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Vulcan team issues Mayday as funding threatens project
The much-anticipated return of the Avro Vulcan bomber to the air show circuit this year could be in doubt, as a funding crisis threatens the very future...
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Afghanistan offered surplus G222 transports
Speculation that Afghanistan could acquire secondhand Alenia G222/C-27A transports appears to have received US confirmation ...
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UK prepares for multirole deployment of Eurofighter Typhoon
The UK Royal Air Force appears to be on track to meet its target of being able to deploy the multirole Eurofighter Typhoon internationally from July, with...
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Algeria returns 'faulty' MiG-29s
Algeria is returning 12 RSK MiG-29SMT single-seat fighters and UBT-model trainers to Russia, after refusing to accept the aircraft amid allegations of poor...
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Coal - jet fuel of the future?
As the US Air Force continues engine testing in a drive to quench its huge thirst for fuel with synthetic blends, pioneering energy company Sasol of South...
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Boeing expects to seal Seoul deal for F-15Ks
orders Boeing expects to seal Seoul deal for F-15Ks South Korea should conclude a deal on a follow-on batch of 20 Boeing F-15K multirole fighters...
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Three emerge as bidders for Israel's UAV multi-sensor payload contest
Controp , Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries' Tamam division...
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US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance project
An announcement on the delayed platform selection for the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance project is expected on 7 March, with a Defense Acquisition...
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A400M engine to start vibration test
Europrop International's first flight-test example of the TP400-D6 engine for Airbus Military's A400M transport will enter ground vibration testing by early...
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First of India's Tejas aircraft ready in 2010
India will induct two squadrons of its long-delayed Tejas light combat aircraft into service from 2010, and could add a further four such units if its first...
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G222s head for Afghan National Air Corps duty
The US military has added to speculation regarding Afghanistan's possible acquisition of secondhand Alenia G222/C-27A tactical transports, with Pentagon...
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The devil is in the detail
From concept to the finer points, UK-based consultancy Atkins has global ambitions
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NewsPICTURE: USAF suffers first Northrop B-2 stealth bomber crash
The US Air Force has lost a B-2 stealth bomber for the first time, with the more than $1.1 billion aircraft crashing in Guam on 22 February ...
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Australia to conclude Super Hornet review by April
The fate of Australia's future air combat capability requirements should be clearer by the end of April, when a review looking out to 2045 ordered by the...
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UK to stretch Puma life-extension study with Eurocopter
The UK is to expand a study into a proposed life-extension project that would keep most of the Royal Air Force's Puma HC1 helicopters in use until 2022 ...
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Pilatus flies first PC-21 trainer configured for Singapore's Basic Wings
As contenders for Singapore's advanced jet trainer contest showed their wares at the Singapore air show, Switzerland's Pilatus has flown the first PC-21...
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Singapore 2008: Boeing predicts 'good year' for at-risk C-17 transport
Fresh orders from the US military, NATO and potentially the UK could safeguard Boeing's C-17 production line this year ...