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Italian navy recapitalises
Recapitalisation will see the Italian navy equipped with new-generation helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
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Thai army chooses Russian helicopters
Thailand's army has announced plans to order six Mil Mi-17 utility helicopters from Moscow ...
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US Coast Guard seeks ship-based unmanned air vehicle
The US Coast Guard has resumed a process to buy a ship-based unmanned aircraft system for the first time since the cancellation of the Bell TR918 Eagle Eye...
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Secondo Mona intends to double turnover
MANUFACTURING Centurion marches on Fuel systems and landing gear specialist Secondo Mona intends to almost double its turnover in the next 10...
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Italy's armed forces are tackling budget cuts
The Italian armed forces are struggling to adjust to the post-9/11 world and the simultaneous demands for homeland defence and expeditionary warfighting,...
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Elettronica grows internationally
Elettronica grows Electronic warfare specialist Elettronica is growing on the international market through international programmes and industrial...
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Congress told: make NTSB official space accident investigator
A commercial human spaceflight safety report for Congress has recommended that new legislation should be passed to put the US government's National...
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India rejects Russian aircraft carrier price demand
India's finance ministry has rejected a fresh request to approve an additional $1.2 billion in funds to refurbish a secondhand Russian aircraft carrier ...
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UK awards new support deal for RAF TriStars
Marshall Aerospace has received a new integrated operational support contract on the UK Royal Air Force's Lockheed TriStar tanker/transports ...
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NewsItaly to extend Lockheed Martin F-16 lease deal
Italy's defence ministry is negotiating an 18-month extension to a lease contract for about half of its F-16ADF interceptors ...
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Defence contracts 4 November
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Marshall Aerospace a £97 million ($153 million) contract to provide engineering and maintenance support for the Royal...
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NewsGermany launches Eurofighter refuelling trials with A310
EADS has conducted the first test flight leading to certification of German Eurofighters to undergo in-flight refuelling from an A310 tanker ...
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Malaysia cancels EC725 deal due to tight budget
Malaysia's plans to buy 12 Eurocopter EC725 utility helicopters...
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Raytheon plans submarine-launched UAV test
Raytheon will soon stage a demonstration of a system for launching an unmanned air vehicle from underwater, moving a step closer to follow-on tests using...
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Indonesia Aerospace, Eurocopter sign Super Puma production contract
Eurocopter and Indonesian Aerospace have signed an agreement that will see the European helicopter manufacturer set up an assembly line for the Super Puma...
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USAF delays CSAR-X contract award to clarify evaluation criteria
The US Air Force has stretched the odds for achieving its goal of a contract award by the end of the year to begin development of a fleet of combat search...
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Fatigue cracks force fleet-wide F/A-18 inspections
The US Navy has issued a safety bulletin requiring inspections for all 636 F/A-18A-Ds within the next 15 hours after discovering fatigue cracks on outboard...
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PICTURES: First flight for Saudi Typhoon
Saudi Arabia's first of 72 Eurofighter Typhoons has performed its debut flight from BAE Systems' Warton site in Lancashire ...
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DoD takes wraps off Liberty Ship manned ISR fleet
The US Department of Defense has unveiled new details of the previously secretive "Liberty Ship" programme, aimed at rapidly fielding dozens of specially...