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Australia moves forward Smart Skies project
The Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA) has successfully completed the latest round of flight testing as part of its Smart Skies project which is researching, developing and flight testing key technologies to enable the more efficient utilisation of airspace by manned and unmanned aircraft.
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Human Powered Flight back in focus at Royal Aeronautical Society
Human-powered aircraft brings to mind anything from Icarus crashing into the sea to the gloriously flimsy Gossamer Albatross skimming the waves of the English Channel - or Icarus-like costumed "birdmen" flinging themselves off Brighton Pier.
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NewsUSAF gives Boeing $11.9b B-52 support deal
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a potentially $11.9 billion contract to support weapon system modernisation of its B-52 bomber fleet ...
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DARPA selects AAI to design flying jeep
AAI will design a flying jeep under a $3 million contract awarded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ...
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India issues fresh request for tanker purchase
India's defence ministry has isuued a fresh request for proposals to aerospace concerns in Europe, Russia and the USA for six inflight refuelling aircraft ...
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NewsKuwait requests possible C-17 buy
Kuwait could buy one Boeing C-17 and a related support package for a combined $693 million, the US government says ...
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Switzerland: How Berne got its sums wrong on F-5 replacement
The government's decision to cancel a fighter procurement has dealt a severe body blow to the Swiss air force ...
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Switzerland: Sauter Bachmann - a little firm with big ambitions
Sauter Bachmann is a relative newcomer to aerospace, but it is winning a glowing reputation from international OEMs
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Eurocopter unveils high-speed hybrid helicopter
Eurocopter has made clear it has no intention of letting rivals loosen its grip on the civil rotorcraft market with the unveiling of its much-anticipated high-technology solution to the challenge of boosting helicopter speeds.
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Insitu receives contract to deliver ScanEagles to Poland
Boeing subsidiary Insitu has received a $7.2 million contract to deliver 10 ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems to Poland ...
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UAE, Brazil in talks for Embraer KC-390
The United Arab Emirates is the latest nation targeted by Brazil to join Embraer's KC-390 tanker/transport programme as a supplier and customer.
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PICTURES: Poland's Aerostar UAVs set for delivery
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems is preparing two Aerostar unmanned air vehicles for delivery to the Polish army in Afghanistan ...
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JAGM contract race nears final phase
Lockheed Martin and a Raytheon/Boeing team are close to contesting the final stage of a crucial missile contest for the US Army and navy ...
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IAI reveals plans for K-80 tiltrotor UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries has revealed first details of a tiltrotor UAV that it hopes to offer to the nation's defence ministry ...
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FAA reveals V-22 near-miss, controller issues
The US FAA has revealed that a V-22 Osprey and civilian de Havilland Twin Otter parachute jump aircraft came within feet of colliding ...
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NewsBoeing aims for five-year flights after Vulture win
Boeing has won a DARPA contract to test a solar-electric-powered UAV for ultra-long endurance surveillance tasks ...
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India, Russia launch multirole transport aircraft project
India and Russia have begun work on their multi-role transport aircraft (MTA) programme after several rounds of negotiations between officials from both countries.
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NewsAurora UAV lifts Magic technology deal
Aurora Flight Sciences has beaten Lockheed Martin to an Air Force Research Laboratory-funded technology demonstration ...
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NewsKC-X competitor fires back at cost questions
EADS North America's top executive has fired back at perceptions that the company's KC-45 would be the most expensive tanker to operate in a competition for the US Air Force's KC-X contract that may hinge on cost comparisons.
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Northrop raises concerns with USAF acquisition process on JSTARS
Northrop Grumman officials are seeking ways to revitalise the E-8C JSTARS ground surveillance fleet now in competition with multi-mission surveillance aircraft, but have raised new concerns about the US Air Force's acquisition process.