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IN FOCUS: Can aircraft simulation training providers cope with projected spike in demand?
Training providers are boosting their scale and systems to serve the many with immersion in real-life scenarios
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IN FOCUS: Farnborough air show promises to be another success, despite its detractors
To its knockers, the Farnborough air show has become an anachronism. The event, they say, remains anchored in an era when British brands ruled the skies...
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Indonesian F27 crash investigation to take three months
The Indonesian air force investigation into the 22 June crash of a Fokker F27 transport aircraft will take three months. In the interim, however, the...
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Danish F-16s to get Litening G4 targeting pods
Denmark is to acquire an undisclosed number of Northrop Grumman Litening G4 advanced targeting pods for use by its Lockheed Martin F-16s, with deliveries...
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PICTURES: Wind tunnel tests for F-15 Silent Eagle CWB completed
Boeing has completed wind tunnel tests for the conformal weapons bay (CWB) of the F-15 Silent Eagle it is pitching in South Korea's F-X III requirement for...
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RCAF confirms search for new jet trainer
The Royal Canadian Air Force confirms that it has started to look for a new jet trainer to replace its current fleet of BAE Systems CT-155 Hawk aircraft....
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IN FOCUS: Dynamic Aviation prepares for life after wartime
US military requirements may have driven growth in its special-mission modifications during the past decade, but Dynamic Aviation is confident slashed defence spending can be compensated by commercial business
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Elbit to upgrade South Korean C-130 transports
Elbit Systems has won a $62 million contract to upgrade South Korea's fleet of C-130H transports ...
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Syria confirms shooting down of Turkish F-4 Phantom
Syria has confirmed that it has shot down a McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom fighter operated by the Turkish air force after it allegedly "violated Syrian...
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USAF extends Northrop Grumman airborne comms contract
The US Air Force (USAF) has contracted Northrop Grumman to maintain deployment of three E-11 Global Express aircraft and three EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned...
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UK's A330 Voyager tanker conversions all heading for Spain
All 14 A330 Voyager tanker transports for the UK Royal Air Force are to be converted in Spain, AirTanker has confirmed ...
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Crashed Indonesian F27 was practicing touch-and-go landings
The Indonesian air force Fokker F27 that crashed into a residential area near Jakarta's Halim airport on 21 June had been practicing touch-and-go landings.
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Northrop locks on to radar deal with three F-16 users
Northrop Grumman has been contracted to supply radars for Lockheed Martin F-16s for Iraq, Oman and Thailand ...
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Norway requests two C-130Js to replace crashed transport
Norway wants to replace the Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transport that was destroyed in a fatal accident in Sweden on 15 March, and also expand its fleet of the type to five aircraft.
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Lockheed, Eurofighter to re-submit bidding documents in Korean fighter contest
A South Korean request for additional translation of proposal documents will oblige Lockheed Martin and the Eurofighter Consortium to re-submit their formal...
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Sources: Too soon to rule out toxins in Raptor case
Informed sources say that it may be too soon to rule out toxins as the cause of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor's oxygen woes because potentially vital information...
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Lockheed, Boeing and Eurofighter place formal bids for Seoul’s F-X III requirement
Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and the Eurofighter consortium have presented formal bidding documents to South Korea for the 60 aircraft F-X III competition. The...
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PICTURE: Ex-TNT BAe 146s enter conversion for Royal Air Force
The UK Royal Air Force will introduce two BAe 146-200QC transports by March 2013, following conversion work ...
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PICTURES: A400M clears loading trials with European helicopters
Airbus Military has released images of its A400M undergoing loading trials involving the Eurocopter EC725 and NH Industries NH90 helicopters.
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IN FOCUS: K-MAX variant offers glimpse of pilotless future
Kaman's unmanned K-MAX matures a half-century-old concept and heralds a future of UAV flexibility