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UK studies C-130J safety enhancements
The UK Ministry of Defence is eyeing an extension to current projects to boost the self-protection and...
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Counter UAV operations pose new challenges for military planners
Research underway at the Turkish Armed Forces military academy defence sciences institute ...
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US Air Force planners want irreguar warfare wing
US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) planners have called for the stand-up of a new "irregular warfare"...
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The green agenda
environment The green agenda Mounting political pressure is forcing airframers and operators to tackle the effects of air travel on climate change aimee...
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Extra EH101 Merlins to boost UK's battlefield helicopter fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence has advanced several programmes intended to boost its available fleet of...
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Thales UK to offer S-100 UAV to Royal Navy
Thales UK has teamed with Schiebel to offer the Austrian firm's S-100 Camcopter to compete for an expected Royal Navy requirement for a vertical take-off...
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UK unprepared to co-ordinate helicopter resources in large scale emergency
Widespread concern about the lack of a UK system for enabling inter-agency co-ordination in a major national emergency was voiced at a Royal...
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You've got MALE
unmanned systems You've got MALE Urgent European requirements for medium-altitude long-endurance UAVs are stimulating a rush of activity peter...
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Nigerian air force is to receive two ATR 42MP
The Nigerian air force is to receive two ATR 42MP maritime patrol aircraft from 2009 under a $73 million deal with Alenia Aeronautica. The award also covers...
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Headlines in brief
European air safety authorities have banned all Indonesian carriers, as well as Angolan flag carrier TAAG, from...
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Assembling assets
Assembling assets Helicopters are often the only transport system that works when major disasters happen. But Hurricane Katrina showed that a nation...
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Indian RFP for 126 fighters approved for release
Release of the India’s long-awaited request for proposals for 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft has been approved by the government’s defence acquisition council.
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Picture: Indian air force Sukhoi Su-30s arrive in the UK
Six multirole fighters have arrived at RAF Waddington for exercise 'Indra Dhanush '07'
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Austria resolves Eurofighter dispute with reduced order
Austria has resolved a fierce dispute over its air force acquisition of Eurofighter Typhoon interceptors , with...
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Finnish air force snaps up surplus Hawk trainers
The Finnish air force has signed a deal worth about €40 million ($53.7 million) to acquire 18 secondhand...
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IS&S targets Oshkosh for Eclipse 500 cockpit roll-out
Innovative Solutions & Support president Roman Ptakowski says the company is targeting the Experimental Aircraft Association's...
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UK, USA agree pact on technology transfer
The UK Ministry of Defence has brokered a bilateral agreement with its US counterpart aimed at relaxing...
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USA to approve export variant of F-35
A "sanitised" aircraft design should be approved by year-end to sell the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...