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 ...g of
instructors' time and airframe/
engine life, to use a simulator.
A C Dyson
Sutton, Surrey, UK
Revisit carrier
The delays in the short take-off and
vertical landing (STOVL) variant of
the Lockheed Martin F-35 (Flight
International, 6-12 January), due to
weight and performance shortfalls,
means that the argument to build
an adaptable 60,000t carrier for the
UK should be revisited. ...
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 ...MILITARY AIRCRAFT DIRECTORY
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 ...Defen
WHERE?
As accusations of a
siege mentality fly
across the Atlantic, is
there any way to
transform the
atmosphere of mutual
distrust?
CHRISTINA MACKENZIE / PARIS
Lockheed Martin's
F-35...
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 ...o keep competition open
The RAAF plans to keep its F-111s in service until 2015-20
Australia's decision at the end of
last month to terminate its Air
6000 fighter competition and sole
source the Lockheed Martin F-35
Joint Strike Fighter has stunned
potential European contenders.
Australia-based Dassault and
Eurofighter officials were in the
early stages of a four-year market
ing campaig...
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 ...
However, provision is made for
Italy's contribution to the NATO Air
Command and Control System
(€8.8 million), Helios (€7 million)
and CosmoSkymed (€31 million)
surveillance satellites and the
Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike
Fighter (€107.3 million).
• DRS Technologies is to sup
ply high-speed digital video
cameras for Boeing CF-18
weapon separation testing and a
Lockheed CT-133 eje...
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 ...DEFENCE
PROPULSION GUY NORRIS / EAST HARTFORD
P&W runs up first F135 engine for JSF
Manufacturer begins year-long test programme which will ultimately involve seven engines, starting with CTOL
Pra...
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 ...t is cheaper." However,
service is having to find new ways such as precision-guided weapons unmanned air vehicle builders Snir says this culture has also
to make its budget stretch further. and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Elbit and Israel Aircraft Industries encouraged the air force to
As head of the air force's Joint Strike Fighter, against the for the Hermes 450 and Heron improve its procedures ...
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 ... the
terms of the agreements which
were signed for the joint de
velopment of defence programmes.
The 2004 defence budget inc
ludes €434 million for the
Eurofighter programme, €126 mil
lion for Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint
Strike Fighter development, €259
million for the NH Industries NH90
helicopter and €186.5 for leasing of
24 Panavia Tornado F3s.
SATELLITES PETER LA FRANCHI /CANBERRA
...
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 ...Procurement
FLAVt D
PROCESS
A new report on Australia's planned Joint Strike Fighter
acquisition highlights issues in decision making against
a backdrop of an increasingly sophisticated air threa...
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 ...smess
research and development funds and com
pete for Department of Defense procure
ment awards as a prime contractor (see over
leaf). Turnover of UK-owned assets overseas
increased in 2001 to £7...
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 ...Frencb-airfbrce
Mirage 2000s will
soon be joined by
multirole Rafales
PRICE OF POWER
Fourth-generation combat aircraft are entering
service and air forces struggling with budgets
are having to ...
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 ...DE?E? TJ£
JOHN FARLEY/DERA BOSCOMBE DOWN
PILOTS FROM TWO Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) teams have been evaluating new pilot control concepts using a unique flying testbed. The trials are part of the
U...
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 ...Israel: overview
"We have gone through a dramatic
strategic change in the last three to five
years. We're not imposing on our
customers to buy just what we have on
the shelf"
ISRAEL LIVNAT, ELTA...
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 ...Busin
Next week's Farnborough 2002 is the UK's chance to
shine on the world aerospace stage. But how are the UK's
aerospace heavyweights performing in an industry
where international joint venture...
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 ...he next decade. This includes
the purchase of high-altitude, long-
endurance unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).
The Wedgetail approach may also have a
major impact on how Australia plans to
absorb its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike
Fighters into operational service.
The Wedgetail methodology has seen the
raising of a new organisation - 2 Sqn - by
the RAAF. However, 2 Sqn is operationally
co...
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 ...ikorsky Comanche attack
helicopter as the US Army seeks to bankroll a $14.6
billion overhaul of its aviation branch.
PROCUREMENT
Flawed process 42
Did Australia rush its decision to acquire the
Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as its
frontline combat aircraft? The nation's Strategic
Policy Institute believes it did, and claims there are
questions surrounding the decision-making p...
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 ...assured access to
national defence procurements afforded by
protectionist contracting laws. Without
such a safety net, Canada's suppliers have
reached out to foreign projects, such as the
US-led Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike
Fighter programme, to stimulate technol
ogy advancements.
Public feud
Amid this debate, leaders of two of
Canada's largest aerospace firms -
Bombardier and CAE -...
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 ...1
ugh preview
Sidebottom expects a similar number of
visitors to last time - 30,000 professionals
on each of the Monday to Friday trade
days, rising to 140,000 over the final week
end, when the ...
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 ...,ui y LI c IQuU I
ACADEMIC IVI IONS
Several European countries are reviewing prospects for
advanced training, but politics are beginning to cloud the
issue and little progress seems to have been m...
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 ...st April's preliminary design
review (PDR) are now closed,
Lockheed Martin says it is "right in
the middle of weight review num
ber four" and adds: "It is no secret
we've got tough challenges."
Lockheed Martin F-35 prog
ramme general manager Tom Burb-
age says it is unclear whether
weight targets will be achieved by
CDR. Although less than 15% of
the detailed design of the conven
tional...
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