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After hauling in orders worth $11 billion at last year's air show in Paris, CFM International prefers to make a different sort of statement at Farnborough this year.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/FARNBOROUGH-After-giant-Leap-CFM-looks-to-make-small-steps-373533/News | 31 Jan 2007 16:12
<P><A href="http://www.dod.state.hi.us/hiang/" target=_blank>Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG)</A> Boeing KC-135 tanker crews are removing everything from rubber mats to snow gear from their aircraft in a bid to reduce weight and save fuel. The hunt for excess equipment is part of the <A href="http://www.afmc.af.mil/library/afso21/index.asp" target=_blank>US Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21)</A> initiative to save money.</P> <P>HIANG crews at <A href="http://www2.hickam.af.mil/" target=_blank>Hickam AFB</A> are identifying equipment that is only necessary on certain missions, such as winter gear that is not required in Hawaii, and removing excess equipment to save weight. The USAF estimates equipment that could be removed adds up to 2,270kg (5,000lb) or more of excess weight.</P> <P> <TABLE style="FLOAT: left; OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 250px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TH> <IMG style="WIDTH: 223px; HEIGHT: 297http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Video-Hawaiian-US-Air-Force-crews-removes-unnecessary-mission-equipment-to-reduce-fuel-burn-211863/News | 18 Dec 2001 00:00
<p>PAUL LEWIS / WASHINGTON DC</p> <p>Sales slump of $6.6 billion expected next year but industry association shows how government could help</p> <p>The US Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is calling on the US government to boost research and development funding, increase defence procurement and relax export licensing in order to help cushion a projected industry-wide slump in sales next year of $6.6 billion. </p> <p>The economic fallout from the 11 September attacks will hit the civil aircraft market hardest next year, according to the AIA review of 2001, which is projecting a 22% contraction in sales including engines and parts from $50 billion to approximately $34 billion in 2002. The number of actual aircraft delivered, which accounts for some 75% of the total civil value, is set to decline from 522 in 2002 to 375 by next year. </p> <p>Sales to the US military account for roughly a third of all aerospace sales in the USA. Although defence sales are set to increase by $5.1http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/AIA-seeks-help-to-fight-slump-140249/News | 14 Sep 1999 23:00
EW aircraft, tankers and AWACS turn the impossible into the achievable <p>Stewart Penney/RAF Brize Norton & RAF Waddington DeeDee Doke/Aviano AB & RAF Mildenhall </p> <p><img src='../Assets/GetAsset.aspx?ItemID=3397' /></p> <p>Missions over Iraqi and Yugoslavia would not be possible without force multipliers such as the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), electronic warfare (EW) assets and tankers. The UK Royal Air Force's Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW1s have operated over the former Yugoslavia with similar aircraft from the US and French air forces and the multinational NATO AEW Force. </p> <p>The success of the AWACS during the Allied Force operation over Kosovo is clear; there were no mid-air collisions and no blue-on-blue incidents, where friendly forces were attacked. Without tankers, fighters would be restricted to striking targets around the edges of hostile countries. Without EW protection, losses would be significant and politically unacceptable. </p> <p>For thttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Mission-possible-56096/News | 03 Aug 1999 23:00
Ongoing competitions and the Kosovo crisis underline the continuing need for transports, tankers and surveillance aircraft. Part two of the directory will survey fighter and trainer aircraft. <p>Stewart Penney/LONDON</p> <p><img src='../Assets/GetAsset.aspx?ItemID=3177' /></p> <p>Transport and support aircraft attract fewer headlines than their fighter and bomber brethren, but they play a vital part in the make-up of every air arm worldwide. </p> <p>Recent events over the former Republic of Yugoslavia underline the need for such aircraft. Transports to deliver the necessary men and material, surveillance aircraft to provide commanders with up-to-date intelligence on their foe's movements, maritime patrol aircraft to watch for sanction busters and tankers to give combat aircraft the fuel to carry warloads. </p> <p>Some notable competitions have been settled in the past 12 months, including the Australian Wedgetail and Greek AEW&C competitions, and the UK Airborne Stand-off Radhttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Military-Aircraft-Directory-Part-1-54719/News | 22 Oct 1996 23:00
<p>737/CT-43 & SURVEILLER </p> <p>The USAF has been using the CT-43A for navigation training since 1973. This derivative of the Boeing 737-200 airliner accommodates up to 12 students, four advanced students and three instructors. </p> <p>Indonesia is the sole customer for the 737 Surveiller. This variant incorporates Motorola sideways-looking radar for maritime detection. </p> <p>Customers: USAF (CT-43): 19, Indonesia (737 Surveiller): 3 </p> <p>B-52 STRATOFORTRESS </p> <p>B-56Gs have been withdrawn from service, leaving the B-52H as the last Stratofortress in USAF service. A conventional-weapons up-grade is under way and ten B-52Hs equipped with a near-term precision-guided weapons capability, with the AGM-142 Have Nap stand-off missile. Some B-52s are equipped to fire the anti-ship Harpoon. </p> <p>E-3 SENTRY </p> <p>USAF and NATO E-3s are being updated to improve the Westinghouse APY-2 radar, mission computer, operator consoles, communications and navigation systems, andhttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Boeing-9633/