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Raytheon wins FAA contract for terminal radar modernisation
RAYTHEON HAS been selected to modernise the US Federal Aviation Administration's terminal radar-approach-control (TRACON) system, and stands to earn more than $1 billion from its Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS), when combined with US military procurements. Raytheon beat teams headed by Boeing and Lockheed Martin to win ...
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US GAO fears tanker-aircraft shortfall
ALTHOUGH US military refuelling-aircraft meet current needs, satisfying future requirements may be difficult, concludes a recent US General Accounting Office (GAO) report. The US Department of Defense operates almost 900 tanker aircraft, including 550 Boeing KC-135s and 60 McDonnell Douglas KC-10s, which also have a cargo role. The ...
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MDC reveals KC-17 cargo/tanker details
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) has unveiled details of proposed KC-17 cargo/tanker versions of its C-17 transport, which could form the bulk of as many as 50 aircraft predicted as potential foreign military sales. Details of the aircraft configuration were given to senior British Army ...
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Boeing scours world for engineers
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELESand Andrew Doyle/LONDON BOEING IS STEPPING up a massive worldwide recruitment drive in an effort to find engineers to cope with a record number of commercial-, space- and military-product developments. "We're hiring everybody we can get," says the company, which is searching for up ...
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JSTARS E-8 faces NATO re-engineing
NORTHROP GRUMMAN is to re-engine the Boeing E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft to be offered to NATO. The US company is already in talks with potential suppliers BMW Rolls-Royce and CFM International about the BR 715 and the CFM 56-3B, respectively. The effect of ...
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Cruise-missile strikes on southern Iraq satisfy US officials
PENTAGON officials say that they are "satisfied" with the success of the air and cruise-missile strikes carried out on 3 September in the southern Iraq no-fly zone, which followed Iraqi military action against Kurdish safe havens in the north. Fourteen Hughes Tomahawk land-attack missiles (TLAMs) were fired from ...
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Taiwan
The Pentagon plans to sell Taiwan 1,299 Stinger heat-seeking air-defence missiles, 74 training missiles, 74 vehicle-mounted missile launchers, 96 high-mobility multi- purpose wheeled vehicles, and 0.50 calibre ammunition, worth an estimated $420 million. US contractors benefiting from the foreign military sale include Hughes Missile Systems, Boeing Missiles and Space and ...
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Kuwait to buy armed UH-60L Black Hawk
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC KUWAIT IS EXPECTED to complete the purchase of an armed version of the Sikorsky Aircraft UH-60L helicopter within the next several months, say industry officials. In 1994, the Pentagon offered Kuwait 16 McDonnell Douglas Helicopters AH-64A Apache gun-ships, plus 500 Hellfire laser-designated-anti-tank ...
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Eight make promises for long-range 737 business jet
BOEING HAS secured eight customer commitments for the new long-range business-jet version of the 737, being developed jointly with General Electric. All but one of the aircraft are destined for individual and corporate operators in North America, says Boeing. The first 737 business jet is scheduled for delivery ...
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US fighter hopefuls see role for BAe
British Aerospace looks likely to take part in the new US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme whoever wins this plum contract, says Boeing's defence and space chief Jerry King. Speaking at Farnborough, King was full of praise for the role BAe could play in the next generation of US ...
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BAe Nimrod 200 looks to set new MPA benchmark
A new battle lies ahead for British Aerospace's (BAe) Nimrod 2000 to win up to $13 billion in exports, with a top secret US Air Force sensor platform being seen as an early prospect. BAe won a $3 billion contract in the summer to rebuild the Royal Air Force's ...
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NATO re-engineing contract on cards
A re-engining programme for as many as 42 converted Boeing 707s might be available to either CFM International or BMW Rolls-Royce if NATO goes ahead with a purchase of Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS aircraft. Northrop Grumman, which is offering its JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) to NATO, ...
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Canada set to welcome Nato flying trainees
Brig Gen Clark Little of the Canadian Forces Air Command reckons that a go-ahead decision on the proposed Nato Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) programme is a mere 60 days away. A joint project between the Canadian Forces, Bombardier, British Aerospace and Embraer, NFTC plans to put the abundant ...
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Northrop offers JSTARS for UK, Nato roles
Important Nato military and political decision-makers are to visit Northrop Grumman's E-8 JSTARS aircraft at Farnborough this week as the battle to provide Britain and Nato with an airborne ground surveillance capability reaches a crucial phase. The company's JSTARS aircraft dominates the western end of the Farnborough static park ...
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Premium performance
McDonnell Douglas boss Harry Stonecipher wants to expand the company, but without altering the formula which has made it a profitable defence contractor. Graham Warwick/ST LOUIS THE PRICE is not yet right for McDonnell Douglas (MDC) president Harry Stonecipher. While MDC has yet to participate in the consolidation frenzy which ...
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British eye role in US fighter project
The countdown has started for British participation in the multi-billion-dollar US Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project, with just over two months to go before the Pentagon chooses the two contenders to develop a demonstrator aircraft. BAe has pinned its colours to the McDonnell Douglas/Northrop Grumman bid and hopes to ...
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Derco double
Derco Aerospace has announced double distribution deals at the Show. Michelin Aircraft Tire has appointed the company as a distributor of all its US-manufactured bias-ply military aircraft tyres, after Derco's success in marketing the C-130, F-16, F-5, F-4, Boeing 707 and P-3 aircraft tyres. In another announcement PTI ...
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European debut for Embraer duo
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer is using Farnborough for the European debuts of two of its newest aircraft - the EMB-145 regional jet and the EMB-312H Super Tucano military trainer. Customers in nine countries have placed 54 firm orders and 179 options for the 50-seat EMB-145, now completing flight ...
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US still tops defence market says survey
Reports that the Russians have overtaken the Americans for top position in the world defence market are flawed, a top British Government analyst says at Farnborough ‘96. A US Congressional Research Service survey released just prior to Farnborough ‘96 claims that the Russians had leapt to pole position ...
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Fighting talk on JSF project by Lockheed Martin
Describing itself as a "Fighter Enterprise", Lockheed Martin is sporting an aggressive stance at Farnborough and touting a wide array of military aircraft products. A priority at the show, the company says, is the marketing of its concept for the US/UK Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. The three ...