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FARNBOROUGH 2008: Clear as a Bell
Dick Millman has a clear vision for continued success at Bell Helicopter: Increase production capacity; remain number one in customer service; ensure a balance between military and commercial orders and create a learning culture throughout the business. Paul Derby reports.
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Boeing to stick with KC-767 for US tanker recompete
Boeing is not convinced that the US Air Force wants a big tanker, so expects to stick with the KC-767 in a revived KC-X contest ...
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Competition quickly forms for new air-launched torpedo
A competition is quickly forming to design and build a new weapon that will enable the future US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon fleet to attack submarines without...
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BAE battles to rebuild its reputation
BAE Systems has faced several crises in recent years, including a probe by the UK's Serious Fraud Office. Now a new chief executive has pledged to restore its status
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As cost crisis strikes Bell ARH-70, Boeing eyes new opportunity
Boeing sees a new opportunity to sell the AH-6 Little Bird to the US Army, as the Bell Helicopter ARH-70 armed reconnaissance helicopter faces a second major...
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EA-18G “Growler”: New platform and capabilities set to un-level the SEAD playing field
If the battlefield were an American football field, the US Navy's venerable but well-worn Northrop...
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F-22, set to make Farnborough debut, faces further funding problems
Lockheed Martin's F-22 stealth fighter will make its long-awaited debut at Farnborough, but the troubled programme is set for further funding problems
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US Coast Guard expands Ocean Sentry role
The US Coast Guard is steadily expanding the operational role of its growing fleet of EADS Casa HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft ...
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Boeing installs engines to complete final assembly on P-8A
Boeing has installed the engines on the US Navy's first P-8A Poseidon, essentially completing structural assembly of the 737-based maritime patrol aircraft ...
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Hyper Helos: Prototypes coming off the drawing board and into the race
Prototype hybrid helicopters are now coming off the drawing board and entering the market as the world's manufacturers concentrate on speed and versatility
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South Korea seeks additional CN-235s
South Korea's air force plans to buy eight Indonesia Aerospace-built CN-235-220 maritime patrol aircraft,...
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Israel eyes more Apache upgrades and V-22 assessment
The Israeli air force is planning to upgrade more of its Boeing AH-64A Apache attack helicopters, and will soon assess the V-22 tiltrotor ...
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NewsGE plots GE38 engine's future in emerging heavylift market
General Electric has released first detailed information about the development of its GE38 engine for the CH-53K helicopter - and potentially other aircraft ...
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Engine War revival: P&W bounces back with improved F100
Can Pratt & Whitney's resurgence in recent fights with GE to power exported US fighters continue? And does its success justify the costs of developing alternate engines?
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NewsBoeing, Northrop face changed backdrop for tanker contract repeat
The US Government Accountability Office ruling that categorically rejects...
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NewsBoeing identifies 14 nations for P-8A exports
Boeing sees an export market for "about 100 P-8 derivatives" with countries that operate the Lockheed P-3 Orion or similar aircraft and are "looking for...
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Malaysia's MMEA orders Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has ordered two Bombardier 415 multipurpose...
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Boeing seeks DARPA funds for third HyFly flight
Boeing is trying to secure funding from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to attempt a third flight of...