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New Japanese budget to include first P-X maritime patrol aircraft
Japan plans to order 30 aircraft, including its first four Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-X maritime patrol aircraft and its final Fuji Heavy Industries/Boeing...
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Tech notes
Contoured rotor blade flies faster ROTARY-WING Sikorsky has patented a new rotor blade design for a high-speed compound...
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NewsPICTURES: UK, Saudi air forces complete Tornado exercise
Panavia Tornado strike aircraft from Saudi Arabia and the UK have concluded their first joint exercise in the UK
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India fighter competition gets under way
One of the most eagerly awaited fighter jet competitions is now under way, with India requesting for proposals from six manufacturers for its 126 multirole...
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AVIC 1 spins off civil and military assets into separate businesses
China Aviation Industry Corporation I ( AVIC I ) has separated the civilian and military work of subsidiaries Shenyang...
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In-line A330-200F production can trump Boeing KC-X offer, claims Northrop
Northrop Grumman says the Airbus A330-200F can be assembled in line as a tanker, negating a potential Boeing advantage in the $40 billion KC-X competition. Most...
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Canberra to pursue US military hardware compatibility policy
Australia is to formally include interoperability with the USA as a selection criteria in its future military hardware acquisitions. The new policy...
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PICTURE: Ratier-Figeac takes over Hamilton Sundstrand propeller business
France's Ratier-Figeac is to take over production of the entire...
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Business briefs
HUMAN-POWERED FLIGHT PIONEER RETIRES MILESTONE Paul MacCready (right) has retired as chairman and director of unmanned and electric systems company...
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Taiwan ups defence budget to boost air force
Taiwan's cabinet has approved a 16.4% increase in defence spending for 2008, with the bulk of the additional $10.3 billion to going towards air force projects....
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NewsBlackwater seeks Super Tucano acquisition for trainer role
Security and training company Blackwater USA confirmed that it has applied for a license to acquire one Embraer Super Tucano light attack trainer.
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Boeing leads bid to secure spectrum for wireless aircraft systems
Aviation could seek dedicated frequency spectrum for on-board wireless networks if an industry survey now under way indicated sufficient interest in replacing...
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Australia to compete Caribou replacement
Australia's National Security Committee is expected to give initial project approvals by year-end to launch an open competition for a new light tactical...
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Australian industry targets Boeing link-up
Australia could give priority to domestic firms already working on Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme while competing industrial opportunities...
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NewsWeyerhaeuser finishing tests of Boeing's firefighting container system
US forest-products company Weyerhaeuser is completing development of a Boeing-conceived firefighting system that...
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Evergreen receives Insight UAVs for commercial services
Evergreen Unmanned Systems, a division of Evergreen Helicopters, is to receive its first Insitu Insight unmanned air system in mid-September as part of a...