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US Air Force to expand Boeing F-15C active radar upgrade with Raytheon
Raytheon is reviving a programme to upgrade the US Air Force's Boeing F-15C fighters with active electronically...
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Defence in brief
DEFENCE IN BRIEF FIGHTERS DEPART The last batch of six surplus Royal Netherlands Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s to be acquired by Chile were...
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Export Ready? The F-22
Sceptics doubted the Raptor, but the F-22 has won over critics with some impressive performances. Now the USA must decide if the aircraft is ready for export
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Fighting Talk: New generation strike aircraft
Manufacturers must battle hard to secure orders for their new-generation strike aircraft, with increasingly informed customers looking to drive a hard bargain
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P&W JSF engine damaged in test
Driveshaft breaks after deliberate 'hard stall' during ground run with mock-up of lift-fan inlet planned for STOVL F-35
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Lift-fan inlet door problems led to rethink
Lockheed Martin redesigned the lift-fan inlet on the F-35B with an aft-hinged door after problems with the bifold doors on the X-35 concept demonstrator...
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Italian air force to acquire 14 M-346 advanced trainers
State funding to secure aircraft from 2009 will boost Alenia Aermacchi's export hopes
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Italy readies Mangustas for Afghanistan service
A129Cs to carry out force protection and emergency extraction in Herat province
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Argentina assesses Chinese helicopters for air force, navy
Argentina's defence ministry has signed a military co-operation agreement with its Chinese counterpart, as part of an effort to address an urgent rotary-wing...
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Russian rivals to compete over PAK FA engine deal
Air force chief reveals plan to give next-generation combat aircraft new powerplant
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Defence in brief: 5 June 2007
DEFENCE IN BRIEF TRANSPORT PACT Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands have agreed to establish a new co-ordination cell to manage...
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CSAR-X contest attracts fresh flak
Sikorsky voices 'vigorous opposition' to new request for proposals, claiming Boeing's HH-47 retains unfair advantage
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India moves to buy six C-130Js
The US Congress has been notified of the possible $1.06 billion sale of six Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports to India, for use by the country's...
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People: 5 June 2007
Gil Michielin (above), vice-president and general manager of Thales's commercial airline solutions business unit, has been elected president of the European...
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IDS looks beyond
Boeing's commercial aircraft division is on a high, with orderbooks bursting at the seams and its European competitor struggling with political, industrial...