries (IAI), Hunter Joint Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), has been cleared to resume flight-testing. The beleaguered $4.2 billion US Army/Navy project is threatened with cancellation after three crashes caused the UAV to be grounded in August. Project officials say that the accidents were caused ...
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Lucas winch
Lucas Industries has been selected to supply the cargo winch for the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules. Lucas says that the contract is worth an initial $1 million, but the UK company expects the value to increase to around $20 million over the life of the programme. The winches will be ...
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Little room
Thailand has ordered three Eurocopter AS.332L2 Super Pumas for use by the country's royal family. The first two VIP-configured aircraft are scheduled for delivery in October 1996. The Super Puma was selected over the Sikorsky S-70 after it was determined that the US helicopter offered the King insufficient headroom in ...
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Dominating ducting
Avica, part of Meggitt Aerospace Components, has been awarded a £6 million ($9.3 million) contract to supply secondary power and environmental-control-system ducting for the Saab JAS39 Gripen fighter. Source: Flight International