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Record Airbus orders lift EADS
Airbus commercial sales grew 10% last year to €31.2 billion ($41.1 billion) and earnings before interest and taxes gained 87%.
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L-3 Communications to provide F/A-18D simulator to Malaysia
L-3 Communications has won a $19.5 million deal to supply a tactical operational flight trainer for Malaysia's F/A-18Ds ...
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USAF seeks to bypass aircraft engine manufacturers
The US Air Force is considering buying engine parts for some of its aircraft from third-party manufacturers, the service's top officials told the US Congress on 6 March ...
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ATSB: Errors led to Williamtown breakdown of separation
Newcastle's Williamtown airport in Australia has made changes to its air traffic control procedures after a breakdown of separation occurred on 1 February...
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UK to extend military helicopter training service
The UK is to extend the use of its tri-service Defence Helicopter Flying School arrangement with FB Heliservices until at least 2016 ...
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Boeing has new partner for F-X2 bid in Brazil
Boeing is attempting to tip the scales in its favour in Brazil's F-X2 fighter contest by entering into an alliance with avionics supplier AEL Sistemas ...
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IN FOCUS: Bell Helicopter primes XworX, Amarillo for Relentless work
Bell Helicopter has started technology risk reduction work for the 525R "Relentless" super-medium twin helicopter.
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Northrop Grumman completes repairs to RAF E-3D Sentry
Northrop Grumman has completed work to repair a damaged wing spar on a Royal Air Force Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft ...
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UK's Chinook upgrade nears operational milestone
The UK's Project "Julius" to modernise up to 46 Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters is nearing initial operational capability ...
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Airbus Military lands C-295 deal with Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's air force is to receive up to eight C-295 medium transports under a new agreement signed with Airbus Military ...
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Three unmanned aircraft to contest $874 million US Navy programme
AAI, Boeing and a Computer Sciences Corp/Saab team will compete for the US Navy's ISR Services deal ...
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UK reveals scope of 'Seedcorn' maritime patrol project
Efforts by the Royal Air Force to retain core skills in maritime patrol aircraft operations will include 33 personnel this financial year ...
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Kuwait seeks AIM-9X deal for Hornet fleet
Kuwait wants to enhance the air defence capabilities of its Boeing F/A-18C/D fighters via the acquisition of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinders ...
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Pakistan recieves two refurbished P-3Cs
Pakistan has received two former US navy Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion aircraft, the second batch under a six-aircraft foreign military sales (FMS) deal.
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Singapore explores KC-135 replacement options
Singapore has a requirement for six airborne tankers to replace its ageing Boeing KC-135s, but appears to be in only the early stages of examining its alternatives, with a formal request for information yet to be released.
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Eurocopter airs frustration at Indian competition delay
Eurocopter has sent a letter to the Indian army to express concern about delays in its acquisition of 197 light utility helicopters.
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Sweden’s Applied Composites to make prototype KF-X radome
South Korea's LIG Nex1 has appointed Sweden's Applied Composites AB (ACAB) to develop a prototype radome for Seoul's KF-X indigenous fighter programme. "We...
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SINGAPORE: Raytheon delivers first P-8I radar set
Raytheon has delivered the first APY-10 surveillance radar for the Indian navy's Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft (MPA).
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SINGAPORE: Bell to revitalise commercial portfolio
Bell Helicopter is placing renewed emphasis on its commercial helicopter portfolio, with the objective of earning 50% of its revenue from commercial sales.
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GE highlights military influence in Leap technology
General Electric (GE) today revealed that critical technologies used in the core of the Leap-series turbofans are derived from a project funded by the US military.