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Future Lynx engine gets EASA certification
Honeywell/Rolls-Royce joint venture LHTEC has received EASA type certification for the CTS800-4N engine, to equip two AgustaWestland products ...
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NewsKuwaiti finance house to establish flying academy in Malaysia
(Corrects spelling of company name in second para) A Kuwaiti finance and investment company Al Aqeelah LFI group plans to establish an aviation training...
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Cockpit displays enter F-16 upgrade fray
A brewing industry battle to upgrade thousands of older-model Lockheed Martin F-16s is broadening beyond radars to the cockpit displays that could soon be...
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PICTURE: Italian air force deploys C-27J Spartans to Afghanistan
Two Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan tactical transports have left Pisa air base for a frontline debut in Afghanistan ...
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USAF aims to complete CSAR-X deal by year-end
Signing a contract for a next-generation, combat search and rescue (CSAR-X) helicopter by end-year has assumed a new significance now that the US Air Force...
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New USAF leadership reconsiders procurement decisions
Concerns about the aerospace industrial base are likely to guide major aircraft recapitalisation decisions under the US Air Force's new leadership. Since...
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Japan confirms delay in fighter competition
Japan has confirmed a delay to its F-X fighter competition, with a request for proposals to choose a long-awaited replacement for its McDonnell Douglas F-4...
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A400M gets a boost, as TP400 engine hits full power
Europrop International's TP400-D6 engine for the Airbus Military A400M transport has achieved full power during ground runs using a flight testbed...
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Israel pushes to add domestic content to Joint Strike Fighter
Israel's defence ministry is trying to persuade the US administration to allow its air force to install more Israeli-developed systems in the Lockheed Martin...
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Alenia's first 767-200SF again delayed
The Boeing machinist strike has forced Alenia Aeronavali to further delay delivery of its first Boeing 767-200 special freighter. Alenia Aeronavali...
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Singapore to get additional G550 as AEW trainer
Singapore Technologies Aerospace will deliver a 20-year training service to support Singapore's new fleet of Gulfstream G550-based AEW aircraft ...
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Europe works to develop built-in structural sensors
In operational terms, the early de Havilland Comets distinguished themselves for confirming...
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Snakes and ladders
After six years and two contests, the US Air Force is no nearer its new tanker. With a decision deferred to the next administration, the political manoeuvring of the coming weeks will be vital
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Italians take fibre-optic approach to health monitoring
airframer Italians take fibre-optic approach Italian airframe manufacturer Alenia Aerospace has conducted two flight tests using aC-27J Spartan...
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Saab gets extra time to complete Dutch fighter questionnaire
Saab has been given until 30 September to provide the remaining answers in its incomplete response to a Dutch questionnaire on a replacement for the Royal...
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BAE Systems advances airborne networking with MIDS-JTRS, FAST
BAE Systems, Inc earlier this month delivered the first production units of a next-generation datalink terminal for US combat aircraft, ushering in a new...
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Business - Briefs
Airbus presented details of its enhanced and expanded Power8+ cost-reduction programme to...
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BAE Systems to unveil new candidate for objective gateway contract
BAE Systems, Inc will challenge Northrop Grumman for a major contract to develop one of the central nodes in the US military's evolving airborne communications...
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SR Technics: tomorrow the world
By focusing on customers' needs SR Technics chief executive Bernd Kessler is determined to develop the former Swissair MRO house into 'a truly global business'
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Time to end the cold war?
ARMS SALES BRENDAN SOBIE WASHINGTON DC Time to end the Cold War? US defence contractors are pushing Washington to loosen up export restrictions US...