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NewsTEAC Aerospace protests purchase of Israeli data-recorders for Omani F-16s
TEAC Aerospace Technologies, a division of United Technologies, is protesting the selection of an Israeli-built mission data recorder on 12 Lockheed Martin...
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NewsApril MQ-1 Predator crash due to power cable failure
The 14 April, 2012 crash of a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA) MQ-1 Predator in Nangarhar, Afghanistan was due to an unrecoverable engine failure,...
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NewsTwo bidders await Polish tanker battle
Poland expects to make a decision affecting its planned tanker/transport aircraft acquisition later this month ...
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NewsChinese bidder, Hawker Beechcraft to sign purchase deal in a 'few days'
Hawker Beechcraft is within a "few days" of signing a $1.79 billion purchase agreement with Superior Aviation Beijing, but other bidders for the Kansas-based...
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NewsSyrian rebels say civilian airliners now 'legitimate targets'
Civilian aircraft flying in or out of airports in the Syrian cities of Damascus or Aleppo risk being shot down from 10 September onwards, opposition group the Free Syrian Army has publicly declared.
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NewsHoneywell receives Israeli order for M-346 engines
Honeywell has received a $735 million contract to supply Israel with F124-GA-200 turbofans for its Alenia Aermacchi M-346 jet trainer fleet. Honeywell...
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NewsPICTURE: Iraq's first C-130J makes flight debut
Iraq's first new-generation Hercules tactical transport has made its first flight from Lockheed Martin's Marietta site in Georgia ...
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Elta, Bombardier offer special-mission version of Global 5000
Elta Systems has started to offer potential customers a special-mission aircraft based on the Gulfstream 5000 business jet, with Elta and Bombardier having...
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NewsF-35B completes air start testing at Edwards AFB
The Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has completed a series of engine air start tests,...
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NewsA400M to appear in ILA flying display
Airbus Military has confirmed plans to send one of its A400M "Grizzly" development aircraft to the ILA Berlin air show next week ...
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Thailand to acquire four EC725s
The Thai cabinet has approved a Bt4 billion ($128 million) deal to obtain four Eurocopter EC725s ...
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Brunei Bell 212 crash attributed to reckless flying
Brunei's defence ministry has attributed the July crash of an air force Bell 212, which killed 12 and injured two, to unauthorised low-level flying.
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NewsBoeing to set up F-15K MRO centre in S Korea
Boeing will set up an MRO centre in South Korea to support the nation's fleet of 60 F-15K Slam Eagle fighters ...
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NewsNZ conducts training sorties with upgraded Orion
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is conducting regular training sorties with its upgraded Lockheed Martin P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, with a second and third upgraded Orion to arrive in late September.
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NewsChina to obtain 55 Mi-171E transport helicopters
China will obtain 55 Mil Mi-171E transport helicopters as it seeks to further bolster its tactical airlift capabilities ...
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NewsFirst A400M delivery suffers fresh slip
Airbus Military has slipped its delivery schedule for Europe's first A400M transport until the second quarter of 2013 ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Germany's aerospace sector may need to rely on civilian programmes for growth
Expansion lies ahead for Germany's aerospace industry, but while suppliers could count on military and commercial business in the past, it seems growth may have to come from civilian programmes alone. We profile all the leading players - and put Ruag's Dornier 228NG turboprop to the test in an ...
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Spanish UAV unit marks Afghan milestone
The Spanish army has completed its first 500 ISR missions in Afghanistan using IAI Searcher II UAVs ...
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Dutch fly first ScanEagle mission off Somalia
The Dutch armed forces have performed their first surveillance mission off Somalia using the ScanEagle UAV ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New commercial programmes central to MTU's growth strategy
With military budgets shrinking, new commercial aircraft programmes are at the centre of MTU's growth plans