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Airbus test pilot Ed Strongman describes A400M first flight
Edward "Ed" Strongman is as cool, calm and collected as any industry test pilot you could hope to meet. But it seems that even he has struggled to completely...
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F-35 'deeply concerns' US senators on cost and schedule
Two US senators - Carl Levin and John McCain - have expressed deep concern about the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme's "growing costs and apparent delays",...
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House passes spending bill that adds 10 C-17s, restores F-35 alternate engine
The US House of Representatives has passed a $636.4 billion defence spending bill that rescues the F-35 alternate engine and Boeing C-17 from termination...
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German air force receives its first fighter-bomber Eurofighters
The German air force has taken delivery of its first four Eurofighter Typhoons equipped air-to-ground attack. The aircraft were handed over to Fighter Bomber...
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Elbit to consider launching two largest UAVs
Israel-based Elbit Systems could launch two new unmanned air vehicles to challenge in markets now dominated by the General Atomics Predator B and Israel...
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EADS builds case for A400M sale to USAF
Three factors could sway the US Air Force within five years to buy the Airbus Military A400M transport, believes EADS North America chief executive Sean...
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India cancels maritime patrol request for proposals
India has cancelled a request for proposals for six medium-range maritime patrol aircraft that it planned to operate in tandem with eight Boeing P-8Is it...
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Finance ministry worries may scupper India refuelling tankers
The Indian air force's competition to buy six air-to-air refuelling tankers is in danger of collapsing due to "reservations" by the country's finance ministry...
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US may approve Taiwan UH-60 Black Hawks sale by year-end
The Obama administration could send a formal notification by the end of 2009 to the US Congress about its intention to sell 60 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk...
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United Arab Emirates could buy 16 Boeing CH-47F Chinooks
The United Arab Emirates could buy 16 Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters under a requested deal worth around $2 billion. Outlined by the US...
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Alenia confident of further Spartan sales
Alenia North America is confident of obtaining at least two new customers for the C-27J Spartan tactical transport in 2010, and is discussing refurbishment...
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Falcon jet manufacturer readies collaborative maintenance tool for 2011 launch
Dassault intends to offer operators of its Falcon business jets a new "e-maintenance" service from...
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Battle orders
Nations around the world are continuing to modernise their military air arms, despite the global economic crisis. We list their current fleets and purchase plans
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India estimates $120 billion in aviation investment by 2020
As much as $120 billion in investments could be absorbed by India's aviation sector by 2020, the country's civil aviation secretary, M Madhavan Nambiar, said on 8 December during the US-India Aviation Partnership Summit in Washington.
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UPDATED - PICTURES & VIDEO: Airbus celebrates as A400M gets airborne
Airbus Military's A400M has completed its first, 3h 45min flight from San Pablo airport in Spain ...
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Russia, India to advance deal on PAK-FA fighter variant
India and Russia plan to sign several agreements in the coming weeks that will deepen their co-operation on the PAK-FA fifth-generation fighter programme. "The...
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A400M Thrusting forward
Getting the A400M into the air has been a difficult and costly process for Airbus. Now it must make steady progress in readying the type for operational service
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Poland investigates second Mi-24 crash in Afghanistan
A Polish army Mil Mi-24V assault helicopter was damaged after making an emergency autorotation landing immediately after taking off from Ghazni airfield...