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EXCLUSIVE: Australian, Austrian air forces join Canada’s NATO flying training scheme
Ottawa's Bombardier-delivered NATO Flying Training in Canada scheme has confirmed fresh deals with the Australian and Austrian air forces...
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A400M delays prompt Europrop management reshuffle
Rolls-Royce and Snecma have assumed increased responsibility for delivering the Airbus Military A400M transport's troubled TP400-D6 turboprop engine...
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India, Eurocopter extend army helicopter negotiations
Price negotiations between India and Eurocopter are continuing over the country's 197-aircraft army light utility helicopter requirement, even though a 30...
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Defence in brief 9 October 2007
TURKISH TEST Turkey has launched a test campaign to support its acquisition of 50 AgustaWestland T129 attack helicopters, using a modified Bell AH-1S...
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US Navy delays decision on BAMS UAV
Contract award for the US Navy's $2 billion Broad Area Maritime Surveillance programme has...
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Saudi Arabia awards GE F110 deal to re-engine Boeing F-15S
General Electric will deliver 65 F110-129C engines to Saudi Arabia from 2008 to re-engine...
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Boeing to supply A160T for DARPA gigapixel sensor demo
Boeing is to supply an A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter as a platform for...
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Raytheon advances digital RWR with ALR-69A(V)
Raytheon has received the first production contract for ALR-69A(V) all-digital radar warning receivers...
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General Aviation in brief - 9 October 2007
EUROCOPTER ERA Era Helicopters has ordered four more Eurocopter EC225s, bringing its order tally for the type to eight. Era is the first offshore oil...
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Dutch team unveils fatigue-immune fibre-metal laminate for wings
A new fibre-metal laminate material is being promoted as an anti-fatigue technology for aircraft wings by its creators, the Netherlands'...
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Call for European air forces to form disaster relief capability groups in advance of futures needs
European air forces should consider establishing co-operative airlift "capability packages" to provide a faster response to major international disasters...
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US-UK defence treaty sent to legislators
A new Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty brokered by the USA and the UK last June has been passed to legislators in both countries for ratification, with Washington-based...
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P&W feels HEETE after second USAF rejection
Pratt & Whitney has lost out again on a second key contract to develop next-generation engine technology for future fighter, bomber and transport aircraft. The...
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USAF rounds on Congressional C-5 protection
US Air Force leaders seeking to free up funds to buy more Boeing C-17s and new tankers have stepped up a rhetorical campaign against a Congressionally protected...
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Israel warns of growing threat from Iranian UAVs
Iran's domestic efforts to develop unmanned air vehicle systems have so far delivered only limited results, but increased investment and outside assistance...
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Singapore air chief eyes new fighter contest
New fleets of tactical fighters, advanced trainers and maritime patrol aircraft top the near-term modernisation priorities for the Republic of Singapore...
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Bomb test flameout nearly crashes F-22
A key new weapon for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor has started a new series of tests despite a recent in-flight crash scare. The Boeing GBU-39 Small...