http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbFri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/03/329185/overview-of-the-global-manned-isr-active-fleet.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/03/329185/overview-of-the-global-manned-isr-active-fleet.htmlOverview of the manned ISR global fleetFri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329098/bae-to-explore-new-uav-technologies-for-australian-dod.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/02/329098/bae-to-explore-new-uav-technologies-for-australian-dod.html Australia's Department of Defence has contracted BAE Systems to perform a new capability and technology demonstrator programme into unmanned surveillance...Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329080/pratt-whitney-faces-new-pressure-on-f135-costs.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329080/pratt-whitney-faces-new-pressure-on-f135-costs.htmlPratt & Whitney has launched a multi-year effort to lower costs for the F135 engine in response to pressure from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's programme...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329079/picture-northrop-rolls-out-first-block-40-global-hawk-as-usaf-boosts-order.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329079/picture-northrop-rolls-out-first-block-40-global-hawk-as-usaf-boosts-order.htmlNorthrop Grumman received a $75 million contract award on 30 June, with the sum providing long-lead funding to start building two RQ-4 Global Hawk Block...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329081/usaf-deploys-global-express-jet-with-new-northrop-relay-suite.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329081/usaf-deploys-global-express-jet-with-new-northrop-relay-suite.htmlThe US Air Force has deployed the first of three Bombardier Global Express XRS business jets leased since November to serve as advanced communication relays. The...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329084/lockheed-delivers-first-production-targeting-sensor-for-ah-1z.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329084/lockheed-delivers-first-production-targeting-sensor-for-ah-1z.htmlLockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control delivered the first AAQ-30 target sensor system (TSS) on 30 June for the US Marine Corps' Bell AH-1Z attack helicopter. The...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329086/us-air-force-to-launch-massive-contest-for-targeting-pods.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329086/us-air-force-to-launch-massive-contest-for-targeting-pods.htmlIndustry is anticipating the launch of a massive competition to acquire 275 more advanced targeting pods for US Air Force combat aircraft, with a selection...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329056/pakistan-begins-domestic-final-assembly-of-jf-17.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329056/pakistan-begins-domestic-final-assembly-of-jf-17.html Pakistan has begun the final assembly of the first Chengdu Aircraft/Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 fighter to be produced in the country, and aims to...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:27:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329050/turkish-aerospace-to-start-pakistani-f-16-upgrades-in-2010.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/07/01/329050/turkish-aerospace-to-start-pakistani-f-16-upgrades-in-2010.html Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has won a $75 million contract to modernise 42 Pakistani Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs at its facilities near Ankara. The...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:21:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329025/ex-f-22-engineer-to-sue-lockheed-for-stealth-design.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329025/ex-f-22-engineer-to-sue-lockheed-for-stealth-design.htmlA stealth expert on the F-117 and B-2 programmes intends to file suit against Lockheed Martin later this week for concealing alleged deficiencies with the...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:07:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329008/washington-to-study-taiwans-request-for-new-f-16s.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329008/washington-to-study-taiwans-request-for-new-f-16s.html Taiwan's plans to buy new Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighters appears to be gaining some traction, with the outgoing de-facto US ambassador to the island saying...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:13:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329002/thailand-to-delay-retirement-of-f-5-fleet.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/329002/thailand-to-delay-retirement-of-f-5-fleet.html Thailand's air force will delay the retirement of its Northrop F-5 fleet after...Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:03:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328963/pictures-saudi-arabias-first-eurofighter-typhoons-head-for-middle-east.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328963/pictures-saudi-arabias-first-eurofighter-typhoons-head-for-middle-east.htmlSaudi Arabia's first two of 72 Eurofighter Typhoons have been delivered to the country, deploying via Toulouse on 24 June ... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:45:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328962/picture-uks-first-fsta-a330-tanker-gets-royal-air-force-colours.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328962/picture-uks-first-fsta-a330-tanker-gets-royal-air-force-colours.htmlThe first Airbus A330-200 for the UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) programme has been painted in Royal Air Force colours ... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:15:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328875/comment-the-v-22-deserves-better-than-this.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/29/328875/comment-the-v-22-deserves-better-than-this.htmlNeither a helicopter or a fixed-wing aircraft, yet both - the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor's uniqueness is what makes it special and incredibly difficult to...Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/27/328870/anniversary-achievements.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/27/328870/anniversary-achievements.htmlWhy a near-death experience prompted Aero Vodochody to reinvent its business modelSat, 27 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/26/328855/this-week-briefings.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/26/328855/this-week-briefings.htmlFrance and Germany have failed in their attempt to broker a six-month extension to an existing...Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/25/328852/pictures-tiger-gets-aboard-australian-c-17-transport.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/25/328852/pictures-tiger-gets-aboard-australian-c-17-transport.htmlAustralia has conducted a trial loading of a Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter aboard one of its C-17 transports ... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:10:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/25/328835/bell-boeing-looks-at-engine-air-particle-separators-as-it-bids-to-cut-v-22-operating-costs.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/25/328835/bell-boeing-looks-at-engine-air-particle-separators-as-it-bids-to-cut-v-22-operating-costs.htmlV-22 Osprey engine air particle separators (EAPS) may get a fundamental redesign as Bell Boeing seeks to slash the tiltrotor's $11,000 per hour operating...Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/25/328841/qantas-receives-second-a330-for-australias-kc-30-tanker-conversion.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/06/25/328841/qantas-receives-second-a330-for-australias-kc-30-tanker-conversion.htmlQantas Defence Services has received its second of four Airbus A330-200s to be converted to a tanker/transport configuration for the Royal Australian Air Force ... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT