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South Korea buys Lynx, delays C-130J
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE South Korea's ministry of national defence has announced formally its intention to go ahead with a $337 million deal to buy additional Westland Super Lynx naval helicopters and upgrade an earlier batch of machines already in service. The order covers a second batch of ...
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Stripper bares metal
McDONNELL Douglas (MDC) has secured its first commercial customer for its Flashjet paint-removal system. Singapore Technologies Aerospace (STAe) has purchased a mobile Flashjet for use in stripping Lockheed Martin C-130s and other aircraft. The system uses pulses of high-energy light from a xenon flashlamp to ablate ...
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All eyes on ALCA
Andrzej Jeziorski/PRAGUE A military band played the fanfare from Jesus Christ Superstar as the L-159 - the first new Central European combat aircraft prototype since the fall of Communism - was officially rolled out at Aero Vodochody's factory near Prague, on 12 June. The choice of ...
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Lockheed Martin aims AEW C-130J at Europe
Lockheed Martin is pushing its airborne early-warning (AEW) derivative of its C-130J Hercules 2 to meet the needs of several European nations which need to supplement NATO's Boeing E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) squadron. Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey have been identified by Lockheed Martin as ...
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CASA launches stretched CN-235
CASA is to introduce a stretched, updated version of the CN-235 in 2000, as it seeks to capture a slice of the medium-sized military-transport market. The new C-295model incorporates a 3m stretch, increased weights and Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127G engines to replace the General Electric CT7-9Cs which ...
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US budget cut veto puts spring back in Super Hornet's step
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC The US Government's House National Security Committee (HNSC) has rejected proposed cuts to the 1998 procurement budget and, in doing so, has given a boost to the US Navy's plans to purchase McDonnell Douglas F-18E/F Super Hornet tactical aircraft. By approving a $268 ...
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BAe joins Lockheed Martin's JSF team
Douglas Barrie/PARIS British Aerospace is to team with Lockheed Martin on the USA's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme, having spurned Boeing's overtures to join its team. The US companies have been courting BAe since the US Department of Defense (DoD) rejected the McDonnell Douglas bid for ...
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Lockheed Martin rules out A3XX equity stake
Airbus Industrie efforts to persuade Lockheed Martin to take a stake in the A3XX high-capacity widebody passenger aircraft have failed for the time being, with the US company effectively ruling out taking an equity stake in the project. Micky Blackwell, president and chief executive of Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics ...
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Top gear
ACR is in top gear after officials at the airshow announced the award of two multi-year contracts from General Electric worth more than $37million. GE has chosen ACR gearboxes for military and commercial aircraft engines. The military contract, worth $13 million, is for accessory and power takeoff gearboxes ...
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R-R Contracts
Rolls-Royce has been awarded sub-contracts valued at around $200million, thanks to selection of Boeing and Lockheed Martin for the Concept Demonstrator Phase of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. These contracts, with Allison Advanced Development (AAD) and Rolls-Royce Military Aero Engines (RRMAE), cover engineering services and the supply ...
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JSF marriage hogs limelight on flat defence scene
The British Aerospace link-up with Lockheed Martin for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition stole the headlines at Paris on the defence scene. Many consider the long-predicted transatlantic link a foregone conclusion, but talks had been going between BAe and its two suitors until Monday. It ...
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ACR is in Top gear
ACR is in top gear after officials at the airshow announced the award of two multi-year contracts from General Electric worth more than $37million. GE has chosen ACR gearboxes for military and commercial aircraft engines. The military contract, worth $13million, is for accessory and power takeoff ...
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Grumman business on back of nacelle order
Northrop Grumman has won a potential $200million worth of business after being chosen by Boeing to produce nacelle components, it was announced at Paris. The components, which include fan cowl assemblies, composite thrust reverser and inlet panels, is for Boeing 747, 757, 767 and 777 aircraft. ...
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Boeing battles to cut F-22 costs
Boeing is attempting to slash costs on the Lockheed Martin/ Boeing F-22 fighter by up to $12 billion over the life of the programme, partly through a series of production initiatives. The move follows the review of the Joint Estimate Team (JET) US Department of Defense price watchdog, ...
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Super survivor
Ghost Connie, you're cleared for flypast," calls the tower as Captain Charles "Chuck" Grant drops the nose of the Lockheed C-121C and asks flight engineer Jerry Steele for more power. The four turbo-compound Wright R-3350-93s howl louder and the Super Constellation thunders along the crowd line at El ...
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RMPA award
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract worth over $50 million to supply the electro-optical sensor for the UK's replacement maritime-patrol aircraft (RMPA). As part of the contract from Boeing, Northrop Grumman will deliver 21 electro-optical surveillance and detection systems (EOSDS), with the first due for delivery in October 1998. ...
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Korry turns the spotlight on switches
Throwing a bit of light on the matter - that is where Korry Electronics' expertise lies, as visitors to Hall 3/F3 will see. The firm manufactures illuminated push-button switches, indicators, integrated switch panels, and hard-wearing keyboards to name a few of its products. Korry's products can ...
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Canada to host new NATO fighter training programme in 1999
The skies over Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, will be the training zone for trainee fighter pilots from the UK, Norway and Denmark when the first intake of Nato Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) students get airborne in 1999. Following nearly two years of talk since NFTC announced its ...
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Reflectone's $25m trainer deal
Tampa, Florida based Reflectone has confirmed the award of a $25 million contract from Bell-Boeing to provide five, three dimensional maintenance trainers for the MV-22B Osprey tilt rotor. Reflectone was selected last December, but the contract was not signed until February and the impending merger with British Aerospace then ...
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Ten Lord parts for Osprey
A range of motion accommodation products from Lord Corporation will be featured on the US Marine Corps' new tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey aircraft, now approved for initial production. In all, Lord will supply 10 different products, comprising a total of 58 components, primarily for use in the Osprey's rotor ...