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Malaysia details five-year spending plan, with gaps
Manufacturers remain in dark, waiting to be fully briefed on likely acquisitions
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Australia studies training needs
Air force tests upgrade to current PC-9 primary trainers, while army prepares rotary-wing outsourcing tender
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Pictures: US Air Force restores Comp Air 7SLX kitplane for Iraqi counterparts
One of the more unusual aircraft to have operated from Edwards AFB in California during recent times took to the skies on 25 April after a two-month rebuild process conducted by US Air Force maintainers.
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Boeing joins GMAS team in US joint cargo aircraft bid using C-27J Spartan
Boeing has today been confirmed as the newest member of the Global Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS) team which is offering the C-27J Spartan transport to meet the combined US Army and Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) requirement
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Swiss deal for 20 Eurocopters includes EC135 assembly line with Ruag Aerospace
Swiss aerospace and defence supplier Ruag Aerospace is to assemble Eurocopter EC135 family helicopters as part of a deal signed earlier this week for light transport helicopters.
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General Atomics Predator B UAV crashes on Mexican border on customs and immigration patrol
The General Atomics MQ-9 Predator UAV operated by the US Border Patrol along the Mexico border crashed in the early morning of 25 April. The $6.8 million UAV was being used to detect illegal immigrants and drug smugglers.
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Consolidation is essential
Africa’s plethora of airlines has long been seen as stumbling block to the continent’s aviation development. Could consolidation and consortia hold the key to success?
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UK extends BAE Systems Harrier GR7A Afghan deployment 'til 2007
UK defence secretary John Reid announced today that the UK defence ministry is to extend its current detachment of BAE Systems Harrier GR7A ground-attack aircraft at Kandahar airfield in southern Afghanistan until at least next year.
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Pictures: Pilot trapped for 5h in cockpit of USAF's new $135m F-22A Raptor after canopy jams
A fire crew had to cut open the canopy of a US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor fighter with chainsaws on 10 April to free the pilot, who had been trapped inside for 5h.
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Road to Helmand
The UK is establishing a 3,300-strong reconstruction force in southern Afghanistan. Flight International visited the country to witness the build up
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Near-misses occur as pilots make ACAS reaction errors
Eurocontrol forced to reissue guidance on correct responses to anti-collision alerts