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Airbus-Boeing rivalry may extend to US Air Force contracts
The Airbus-Boeing rivalry for US Air Force contracts may stretch beyond tankers to new replacements for Lockheed Martin C-5-class freighters and Air Force...
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BAE to receive Nimrod support contract
BAE Systems will on 1 November receive a contract worth between £20 million ($40.7 million) and £100 million to support initial operations of the Royal Air...
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South Korean F-15K deal may close by end 2007
South Korea has begun price negotiations with Boeing over the purchase of 20 F-15K fighters, with industry sources saying that a deal is likely to be reached...
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Comment - 787 troubleshooter has right ammunition
Pat Shanahan left Boeing's missile defence programme office in Washington DC last week to head back to Seattle, Washington to take over another programme...
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BAE Systems starts search for new chief executive
BAE Systems is to recruit a new chief executive officer, following the confirmation that Mike Turner will retire from the UK defence contractor next August...
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Israeli air force reveals sensor-equipped Eitan UAV
The Israeli air force has displayed its Israel Aerospace Industries Eitan UAV with an array of sensors installed...
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Australia's flying doctors prescribe ADS-B
The Western Operations division of Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) expects to have 11 aircraft...
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New Zealand starts to explore C-130H Hercules replacement
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has flagged initial plans to replace its ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transports...
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Australia's Tenix group up for sale
Australia's Tenix group, the country's largest privately owned independent defence contractor, is to be offered for sale,...
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L-3 to use C-27J role to boost cockpit avionics upgrades
L-3 Communications is considering a new avionics suite for US-produced Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan transports...
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Thailand approves second phase of C-130 upgrade
The Thai government has approved funds to expand an upgrade to the nation's air force-operated Lockheed Martin C-130 transports...
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Australian military names new helicopter training location
The Australian Defence Force will establish a new joint helicopter school at HMAS Albatross at Nowra, New South Wales early next decade...
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US Army picks tiltrotors for further JHL studies
US Army-led Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) concept studies are to focus on tiltrotors, in a move to secure support from other services for a large cargo rotorcraft...
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US Army's Bell ARH-70 armed scout not out of the woods yet
PROCUREMENT graham WARWICK WASHINGTON DC Army's rocky road to RAH-66 replacemenT US Army efforts to put funding freed by its cancellation of...
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US Army looking at three configuration concepts for large cargo rotorcraft
The US Army is to continue refining concepts for the Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) ...
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MTU Aero Engines designs high-speed turbine for P&W's GTF geared turbofan
MTU is applying technology from Europe's CLEAN environmental aero-engine research programme to Pratt...
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Boeing to supply A160T for DARPA gigapixel sensor demo
Boeing is to supply an A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter as a platform for...
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India's NAL seeks industrial partners for Saras transport
India's National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) is continuing its search for industrial partners in an effort...
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Call for European air forces to form disaster relief capability groups in advance of futures needs
European air forces should consider establishing co-operative airlift "capability packages" to provide a faster response to major international disasters...