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NewsC-17 delivers 20th anniversary lesson for defence contractors
As Boeing and the US Air Force commemorate 20 years since the C-17's flight debut, others can learn from its contractual legacy ...
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US Navy takes wraps off MRMUAS competition details
The US Navy has outlined the details of a 15-month competition to start later this month to select an unmanned helicopter that could be purchased in the...
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NewsIndustry face post-SDSR questions at UK's DSEi
The UK's Defence & Security Equipment International show will give industry an opportunity to regroup, almost one year after a devastating raft of spending cuts
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NewsUSAF CV-22 pilots to get Elbit helmet displays
Elbit Systems of America has won a contract to supply colour helmet-mounted displays for the US Air Force Special Operations Command's MV-22B tiltrotors ...
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Top 100: Dasell buy sweet for Diehl
Despite what it described as only "restrained growth" Diehl's Aerosystems division raced up the Top 100 rankings in 2010, rising from 93 to 69.
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Top 100 - KAI guns for advanced jet trainer market
Korea Aerospace Industries has placed in 56th position this year, up from 63rd in the last top 100 ranking. The company's advance was due to operating profits of $106 million in 2010, compared with $44 million in 2009.
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Libya mission continues as end of conflict nears
NATO air strikes in Libya may finally be close to an end, more than 160 days after the North Atlantic alliance united with several Arab states to intervene in a bloody uprising against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
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TSB: First Air recorders recovered
Canadian investigators say the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the First Air Boeing 737-210C aircraft that crashed at Resolute Bay on...
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NTSB: Disney, Shuttle key factors in Southwest-Cirrus separation incident
Air traffic controllers in Florida considered an unresponsive Cirrus SR22 en route from Mississippi to the Orlando area on 27 March to be a threat to national...
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Old fashioned weaponary now greatest threat to war zone helicopter survivability
The shooting down of a Chinook earlier this month suggests that it is easier to protect helicopters from advanced smart weapons than from bullets and RPGs
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Seabird starts flight tests of new Seekers
Australia's Seabird Aviation has launched the flight test programmes of two new versions of its Seeker patrol and surveillance aircraft.
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NewsUK's Joint Helicopter Command keeps focus on Afghanistan
Despite the budget cuts facing the UK's defence forces, its rotorcraft activities continue to secure fresh investment ...
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Taiwan’s AIDC balances defence and commercial work
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation is the sort of company one would be unlikely to find in the West, with a finger in virtually every aspect of aircraft development and construction, from avionics to engines and complete airframes.
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Unmanned systems star at Taiwanese defence show
Unmanned aircraft systems were a major element of this year's Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition ...
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Aero Vodochody boss optimistic about Iraq L-159 decision
Iraq is close to buying about 24 surplus L-159 light combat aircraft, according to Aero Vodochody boss Ladislav Simek ...
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Royal Air Force marks 30 years of Chinook operations
After three decades of use, the UK's Chinook force remains vital to its military operations around the globe ...
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NewsUS Army reveals details of Joint Multi-Role fleet vision
When the US Army aviation community looks into the future, it sees a radically different helicopter fleet that could turn the domestic helicopter industry upside down.
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NewsAUVSI: US Navy taps GA-ASI to support carrier-based UAS study
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) will help the US Navy shape the requirement for an unmanned, carrier-launched, surveillance and strike.
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NewsWestern aerospace firms keep low profile at Taipei show
Western aerospace firms kept a low profile at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in Taiwan ...
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Taiwan looks to develop advanced unmanned systems
Taiwan appears to be developing two advanced unmanned aerial system concepts, as it looks to bolster its defence capabilities in the light of other countries' reluctance to sell it advanced combat aircraft for fear of angering China.