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NewsBoeing aims for five-year flights after Vulture win
Boeing has won a DARPA contract to test a solar-electric-powered UAV for ultra-long endurance surveillance tasks ...
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India, Russia launch multirole transport aircraft project
India and Russia have begun work on their multi-role transport aircraft (MTA) programme after several rounds of negotiations between officials from both countries.
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NewsAurora UAV lifts Magic technology deal
Aurora Flight Sciences has beaten Lockheed Martin to an Air Force Research Laboratory-funded technology demonstration ...
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NewsKC-X competitor fires back at cost questions
EADS North America's top executive has fired back at perceptions that the company's KC-45 would be the most expensive tanker to operate in a competition for the US Air Force's KC-X contract that may hinge on cost comparisons.
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Northrop raises concerns with USAF acquisition process on JSTARS
Northrop Grumman officials are seeking ways to revitalise the E-8C JSTARS ground surveillance fleet now in competition with multi-mission surveillance aircraft, but have raised new concerns about the US Air Force's acquisition process.
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Top 100: Fuji’s heavyweight UAV ambitions
FUJI HEAVY Industries, a Japanese conglomerate that also manufactures automobiles, has jumped seven places to number 58 in the Top 100 after growing aerospace...
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Top 100: Kaman rises five places after Bell endorsement
KAMAN HAS risen five places to number 83 in our Top 100 after a year in which it won a five-year contract to build composite blade skins and core assemblies...
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Top 100: Chemring flares business burns brightly
CHEMRING Group has continued its steady progress up the Top 100 table this year through a mixture of organic growth and acquisitions. The Fareham,...
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Opinion
Comment: The revolution starts now
US defence contractors are tightening their belts as Washington makes it clear that economy is the big gun in budgeting. After a decade of rampant growth, some trimming is in order
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NewsEmbraer: Portugal could buy six KC-390s
Portugal has become the third international partner to back Embraer's KC-390 programme, and could buy six of the tanker/transports ...
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NewsVIDEO: Delta 747 shunts tow-tractor at gate
Video images have emerged depicting the moment that a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 shunted a tow-tractor while preparing to park at an airbridge
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NewsA160 Hummingbird crashes during testing in Belize
The US Special Operations Command and Boeing cut short flight tests of the YMQ-18A unmanned helicopter after one crashed in Belize ...
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Lockheed, Boeing slash executive ranks
Two major US defence companies are shedding 1,000 executives in a high-profile effort to slash costs as top Department of Defense officials raise pressure on suppliers to raise efficiency.
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BAE Systems outlines potential cuts at Military Air Solutions, Insyte units
BAE Systems has outlined a potential new round of job losses linked to reduced workload on some of its aircraft programmes ...
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NewsFlight-data recorder recovered from UPS 747 crash site
Recovery personnel have retrieved "in a reasonable condition" the flight data recorder from the wreckage of the UPS Boeing 747-400 that crashed at Dubai.
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Opinion
Comment: Buy American
With pressure on US military spending putting defence company accounts under strain, big contractors are looking for new markets - and Washington is keen to lower export barriers
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NewsCrashed UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit
Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near...
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NewsUPS freighter crashes in Dubai
US freight carrier UPS has been identified as the operator of a flight which has crashed near a main road in Dubai.
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PICTURES: RAF marks Sentinel, Shadow surveillance aircraft milestones
The UK Royal Air Force has provided limited details of its operational use in Afghanistan of two key surveillance assets ...