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ILA: Heavy transport helicopter design comes to life
Eurocopter has unveiled a lightweight fuselage segment for a proposed future transport helicopter design ...
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NewsILA: Germany on target to sign Meteor missile deal
Germany should approve a production contract for the long-range Meteor missile before year-end, says prime contractor MBDA ...
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NewsLukewarm response from markets to EADS-BAE merger plans
Reactions to merger talks between EADS and BAE Systems have been distinctly lukewarm, with one investor describing it as a "deal without logic". The...
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NewsUK MoD receives first upgraded Puma HC2
Eurocopter has handed over the first upgraded Puma HC2 helicopter to the UK Ministry of Defence under a £300 million ($480 million) contract dating from 2009.
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NewsWeighing the defence implications of BAE-EADS consolidation
Greater consolidation of the European defence industry via a possible merger between BAE Systems and EADS would boost efforts to further harmonise the continent's...
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NewsPICTURES: Serbian air force marks centenary
Held at Batajnica air base near Belgrade on 2 September, the Serbian air force's centennial air show attracted visiting aircraft from Russia and the Italian and US air forces, along with flight demonstrations involving the host nation's assets.
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NewsILA: German air force details success during Red Flag exercise
Germany's historic deployment of eight Eurofighter combat aircraft to Alaska earlier this year achieved its key objective, the Luftwaffe says ...
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NewsIsrael in talks to increase C-130J order
The Israeli air force has begun talks with Lockheed Martin about the possible purchase of another three C-130J tactical transports.
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NewsIAI changes technology for Heron TP wing construction
Israel Aerospace Industries has changed the technology used to manufacture the composite wings of its Heron TP unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsBAE-EADS merger could face US regulatory hurdles
A merger with BAE Systems could dramatically expand the EADS presence in the North American defence market, but at the same force divestitures of business...
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NewsLockheed would support restarting F-22 production line if Romney wins election
Lockheed Martin would support restarting the F-22 Raptor production line if Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney were to be elected and followed...
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ILA: A400M reliability tests to resume by November
Airbus Military should be able to resume an interrupted programme of function and reliability (F&R) testing with production-representative A400M MSN6 late this year, according to chief executive Domingo Ureña-Raso.
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Israeli firms to support, but not assemble nation's M-346 trainers
The Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainer selected by the Israeli air force will not be assembled in Israel, following an offset agreement ...
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NewsILA: Eurocopter delivers first upgraded CH-53GA transport helicopter
German operations with the Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopter received a major lift at the show, as Eurocopter delivered its first upgraded GA-model example...
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NewsILA: Airbus pitches A400M for disaster-relief role
German federal civil protection organisation Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) is trying to identify ways to reduce expense and inefficiency in disaster-response...
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NewsILA: German Tornado upgrade on track as laser JDAM tests near
The German air force is exhibiting one of its newly upgraded Panavia Tornado strike aircraft at the show, with the type to remain in frontline use until...
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NewsILA: Ruag vies with EADS to support German military
Switzerland-based Ruag is pitching to boost its role in supporting German military aircraft, as a competitor to native aerospace giant...
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NewsILA: Euro Hawk's German test campaign awaits certification step
Germany's Euro Hawk unmanned air vehicle is due to make its first test flight in the nation's airspace late this year, with industry partners Northrop Grumman...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman to pitch new AESA radar to export customers
Northrop Grumman plans to offer a new radar based on the antenna of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's (JSF) APG-81 active electronically scanned...
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ILA: Poles flag up industry presence as show partner
Polish representatives are capitalising on its nation's status as official ILA partner country to flag up its rich aerospace heritage - and are taking the...