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Dubai 09: UAE sets sights on ASTOR
Raytheon's airborne standoff radar (ASTOR) appears to have attracted serious interest from the United Arab Emirates' weapons buyers. The UK's principal...
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Italians re-discover America
Finmeccanica's drive into the US defence sector was boosted with an air force G222 contract. But will that lead to greater things?
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Dubai 09: Northrop finally delivers MESA radar
Northrop Grumman will finally deliver the multi-role electronically scanned array (MESA) radar later this month after a three-year delay, but is already...
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PICTURES: Thai AEW aircraft makes debut flight alongside Gripen fighter
Thailand's Saab 340-based airborne early warning and control aircraft has made its first flight in Sweden ...
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PICTURES: UK's first Merlin helicopter arrives in Afghanistan
The Royal Air Force has deployed its first AW101 Merlin HC3 transport helicopter to support operations in Afghanistan ...
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Business briefs
Operating profit at Moog's aircraft controls unit was down 5% to $52.4 million for its year to...
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Dubai 09: Eurofighter making its mark in the Middle East
Capturing new Typhoon fighter jet business in the Middle East is foremost on Eurofighter's agenda this week as it makes its first showing at the Dubai air...
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Dubai 09: Australia poised to receive first delayed Wedgetail
The Boeing 737 Wedgetail that arrived here yesterday will be formally delivered the Royal Australian Air Force on 24 November after a costly, three-year...
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Italy eyes Cameri as new aerospace hub
In the quiet acres of farmland in northern Italy, a sparse airbase is set to be transformed into a busy aerospace hub
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Dubai 09: Air force chiefs debate warfare strategies
Call it the world's most literally star-studded introduction to modern air war. Several chiefs of the world's largest air forces yesterday gave a crash...
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Flightglobal Achievement Awards: PhD students scoop Boeing engineering awards
This year's Boeing Engineering Student of the Year award has been split between two PhD students, a space systems specialist and an expert in nitride optoelectronic devices
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Shareholder files class action suit against Boeing over 787
A class action suit against Boeing has been filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of the company's...
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PICTURES: Flight-testing begins for Dornier 228NG
Swiss firm RUAG Aerospace has started the flight-test programme for its modernised version of the Dornier 228 turboprop. It formally rolled out the...
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China expects fifth generation fighter in 10 years
China expects to unveil a fifth-generation fighter with stealth capabilities within the next 10 years, according to a senior air force official.
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PICTURES: Insitu unveils NightEagle unmanned air system [CORRECTED]
Insitu has unveiled a new version of its ScanEagle unmanned air vehicle optimised for surveillance operations at night ...
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Israel drops interest in V-22, eyes CH-53K evaluation
The Israeli air force has abandoned its evaluation of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey and is instead showing interest in the capabilities of Sikorsky's developmental...
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This Week briefing
Portable in-flight entertainment specialist e.Digital has filed a US federal court lawsuit against Canon, Nokia, Panasonic, Samson Technologies and 15 other firms, alleging infringement of its flash memory technology patents.
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Robust Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's commitment to expand its military power is unrelenting, with deals pending for an array of equipment
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UAE: building an arsenal
The United Arab Emirates continues to sign waves of high-profile weapons contracts - and there are more to come
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Dassault Rafale - Rampant Rafale
Flight International test pilot Peter Collins is the first Briton to fly Dassault's F3-standard Rafale. Read his exclusive evaluation of the 'omnirole' type ...