http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbSat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/07/334544/search-teams-hunt-wreckage-from-crashed-tu-142.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/07/334544/search-teams-hunt-wreckage-from-crashed-tu-142.html Search and rescue services are trying to recover wreckage from a Russian Tupolev Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft which crashed in the Tatar Strait off the...Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334534/f136-testing-to-resume-early-next-year.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334534/f136-testing-to-resume-early-next-year.html Lockheed Martin F-35 engine partners GE and Rolls-Royce plan to resume testing of their F136 powerplant early next year, possibly as early as January. Testing was abruptly halted last month after engine blades were damaged by a lug that attaches the diffuser panel to the engine. The lug was sucked into the combustor and struck blades in the back of the engine. The diffuser on the F136 directs air around the combustor. A Rolls-Royce spokesman describes the remanufacturing of the diffuser panels as an “easy fix”, and the modifications to the three test engines are underway. Testing should resume shortly after, early next year, he says. The two partners plan to have six engines in testing by the end of 2010. Two of the three engines have undergone testing, and the Rolls-Royce spokesman explains the GE/Rolls-Royce team plans to install the remanufactured diffuser panel on all three powerplants. Controversy has swirled around funding the F136 programFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:16:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334506/picture-indian-air-force-receives-last-uk-built-hawk-ajt.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334506/picture-indian-air-force-receives-last-uk-built-hawk-ajt.htmlIndia's air force has received its last of 24 UK-built Hawk 132 advanced jet trainers from BAE Systems ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334368/saab-still-confident-of-making-repeat-gripen-sale-to-thailand.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334368/saab-still-confident-of-making-repeat-gripen-sale-to-thailand.htmlSaab still expects to secure a delayed follow-on contract to supply Gripen fighters to Thailand, the company says ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334445/uk-support-bolsters-swedens-gripen-offer-to-brazil.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/06/334445/uk-support-bolsters-swedens-gripen-offer-to-brazil.htmlSaab's FX-2 fighter bid to Brazil has received strong support from the UK government, with a decision just weeks away ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:15:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334373/israel-to-review-uav-maintenance-arrangements.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334373/israel-to-review-uav-maintenance-arrangements.htmlThe Israeli air force is evaluating changes to its maintenance infrastructure to support the growing use of large unmanned air vehicles ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334440/picture-saabs-gripen-demo-makes-first-flight-with-aesa-radar.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334440/picture-saabs-gripen-demo-makes-first-flight-with-aesa-radar.htmlSaab's Gripen Demo aircraft has made its first test flight since receiving a key technology on offer to countries including Brazil, India and Switzerland ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334367/uncertainty-surrounds-thailands-f-16-upgrade-plan.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334367/uncertainty-surrounds-thailands-f-16-upgrade-plan.htmlThailand has yet to indicate when it will launch a planned mid-life upgrade to its F-16A/B fighters ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334426/south-africa-cancels-order-for-eight-a400m-transports.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/05/334426/south-africa-cancels-order-for-eight-a400m-transports.htmlThe EADS-led A400M programme has suffered its first orders blow, with South Africa having cancelled its purchase ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/04/334369/lockheed-signs-new-f-35-pacts-with-australian-industry.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/04/334369/lockheed-signs-new-f-35-pacts-with-australian-industry.htmlLockheed Martin has boosted Australian involvement in its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme by signing two new memoranda of understanding ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/04/334366/thailand-outlines-plan-for-indigenous-uav-family.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/04/334366/thailand-outlines-plan-for-indigenous-uav-family.htmlThailand's defence ministry is starting a programme to develop an unmanned air vehicle capability, with the goal of eventually establishing a dedicated air...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:12:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334338/picture-poland-receives-loaned-c-130e-from-usa.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334338/picture-poland-receives-loaned-c-130e-from-usa.htmlDelayed modernisation programme sees Poland receive C-130E transport on free loan from the USA ... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334327/australia-says-two-candidates-remain-for-seahawk-replacement.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334327/australia-says-two-candidates-remain-for-seahawk-replacement.htmlThe MH-60R and NH90 both remain as potential replacements for the Royal Australian Navy's S-70B-2 Seahawk fleet ... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334323/uk-could-arm-its-watchkeeper-uavs.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/03/334323/uk-could-arm-its-watchkeeper-uavs.htmlThe UK could integrate a lightweight weapon with its Watchkeeper 450 tactical unmanned air vehicles, the MoD has confirmed ... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/02/334227/business-briefs.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/11/02/334227/business-briefs.htmlAt the World Trade Organisation, the USA has queried state subsidies to...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334254/picture-uks-first-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-enters-assembly.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334254/picture-uks-first-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-enters-assembly.htmlNorthrop Grumman has begun assembling the centre fuselage for the UK's first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in California ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:40:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334253/bae-systems-apologises-for-failings-on-nimrod-safety.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334253/bae-systems-apologises-for-failings-on-nimrod-safety.htmlBAE Systems has "apologised unreservedly" for the procedural flaws made during a safety review of the UK Royal Air Force's Nimrod surveillance aircraft ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334148/airbus-faces-supplier-pressure-to-revise-a400m-contracts.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334148/airbus-faces-supplier-pressure-to-revise-a400m-contracts.htmlAirbus is coming under pressure from A400M risk-sharing suppliers to renegotiate their contract terms as it closes in on securing a revised production contract...Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334163/raf-threatened-by-equipment-cuts-says-senior-officer.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334163/raf-threatened-by-equipment-cuts-says-senior-officer.htmlThe UK Royal Air Force is so heavily committed in Afghanistan that it could not repeat its Operation Telic effort of the second Gulf War, a senior officer warns ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334232/morocco-requests-134m-purchase-of-ch-47d-chinooks.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2009/10/30/334232/morocco-requests-134m-purchase-of-ch-47d-chinooks.htmlMorocco has requested the purchase of three Boeing CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters worth up to $134 million ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:41:00 GMT