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Honeywell/GEC-Marconi combine for F-16 HMD
HONEYWELL HAS teamed with the UK's GEC-Marconi Avionics to develop a helmet-mounted cueing system for the Lockheed Martin F-16. An advanced prototype of the helmet-mounted display (HMD) will be flight-tested on the aircraft manufacturer's new F-16D technology-demonstrator in 1996, says Jerry Vandevoort, general manager of Honeywell's Military Avionics division. ...
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Germans plan European missile
THE GERMAN MINISTRY of Defence is attempting to build a next-generation European short-range air-to-air missile (AAM) programme around Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik's (BGT) IRIS-T AAM. The German defence ministry earlier this month invited partners from the European Sidewinder consortium, which manufactured the missile under licence, to participate in the IRIS-T, ...
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GIV SIGINT aircraft bound for Sweden
GULFSTREAM WILL deliver the first of two GIV-based signals-intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft to Sweden in August, and is talking to Germany, the UK and Japan about supplying similar aircraft. The company has teamed with US SIGINT-systems manufacturer TRW to market the special-mission version of the GIV business-jet. Flight-testing ...
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Lockheed Martin seeks export F-22
LOCKHEED MARTIN and Boeing are negotiating with the US Department of Defense for clearance to develop export variants of the F-22 fighter, initially aimed at McDonnell Douglas F-15 operators. Mickey Blackwell, president of Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics sector, says that the company has begun to look at a "tailored ...
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Lynx life extended
WESTLAND Helicopters is developing a life-extension programme to allow the Lynx to stay in service until 2035. The company has already started talking to potential suppliers as part of a plan to upgrade the helicopter and reduce the cost of ownership. The UK helicopter maker, is believed ...
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IAE works on variable-area nozzle
INTERNATIONAL AERO Engines (IAE) and Calcor Aero Systems are to develop the world's first variable-area exhaust nozzle for a civil aero-engine. IAE, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, MTU, FiatAvio and Japanese Aero Engines, will work with California-based Calcor to produce a technology demonstrator for IAE's ...
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Kidde develops fire detector for F-22
A HIGH SENSITIVITY ultra-violet optical detector has been developed by Kidde Aerospace for incorporation on the Lockheed/Boeing F-22 advanced tactical fighter for the US Air Force. The sensor, used in the UK Company's optical fire-detection system, provides ultra-fast detection of flames in engine or auxiliary-power-unit compartments. ...
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DarkStar comes into the light
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES LOCKHEED MARTIN and Boeing have unveiled their DarkStar low-observable unmanned air vehicle (UAV) contender for the US Department of Defense's Tier III Minus programme. The slim-line plan-form is optimised for a low radar-cross-section while providing aerodynamic efficiency. The 21m-span UAV is designed ...
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C-17 costs cut to save programme
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is gearing up to propose on 1 August a new multi-year C-17 procurement package to the US Air Force which would cut unit cost to $212 million, from about $300 million, and possibly even lower, for production of aircraft 33 to 120. The move is ...
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Daewoo in search for KTX-1 partner
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE DAEWOO HEAVY Industries of South Korea is looking for an international partner to help market and sell its KTX-1 turboprop basic trainer to potential foreign buyers. The KTX-1 has been under development for several years by Daewoo, in conjunction with the Government's agency ...
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GR7 upgraded for Bosnia
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE is carrying out electronic-warfare (EW) and reconnaissance upgrades to several British Aerospace Harrier GR7 strike aircraft before operational deployment to the Bosnian theatre, against the background of an increasing surface-to-air missile (SAM) threat. The aircraft are being upgraded by British Aerospace, at Dunsfold. The ...
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British court Germany and France on FMRAAM project
Douglas Barrie/LONDON THE UK IS AIMING to include Germany and France as partners on a future medium-range air-to-air missile (FMRAAM) development, according to senior British Aerospace officials. Contacts, at an industrial and defence ministry level, are aiming at examining establishing both a common FMRAAM requirement ...
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US Border Patrol will introduce LHTEC T800
THE LONG-AWAITED entry into service of the LHTEC T800 turbo-shaft is expected in July, when the US Border Patrol is scheduled to take delivery of its first re-engine Bell UH-1H Huey. LHTEC, a joint venture between Allison Engine and AlliedSignal Engines, revealed at the Paris air show that ...
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Boeing reveals more of JAST idea
BOEING HAS revealed more details of its Joint Advanced Technology Strike (JAST) concept, including new configuration studies unveiled at the Paris air show. The more striking external-design features of Boeing's compact JAST design include a sharply swept-back delta planform, an elevated cockpit, twin outward-canted vertical tails and ...
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Texas Instruments concludes talks with Shorts for CASOM bid
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (TI) and Shorts Missile Systems have successfully completed talks to mount a joint bid for the UK Staff Requirement (Air) 1236 Conventionally Armed Stand-Off Missile (CASOM) programme. A formal announcement could be made before the end of the show. The CASOM bids are due at the ...
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GIVs offered to replace US forces' Rivet Joints
GULFSTREAM Aerospace, is proposing that the Pentagon replace its' aging fleet of Rivet Joint RC-135 electronic-intelligence-gathering aircraft, with militarised Gulf- stream IV-SP business jets. Although Rivet Joint RC-135s (specially configured Boeing 707s) performed well during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 in Iraq, they are expensive to operate, ...
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NKC-135A icing tanker to continue flying for FAA tests
THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration will have access to a key US Air Force test aircraft for at least six months, to enable it to complete turboprop-icing tests. The Boeing NKC-135A icing tanker based at Edwards AFB, California, which was used by the FAA in 1994, and again ...
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DASA and Denel to support Transall
GERMANY'S DAIMLER-Benz Aerospace (DASA) and South Africa's Denel are teaming to support the C.160 Transall military transport in response to the South African Air Force's decision not the sell the aircraft, but to use them for humanitarian missions. The C.160 support package has been identified as the first ...
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CAE Profits Rise
Canada's CAE reports that profits were up by one-third for its financial year to the end of March, helped by military-simulator sales which offset flat commercial markets. Profits grew to C$47 million ($33 million) as revenues climbed by 11% to the C$658 million mark. The CAE Aviation unit benefited from ...
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Transatlantic tussle
The US defence industry will be putting on a show of strength at Le Bourget Douglas Barrie/London Against the dark background of an aggressive US military marketing push, the debut of the Eurofighter 2000 combat aircraft at Le Bourget still hangs in the balance. The decision is ...