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IN FOCUS: Boeing's departure fails to break cluster's Spirit
More than any other company, Boeing made Wichita the "Air Capital of the World". Beech, Cessna and Lear certainly played their part, but Boeing brought the...
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Russian air force eyes L-410NG for training use
Russia's air force is interested in acquiring Aircraft Industries' modernised Let L-410NG as a multi-engined trainer suitable for crews of its future transport...
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UK reveals Hermes UAV crash rate in Afghanistan
The British Army's use of leased Hermes 450 UAVs in Afghanistan has involved 11 crashes, the MoD says ...
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August failure of Boeing X-51 likely due to fin, resonance
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has pinpointed an aerodynamic fin and natural resonance issue as the likely cause of an August X-51 test failure ...
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AUSA: US Army completes first OH-58F test aircraft
The US Army has finished building the first Bell OH-58F Kiowa Warrior helicopter at its prototype integration facility. The aircraft will now start to be...
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AUSA: US Army to re-designate Block III Apache as AH-64E
The US Army is re-designating the Boeing AH-64D Block III Apache as the AH-64E. The decision comes as the upgraded attack helicopter is moved into...
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AUSA: Northrop Grumman integrates STARLite radar onto two additional UAVs
Northrop Grumman is integrating its STARLite radar onto Navmar's Tigershark unmanned air vehicle for use by the US Navy and the US Special Operations Command ...
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UK details cruise missile use in Libya campaign
The UK Ministry of Defence has disclosed new details about its use of precision-guided weapons during 2011's Libya campaign ...
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Heron UAV passes trans-Andes flight test
IAI's Heron UAV has crossed the Andes during an operational flight demonstration ...
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Rolls-Royce Osprey engines to go directly to hovercraft application
Fuel economy is a shared obsession of aircraft and ship operators. In that regard, ship operators generally have the advantage of running rigs big enough...
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Southeast counties first to experience new police air service
Operation of the new National Police Air Service for England and Wales began earlier this month with 11 counties in southeast England the first to be covered by the revamped system.
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Brazil tests Hermes UAVs in border surveillance exercise
Brazil has begun using its Elbit Systems Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicles to perform surveillance duties along its border with Bolivia.
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AUSA: Boeing demonstrates AH-6i for US Army
Boeing has completed a flight demonstration of the AH-6i for the US Army in anticipation of the Armed Aerial Scout programme ...
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Italian air force stands up new Eurofighter unit
The Eurofighter combat aircraft has entered service with the Italian air force's 18 Sqn at Trapani-Birgi air base in Sicily, with the unit having been reformed...
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PICTURE: Second UK F-35B delivered to Eglin AFB
The UK Royal Air Force's second Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter was delivered to Eglin AFB, Florida, on 19 October ...
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AUSA: Bell starts OH-58 Block II flight demo
Bell is starting the voluntary flight demonstration for its Block II OH-58 Kiowa Warrior for the US Army's prospective Armed Aerial Scout programme ...
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AUSA: Northrop pitches STARLite for MQ-8C
Northrop Grumman plans to pitch its ZPY-1 STARLite ground surveillance radar for the US Navy's MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter ...
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AUSA: Boeing flies EMARSS prototype
Boeing has test flown a prototype for the US Army's Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System programme ...
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AUSA: BAE to demonstrate APKWS on fixed-wing aircraft
BAE Systems is getting set to demonstrate its advanced precision kill weapon system on fixed-wing tactical fighter platforms ...
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PICTURES: Embraer delivers Mauritanian Super Tucanos
Embraer has delivered its first EMB-314 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Mauritanian air force ...