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A matter of image
Matra's Mica firing tops a change in philosophy from the missile manufacturer. Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE SUCCESSFUL TEST in mid-July of Matra's imaging infra-red (IIR) variant of its Mica medium-range air-to-air missile (AAM) was more than just the advent of a next-generation weapon. It also capped ...
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RAAF drops AMX-T from trainer contest
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE AMX International AMX-T has been dropped from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) lead-in fighter-trainer competition, narrowing the selection to five contenders. Elimination of the AMX-T comes shortly before the release of a draft request for tenders (RFT). The tender document is ...
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China fires ballistic missiles
IN AN UNPRECEDENTED move, China fired a series of CSS-6/M-9 intermediate-range ballistic missiles out into the South China Sea at a 18.5km (10nm)-wide target area, 140km north of Taiwan. The week-long testing started 21 July, with the firing of two M-9s from Leping, in Jiangxi province, 480km away ...
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Czech air force struggles for funds
The Czech air force is struggling to maintain a credible operational capability while facing a serious lack of funding to purchase both fuel and spares. According to air force pilots, as few as three of the service's 36 Mil Mi-24 Hind combat-support helicopters can be flown at the ...
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AL-41 engine problems are over, says Lyulka Saturn
Alexander Velovich/MOSCOW MIKOYAN'S FIFTH-generation fighter, the Article 1.42, has been fitted with Lyulka Saturn AL-41 next-generation engines, with the engine-design bureau claiming that previous engine problems have been overcome. Victor Chepkin, Lyulka Saturn president and chief executive, says that the AL-41s installed in the Mikoyan ...
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USA to clear AIM-120 for Thailand
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense will clear the release of the Hughes AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) for Thailand by the end of this month, freeing a log jam which was threatening any procurement of US fighter aircraft. Asian and US ...
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NH90 delays create German Lynx need requirement
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH THE GERMAN NAVY has delayed and stretched out its procurement of the naval version of the EH Industries NH90 helicopter, creating a need for additional Westland Lynx purchases. The navy had planned to operate its 17 remaining Sea Lynx Mk 88s until 2003 ...
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Turkey Cougar
Turkey is to buy 30 more Eurocopter AS.532 Cougar military-transport helicopters in addition to 20 ordered in 1992. The deal, worth around $370 million, is expected to be approved by the Turkish Government early in August. Source: Flight International
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Innappropriate Force
ONCE AGAIN, the Balkans are providing Europe and the USA with intractable problems, and it looks increasingly likely that, following the latest developments, NATO air units will soon be called upon to attack Bosnian Serb forces on the ground. Such operations, however, need to be portrayed within a larger military ...
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Klimov
Klimov manufactures the RD-33 low-bypass turbofan, which powers all versions of the MiG-29 fighter aircraft, and upgraded MiG-21s. The RD-33K is the latest version and is fitted to the MiG-29K and MiG-29M. Klimov also builds TV3-117 and TV7-117 turbo-shafts for a range of airframe applications. Source: Flight International
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Pratt & Whitney
The Pratt & Whitney PW4084-powered Boeing 777 was granted US Federal Aviation Administration approval for 180min extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) before service-entry with launch customer United Airlines. This significant milestone was achieved following a 1,000-cycle validation programme, including eight 180min single-engine diversion tests. The version of the Airbus ...
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Soyuz
The Gavrilov R-195 turbojet was developed to power Sukhoi Su-25 and Su-28 attack aircraft. The Khachaturov R-29 powers the Mikoyan MiG-23 and MiG-27, as well as the Sukhoi Su-22. The Soyuz design bureau is also known as the Moscow Scientific Production Corporation "Soyuz" (Alliance). Source: Flight International
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ZMKB Progress
ZMKB Progress has developed the D-436T and D-436M turbofan engines for the Tupolev Tu-334 and Yak-42M, respectively. The D-18T high-bypass turbofan powers the Antonov An-124 and An-225 transporters. The DV-2 is a small military turbofan designed to replace the Al-25TL as the power plant for the Aero L-59 ...
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Staying in business
Iata's director general Pierre Jeanniot is preaching the benefits of market economics and privatisation to member airlines while carrying out the association's own extensive internal review and restructuring. Interview by Jacqueline Gallacher. Pierre Jeanniot is no stranger to government bureaucracy, nor to market restrictions. As president and chief executive of ...
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A clash of cultures
French ire and English sang froid characterise the European- defence debate after the UK chose a US helicopter. Douglas Barrie/LONDON JACQUES CHIRAC, the French President, "deplores" the UK's choice of the Westland/McDonnell Douglas WAH-64D Apache Longbow as its next attack helicopter, while his head of ...
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Renaissance transport
Is the choice of military transport now between, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules or the Future Large Aircraft? Or can a fleet of small transports, integrated with larger ones, provide an alternative approach? Harry Hopkins/NAPLES THE ALENIA G222 is among the few 5-10t-payload loading-ramp-equipped transports, which are still ...
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Lockheed signs deal to launch Superbird C
LOCKHEED MARTIN has signed a contract with Japan's Space Communications (SCC) to launch the Superbird C communications satellite on an Atlas 2AS booster from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 1997. SCC, which is a joint venture of 28 Mitsubishi companies, operates two Superbirds, A1 and B1, which were launched ...
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Raytheon reports record first-quarter earnings
RAYTHEON HAS reported record earnings for the first quarter, which includes results from E-Systems, acquired for $2.3 billion. The US Company also cites the "record performance" at Raytheon Aircraft as contributing to second-quarter earnings of $195.5 million on sales of $2.8 billion. Net income was up by 1.7%, on sales ...
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Hughes reveals Tier II Plus suite
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES DETAILS OF THE reconnaissance suite, on the US Department of Defense's, Tier II Plus high altitude endurance unmanned air vehicle, (UAV) have been revealed by Hughes Aircraft. The UAV, which is being developed by a Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical-led team for the Advanced Research ...
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Pentagon disputes B-2 criticism bomber
THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense (DoD) has responded to criticism of the Northrop Grumman B-2 bomber, claiming that it is meeting stealth and operational requirements. The comment follows allegations in the US press that the US Air Force has yet to demonstrate that the aircraft's design will ...