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NewsUS Congress passes $487.7 defence spending bill, slashes aircraft
The US Congress today passed defence spending bills slashing funds for the Lockheed Martin F-35 and Lockheed/AugstaWestland VH-71 presidential helicopter, and also left the Lockheed F-22 and Boeing C-17 production lines still in a state of programmatic purgatory.
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First Alenia C-27J heads for US Army
The first Alenia C-27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft tactical transport aircraft for the US Army is to be delivered on 25 September by JCA prime contractor...
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Italian crew get taste of BA609 tiltrotor
This Italian navy AW101 crew got a close-up look this week at the cabin and cockpit of the second prototype of Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor during a fly-stop...
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Back on the line
After years in the background, Japan is having a go at developing indigenous aircraft again. Companies like Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries...
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Wrangling over Raptor
Japan wants the F-22, but Washington will not let anyone, not even its closest ally in East Asia, access its most advanced fighter. Where does this leave Tokyo?
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Mitsubishi steps up to aerospace challenge
Teruaki Kawai: building a world-class business Mitsubishi steps up to aerospace challenge Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has thrown the gauntlet...
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Shadow of YS-11 hangs over MRJ programme
production While the YS-11 performed well, the programme was considered a financial flop Shadow of YS-11 hangs over MRJ programmE There...
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KC-X contest collapse hits TSAT system
The collapse of the US Air Force's KC-X tanker competition has had an impact on the service's transformational satellite communications system (TSAT), with...
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NewsVIDEO: Surveillance camera captures Spanair MD-82 crash
Video images have emerged of the final moments of the Spanair Boeing MD-82 which crashed while attempting to take off from Madrid Barajas Airport. The...
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Japan confirms delay in fighter competition
Japan has confirmed a delay to its F-X fighter competition, with a request for proposals to choose a long-awaited replacement for its McDonnell Douglas F-4...
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Alenia's first 767-200SF again delayed
The Boeing machinist strike has forced Alenia Aeronavali to further delay delivery of its first Boeing 767-200 special freighter. Alenia Aeronavali...
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Boeing proposes common bulkhead lander solution
A multi-engine ascent module and descent stage with common bulkhead propellant tanks have been the outcome of Boeing's work for NASA's...
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Snakes and ladders
After six years and two contests, the US Air Force is no nearer its new tanker. With a decision deferred to the next administration, the political manoeuvring of the coming weeks will be vital
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BAE Systems advances airborne networking with MIDS-JTRS, FAST
BAE Systems, Inc earlier this month delivered the first production units of a next-generation datalink terminal for US combat aircraft, ushering in a new...
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Time to end the cold war?
ARMS SALES BRENDAN SOBIE WASHINGTON DC Time to end the Cold War? US defence contractors are pushing Washington to loosen up export restrictions US...
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DoD calls off KC-X competition
US Secretary of Defense Bob Gates has called off the potentially $35 billion KC-X competition and voided the programme's three-year-old acquisition strategy. Gates'...
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NewsPICTURE: Saab unveils C-295 Erieye concept
Saab has unveiled a scale model of EADS Casa's C-295 tactical transport equipped with its Erieye airborne early warning and control radar ...
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India launches tender for up to 60 maritime helicopters
India's defence ministry has issued a tender for 16 advanced multirole naval helicopters to companies including AgustaWestland, EADS and Sikorsky, with its...
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Cruise missiles top Finland's F-18 upgrade request
Finland has requested the purchase of JSOW cruise missiles as part a third-phase upgrade to its Boeing F-18 fighters ...