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Taiwan’s AIDC balances defence and commercial work
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation is the sort of company one would be unlikely to find in the West, with a finger in virtually every aspect of aircraft development and construction, from avionics to engines and complete airframes.
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NewsRed Arrows pilot killed as Hawk crashes at UK show
A BAE Systems Hawk T1 aircraft from the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team has crashed, killing its pilot ...
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AUVSI: Aurora reveals Reaper-like payloads for Orion
Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed the payload options in consideration for the experimental Orion UAS, a five-day endurance vehicle now in development.
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NewsAUVSI: $1M grand prize awarded in robotic range clearing competition
A multicompany collaborative team took home the Robotic Range Clearance Competition's $1 million grand prize.
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Composite nanotubes find new aerospace applications
For nearly 20 years, the super-strength, lightweight material has found commercial application in golf clubs and bicycles, but has made few in-roads into the aerospace industry.
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PICTURES: RAAF AP-3Cs hit 20,000 hours of Middle East operations
Australia's Lockheed Martin AP-3C Orion aircraft have reached 20,000 hours of operational missions in the Middle East theatre ...
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NewsEngine swap transforms UK Lynx operations in Afghanistan
One of the UK's major successes of the past year has been the performance of its upgraded AgustaWestland Lynx AH9A utility helicopters in Afghanistan.
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NewsAustralia may decide on additional Super Hornets in 2012
Australia will make a decision next year as to whether it will acquire additional Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighters ...
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Boeing to provide Australian army with Kiowa simulator
Boeing will provide the Australian army with a Ryan Aerospace Helimod simulator for its Bell 206B-1 Kiowa helicopters ...
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Unmanned systems star at Taiwanese defence show
Unmanned aircraft systems were a major element of this year's Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition ...
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AUVSI: Second UCAS nearing flight
The second Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator (UCAS) is scheduled to hold its first engine-on tests on August 21.
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AUVSI: CAE signs team training deal with Israeli defence manufacturer
CAE has signed a strategic teaming agreement with Aeronautics to become the preferred simulation and mission training solution provider
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NewsAUVSI: HDT doubles up on robotic arm tech
HDT Global is demoing for the first time its dual-arm MK 1 Highly Dexterous Manipulator at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2011.
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NewsAUVSI: Army cautiously advances stateside ground-based see and avoid
The US Army is preparing to use a prototype ground-based sense-and-avoid (GBSAA) system to allow UAS operators to fly vehicles in civilian airspace corridors between military training areas.
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AUVSI: BAMS gets signals intelligence by FY2019
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) will pick up a signals intelligence (sigint) payload and communications relay (comms) payload...
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Aero Vodochody boss optimistic about Iraq L-159 decision
Iraq is close to buying about 24 surplus L-159 light combat aircraft, according to Aero Vodochody boss Ladislav Simek ...
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NewsAUVSI: Canada withdraws from NATO RQ-4 program
Canada has become the second country to withdraw from the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 alliance ground surveillance (AGS) program, but the remaining NATO partners are "very close" to signing a contract, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
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AUVSI: QinetiQ debuts downsized Dragon Runner
Dragon Runner has a new little brother. QinetiQ North America has just released the Dragon Runner 10, a diminutive variant of the existing Dragon Runner...
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NewsMAKS: Su-34 central to Russian modernisation plan
The Russian air force wants to procure 120 Sukhoi Su-34 strike aircraft, the service's commander has revealed ...
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Royal Air Force marks 30 years of Chinook operations
After three decades of use, the UK's Chinook force remains vital to its military operations around the globe ...