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Italy to buy early-warning aircraft
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA The Italian air force is to procure at least two airborne early-warning (AEW) aircraft by 2007, according to the defence ministry's so-called White Book which spells out projected defence procurement and expenditure over the next decade. The paper, Il Modello di difesa, was prepared ...
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A310 finds favour in Israel
Airbus Industrie's A310 has emerged as the preferred non-US platform for future Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) airborne early-warning (AEW) and aerial-refueling aircraft. The Bedek division of IAI is already negotiating with Airbus about the transfer of engineering data required for the conversion of the wide body civil aircraft ...
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Re-engineing RAF Nimrods powers BAe's RMPA bid
Douglas Barrie/LONDON BRITISH AEROSPACE IS offering to re-engine the Royal Air Force's fleet of Nimrod MR2s with the BMW Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan in its bid to meet the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) £2 billion ($3.1 billion) replacement maritime-patrol-aircraft (RMPA) requirement. The BR710s would replace ...
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Scandal jeopardises Raytheon's $1.4 billion Brazilian contract
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA RAYTHEON'S $1.4 BILLION contract for the SIVAM Amazon surveillance system is being jeopardised by an influence-peddling scandal, which has forced the resignations of Brazil's aeronautics minister and a presidential aide. The companies interim contract has been renewed by the Brazilian Government while a ...
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Hawkeye leads surveillance interest among Gulf States
NORTHROP GRUMMAN is proposing that the Gulf Collaboration Council (GCC) states collectively purchase and operate a combined standing force of its E-2C Hawkeye airborne-early-warning (AEW) aircraft, to provide additional AEW support in the region. GCC states, which include the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain, all have draft ...
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UAE could be persuaded to take Enforcer
THE CASA CN-235 Persuader and Fokker Maritime Enforcer Mk2 are emerging as the front runners competing for the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) soon-to-be-decided order for new a maritime-patrol aircraft (MPA). The UAE air force is seeking four aircraft for MPA missions, including anti-submarine warfare and surface strike. The ...
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Boeing/MDC talks raise pressure for Airbus rethink
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES REPORTS THAT Boeing and McDonnell Douglas are exploring options for a mega-merger have raised pressure on the Airbus partners to accelerate their own sluggish restructuring efforts. The Boeing-MDC talks came to light in a report in the Wall Street ...
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Competitors wait for Pentagon move on tactical air vehicle
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON, DC THE FATE OF the US Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) programme is to be decided on 22 November by Paul Kaminiski, the US Department of Defense's acquisition chief. If he approves a formal request for proposals for an advanced- concept technology-demonstration project, ...
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India looks abroad for AEW
THE FUTURE OF INDIA'S long-running airborne-early-warning (AEW) aircraft programme has been thrown into doubt, with the defence ministry looking at off-the-shelf alternatives. India has test flown an aerodynamic AEW test-bed, mounting a German-produced rotodome shell on a Hawker Siddeley HS.748, but the successful development and integration of ...
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Japan plans timetable for P-3C Orion replacement
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THE JAPAN DEFENCE Agency (JDA) wants to launch development of a new maritime-patrol aircraft (MPA) by 2000, with an in-service date of 2008, as a replacement for its Kawasaki-built Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion anti-submarine-warfare aircraft. Provisional planning calls for full-scale development to start ...
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Tilt at market
Bell Helicopters and Boeing are conducting design and feasibility studies into a civil tilt-rotor aircraft capable of carrying up to 11 people. The study on a vehicle known as the D600 follows work completed by the two companies on the military V-22 Osprey. The work could be completed by the ...
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C-17 battle moves to political theatre
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE McDONNELL Douglas C-17 (MDC) military-transport aircraft finally won the endorsement of the US Department of Defense on 3 November, but the fate of the multi-billion dollar programme is far from assured, with political hurdles yet to be negotiated. Congressional backers of ...
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Military simulator directory
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS has provided a lifeline to military-simulator manufacturers over the past 12 months as individual domestic opportunities have failed to materialise as expected. Delays in programme starts and contract awards have continued to plague the industry, making planning and forecasting difficult. Industry consolidation ...
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Phalcon may fly over China
CHINA AND ISRAEL are understood to be in the final stages of negotiating a $200 million deal covering the purchase of up to four Israel Aircraft Industries Phalcon airborne early-warning (AEW) aircraft - although China is already pursuing an AEW project with GEC-Marconi of the UK. IAI's original ...
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France may go for E-3 AWACs over Hawkeyes
FRANCE'S PURCHASE of four Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye airborne early-warning (AEW) aircraft is coming under fire from an influential parliamentary committee, which recommends buying additional Boeing Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft instead. The finance committee wants the Hawkeye purchase to be dropped and has adopted an ...
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Alenia G222 hopes ride on C-130J deal
Andrea Spinelli/GENOA ITALIAN AIRCRAFT manufacturer Alenia is trying to launch a new variant of its G222 military transport on the back of the Italian air force's proposed purchase of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules II. The company wants development of the G222J, as the derivative is ...
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DASA begins NATO E-3 work fleet upgrade
DAIMLER-BENZ Aerospace (DASA) is to begin work on the full Mod Block 1 upgrade of NATO's Boeing E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet in February 1996. The company is now carrying out a kit-proof upgrade, on the number two aircraft (N-2) of the Geilenkirchen-based AWACS fleet, ...
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Kuwaiti UH-60L purchase falters
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Graham Warwick/ATLANTA SIKORSKY'S EFFORT to sell an armed version of its UH-60L Black Hawk to Kuwait is being blocked by the US Department of Defense (DoD), which is reluctant to release laser-designator systems for export to the Gulf state, say sources close ...
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Thais want F-18s with AMRAAM
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE THAILAND HAS ISSUED a formal letter of request (LoR) for an initial eight McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18C/Ds, with the proviso that the deal includes the Hughes AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM). The US Navy's foreign-military sales (FMS) office is now understood to ...
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Turks seek regional-aircraft partners
TURKISH AEROSPACE Industries (TAI) is looking for partners to help it develop a small commuter aircraft to open up regional routes within Turkey. The company is now putting forward the 19-seat HD-19 fly-by-wire widebody commuter to meet a market demand which it believes will be created by the ...