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NewsUS Senators raise alarms over more C-17 add-ons
Two US Senators are concerned that fellow legislators on the appropriations committee are likely to add funding to buy more Boeing C-17s, despite strong opposition from the Obama administration.
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FARNBOROUGH: Saab plots bright future for Gripen programme
Flight-testing of Sweden's next-generation Gripen is on target as Saab looks for orders
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Spirit AeroSystems - from cornfields to A350s
Can Airbus and Spirit help turn a North Carolina town into the next Wichita?
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FARNBOROUGH: Hypersonics hype?
HYPERSONIC HYPE? Is the world any closer to witnessing aircraft fly at Mach 5? Or will it always be 10 years away? GAYLE PUTRICH WASHINGTON DC As...
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NewsBoeing unveils Phantom Eye
Boeing's Phantom Works offered a first glimpse of Phantom Eye, the hydrogen-powered unmanned demonstrator built to stay aloft at 65,000ft (19,800m) for up to four days at a time, on 12 July in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Comment: In this together
Eleven months ago, a flightglobal.com poll asked which would fly first: the A400M, 787, or pigs. The pigs won.
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FARNBOROUGH: Cutaway & technical description: Defying convention - Boeing A160 Hummingbird
As the international aerospace community converges on the 47th Farnborough air show, models and mock-ups of Boeing's A160 Hummingbird will be on hand as part of the US aerospace company's massive showing, which includes its own unmanned air vehicle pavilion.
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FARNBOROUGH: Lockheed eyes strong customer base for Joint Strike Fighter
The US armed services will acquire more than 75% of all F-35s built, under current plans, with their requirements covering a "programme of record" for a combined 2,443 aircraft across the design's three variants.
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FARNBOROUGH: Challenges ahead for Boeing's 787
When the Boeing 787 touches down at Farnborough later this month, the US airframer in one fell swoop will seek to erase the memory of the new composite twin's...
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Qantas Defence renews RAAF C-130H maintenance contract
Qantas Defence Services has renewed a contract to support the Royal Australian Air Force's H-model Hercules ...
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PICTURES: Australia receives second batch of Super Hornets
The Royal Australian Air Force has received its second batch of six Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet fighters ...
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Northrop joins race for next SIGINT aircraft fleet for US Army
Northrop Grumman has formally entered the race to win a US Army contract to deliver a new fleet of signals intelligence aircraft. The announcement...
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UAV manufacturer AeroVironment predictions below analyst projections
AeroVironment needs to master new niches to see off a growing band of well-funded rivals
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NewsUS company partners with Antonov in surprise KC-X bid
A new US company has entered the race for the US Air Force KC-X contract with a bid based on Ukrainian-built Antonov series airlifters.
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Who won at the WTO?
The World Trade Organisation's final report into state subsidies to Airbus raises two key questions: who won, and what effect will it have on the way the...
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Boeing builds 'SIGINT powerhouse' with Argon ST purchase
Boeing has snapped up a key signals intelligence (SIGINT) specialist in a $775 million bid to strengthen its pursuit of the airborne surveillance market and grab defence market share amid declining military spending growth.
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EADS: A400M to spend four days at Farnborough show
EADS has decided to double the A400M's attendance at the Farnborough air show to four days ...
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FAA asks industry for GPS back-up ideas
The US Federal Aviation Administration will hold a three-day public meeting in August in Stanford, California to gather industry ideas on alternative positioning,...
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Unmanned vehicles move on civil airspace, one step at a time
Having been firmly entrenched in modern military concepts of operations, unmanned air vehicles are slowly finding their way into civil airspace
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NewsBoeing predicts new prospects for US trainers, Swiss fighters
A top Boeing executive predicts an all-new aircraft design will replace the Northrop T-38 Talon and that the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet will re-enter a competition in Switzerland for a fighter contract.